Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-01-28

REPORTED Expressly Tor the journal
| RALEIGH Monday, Jan. "a.
Mr.. Cherry introduced bill to cede the jurisdiction
to the United States in the purchase of sites for light
houses and beacons on the line of the Chesapeake and
IAlbermarle Canal.
The bill to amend the charter of the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company taken
I'D being the special order. Mr.. Bedsoes amendment,
relative to the interest of the bonds reconsdered
and rejected The bill then passed its second reading,
amended only by the substitute by vote of % to IT,
The bill providing for the election of the Chief JUS
tice by joint vote of the General Assembly was re-
jected-29 to 8.
The bill to provide for special terms of Dupn county
Court passed its second and third readings.
| The bill to create and establish Courts of Common
Pleas was Indefinitely postponed.
The bill for the better regulation of the banks Of the
State was rejected.
| Adjourned
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
To-day, Mr.. Morehead introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the Old Topsail Steam Navigation Company.
Mr. Badham, bill to extend further aid to the Ches
apeake and Albermare Canal Company.
A number of engrossed bills were sent in from the
Senate, among them, bill for the better regulation of
pilotage
The bill to establish the Bank of Salisbury was taken
up, discussed and passed its third reading.
The bill to aid the Fayetteville and Coalfelds Road.
Mr.. Ward introduced amendment, that the Road
shall be extended to Beaufort at future day
Rejected The bill then passed by the following vote:
AYE-Messrs. Baird, Barbee, Benbury, Bryan, of New
Hanover Bryson Burns Byrd CALDWELL Burke Costner,
Gather Of DaVie Gentry Green of CHATHAM Hail. Row.
an, Harrington Higgins Holdsclaw Putchns, Jones, of
Moore, Of Chatham Moore, of New Hanover, Morehead
Purdie Reeves, Ripley Shaw, Simpson, Stanford Taylor,
Wilson, Williams, Wooddn~5s.
NAYs-Messrs. Badham Blount, Bridgers Burke, CALDWELL
Fries Gather Of redei Gardener Calling Green, Of
franklin Hargroye, Henry Hester Hill of Halifax, Hill of
man. Outlaw Prchard, Roney Sanders, Sheriff. Simon
ton Smith v spseE sPeight Stephens Tomlin
ABSENT OR NOT vOTING-Messrs. Baxter, Brummel
Bryan, of Craven Cox of Jones' Dargan Dortch Faribau
Meares Mordeca Norwood Ransom, Reagan, Scales Spar
row. Tompson-2l.
Warren, with Mr. Moore, of Martini.
The bill to establish the 9Th Judicial Court was taken
up and discussed for short time. 1t then rejected
by yeas 3d. nays II.
The following bills passed their "a readings
A bill to change the time of holding the Supreme
Court at Raleigh to I'd Monday in December
A bill to Incorporate the Brigham Coal Mining
Company.
A bill to punish more severely selling liquor to slaves
A bill concerning disabilities mentioned in Revised
A bill the more efectualy to prevent the escape of
slaves.
RALEIGH Tuesday, Jan. Is, 1859.
A resolution adopted authorizing a commission
to examine the works the Albemarle & Chesapeake
r Canal.
The bill to extend the charter of the Bank of the
State will come up tomorrow.
Nothing of Importance done the entire ses-
sion being devoted to the bill to open the Yadkn and
Pedee rivers to the passage of fish, Passed its second
reading.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Last night number of private bills of Importance
to your end of the State were passed.
D The bill to incorporate the Milton and Yanceyvie
Junction Railroad Company was taken up and dis
cussed. Rejected-yeas, 43 nays, SO.
motion to print the bill to aid the Fayetteville and
: Coalfelds Railroad was rejected.
Today bill for the better regulation of the guaging
of turpentine was introduced by Mr.. Bryan of your
u county. The Revenue Bill was soon taken up on its
third reading and discussed for tie rest of the session.
Mr.. Ward spoke at length against the bill and
the system of valuation.
RALEIGH, Wednesday JAN 26th, 1859.
SENATE.
The following bills were introduced to extend the
corporate limits of the town of Swansboro to revive
:, the Act of 1854-'55 to incorporate the Wilmington
and Smithvile Steamboat Company.
The bill relative to the Cape Fear and Deep River
Navigation Company was taken up. The substitute O.
the Committee adopted by decisive vote A mo-
ton to postpone the bill was rejected by vote of 81 tc
: a..
The bill was then defeated by vote of 26 to II,
+ follows
For the BiH-Messrs. Ashe Basnight Cherry, Edney
Gilmore, Houston, Humphrey, Mcdonald, Mills, Pchford
Pool Speght sraughan, Thomas, Ward, Whitaker, an6
Against i-Messrs. Battle Bledsoe Blount Boyd Brown
It Cowper, Cunningham Davis, Dobson, Donne Douthtt
Flanner, Guyther Lane Landlord Leach, Martini Mellow
It Walkup and Wilams.-26
The bill to extend the Charter of the Bank of the
State for six years under discussion without mate
} rial amendment, up to the hour of adjournment.
s HOUSE COMMONS.
If Last night great portion of the time was taken W
in discussing bill concerning fisheries in Albemart
and other Sounds. 1t was referred to select commit
tee of all the members from that section of the State
r The bill to incorporate the Medical Board of NortE
It Carolina and create Board of Medical Examiner
was discussed and passed by large majority Messrs
Sparrow and Henry defended it Mr. Fagg opposed it
:, To-day the following bills were introduced Mr.
Ii Sparrow, bill to incorporate the Washington Ga
n Light Company.
Mr.. Smith, bill to amend Revised Code, chap &c
entitled corporations.
N Mr.. Ward, bill to establish system of Interna
- Improvement and foster our own seaports.
It The Revenue bill then taken up. The paragraph
ar laying tax on land and polls discussed about al
in hour, but amendments made. The proposition be
ing to strike out and insert The question was divided
and the House refused to strike out. A large numbe
" of amendments introduced, but the policy seems
OF be to vote down all.
le WILMINGTON, N c., 25th Jan'y 1859.
A. NJ. WADDELL, ESQ.,,
Dear Sir At meeting of portion of the citizens of Wi
mingtOn held Wednesday evening as for the
adopting plans for establishing " High School, the III
dersgned appointed Committee to select Orato
1nIIr acr1Sa IS