Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-23
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LEGISLATURE or NORTH CAROLINA

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LEGISLATURES OF NORTH CAROLINA.
s,,,, TUESDAY, LES Dec. q, 1858
The Speaker callel the Senate to order shortly
after 10 o'clock.
The enrolled bill to extend the corporate limits of
the town of Statesve was ratified by the Speaker.
Mr. Houston presented the memorials of sundry
citizens of Philadelphia to the Governor on the sub
ject of the proposed National Monument in Indepen-
dence Square. Referred to the committee on that
subject.
Messrs. Steele, Mcdowell and Lane got leave of
absence from to-day till the 1st of January.
Mr.. Gilmore asked to be excused from serving on
the committee the Cape Fear and Deep River
Navigation company, on account of indisposition-
Excused. '
Mr. Thomas presented the memorial of about three
hundred citizens of Cherokee county, praying for
extension of the Western NOrth-C Carolina Railroad
from Ducktown east.
REPORTS COMMITTEES.
Mr. Houston, from the committee ON the judiciary,
reported favorably the bill requiring oaths of
Office for the clerks of the General Assembly, and
the bill relative to the county courts of Cumberland
Mr. Humphrey, from the committee on corpora
tons, in favor of the bill to incorporate the Will
mington Hotel company.
Mr. Landlord, from the committee on the judicial
ry in favor of the bill relative to magistrates in Ons-
low county
Mr. Gorrell, from the same committee, in favor of
the bill to prevent fraudulent bidding at judicial
sales.
Also, from the same, reporting back the amend
ments to the bill to amend the 18th 18th chap.
Rev. Code, recommitted with recommendation
that the bill so amended do pass
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Miller ofereda resolution authorizing the agent
for Cherokee bonds to collect arrearages, &C. Re-
ferred to the committee on Cherokee lands.
Mr. Houston, resolutions instructing the public
treasurer to refund to certain citizens of Wilmington
overpaid taxes. Claims z
Mr. Boyd, a resolution instrucing the committee on
the Judiciary tonquire into the expedency of amend
ing the laws relating to nsovcnt debtors and to re-
port by bill or otherwise. Adopted
On motion of Mr.. Mills, the vote by which was
laid on the table message from the House trans
hitting list Of magistrates appointed for the
ty of Yancey, was reconsidered, and the recomncn-
daton of the House concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Cunningham, the engrossed
bill relative to wills and testaments, rc-commit-
ted to the judiciary committee.
Mr. Houston introduced bill relative to the du-
ties of executors and administrators. Referred to
the committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Straughon, a bill to amend the 59th chap Rev,
Code, entitled Insolvent Debtors. To some commit
tee.
Mr. Worth, bill concerning county courts To
same.
message received from the House transmitting
a number of engrossed bills, which were severally
read the first time passed, and referred to the APP
propriatc committees.
On motion of Mr. Whitaker, the cngrossed bill
authorizing the county court Of BERTHE to collect
wharfage. &c, put upon its passage.
Mr. Whitaker explained the object of the bill to
be to enable the county court to collect Wharfage to
defIay the expenses of building a wharf, and
showed the urgent necessity for the speedy passage
of the bill
The bill passed it's second reading The third
reading being proceeded with,
Mr. Donnel moved the bill be referred to the
mttee on the judiciary. it involved an important
question of right. The motion was adopted
a message from the House transmitting resolu-
ton authorizing the public treasurer to pay to the
executors % the latn Indigo N~sh his srrearaees of
salary The rules were suspended and the resolu-
ton passed its several readings and was ordered to
be enrolled.
The unfinished business of yesterday-the bill to
give majority of the directors of certain railroads
to the individual stockholders, was now taken up.
Mr.. Lane considered the question very important
one; and as so many Senators were absent, he NOV
ed that the bill he made the special order for Mon
day, JAM Sd. Concurred in.
CAPE FEAR
On motion of Mr. Lane. the bill to amend the char
ter of the Bank of Cape Fear was taken up. The
bill passed its third reading and was ordered to be
engrossed.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
The bill to abolish the geological survey OF the
State put on its third reading.
Mr. Donnell said the joint select committee had
agreed upon 4 report relative to the object OF this
bill and to give the committee time to prepare 1t ne
moved to postpone the further consideration OF the
bill till the 18th of January next
Mr. Cunningham demanded the ayes and noes.
Mr.. Donnells motion prevailed-34 to 6, as fol-
lows:
For the postponement.-Messrs. Ashe Bledsoe,
Blount, Boyd, Brown. Carmichael Davis, Dobson,
Donne Douthitt, Edney Flanner, Gilmore, Cor
rell, Houston, Lane, Landlord Mcdonald, Mcdowell,
Miller, Mills, Person, Ramsay Reinhardt, Speight,
Steele. Straughn Taylor, Thomas, Turner, Walkup,
Ward Whitaker and Worth-34.
-4gainst the ostponement.-Messrs. Battle, Gun
bingham. Guyther Leach, Martin and Wiliams-6.
The bill to amend the 2Sth sec. 18th chap. Revised
Code passed its third reading, and ordered to
be engrossed.
The bill to enlarge the powers of married women
in certain cases respects property, being the spe
cial order for - o'clock, was taken up on its
second reading.
The discussion of this bill was ably conducted bv
Messrs. Donnell and Houston; but it involved
nice questions of law solely, it is deemed unnecces
sarv to lay them before the general reader
Mr.. Donncll ultimately offered an amendment to
the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Houston the bill was recommit-
ted, with the amendment
Two attempts at an adjournment, at 1 O'clock
failed.
The bill to enlarge the powers of the New River
Navigation Company was ratified.
COUNCILLORS OF STATE /:
message from the House proposing to 60 into
election for councillors of State on tomor-
row at II o'clock Concurred in.
The bill to alter the time for holding the courts of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Jones county, passed
its second reading.
Mr.. Ward stated the object of the bill and moved
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time. Agreed to, and the bill passed and was or
dered to be engrossed -