Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-02-09
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House met at the usual hour.

WESTERN y. c. RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr.. Outlaw presented report from the commit
teeapponted investigate the affairs of the company
On motion of Mr.. Badham, it was sent to the
Senate, with proposition to print
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Outlaw introduced the following resolutions,
which being rcad the rules were suspended and
they passed their second and third readings:
l. Resolred, That it shall be the duty of the
Public Treasurer to submit to the next session of
the General Assembly estimates of the appropria-
tions, which are necessary to meet the demands
upon the public treasury for the two fiscal years
thence next ensuing stating in detail the several
items, the amounts required, and under what law or
resolution.
q Resolred FURTHER That the Governor, Public
Treasurer and Attorney General, be requested and
the two latter directed to prepare and submit to the
next General Assembly an act providing that no
money shall be drawn out of the public treasury,
except by specific appropriation by law, specify
ing the amount appropriated, for what object, and
what law or resolution of the General Assembly re-
quires said appropriation.
B. Resolred .turther, That the Public Treasurer
shall hereafter cause his report to be printed, one
copy for each member of the General Assembly,
and delivered to the members of the Senate and
House of Commons within the first week Of the
session.
RESOLUTIONS READ FIRST TIME
A resolution proposing to adjourn sine die on the
18th February, was laid on the table.
Mr.. GATHER of lredell, in favor of Henry PEBBLES,
executor.
Mr.. Reeves, concerning Pee Dee and Yadkin
rivers.
Mr.. Moore, of Martin, a resolution of instruction
to the Attorney General upon the Greensboro Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company.
Mr.. Cox of Pitt in favor of Franklin Burke.
The following new bills were read the first time:
Mr.. Fagg for the relief of trade in Western North
Carolina.
This bill exempts the necessaries of life, such as
sugar, coffee, &C., from taxation when received in
barter
Mr.. Mckay, relative to the Coupon Bonds of the
Cape Fear Navigation Company.
Mr.. Ferebee, to amend the charter of the n. c.
Railroad Company.
Mr. Byrd, to amend the Rev. Code, chap. 3, sec
Is, entitled Agriculture and Geology. The bill
proposes to reduce the appropriation for the geOlO
gical survey from s., 900 to $1,000.
WILMINGTON, CHARLOTTE RUTHERFORD RAILROAD
Mr. Martin moved to strike out the third section.
Rejected-11 to 81.
Mr. Fleming offered an amendment repeating the
original charter by the passage of this bill
Mr.. Waters said this amendment was calculated
to kill the bill.
Mr. Fleming denied that he wished to kill the
bill, and repelled the mputation lie had voted for
it, and only introduced his amendment to prevent
injury to the N. c.. Railroad
Mr.. T. r. Caldwell had some difficulty in this
matter. If he supported the interest of his const-
uents, he would vote against the amendment; but a
due regard for the interests Of the State required
him to support it.
The amendment was rejected-yeas &c. nays CO..
The bill then passed its third reading-yeas IA,
nays 35.
WESTERN N c. RAILROAD.
On motion of Mr.. T. R. Caldwell, this bill was
taken up OIL its second reading.
Mr.. I. r. Caldwell briefly explained the object
of the bill. 1t asked no additional appropriation,
but wanted permission to proceed as fast the d.
rectors could raise the money.
Several unimpOrtant amendments were offered
and accepted by Mr. Caldwell
Mr.. Norwood stated the original charter provided
that only one section should he built and completed
at time. He said this bill repealed that proviso,
and he was opposed to the repeal.
Mr.. Caldwell thought it unkind to place restric.
tons on this road which were not imposed on other
roads.
Mr.. Ward offered an amendment striking out the
fourth section. Rejected.
The bill was then reiected-yeas 80 nays 50.
The following voted in the affirmative:
Messrs. Badham, Baird Barbee, Brummell, Bry.
an, of Craven, Bryson. Burns Burke, Byrd, Oad-
well, of Burke, Caldwell, of Guilford, Clapp, Dick
son, Dula Eller, Fagg, Faribaul Fleming, Gather,
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