Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-12-12
HOUSE OF COMMONS.


SATURDAY, Dec. 8, 1860.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
| Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Fitzgerald.
The Journal of yesterday was read
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES
Mr.. Ferrebee from the committee education,
reported back the bill concerning the distribution of
the common school fund in the county of jackson,
and recommended that it do not pass.
BILLS on THEIR FIRST READING.
By Mr.. Siler, bill to amend an act passed in
1857, Incorporating the Macon county Turnpike
Company. Referred to committee on Cherokee
lands and western turnpikes
By Mr. Crumpler, bill concerning the levying
of taxes for common school purposes to amend the
Revised Code chap. 66, 80 so as to read may"
instead of shall" Referred to committee OH edu-
| cation.
| By Mr. McCleese, bill to amend the Revised
! Code, chap 50, sec II, by adding "Tyrrel" after
| the word Hyde"
I By Mr. Cline, bill to incorporate Balls Creek
Camp Ground in the county of Catawba for the use
| Of the NJ. Z. Church South Referred to the COM
mttee on corporations
! By Mr.. Simonton bill to amend an act passed
! in 1885, to incorporate the Atlantic Ohio and Ten
nessee Railroad Company. Referred to committee
on internal improvements.
! BY Mr.. Ferguson bill to amend an act of 1866 6,
incorporating the town of Winton. Referred to the
! committee on corporations.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
i Mr. Fleming from the committee on internal i'm
| provements, reported back the following:
) The bill to amend the act Incorporating the White
!! Oak River navigation company, with a recommend
! alton that it do not pass.
The bill to prevent the granting of free passes on
railroads; that it do not past.
The bill amending an act to incorporate the Che.
raw and Coalfields railroad company with an amend
ment and recommending its passage.
Mr.. Folk asked that the bill heretofore introduced
by him, to abolish jury trials in Watauga county,
be placed upon the calendar, and was informed by
the Clerk that it had already been entered
PRIVATE BILLS ON THEIR SECOND READING.
The special order of the day being the bill to pre-
vent distractions to the passage of fish up Salmon
creek, it was taken up and after debate it was
laid on the table for the present.
Mr.. Ferebee moved that proposition be sent to
the Senate to raise joint select committee of six on
the part of each House, to whom all matters pertain
ing to fisheries should be referred, which was
adopted.
message was received from the Governor, trans
hitting the report Of the Treasurer of the University
ofNorth- Carolina, which
On motion was sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Rogers asked and obtained the use of the
Commons Hall for meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association for Monday evening next
The resolution in favor Of Jonas jenkins of Jack
|
pended was read the second and third times, and
passed.
The resolution in favor of the sureties of G. H.
Holland late sheriff of Haywood county, took the
same course
message was received from the Senate, trans.
hitting the report of the joint committee to arrange
time, &C., for comparing the vote for Governor, and
proposing this day at 70 o'clock noon for that pur
pose. Concurred in.
Messrs Ferrebee and Crawford were appointed
tellers on the part of the House.
Mr.. Folk introduced a resolution in favor of the
sureties of D. g. McCanless late sheriff of Watauga
county, which was read and referred to the commit
tee on propositions and grievances
The hour of 10 having arrived,
Mr.. Ferrebec moved that message be sent to the
Senate informing that body that the House was
ready to 60 into the comparison Of the vote for Gov
ernor-which was agreed to-.
The two houses being convened, the Clerk read
the communication from the Secretary of State trans
hitting the returns from SherS of the several coun
ties, when
Mr.. Clark, Speaker of the Senate, proceeded t.
open and announce the same.
The tellers with the Clerks Of the two Houses
having retired for consultation returned and report
ed q follows: