The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-08
LEGISLATURES.

gather the following:
The Wilm, Char and Ruth. Railroad bill Eek
planned last week. has passed both Houses and is
now law correspondent of the Wilmington
Journal speaks of the proceedings the bill in
the House Wednesday, as follows:
'The bill to amend the charter of the Whining
ton and Rutherford Railroad then taken up.
Several amendments by the friends of the bill
were adopted. large number were introduced
and rejected. Mr. Morehead spoke against it.
Messrs Smith, Meares, Waters and Costner for it.
Mr. Morehead argued that produce when it reached
Charlotte would take down the S. G. Railroad to
Charleston, instead of going TO Wilmington. Dir
Meares told him that no people had keener eye
to their interests than the people of Wilmington;
that there would not be the least danger of single
dollars worth of produce going to South Carolina
after giving Wilmington such an advantage in dis
lance as she would have.
Mr. Fleming made speech against the blll-the
question being on an amendment to strike out the
branching privilege. Mr. F. particularly OPP
posed to the connection at Newton. Mr. Dargan
spoke againts the amendment Mr. Meares spoke
with much force for the branching privilege and
against the amendment. lie alluded with elo-
uuence to the enterprise of the people of Whining
ton and their public spirit. The amendment was
rejected The bill then passed its Sd reading, yeas
"A, nays, %"
! In the Senate, on Friday, the bill for extending
the charter of the Bank of the State for six years
was discussed at length; and finally, substitute
offered by Mr. Ransom in the Commons, was adopt
ed as an amendment to the orig inal bill.
The House has amended the Revenue Bill on
it's third reading so as to exempt the salaries Of
! Ministers from taxation, and imposing a tax of 5
! in he
| 10 per cent on the foreign manufactured article.
The tax on note shavers was fixed at lO per cent
on the profits instead of l per cent on the gross
amount of purchases. This is harder than before,
| for the man in need of money will have to pay the
tax or the shaver will not buy The bill as amend
ed passed its Sd reading by vote of So to 43,
as follows:
: Yeas-Messrs Badham, Barbce, Baxter, Bridgers,
Bryan of Craven Bryson, Bullock, Burke Costner, COX
of Jones' DanCy Dickson Dortch, Drake, Falson far-
bault Fleming Fov Fries Gardener Gentry, Green OF
Franklin Hall of Rowan, Hall of Warren, Hargrove
Harrington, Hill of Stokes, Higgins, HutchnS Jones OF
Orange Kirby LETTERS Long Love, Lyon, Mckay, Mas
tin Meares, Mordeca Norman, Norwood outlaw, Ran
som, Reagan Reeves, Roney, Scales, Shaw, Sheriff.,
Speight Stanford, Thompson Walker Wallace, "aters'
| Watson. Wilson and Williams.-56.
| Navs-Nessrs Baird, Brummell, Byrd, Caldwell of
Burke Caldwell of Guilford, Chambers, Clapp, Cox OF
Pitt, Craven, Dula, Eer, Fagg, Ferebee, Gather o.
Leak Lewis McCotter, Martin, Morehead, Newby Fur
die Ripley, Sanders, Simonton, Simpson Smallwood,
Smith, Sparrow. Speer, Stephens Taylor lomiinson'
Thornburg, Waddell, Waser Ward. Windley "ood-
final.
Mr. Pritchard paired of with Mr. Moore of Chatham;
Mr. Dockery with Mr. Hill of Halifax
The following is the vote, in the House, on the
final passage of the bill granting aid to the Fay
ettcville and Coal Fields Railroad:
YEAs-Baird, Barbee, Benbury, Bryan ofCraven Bry-
son. Burns, Caldwell of Burke, Costner Craven DICK
SON Doekery Eller Faison Faribault Farrow Flem-
ing Gardner Gentry, Green of Chatham, Hall OF VAR
rem Harrington, Higgins, Jones of Orange, Kirby
LETTERS Long Love. Mckay, Martin, Meares, Moore o.
Chatham Morehead Mordecai Norwood Purdie, Scales
Shaw. Taylor, Thornburg, Waddill, Walker, Watson
Wilson, Woodin.-44.
NAys-Badham Blount, Bridgers, Brummell, Bullock
Byrd Caldwell of Guilford, Chambers, Cox OF Pitt
Dancv Dortch Dua, Fagg, Gather of Davie, Gather
of rede Green of Franklin, Hargrove, Hill of Halifax
Hill of Stokes Hutchns, Kerr Lewis Masten, Moore
Martin Morgan Norman Pritchard, Reeves, Roney
Sanders, Sheriff. Simonton, Smallwood, Smith. Speer
Stephens, Tomlinson Wallace, Ward, Williams, WIND
ley.-4l. =, =, ,, u
Fercbee with Mr. Bryan of New Hanover Mr. Lyon will
Mr. Hodsclaw: Mr. Stanford with Mr. Calling; Mr. Walse
with Mr. Moore of New Hanover.
We are at loss to discover any good reason TO
S members "pairing off " with each other when thu
vote on important questions is taken, unless sick
ness absolutely debar them from attending upo'
e the session; it smacks too strongly of "dodgIns
- Each member should vote and act as he think
right, regardless of consequences.
On Wednesday, the House rejected the West
ern Extension bill.
: Tn the House on Thursday, the bill to exemp
one negro from execution was indefinitely postponed
In the Senate on Tuesday. when the bill to discon
tnue the Geological survey of the State was under con
sderation we gratifed to learn that Messrs ASH
and Steele aud IA other Senators took decided groun
: in favor of dsmissing Prof Emmons Mr. Ashe dene
that the honor of the State had anything to do VIII
Prof Emmons or the survey-an officer should DE Pre-
. cured who could command the confidence of the public
CThe State like individuals is only honored ana II
spected in so she does right and meets her ao
ties if she ever fails this respect all the Professor
. in the State of New York and in the world, could NJ
save her from reproach.1 Mr. Steele said he ahou
vste to oct clear of what he considered an ncumbranc
. and Mr. Edney said he considered Emmons broke
. down Professor too old to do the worF. The Dill
abolish was indefinitely postponed, ayes "a, nays To-
y T is probable that both Houses will adjourn sine
about the 18th inst.
THE COURSE OF THE OPPosITIoN.-Ihe Stan
! ard of Saturday last makes the following perfume
arks in regard to the course of the Wings and kno'
ed nothings in the present legislature