Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-01-27
The STANDARD.
LEGISLATURES OF NORTH CAROLINA.

LEGISLATURES OF NORTH CAROLINA.
MossAr. Jan. - lssa
SENATE
The Senate w. called 10 osdss q 10 O'clock.
NcsxrS HouSaoo Lane and Leach Wvse sneouncsd
q the Senate branch eurollcd bilh be the vsck.
Reports fua epmmitisa wsss pssssossd By
Mcssra Cunningham. Mcdowell and Battle
ratification.
Mr. Cherry introduced ban TO ecde jurisdiction
to the U. s foe sites foe Lighthouses and besrom On
the line Of the Chesapeake and Albs@as's Canal
Referred to the committee on the judiciary:
turnpike road In the coansie. of Buncoasbe and Mad
ison. Internal improvements
ApsorHxsrxr stxG ptE.
Mr.. Cunningham moved that message Be sent
to the House With proposition to adjourn siss die
on the 9Th proximo Adopted 81 to d
urStxEss ov ymG DAT.
NJ. Mills resolution to hold nishtsessioo~. meet
ing at o'clock, was taken up
Mr.. Edncy moved to amend by meeting q 81 and
sitting till p. m. Rejected, 90 10 IL.
Mr.. Martin moved to amend by meeting Ut 10 and
sitting till s-mcctins again at 81 and sitting I'LL
O'Clock. Rejected BY large vose.
Mr.. Pool moved TO amcud by acoatinuoas session
from 10 to l.
Mr. Person moved to lay the amendment and the
resolution on the table Atlopsed-si h IL.
The motion and amendments ELECTED much dc
csxsion. by some Senators 4 was coatsndrd no
second scsxion wax required; others opposed the
night sessions interfering with the business Of
the committees, &C. The general opinion was that
at present the regular session sufficient 10 cas-
bic tho Senate to get through the business
WILMINGTON, CHARLOTTE AND nrrurRroRp RoAn.
The bill to amend the charter Of the wilminxson.
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company. The
special order. wss nov taken up the question be-
ing the reconsideration Of the vote by which was
adopted Mr. Blcslsoc's amendment providing that
the public treasurer shall not bc rrguirrd 10 issue
the proposed State bonds unless he has money 10
meet the interest without borrowing.
Mr. Steele woall merely say that he hoped the
Senate would rronsidCr the vote Il was plain It's
effect would be to defeat the object al tho bill The
State pledged 10 pay The interest on the
d,rScd boRsls ~ il became due.
The vote WAS reo.sidcsvd and tlW amendment re-
jcctci
Mr. Leach was disposed 10 go snr the hill with
modification. lie proposed 10 strike out "tuo
years" in tho I'd sec. AMI insert "six months" a.
the time At which the State could make tosveio-
SURF.
Mr. Steele explained that unicr the original char.
ter the fsrciusurv couj not &c made in lrss than
twenty years The amended charter. proposed gave
her that power in two years lie insisted Il 10
the interest Of tho State 10 issac her bonds her
only security was In the mortgage proposed
Mr.. 1cschs amendment was rejected
Mr.. Steele aid the only particulars In which Il
vas proposed to alter thc original charter sore in an
exchange az bonds and giving pe~cs 10 enable the
State To fnrcciosc IN two years instead of Nacnty.
Not dollar more of liability was ssiicd; and not
single bond he said had yet been endorsed by the
State ioe the work.
The substitute Of the committee. - amended v.s
then adopted
The question then rccurrc,i on the pas%ser AZ the
bill as amcnlsi and rvsue'i-syc q. no is. a. foi
lows:
.iys.-Mcssn. Ashc. Carmichael. Cherry. Gov.
per. Davis billiard Elncy. rlsnncs Houston. Lane.
Martin. Mcdonald Mcdowell. Mill. Pool Reinhssdt.
Steele. s,r,ssh,n. Thomas. wslkup' whisaker. WI
Ne-Mcssrs Rasnisht Rattle Bickoe Cunning.
ham, Dols-on. Doushitt GosrvIl Guyshss. Hum.
phrry, Landlord Leach, Miller. Person. Psehfosd
Taylor aud ward-is.
Mr. Ramsay paired Of with w. Davidson.
Mr.. Spcshi with NJ. McKoy.
The bill therefore passed its second rcsdins
Mr.. Person called up the bill IN auihasisr the Pc
tcrlurg railroad company to cpnstr,ct . road from
Garysburg to weldon and TO build bsidsv scTo.s
tho Roinokc. lie Offered substitute far the osi<;
nal bill Mr. r. briefly explained that the object
was to avoid long curve Of four miles over . had
road way by substituting direct line Of but two
miles long The Petersburg company were nos
using the Roanoke rosd but could not know the day
when they would be ..opPct lie then explained
the provisions 81 the tall. which nctudrs he sssd.
an Objectionable scatusv-Etv'n9 doute ehmascs sos
right Of way. To enable the COMPANY to overcome
difficulty with ono owner 81 land Tbs psope.cd
line passed through hts tMr. PSI land slsa but
while he supported the I'LL In respect to this double
damages. he took ocsa.ion 10 say that he would not
avail himself Of is provisions In ih,t respect lie
eootcndcd The road MAS necessary and would ct -
fccscr to the kaie'sh and "a.s"n. The wtlminssoa
and WELDON and the y. Y. rad
Mr. Ashc concurrrd In everything said By Mr.
Person. lie oScctesl however. In the gross inius-