Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-02-09

Mr. Dargan spoke strongly against the principles
I,f the bill.
A motion to lay on the table was rejected-yeas
Is, nays 80. :. -
Mr. Ferebee moved to amend by inserting sta |
Lrec negro wishes to become slave, he may do SO
hinder the provisions of this BILL" Adopted-yeas |
b. nays AZ.
Mr. Norwood offered an amendment to confine |
he execution of this act to the Superior Courts.
Adopted.
Mr. Pritchard offered an amendment providing |
(or the freeing of meritorious servant which was
rejected
4 motion to postpone to the 4th July was rejected
Mr. Morehead spoke strongly against the entire
prncipe of the bill. lie denounced it cruel and
Unjust, and feelingly described the oppression this
| i'll would bring upon the freed negroes.
After few remarks from Mr.. Norwood in opposi
tion to the BILL
Mr. Fleming replied to the remarks of Mr. More
bead and defended the bill from the structures made
|non it. He maintained at some length, that it wa
IA Just and necessary measure.
The House adjourned at ten o'clock. without an
bouncing the decision on the passage Of the bill.
SATURDAY, Feb. 5, 1859.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock.
MI. w nltakeT presented IL Hcillolidl tile
Roanoke Literary Society for act OF incorporation
lin perpetuity. Placed on file
Reports from committees were presented by Mr.
Humphrey, Mr. Cunning CHAM, ION the New River
Navigation Company. which was ordered to be prin
Itcd, and by Mr.. Lane, on the Tar River Navigation
Company \ motion to print the latter report led
Ito heightened discussion, but was adopted ulti-
|macly-23 to IA.
message from the Governor transmitting the
/ old
liable.
Also message from the House proposing joint
select committee to examine and report on the graves
|ot deceased members of the General Assembly.
4 number of engrosscd bills received from the
House and forwarded stage
| Mr. Martin offered a series of resolutions remon-
|stlating with the State of South-Carolina against
the Instructions in the Pee Dee river just below the
South Carolina line.
These resolutions led to long discussion. Messrs
Turner, Gorrell, Carmichael, Pool, Lane Miller,
>peight Edney and Gilmore opposed their adoption;
Messrs. Martin, Humphrey, Steele, Walkup, Ram
say, Douthitt, Mcdonald and Cherry supported
them.
Mr. Turner said they would make the Governor
of South Carolina laugh at us. and that they were
oaions, &c. If the motion to indefinitely postpone
nade by Mr. Lance not adopted, he had an
amendment which he would offer, requesting the
Governor of South Carolina to keep in Jail of
Our 'squircS who was there, he said or to get
the squire to present the resolutions to the Govern
or when he got out of Jail.
Mr.. Steele thought that if the State had with
stood some other proceedings of the Senate this
SON. she would survive the presentation Of the res
outonS. The Governor Of s. {. a respectable
gentleman and had too much sense and good taste
TO laugh at us.
Mr. Douthitt said if any olum arose from their
proceedings to-day it had been brought about by
the Senator from Orange
The motion to indefinitely postpone prevailed.
MAGISTRATES ONCE MORE.
| \ list of persons recommended bv the House for
Justices of the peace for Madison taken up.
Mr. Turner asked if the Senator representing that
county endorsed the list, and if they of good
character?
Mr. Etlney did endorse the list, and the men were
Of good character.
On the list for Yadkin being taken up,
Mr.. Turner moved to lay it on the table, as the
senator (Mr. Dobson) had said they needed no more
. in that county.
Mr. Dobson denied saying he had said so; but he
would now say that no more were needed In the
particular district the present list provided for He
moved to lay on the table. Adopted.
Several other lists were concurred in without op-
position.
Nash county next taken up.
Mr. Turner moved to strike out Cooke for the
rcsons given by Nv. Battle. Mr.. I. continued at
some length and in the course of his remarks allu-
| ded to his course on THAT memorable Saturday
night" as he termed it.
Mr. Battle said he objected to Cooke not to do in
Justice to his colleague, but because of Cookies char
acter as given by his own father-inaw, and as he
knew it of his CBattles) own personal know ledge.
His colleague (Alr. Lewis, had consented to allow
the name to be stricken off
Mr.. Pitchford would vote to strike off because of
' the disagreement between the representatives OF
Nash. He thought it due to himself and to Mr..
Lewis to say this. Mr.. Battle had assailed the
character of Cooke and Mr.. Lewis had testimonials
sufficient to sustain the good character of Cooke.
In this state of the he, (Mr. p would base his
vote on the disagreement. Mr.. Lewis had agreed to
allow the name to be stricken off in order that the
other appointments the list might not be rejected
Mr. Bledsoe would vote for striking out because o.
the Commoner's consent and not because of any
thing that had been said by Mr. Turner or Mr.
Battle
The name was stricken out and the balance of the
list concurrc1 in.
Mr.. Pool moved that the bill relative to the Cape
Fear and Deep River improvement be made the special
order after the private bills were gone through
Adopted.
The following bills passed their second and thirt
readings:
The bill relative to the charter of the town o
Beaufort.
The bill to extend the corporate limits of the tow
Ct Gollsboro
The bill to incorporate the town of Salem, and
The bill to incorporate the town of Winston.
TO this latter bill, Mr.. Martin offered an amend
7 ment, as a compromise between the people of thu
county and those of the town on the subject o
granting spirit licenses providing that majority
of the justices of the peace should have that power
without recommendation from the town authorities
This was resisted by Mr.. Golrell and rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Mcdowell the Senate took
recess till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 8 P. NJ.
The following additional private bills passed thei
second and third readings:
The bill to amend the act incorporating the tow,
of Elizabeth city
The bill to incorporate Tyron Quarter Swami
canal company.
The bill to Incorporate the Edenton Literary As