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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-22


The following sensible bill has been introduced
into the Legislature by Senator Mannlerre:-
The people of the State of New York represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Secoon l. The act entitled San act TO designate the
holidays TO be observed the acceptance anu pay ent
Of bills Of exchange and pr0misspry notes. passed April
a. iSs9, is hereby amended go as 70 rcad follows
Section J. The frst day of the year, comm niy called
New Years Day, the Fourth VI July, the twenty fh nay
ui December, commonly called Christmas Day, ana ans
day appointed recommended by the Governor Of the
State the President OF the United states of
fast or thanksgiving shall for all purposes
regards tho presentation for payment acceptance
u. protesting and giving mott OF the dishonor Of bills of
exchange, bank checks and prOmisfory notes he treated
and considered the first day OF the week commonly
called Sunday; and whenever rst day Of January
the Fourth day OF July the twenty 1lh day D,cem
Der shalt fan Sunday tie day next folio sing shall
all Of this set be deemed and considered
first day OF the week, Sunday.
Sec. All bills or exchange. checks and promissory
netes which shall whether with without grace become
ou, or payable on Sunday, any OF the days MN
ccped IN the fret section cf this act shall be deemed due
and pay able the first business day Immediately pre-
cceing the day OF the maturity Of such bill Of exchange
check or proy5sssory nots
SEC. 3. THIS act shall take effect imme tate,y.
Annexed ~ summary of the statement of the
New Jersey banks for the quarter ending in jam
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Al the iAst regular ms~ing Of The CITY Ooanc Aessrs
Samueis, Ai'son ana Crane nosfsd the Mayor ,hsoigs
cemmuD cauon, that they retained ~ u..sss
Geipecks, keutg"o, Reche at Co. u ,nsu,~ cr--,,
hgs In che United States Ditr,c, Court To colc Tao arm
siiA and iht@res certain bonds by In. c,,x
which they own, unless -vnse Arrangement .,oit ms
made FOR The settlement o. tne Tbs c,malau.s
bcn, together with we addressed 70 t., M,var
from C. Booth rnon the subject xas
b. pm'tfe 20 the City Auoyoe for exsma stn AMI r
porn =, the next session " the Council At toe zta SOS
ssoh az Couocii, helc Ast Tuesday Adsrm.n Milton ca.
fos the reading OF the proceedings the Council IN whr.
srs"n was taken the 2ssh ~ Now soh-r 1856
n r. thon fos tn. taking ~ stock 10 ts- p4bp,,-
Ps;eJs And ~ Pao ard she Dobuqo. Western R.i.e~ ~
Since the meeting or the Council n-.n r~,p.-t
10 publish IN NIL he soioo ~ the council "a u,,,a
We mn III locking rccris ~ he pro t,-.s Of
the cornell # that late that 4 petition pr,scur,
firncu by Lincoln CLARK, Ftwari Lang and Henry
WHIP, "EIoconvs commr,s3~ NJ Dntulle ". st.-.
Railroad Company" and A. 9o,sn. john " Tav,n-
+. T. Rssal Gsorgy W Jones Brney lone w
Finley, Y. Cummings and ucor pora.o-s a. IN
"DubvQue 81 Peters aos ~ Paul Rs,,roaf rsr,csllr
representing hst the t~c companies III ah,va
names hai been organized thu uamca for the Our
Ic~e OF constructing railroad Ia soutl@c.
~aYdly direction tn intersection tn rsv
ons ROAD, AMI she other II bud 10 northwest
wards direction through Nsrshcru lows AMI Miane
sota and praying the ,oun voters o.
the city q, the earliest t--s,h- rcDt, The question
subscribing IN, hundred and dity tnosa-i "a, as
the capiss STICK Of each csnran,e- .ai ,ssr.
nd accordingly, payaoi. n- FIRST $1,000 tn II tecr
years and the same smn5r srncai, thereafter sor
h-x' scc~tns I'VE years. bearing ten
The sad GONNA, re binding themselves III. sa,
terest r5fi The ctvds thsr resp. r.s aus.
the Interest Nsssrs Gelpocke Ksu,ycr Rcichcli e %
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retsi. ...... S5s0,i3s 5T4.ll6 l0Li $50 27.IO5
Increase compared with 1850 ......... $3.50 ,a7s
We learn from the Chicago Democrat OF Thurs
day that the annual report Of the Galena and Chi
cago Company, Ito he issued in February, will con-
thin proposition for the redemption Of the first
mortgage bonds due in 1862 -G3-6i.'
The Auditor General Of the State of Pennsyiva
mia recently issued circular to the managers of
She various railroad lines Of the State, asking for
statistical and other information. The following
Aets are cleaned from the report the subject to
The Legislature on Tuesday last
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RAILROADS.

NEW YORK AND Harlem RAILROAD.
~ Winter arrangement
FAIR - To aL1A~Y.
I'm and .er wsdasscay, Jan. ,8 ls60 trains win .eayo
T~eut. sixth street station. New York ~ fIows;-
For Mnl.msbyttse-8Se aud II 4. NJ; $50 and $50
For White PlAins-l2:SO and r. N
-S:ls p n from dspos Of White ana
For Cr,ioD sais-a p n from wents -s,xsh street
Zoe NJ lerton-s r ". rom rwsuts s,rta street.
For Aibary-9 from Twenty street mail train.
$50 r n from Twenty -six.h street. expreso
rain
road for the West
kETURNING WILL. LyAvE
Acknowledged and go NJ l and $40 r. H.
whsts rasps-A and 7:2D A. NJ 40 r. u
(F.ton rsls-7 A II
Mile TOM 4 n
Aibsny-,l "A. n mail train
-4:l0P n express train.
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Jdn '-tV ZJ59sso5V IZeiv5 TO 49u10,s06 900
The annual meeting of the Connecticut River
Railroad was held at Boston yesterday. The total
income OF the road for the year ending November
80, 1859, was $27l .592 6l The operating expenses
were 1888 ,367-net earnings Of the year, Sl3s,225
la Against this has been charged interest, disi-
dends. &C., to the amount OF $l25 ,423 a5, leaving
surplus Of sl2,7U6 20. Add to thi. the balance Of
income account Nov. 80, 1858, and there remains
applicable u future dividends surplus OF $S4 1854 49,
The report says:-
In accordance With the Of tho stockholders tho
last annual meeting, mortgage has placed upon ,as
the $3.50 OCo OF bonds prevouss
aud running twenty years from September l, 1858 OF
thete bonds s12,500 in amount negotiated at par
and the proceeds used retiring $4,000 naentd
0f the company the Western Railroad sinking fund
snd the balance applied 10 the liquidation the Goat,
iDg debt From the tressurcrs books appears
outstanding notes and bonds the Company fol-
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W. haze stated that the Grand hunk Railway Of Cana
undertaken ~ mo0opose the steamboss cuisines
" LAX. Ontario and understand that they propose to
NTngsp raiiroatS. The Company has acontiunous track
m Portland, Me 70 Detroit, Snroagn near al the
principal of canada they essk Chicago
necton their CONTROL and are nasotaung for the
Michigan Certrsi Michigan southern Railroad. wnsn
hey this they w By the AID Of the Canada line
sisanshps u Liverpool no DOUBT do . large bucnsss
tho way a transporting Western produce direct 70 the
f1rp~ap markets. and bringing out every description or
fnSe4u eooes for the Western trade II this scoeme is
carried out the Canada route will b. Formidable COM
pttor fer Eastern and Western trace
The following was the last statement of the
South Carpna hanks, Dec. 81, 1862
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NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY, JANUARY o. 1860.

r~quke tse s'sy, sngr .c,nsys, ,1~nt 10y
mebt or NE PRINCIPAL uieres. toe b1ndS NJ ~; i
buque western taiiroai, when tnay nDn 10 uei =1ch
they have rpZeu 70 u coon, one ~ tho E isiscs,
hviuing he yubsquc Western Rroai STOCK 81 clas ~ 10
rae al The stock the authority oongerr BY GER
tain trust city DsboIns tho
3lgl Of July 1853 IL IS c0nisniod by mat W Az
csrcance With the acton Of the CITY hunc .he ssth
day NJ Droember, 1886 the aS'. for the M
sCrbed equal such interest," z"
The PO,tsvil'e M'~ers' Journal OF Saturday
publishes its annual review of the coal trade of the
United States for 1899. The following ,shle VIII
show the amount sent to ma ,ket from the several
YeeiOns:-
1888 1859 sicre Desrse.
Scbuv'k region. hns Tons los M,S
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s%s1 t s.,ssi sss. Insss
sehr M Hobart Char s,oa -, su,r.y
S.s.s riss. ' wss;e sns ; e
s ss rn mns sns wa' hn.g
SCI. s;s.s fu nsSa ~ o
ss s s,. Row. x.'s b.,, ssie Co.
kstr : y hsese,, soc.l-y Me- HAyeo-Nas.er.
slsos 1aroIs; s Am. saw snasa.Sa:sr
-,earc- Delaware Cannon. Phiadeipun
aRRivEb
seis ATeo's crsis rasrlao Dec and aihsslt:r ls.
Pow ha,ian. Phannphia nriss Hill, AMI Ticar
Bark II Castor New Haven, parmslee. Granada IA
days ~. nd mo,sses - -bsp se's ct Ns- VIZ
jan " lat o. Zoo s. as passed sr,s Josephine = Baltimore
ste, $ th "a. 81 "a I'm 70 10 exchanged signals wh
Bal sam, so,-v r Bel'e st Marks, II days with soston
Rig Caroline ror.er Asp,ossp Jan With hies and log.
pr,p WAIVER Rove. ,of Bsngor Pierce Matanzss Jan H.
wrb sugar - II rroosmnp Go
ws 10 sspe Drsa o. ' sipsr,sassa heavy ~ss
,h.r -rc EASING tatierss
.a s issd, co.. sS AAhs A'en o"0'A Jan WIN
M waPpsc %, ss Mrs sn. wa ss
onpsrs with ship Monarch OF the seas. Of Neg York
Bris Wandering Wave. GroAn BALTIMORE, With flour a.
Fan ~ With cid Je~s.t 60; vessel 10
NaugOr. BO0Alro
f"sf Co Hss ha heavy wsa,s.r soS Of sarsrss sna
81, sprung and jbnsm &C Jan H. LAT e o.
ion :: sS a,oke sre Stsphen Il Winchester
wall fsr baltimore an se 18th pssssd dismasted vtssst
apparently fun ~ being night and wing ncavy
Nth irt eafhsr could hsr 6ah ~ n 70
We spoke schr Jeremiah Leaving ana from YorA for
sohis
Hchr Fellow Graft Or Of Ds.y Es> Lane, Grand Turk I'll,
H. DAYS With ssil Ia Peter j sevins Son.
srhr sarah krnen, bour'as Georgetown. sc, 4 DAYS.
Schr Fel,er q mssu-d Arnold, Charleston days with
scbr n smith smith, Charleston days with cotton and
Tice 10 y s rArcL.
schr " sargent, Sargent Wilmington, NC. 8 DAYS 10Th
Ienlopap bearing INV 10 passed ship Isand
Queen OF Cnrcen NJ steering HrW.
Scfr " A.ep, iqni-~s Wilmington, NC. days
Srhr Jerse.. Finnlman, Wilmington, NC { DAYS.
sehr Neal He, dersnn Wilmington NC I days
Srhr George Glover fhoEaa, Norfolk for Camden, Ne
Scbr A X wetibors, wilsms, baltimore, 8 dsys
Schr tndus Hnrtiey Vienna Del Tor Providence.
sch- Richard Bnawirkle French Ne Del days.
Schr Iar.amcuut. DAVIS Calais VITA New Haven.
Ship Rocky EilI. Email bridgeport days
Steamer nc.aware shsw. Phiase,vhs
3aMme- Pelican, Atrch P-cvi6e~ce.
ship supposed to be the Isaac Webb, from Liverpool
SAILED,
Steamship Nsw York Bren), Bremen ships vo'ga MOBILIZE
Union, New lrissps
Also steamships Aurnsta savannah Columbia Charleston
YorktoEp Richmond Paapsca Portland rosomac Norfolk
Vernon Baltimore; ship liverpool London; bark Ia
dine, New Orleans.
WIND during the day Wsw.
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NV York, Jan n, 1850
Nessrs CEBARRy i ScHxnrESHAosEN, Agents OF g. IL.
Gumm 4 Co, New YORK.
aHkHrIExkN Having obtained letters patent for q trade
mark which bad been previously the States
Clerks Office on the I'D OF JaDnary 1859 under the copyright
~; thus fully proving the priority OF my csim And invention,
hereby notify withdraw Immediately from puodc
eXhbo and desst from usipg the chow or trade
nssAs exhibited copied spd used by for he
sy nfrnf upon my invention iDiuring nv
bt6ansss Your obedient servant
JAMES MEYER, JR,
Sole Agent Of Jules Mumm 4 Co g CT .mpasne,
- Beaver street
Referring to the above letter. again that we ci1ua
that The ines secd America Of e beat and n.st
shipped that market and eoual pricea Ia
psf and quality those Of any other brand imported into
The United StaeA.
We therefore canr Of permit that another house xilar
sha iruru reputation oonf sion using
similar Trsoe Marks Show Cards and feel that d our
duty tn protect frienda and Customers from The effects
such confusion and expl-in pubic the
unc,n Ind zeal merns Of both similar name
II the pubic will only take the trouble for is beneA 10
com NJ wines win others and particularly with tose
Similar name VIII On discover tho why said wines
be csiD-d By the according qualify Al less
prices thar although resed at e rate afte
such trs feel confident that bos Of usnx first
clara Wines ~t always sst having and refuse
permit the substitution Of those known u. MUMMB
That OF JULES MUMM cos.
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NE~ YORK AND HARLEM RAILROAD.-8PYCrA AZ,
shs he.tsr aoommoaAtnn OF the travelling
bnc once established fu tie building nasd a.
eyh Dept vi ts corner Of oe and Ceno The
excusive of checking bxny baggage
have their checked conveyed Of
charge 70 be dsot Of Twenty syth street
and Fourth time ga NJ mall which sr.
rves albany al $40 +. Ss r express whach
arrives IN albany M both Of which making sure
corse sn With the Hew York eatrs Railroad for The West
~ mail rae sso connecting 9th ains for The North Bag.
gage viii ass be for ardet free Of go
Central 6slr.sd depot 81 Aio.n.. The cdlcs win 10 open
daily from 70 xlS A. NJ, and from AS r. n fer On
lurpose; Commenting and sster ondny, January g
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FINANCIAL AND coMMER clAL..
aAfuRnAY, Jsa. Nap. Il.

aAruRpAY, Jsh. 1l-sP Il.
Tba Eew York, which sailed For B<.man to-day,
Seuk e.s $50 in speo'e. Exchange closed firm at
ars. v,'b very li.,ie dorag, however. Money ~
easy Az six ger cent per anrum cali; AZ the dis
<~<t housea. the hoe oi paper which Is negotiable
s,SeVen IN increasing Some six months paper
WAS d"ne to-day ut that figure.
she stock market opened weak, hut gained a
hs,l. strength as The diy advanced, and closed
quite steady. There Is very htie outside business
except ~ first class hond-, though the Increased
earnings on some Of ,hs Western railroads are AZ
s4o'ing the attention rf specuiators Ii seems
pretty certain that the increase which has he.
gun srly all the Western roads pi he kept
AZ throughout The summer, and th.t gu many Of
them regular dividends will shortly he rescued
rs,s prospect Is gadu lily ,sading 10 purchases Of
Rock Island, Gaisra and ODe or two other stocks.
Central operates as drag CD the market; the
movements in the Legislature deter the friends Of
ihe stock from huy'ng, aud encourage the bears 10
ssA. The movement IN Pacific Mail was not
followed up to-day. and the stock declined.
state stocks are hrm, and abe demand ill.,
c'essing. federal ives advanced 4 per
cent, ard that price 90 was bid for more, with
ont sellers. The closing quu.a.iuus of the day were
- uE'hta ID =, u y Z. HirSuuTt oSI IL
{; Canton. leg II; Cumberland Coal preferred.
I; 3; Pacifc Mail Steamship III is; New York
Central, 7ss "a; Erie, 81 I; Hudson River, Al 4
!; esrlsm, " !; do. preferred, 324 49, Read
s,g, 3Ga Il Michigan Central, 500 81; Michigan
Southern ahd Northern IsdiAna, a 4; ID" gaarsn-
ted, 10 a !; Pana,ua 1894 /; Illinois Central 500
So; Galens and Chicago, SO !; Cleveland and
Toledo, lea /; Chicago and Rock Island, 6Ss q /.
r a.. h t.. L..
%-hnSs:-
1rtai recs,pta ..................... &sn7, 100 10
TOR Customs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $4,000
r,s. ~, u,s nis 3&n G32 Al
R.i.paa ........ ........... 4 3S2 So A.
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:
he Of the week compared with that OF 1850 500 39
Ths following is comparative statement Of the
value of exports from the commencement of the
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PERSONAL.
PoB-TUEsDAY, AT two: HAVE MADE ARRANGE
unpleasant, the next far day. JAS. ALEXANDER.
fvATHkRlxE-wHo WAS IN TIE EMPLOY OF N
nrcz at 6 Fourteenth street, In 1855 requested 10 cali
TSIoRmATIoN wANrEI-or rHos. NORRIS. con OF
The late Tbos Dyer Norrs England Please address box
i02heraid once
NoTicE TO HARlNEas.-GeoRGE BROWN, MA.
A. thew asi Charles King or any others of the ocers
august lsss wl bear Of .nsase By
THs aEN,IEMa- WIS SEN w1o FOUND SMALL.
street. he will confer great favor b, returning Isl Eignt
..ree. as II WIS pet 10 an inva,a child
THE PERSON WHO LOST HIS 1CKETBooK ON THE
can recover ,. proving AND addressing
LOST AND FOUND.
T osr-oN THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN GOING
iSm o,s ss % thence 70 0aon Riags and
10 torsy BE- ~.rdsd '''''
T CsT-oN THURSDAY The 18th INST LARaE
~ black ne. fcundand Dog white breasts spo on
nn i.se and p OF tall bad on bras: COLLAR answsr tho
to Cote. Sc Broadway 70 S''" '' ." '''0fn
I csr-oN FRIDAY, JANUARY p. GOLD Cxoss.
be 6oder ~i he literally rewarded by leaving the
r osT-sae REwARD.-oN SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
~ b.t~s.n ID: Everett House West T~eay third street.
gold Watch and hso The 6nder oil be pad by leaving
the same At the Office Of the Everett HOuse
IT
REWARDS
Ok REwARn-Losr. FROM ils SECOND STREET,
PO Williamsburg on the 9Th Jsnu-ry last small Eoset
Were he sa 90, and h.a on ss ss *
leather coar The Will pso deis al IA
YORK.
Sl0 REwARD.-LOsr, A SHOT BAG, CONTAINING
FlV the sum Of $lS 81 left seats in Tho
while cr,s.nr rom New ORR 70 Bsnorn thurs iay
not the sn inst between and ~ O'Clock The finder VIII
cte the above reward by leaving
either sids the found IA knon 4.
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M16GEkSAAAN NOUS

SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
JULES MUM 4 CO., CHAMPAGNE.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
JULKs MUMM e. Co, CHAMPAGNE.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
JULES MuMN 4 Co., CHAMPAGNE.
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Fl exchanges at she BANK Clearing House this
hcrung we've sls,6s5 ,25s 50, and the balances
81 b29 s56 50.
The following table will compare the exports of
sAs principal staple articles for the week.
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md rcsup- ng
Earnings Erpenses. istreN Loss. GUN DefA
1855. 81 Sl?0s7 ,20S, Ia1 81 SAB 1897 - 40S 362
1856 ,e24 1852 ,2sl 1877 d5l, S4 81 csl 1891
lsa7 ,s2s ,265, 3i $50 800 ,so3 - 4b3,3l5
1855. 5s5 I'll 014 $50 GA 500 03 5bl - 455 O03
1859. 1,s42, G36 $40 647 100 n6,396 4l4,654
Showing net gain in the five years Of $50 ,726,
whilst the amount added to its floating debt
amounts to 1922.
The receipts and expenses of the Western Road
Of Massachusetts Tor the year ending November
al 1870 werA fnlinrc.
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The length Of the road laid is 20l5-100 miles
double track. The number Of first class passenger
cars is 100, and Of omnibus passenger cars II.
The movement Of the banks in the four principal
cities Of the Union, in which weekly reports are
made, a. shown by their last statements, is @ fol-
lOws:-
Citisa Looaa Depoeks Speefs Circu'a
Ne. York Jan u sig MsN! $500 7.otss 900 Is
6oaton, Jan. TO-. 60O68 yal ET53 4fGHl 677O6H
rhiisdA, 49,. Is 262i9 1895 $40 4n6i 2S7275O
Oreans Jan t2 so6 81 !. s IVA
Teal $3.50 90 go III os97sa 4oo5 9s6 1927 600
The following table will show how these banks
have worked since January l. 1885,
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Mortgage bonds due, Sept !, 1878 - ST. 500
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air. TorR o o.s = LoYEs u OK. OYSTER BAY
rn on ssftLOWtR viii resume her trips TUESDAY,
' 81 'oe PeTn''Eg leaving Catherine sree: a. p Nj
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Total amount OF balance, income account -. S,95063
The length Of the road ia IA miles; the length
OF double track and sdiDgs is LOG miles, The NUN.
Der of engines employed So passenger, ETC., cars,
1873; freight cars, 5ll.
The results of the year ending September 80,
1859, are reduction in the floating debt Of $4,000,
and an increase Of the construction account Of
$4,000. The following shows the general move
ment Of the companys business for the past Eve
taLa ~, tha,r
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As compared with the statement of the previeu.
week, the results are as follows
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NEW AIDS.

q REwARn.-LOsr. FROM il3 SECOND STREET,
PO Williamsburg the 9Th Jsnu.ry last small Eoxlists
terrier Dog otg a three white fes scar on
the ef side fse sPo where the hair hsh black
leather coiar The reward Will be pso hts de cry
souh kishb street. williamsburg Fulton street. Now
York - - Wv
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-12-19
SENATE

SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Dec 12, 1860.
The Senate was called to order at II O'clock
Prayer by Rev. j. S. Walthall
The journal was then read and approved
Mr.. Taylor, of Brunswick, presented a memorial
from public meeting held in the county of Column
bus (secession.) Also a like memorial from like
meeting held in the county of Brunswick. Refer
red to the committee ON federal relations.
Mr.. Stowe, memorial from public meeting in
the county Of Catawba. Referrad to the same COM
mttee.
Mr.. Morehead, Union memorial from the county
OF Guford. Referred to the same committee.
A message was received from the House, propos-
ing to raise joint committee on fish and fisheries,
and another on slaves and free persons of color.
The Senate refused to concur in the proposition.
Mr.. Outlaw reported back from the judiciary COM
mittee, bill to amend the 18th section of the Slst
chapter of the Revised Code with recommenda-
ton that it do not pass.
Mr. Humphrey, from the committee on corpora.
tons, reported back "a bill to amend an act enti
tied an act to incorporate the town Of Charlotte"
recommending its passage.
Mr.. Avery, from the judiciary committee, report
ed to the Senate resolution in favor of John NJ
Morehead and VIM. H. Arendel recommending Its
passage. ..l...... .,--- .---..-
bill to amend the 1olst chapter Of the Revised
Code recommending that it do not pass.
the Revised Code, recommending that it do not pass
bill to prevent the emancipation of slaves by
Will, recommending its passage; and
bill to prevent the telling of timber in certain
streams in Hartford county, recommending its pas.
sage. -. . a
The bills were placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Blount, from the committee on corporations,
"a bill to Incorporate Morehead City," recommend
ing its passage. 5t. #fl"
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on federal rela-
tons, reported to the Senate bill requiring the
Governor to call a Convention of the people The
bill provides for the election of one hundred and
twenty delegates in the same manner as members
| of the House of Commons are now elected The
Convention to meet on the 18th of February next,
the election Of delegates to be holden the 9Th Of
January. The committee also reported in favor of
an immediate and thorough reorganization of the
militia of the State
On motion, message was sent to the House, pro-
posing to print the bill and the report of the com
mittee, together with the minority report Gntro-
duced in the House, but not yet presented to the
Mr.: Browns resolutions were taken up for Discus
SION having been made the special esdsr for today
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introduction Days, however, had been w,,
useless debate Attempts bad been msd Sftsd IN
'ns% S,ss , amend and species
hnal action upon them, until now such 100 % delay
almost useless Nothing could be accomol; son va
men now, So far as South Carolina was s eones
the table, 'F .Es"e,T$'o oead On
=, The resolusions were laid on the table ,,a
Senate adjourned. and The
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ys,t.,...s THURSDAY, Dec. 13 1860.
The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Stradley. aa-r, -
The Journa; was read and approved. 80. 4tsa
The committee on federal relations was discharged
from the consideration Of the subjects submitted to
them. lsSs ~ Isl. jss.Srss--. ztv,s5s44
Mr.. Whitaker presented series of resolutions
passed by citizens of Halifax and Martin Counties
expressing devotion to the Union so long as North
Csrolina's rights were not infinged, ~ her honor
touched ..-.,.s2E =. "a. ..e--.,- +