Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-07
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resehtaton in the several counties, and he con..,
ed If this organization of new counties n outsider
thN ye4dgresdae aSothsrsconvention WEN Ient on
number reached 1870. Several of the wesley the
tes had not me requisite population to ent;tla ~
to member, and though not influenced NV .nem
al Agsia he Wrought tie western connt;: y Section
ready majority in the Legislature. He nave, nave al
his objections 70 the bill on the want Of grounded
In the new county. ,.,s.,,g,, - population
Mr. Gentry having received permission -
said while willing oacquit the member FROM Speak,
OF sectional feeling, he must saw that wbo bertie
there several western counties NOT Ttm Stating
requisite population, that he had forgot 10 The
there were, Ii eastern counties also sbo,. State
n,mber The bil passed i,s third readuro q the
Ia s..rl.-, PENIrENT1ARY. So
The bill concerning penitentiarv vv.s ,,:.
its second reading. 1''ec'edon
The bill to extend the corporate limits 90 g.
vile, and the memorials for and aganst .aes
read. q" e'"'S' II Were
. Mr.. Simonton spoke in favor of the Hill IN
most interested in the improvement and nron men
OF Statesviiie were in favor of it. 1t would Ia;y
no increase of taxation, as the taxes wcre ons
the charter would allow. He represented tho nlslas
and interests Of the citizens of Statesv;la wishes
porting the bill. Ill sup
Mr.. Gather of Iredell said this extons;o
been discussed in the last campaign The moa nad
were in favor Of making road to the denar. 'VlHe
wished no legislative excitement They had NJ ~" W
lection to any improvement, and were in fn' W,
giving the commissioners power to do it, "'0' Oh
After few remarks from Mr.. Flem;nu ~. ut
passed its SECOND reading. Tie Oil
The House then adjourned to Monday morning ,t
10 o'clock. - N
MONDAY, Dec 6, 1858
SEN ATE ' -'o''
The Senate was called to order shortly aAcr n
o'clock, and proceeded to business without n,,,a.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES '>'
Mr.. Steele, from the committee on finance rono-
ted against the resolution calling upon thc rEiSI.
thre to provide the means to meet its aunro,r,ta'
and asked to be discharged from its further cony;J
Grafton. 1t was the opinion of the committee thst
the adoption. of the resolution would amount 70 no'
thing and that the matter embraced in it couh Lo
attended to as it arose in the ordinary course of M
siness
Mr.. Boyd, from the same committee also reror.
ted against the bill to authorize county courts toan
point tax collector for each county,
Messrs Cherry, Gilmore and Davis were an
nounced as the committee on engrcs elbils for the
week.
b Mr.. Cunningham was appointed teller on the part
of the Senate, to count and compare the votes for
Governor in August last.
RESOLUTIONS
/ Mr.. Bledsoe submitted the following resolutions
and moved they be printed:
ResOtred, That it is the opinion of this General
Assembly, that the government of North Ca,oIin,
was established for the equal protection of all the
citizens and all the property within the limits of the
State
Resolced, That the government having been cs-
tabshed for the equal protection of all the citizens
and all the property within the limits of the State
justice demands that all should equally contribute
to the support of the government, in proportion to
the protection enjoyed.
ResolUed That in the collection of revenue for the
support of the government and the payment of the
public debt it is unwise unjust and inexpeilcnt to
discriminate in favor Of against any particular
class of persons any particular species of proper
ty, not contemplated by the trainers of the consttu
ton -
Resolced, That any system of revenue imposing
upon any class of citizens or property more than
their equitable share of the burdens of government
is inconsistent with that principle of democratic
publican equality upon which the government was
established, and without which it can not exist
Resoluea, That the committee on finance are here
by instructed to report a bill upon the prin-
ciples set forth in the foregoing resolutions.
Objection being made to the printing,
Mr.. Bledsoe said lie would withdraw the motion
to print He then proceeded to explain that the OBJ
ect of the resolutions was to instruct the commit
tee on finance to report revenue bill based upon
the adj palorem principle. He had introduced bill
W eueCG ILdI emu DuI IL SeeHeu 10 NC the OPINION
of at least portion of the committee that they
not bound to notice the provisions of that bill in in
structng them. The resolutions aimed to give that
committee special instructions which they could not
disregard The present revenue bill was wrong in
principle, unjust in its operation, and he Mr. b.
gave notice Of his intention to attack it at every
assailable point when presented to the Senate
Mr.. Steele was quite aware of the object of the
resolutions. The question on their adoption
very important the question whether the
Senate assented to the principle of taxation advoca
ted by the Senator from Wake, (Mr. Bledsoe.) He
would say for himself (Mr. S. that he had no
objection to the principle and would like to see it
carried out if practicable. But the committee on
finance, who might be supposed to have full ap-
probation of their obligation to the Legislature and
the State, had given the matter full and fair con-
sderation and had reported against the al rnlorem
principle. fyou now instruct them to introduce
bill, the principles of which their judgment had re-
jected, you would attempt the destruction of their
functions as committee-in fact you had better
discharge them and appoint another committee ia
vorable to the views of the Senator from Wake
Mr.. Bledsoe saw no propriety or necessity Tor
the suggestion to discharge the present committee.
There never had been committee who had into,
duced revenue bill, some of whose provisions had
not been questioned and amended by the Legsa-
ture That had never yet been construed into re-
Election on these committees. He, (Mr. b. was
member of the present finance committee; and 1t
could hardly be supposed he would attempt to re-
fleet upon it. for in doing so he must of necessity
reflect upon himself That no advantage might be
taken on this subject he had proposed to print the
resolution. Hedesreda radical reform in theprincipc
Of taxaon-to subject all species of property to the
common burden, and to equalze those burdens IN "a
fair and just proportion. The present revenue bill
the result of the arbitrary will of majority OF
the committee of finance. An knew the Difference
paid to reports Of committees-that injudicous le-
gislation the frequent result of too much conf
dence in their Judgment.
Mr.. Worth thought that common courtesy to the
Senator from Wake would lead the Senate to assent
to the printing of the resolutions. Their adoption
or rejection involved an important question: and
they certainly entitled to respectful considera
ton. He would renew the motion to print.
MI: Steele did not object to having this matter a