Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-01-29

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ABvxuD ma.
Ths rvvenue BIN was thm taksn up and he d.
cussion renewed m schsduls A:
1h the claass tAxing de note shavsn ons pr enk
NJ Stamford oe3scfsd b Tie amount q & would
have to b paid By the psss getting bin discount
Hr Bridgsn Vas IN Avoe a striking out "oos"
and inserting "haH"a q he considered the tax q.
hogbitank The House refused b strike out
After much dscuasioa The clause w,s altered 10
rad ten per cent upon The pso0ts d each ndivid
ual transaction" tff-. = 'v'-,l
when the House adjourned to 2 o'clock Pm.
mosY srsssox
The House was called to order few minutes past
7o'clock
The rules being suspended the following bills
passed their second and third readings:
On motion Of NJ. Fries.
. The bin to incorporate the town Of Winston,
Rorsythe county. ..-. 30. ....c
The bill to amend the charter Of the town Of
Salem.
The bill to amend IN act Incorporating the Fay.
etteville and Western Piankroad Company.
The bill to incorporate the Salem Mutual 1nsa-
rance
The bin to change the time Of holding ROrsyths
County Courts.
On motion Of Mr. Hall, Of warrenton,
The bill to incorporate tho warrcnton Savings
Bank.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson,
The bill to extend the corporate limits Of Colds
borough.
On motion Of Mr.. Williams
The bill to lay of and establish new county BY
the name Of Ellington from the county Of New
Hanover.
Mr. Bryan, Of New Hanover, offered an amend
msnt excluding portion Of the proposed county .
from its limits
Mr.. Moore Of New Hanover, opposed The amend
ment as it would kill the bin.
Messrs. Mearvs and Kerr opposed the amendment
Mr. Bryan explained that he proposed the amend.
ment at the desire Of 75 voter, who wished to be
left out
Mr. Moore, Of New Hanover, made . few observe
tons in reply.
The amendment was rejected and the bin passed
its third reading-ycas 70, nays 81.
The bill to incorporate the Savannah Mining and
Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Love offered substitute, instead Of the orig.
inal bill
Mr.. Hill, Of Halifax, objected o. the substitute
had not been examined by the committee on corpor.
atoms. ......
He moved the bill be rccommittcd
After some remarks from Mcxsrs. Love and Cald-
we'll the bill Was rccommittcd to the committee on
corporations.
The bill to emancipate Samual Morphis slave,
was, after some remarks from Mr.. Scales, rejected
| 6s to So
The bill to repeal the 18th, 18th, 18th, 10th and
18th chapters Of the Revised Cob, establishing the
| geological survey.
Mr.. Dortch moved to lay the bin on the table,
which was rejected yeas, Gu nays
Mr.. Fcrcbcc wished to call the attention Of tho
western members to the fact that their portion ol
the State was the only section unvisited and undo
scrihcd by Professor Emmors II the survey wss
abandoned the people Of the west would be the only
| sufferers.
were opposed to the Professor. He was not opposed
to the Office but would rather sec L abolished than
| have the west neglected
| Mr. Morchead made IN eloquent and effective de-
fence Of Prof Emmons and rad from foreign pub
lications, the most Hattcrins encomiums upon Prof
Emmon's character As . man Of the highest attain
| mcnts for scientific ability.
Mr.. Kerr followed on the same side.
Mr. Brdgers said he voted for this bin on its sec
ond reading, but now would vote against Il, ~ HI
was satisfied from the Professors published survc,
Of the great services rendered by him to the State
Mr.. Sparrow spoke against the repeal Of the law
It would be dscrcditablc to the State.
Mr.. Reeves spoke il favor Of the bin, and statet
the west had been neglected by Mr.. Emmons, an'
the State put to great cost for survey Of little value
Mr.. Walker said the west had good rrason 70
wishing the repeal Of the law. He never visited th
west bpt once in few years at the rate Of 40 mile
per day.
Alter some remarks from Messrs. Sparrow, Moro
head and Fercbee in favor Of retaining the sucvcy
NJ. Mastcn thought II was the readiness Of II
General Assembly to raise revenue to meet the Stat
debts, that raised her credit, not the writings q
Prof Emmons
Messrs. Bridgcrs and Morchead made some state
mcnts relative to the bearing our mineral resource
had on our State credit
Mr.. Outlaw had voted for the BILL and to rcpai
the error, he moved il be indefinitely postponed
The motion was adoptcd-6l yeas 33 nays
At ten minutes before 10 o'clock, the House ID
journed