The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-01

In the Senate on the 22d, list of Magistrates
for Mecklenburg was cOncurred in.
The following private bills passed their third
readings, and ordered to be engrossed:
bill to change the name of Normal College to
Trinity College, and for other purposes
To incorporate jamestown, Guilford county.
To incorporate the Atlantic Mutual Fire and
Marine Insurance Company. 49,
To incorporate the GOldsbOro Mutual Insurance
Company.
To incorporate the North State Copper and Gold
Mining Company.
To incorporate Pleasant Grove Camp Ground,
Union county
To incorporate the North Carolina Military In
stitute Charlotte
To alter the dividing line between Surry and
Ashe.
A resolution in favor of w. J. w. Crowder
TReturns 500 improperly collected of him a
peddler of books, by the Sheriff of Warren county
Public business then resumed: On motion Of
Mr. Leach, the vote by which rejected the
bill to establish the Bank of North Carolina was
reconsdered, and the bill placed file
In the House, the bill to charter railroad from
Greensboro to Rockingham coalfelds was taken
up. MIR Outlaw offered an amendment-which
adopted prohibiting junction with Virginia
railroads. under the penalty of forfeiture of their
charter. The. bill then passed its Sd reading
yeas 20, nays %
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
The bill to establish Freehold Homestead was
taken up. On motion of Mr. Baird the blank ia
the value of the town lot was filled with $500
Mr. Outlaw explained that the object Of the bill
was to stimulate men TO become landholdcrs. He
answered the objections against the bill, which he
commended would advance the interests of the poor
man. IL the provisions of this law had been in
istence twenty-five years ago. there would not have
been such excessive emigration from the State,
and insisted that this bill had tendency to pre-
vent frauds when became Involved in pecuai-
airy e1nRarrassnents
Mr. Mastin moved to Indefinitely postpone, which
was rejected-yess %, nays g.
Amendments offered by Messrs Ward and Foy
were rejected.
Mr. Ransom most anxious to support the
bill, but he would not agree to give single men
the right to hold property in defaEce of their
creditors, he must oppose it. 1t worked unequally
80 acres exemption in might be worth
$4,000, and not worth $500 in many other cases
Mr. Mastcn entered his protest against the bill
as it operated more against the poor than the
rich man, as he would not get credit
Messrs Fagg, and Moore of Martin, warmly sup
ported the bill and the principle involved in it.
A dcsultory debate ensued. Mr. Smith offered
amendments which were rejected Mr. Hargrove
pointed out several serious defects in the bill,
which would prevent him voting for it. Mr. Scales
moved to re-cOmmit the bill to the Judiciary
anittec, which was rejected.
After some minor amendments by Mr. Outlaw to
meet Mr. Smiths objections, the bill passed it's Sd
reading-yeas 63, nays A. as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Baird, Baxter, Bcnbury Bryan
of New Hanover, Bryson, Burke, Byrd, Caldwell
of Guiford Chambers, Clapp, Cox OF Jones, Cox
of Pitt, Dockery, Dula, Eller, Eagg Faison Fari-
bault Farrow, Fov, Gather of Dave, Gardener,
Gatling, Gentry, Green of Franklin, Harrington,
Henry Holdsclaw, Hutchns, Kerr, Leak, Lewis,
Love, McCotter Mckay, Martin, Meares. Moore
of Chatham, Moore of Martin, Mordecai Morgan,
Morchead, Newly, Norman, Norwood, Outlaw,
Purdie, Reagan. Reeves, Shaw, Smallwood. Spar
row, Spcer, Stephens, Taylor, Wadde Walker,
Ward, Watson, Williams, Windlcy and WOodfn-
63.
Nays-Messrs Badham, Barbee Blount, Bridg-
ers, Bullock, Burns, COstner, Craven, Dancy, Fere-
bec Dickson, Fleming, Fries, Gather of Ircdell,
Hall of Rowan, Hargrove, Hester, Hill of Halifax,
Hill of Stokes, Higgins, Jones of Orange, Kirby,
LETTERS, Mastn, Moore of New Hanover, Ransom,
Ripley, ROney, Sanders, Scales, Sheriff., Simpson,
Smith, TOmlinson, Thompson, Thornburg, Wal
lace, Washburne, Waters, Whitfield, WilSon-42.
Mr. Reeves offered a resolution directing the
committee on Privileges and Elections to enquire
if Mr. Benbury had not treated at his election, and
thereby forfeited his seat On motion of Mr. Dortch
it was laid on the table.
SENATE, Monday, Jan. "a.
The bill to amend the charter OF the W Inning
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company
was taken up, being the special order.
Mr. Steele said the only particulars in which it
was proposed to alter the original charter were in
an exchange of bonds and giving power to the
State to foreclose i'll two years instead of twenty
Not dollar more of liability added; and not a
single bond he said, had yet been endorsed by the
State for the work.
The bill, amended only by the substitute, passed
its I'd reading-yeas 23, nays Is.
The bill providing for the election of the Chief
Justice by joint vote of the General Assembly
was rejected-29 to g..
The bill to create and establish Courts Of Com
mon Pleas indefinitely postponed And the
bill for the better regulation of the banks of the
State was rejected.
resolution was passed for adjourning sine die
on the 9Th February. 1t was laid on the table in
the House
In the House, Mr. Badham introduced bill to
extend further aid to the Chesapeake and Abe
marie Canal Company.
The bill to establish the Bank of Salisbury was
taken up, and after some discussion passed its Sd
reading. 1.-THE capital stock is to be paid in gold
and silver. 1t also establishes branch at States
vile with capital of 100000.
The bill to aid the Fayetteville and Coalfeds
Railroad was taken up and passed its ID reading
by the following vote:
Yeas-MesSrS Baird, Benbury Barbee, Bryan of New
Hanover, Bryson, Burns, Byrd Caldwell of Burke Cost
ner, Craven Dickson, Dockery, Eller Fagg. Fason,
Fleming Gather of Davie Gentry, Green of Chatham,