Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-02-04
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

To-day, snort discussion TOOK place on proposluon
to adjourn sine die, on the l4th 1t was tabled.
Mr.. Meares introduced bill to increase the number
of Inspectors In the town of Wilmington.
The bill to charter company to construct Railroad
from Rocky Mount to Roanoke River reported ia
vorably.
The Revenue Bill was then taken up No great pro-
gress was made upon it. proposition to tax freight
and passengers upon Railroads discussed, but
final vote taken On it.
The House took recess till night.
RALEIGH, Tuesday, February LIST.
SENATE
Mr.. Mcdowell introduced bill for the better regula-
ton of the town of Smithvile.
The bill providing for the completion of the Western
n. O. Railroad from Ashevile to Chattanooga passed
its second reading the bill to abolish the Geological
Survey Of the State after heightened debate was nde
nitey postponed, by vote of "a to 16 the bill to
authorize Notaries to administer oahs in certain cases.
its second reading the bill to prevent the emancipation
OF slaves by will and testament adopted by vote
of % to II.
AT o'clock Senate took recess.
The afternoon session, of yesterday, wholly
sumed in the discussion of the bill to increase the Sinking
Fund. The bill ultimately laid the table for the
present.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Last night the Coalfelds Railroad bill was taken up
as unfinished business Mr.. Masten spoke against it.
The vote was then taken and stood:
YEAs-Bard, Barbee, Benbury Bryan, Craven Bryson
Burns, Caldwell, of Burke, Cosner Craven Dickson Dock
Gentry Green, of Chatham, Hall, of Warren, Harrington
Higgins Jones of Orange Kirby. LETTERS, Long, Love, Nc
deca Norwood, Purdie Scales, Shaw Taylor Thornburg
Waddill, Walker, Watson, Wilson, woodin- IA.
Byrd, CALDWELL of Gull, Chambers, Cox, of Pitt Dancy
Dorch Dula Fagg, Gather Davie Gather, of Irede
Stokes, Hutchin Kerr Lewis Masen Moore Of Martin
Morgan, Norman Prtchard Reeves Rooney Sanders sher
son, Wallace Ward, Williams Wndey.-H.
Paired Of Mr. Hall Of Rowan with Mr.: Burke; Mr..
Eoro hoo1T rofN Ii NJ I'm II
Moore, of N. H.
The bill to charter the Lake Landing Canal Co.. was
taken up and passed second and third readings. Also
the bill to incorporate the Hunters Creek Canal Co.
bill to extend the corporate limits of New Berne,
passed it's second and third readings.
The bill to amend the charter of the Farmers Bank
taken up and discussed at length, and passed
its second and third readings.
| To-day, the following bills were introduced
bill to incorporate the Western n. G. Agricultural
Society.
Mr. Hutchings, bill to incorporate the N. G. Coal
Oil Company
Mr. Gentry, bill supplemental to the act creating
the county of Aeghany passed its second and third
readings.
The Revenue Bill was then taken up and discussed
till adjournment The proposition to tax Railroads was
rejected No amendments of any consequence made.
RALEIGH, TUESDAY, Feb. l, 1859.
SENATE.
of the Western n. G. Railroad to the Tennessee line
passed its third reading also, that to open the Pc Dee
and Yadkn rivers to the passage of fish. These bills
occupied the entire session.
| The bill to aid in the Cape Fear and Deep River i'm
provement after being amended to the apparent satisac
ton of ALL was, to-day rejected bya vote Of 26 to II,
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Ashe Cherry Douthett, Edney, Gilmore,
Houston, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, Pltchtord, Pool Ramsay,
Speght, straughan, Thomas Ward Whitaker and Worth
chael COWper Cunningham Davis Dllard Dobson, Elan
ner, Gore Guyther Lane Lankford Leach, Martin, Nc
Koy Miller Mills Reinhardt Steele Taylor Turner Wakup
Notice of another bill on this subject has been given.
1t i, probable reconsideration of todays vote may be
moved tomorrow.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tonight large number of private bills of no inter-
est to your readers were passed resolution to have
certain documents collected by Mr. Bancroft printed
passed Sd reading
bill to provide for the removal of free negroes from
the State discussed pro and con by various gentle
men. Mr. Byrd made effective speech against the
bill. Bill indefinitely postponed. A bill concerning
piloage advocated by Mr.. Meares, and passed I'd
and Sd readings.
A bill was passed I'd and Sd readings to abolish the
Roanoke Navigation Company and allow them to go to
manufacturing.
The bill to aid the Lunatic Asylum was discussed
Mr.. Williams spoke with much ability for it. He wish
ed it to be in every particular such institution the
State would be proud of.
House adjourned before vote.
The Revenue bill passed this afternoon after the mail
closed by yeas 3d. nays 43.
Later and Interesting from MexicO-England and
France Threatening to take Vera Cruz and Tam
picO.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 28.-The steamer Tennessee
from Vera Cruz, has arrive with dates to the 25th-
The Spanish feet had left SACRIFICES for Havana.
| The FL ProgressO quotes rumour that an American
vessel had threatened to blockade and lombard Ma
zatan for confscating the cargo of an American mer
| chairman.
City Of Merico, Jan. l9.-Gen. Miramon's organ
states that MiramOn would not accept the Presidency