The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-01

taken up. Mr. Kerr spoke in favor of the bill. Dir
Fagc opposed it as totally unnecessary, and at some
length gave his reasons for voting against it.
Mr. Kerr replied and strongly urged the passage
of the bill, ms necessary tozenable the Judges to
perform their public duties, which were atpresent
too heavy and the circuits too large
Mr. Fleming followed on the same side, and stated
that the amount saved in extra terms would near
u pay the salary of new Judge.
MIR Fagg replied, warmly urging his former OBJ
lection The bill was rejected-yeas %, nays Il.
The following bills passed their I'd readings:
A bill to change the time of holding the Su-
preme Court at Raleigh to the I'd Monday in
December. go 20
A bill to punish more severely the selling of
liquor to slaves. --.---------.-.-.. 80.
A bill to more effectuay prevent the escape of
slaves out of the State. This bill abolishes the
death penalty for stealing slaves, and substitutes
twelve months imprisonment and not less than
three public whippngs upon conviction OF that Of
fence The House adjourned without action.
At the night session of the House. the bill to
incorporate the Milton and Yanceyville Junction
Railroad Company was taken up on its I'd reading.
Mr. Williams said this bill was similar to the
Danvlle connection lately defeated, with the diff
ference that it proposed to join the n g. Railroad
at the Company's Workshops in Alamance, instead
of Greensboro The bill was rejected-yeas 43,
nays 53, - - - 49, .
In the Senate, the bill to open the Peedee and
Yadkin rivers to the passage of fish, passed its I'd
reading-yeas 80, nays Is.
In the House, a Senate resolution in favor of
c. n. White of Catawba county, was read.
On motion of Mr. Sparrow the bill to incorporate
the Medical Society of North Carolina was taken
up, and passed its I'd reading--yeas 81, nays q
This bill provides that there shall be Board of
Medical Examiners before whom candidates for the
practice of medicine shall stand examination.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26.
In the Senate the bill relative to the Cape Fear
and Deep River Navigation Company was taken
up. A motion to postpone was rejected by vote
of 81 to IA. The bill was then rejected-26 to
II, as follows: ...-
Yeas-Messrs Ashe, Basnight, Cherry, Edney
Gilmore, Houston, Humphrey, Mcdonald Mills
Pitchford, Pool, Speight, Straughan, Thomas
Ward, Whitaker and Worth.-l7. .' a-,..
Nays-Messrs Battle, Bledsoe, Bount, Boyd,
Brown Cowper, Cunningham, Davis, DobsOn, Don
nell, Douthitt, Flanner, Guyther, Lane, Landlord
Leach, Martin, Mcdowell, Mccoy, Miller, Ram
say, Reinhardt, Taylor, Turner, Walkup and Will
liams-26.
In the House, the bill to incorpor rate the Medi-
cal Board of North Carolina and create Board of
Medical Examiners passed by large ma ority
The Revenue bill was then taken up. The para
graphs laying a tax on land and polls discus
sed, but amendments made. The proposition
being to strike out and insert, the question was
divided and the House refused to strike out.
THURSDAY, Jan'y 27.
In the Senate, the vote on the Cape Fear and
Deep River Navigation bill was reconsidered by
vote of 30 to s.
The bill to amend the Militia laws of the State
was Indefinitely postpOned-2l to l6.
The bill to amend the charter of the Whining
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company
passed its Sd reading by vote of % to II.
In the House, nearly two hours were taken up
in discussing bill to repeal the usAry laws Mr.
Walser opposed it, Messrs Fries and Williams
supported it. The bill was rejected.
y bill to consolidate the offices of Clerk & Mas
ter in Equity and Clelk of the Superior Court was
rejected. y bill to put fourth Judge on the
Supreme Court bench was also rejected. ..
FRIDAY, january %.
Tn the Senate, the bill to enlarge the powers of
married women their property, in certain
cases, passed its third reading. @'5f
The bill to establish the Bank of North Carolina
passed its second reading, without further amend
nient, by vote of "a to Il. ..t -.. . .....t
The bill to establish the county Of Allegheny
passed its third reading by "a to 16. 80 =. .'..
The bill to establish the Bank of Lexington, was
amended in several particulars amongst them to
limit the issue to not less than So, and passed its
second reading by vote of % to H.
The bill relative to the Western extension was
taken up, and passed its second readlng-24 to Is.
In the House on the 2Sth, the revenue bill
was taken up, and the tax on shawls striker out
The tax on officers of the United States was also
stricken out. go.
The bill to establish the county of Ellington,
passed its third reading, yeas 20, nays "a.
The bill to abolish the office of State Geologist
was taken up and discussed at much length by
Messrs. Morehead, Outlaw, Ferebee, Sparrow,
Bridgers, Kerr and Williams against abolishing,
and Mcssrs. Waters, Reeves, Walker and Masten
in favor of abolishing the office: The bill to
abolish was indefinitely postponed by yeas 81, nays
20