Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-12-19

the GenerA Ssembly, under the State constitution
to call Sta.e convention for any purpose without
the concurrence Of twothirds of each House Of the
General Assembly. -; ,...5
This resolution gave~rise to considerable discus
s'on participated in by Messrs. Donnell and Fere-
oe; in favor and by Messrs. Fleming Wright, Hill,
3atcheler and Person in opposition. ID. .s..g-
Mr.. Mebane alluded to precedent of the Legisla-
ture, asking the opinion Of the Supreme Court in
the case Of contested election.
Mr.. Person moved to lay the resolution on the
table ,ss
Half dozen voices demanded the yeas and nays,
which were taken as follows:
Yeas--Messrs Autry. Barrow, Bachelor, Baxter,
Branch, Bridgers, Bullock, Bynum, Cannady, Cheek,
Cline, Crawford, Davis of Bladen, Davis of Halifax,
Davis of Mecklenburg Ewell, Fagg Faison, Fergu-
son. Fleming Foy Hall, Harrington, Hill, jenkins,
KalIum, Love of Haywood, Love of jackson, McMil-
Ian, Kitchener, Mordcca Padgett, Pearson Person..
Pope, Potts, Ransom, Shaw, Small Speight, Stan
ford, Tapscott, ard, Watson, White, Wilkerson,
Williams of Cumberland, Williams of Nash, Viii
hanson, Wishart Woodland, and Wrght-52.
Nays-Messrs. Albrit.on, Alfred, Rarrlrger, Blue.
Booth, Bowman, Burgin, Clark, of Davidson Car
son, Cowles. Crumper, Davis, Of Rutherford, Dick
son. Donneil, Farrow. Ferrebee, Gather, Galloway,
Gorrell, Guthrie, lianes, Harris, Hayes. Henry.
Howard, Horton, Jordan Kelly, Latham, Lies,
McCleese. Marsh, Martin, Meares, Mebane Mentien-
hall, Merrimon Newly, Patterson. Perkins, Pon-
dexter, Polk, Rogers, Russ Shober Siler, Simon
ION, Waugh, Whltehurst, Williams, Of Pasquotank,
Winslow and Yeates-52.
The Speaker voted in the negative, so the motion
to lay on the table did not prevail.
The question recurring on the adoption of the
resolution,
Mr.. Ransom demanded the yeas and nays, which
being taken resulted in the adoption Of the resou
tion-yeas 50, nays 10
Mr.. Bowman, resolution to send message to
the Senate proposing to set apart next Saturday for
the appointing of Justices for the several counties
On motion Of Mr.. Foy, the resolution was laid on
the table.
By Mr.. Padgett, a resolution in favor of j. L.
Ward, sheriff of Polk county. Referred to commit
tee claims.
BY Mr. Ward, a resolution in favor of an increased
tax on bank dividends. Referred to committee on
finance.
Mr.. Davis, of Mecklenburg, presented the state
ment of the bank Of Charlotte, which was sent to
the Senate
message was received from the Senate trans
hitting the bill IN favor of Geo. W. Gla>s-thc bill
was amended and sent back to the Senate.
Also, a bill to prevent the Telling Of timber in
certain streams in Iredell county, which passed its
first reading.
Mr. Fleming moved reconsideration of the refer
of resolution of yesterday, in favor Of Joseph
H. Gooche. Agreed to.
Mr.. Fleming offered an amendment, which was
adopted exempting estates Of deceased persons,
&C., from the operation of the resolution
Mr.. Martin to amend by inserting the name of
Elsey Staley, sheriff Of Wilkes, which was also
adopted when the resolution was read third time
and passed.
By Mr.. Williams of Nash, resolution to refund
to James /. Harris certain money paid as tax. Re-
ferred to committee on claims.
BILLS ON THEIR FIRST READING.
BY Mr.. Mendenhall bill to diminish costs in
Equity sales for partition Referred to committee
on the judiciary.
By Mr.. Ransom. bill to allow the Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad Company to increase its capital
stock. Referred to committee on internal improve
ments.
By Mr.. Jenkins, a bill to amend chap 81, sec. l.,
of the Revised Code for the benefit of widows. Re-
ferred to committee on the judiciary.
By Mr.. FOy, a bill to lay off new road in the
county of Onslow, TO run from the head Of White
Oak River through White Oak Pocosin Referred
/ to committee Cherokee lands and western turn
pixies.
BY Mr.. Lilies. bill to amend the oath section Of
the 10th chapter of the Revised Code Referred
to the committee on the judiciary
By Mr.. Ferguson, bill to pay tales jurors of
BERTHE county. To the committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Hill, from the committee on banks and bank
ing reported back Senate bill Tor the relief OF the
banks and the people, and recommending its passage.
Mr.. Foy introduced bill to increase the pay of
witnesses. To committee ON propositions and griev-
ances.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The resolution to refund to ID. G. Lilly money I'M.
properly collected as tax Read third time and
passed.
The bill to allow less than a majority of the JUS
tces of lredell county to transact business. Read
third time and passed
BILLS ON THEIR % READING
The bill to amend an act Incorporating the Che
raw and Coaltields Railroad, was taken up and
On motion of Mr. Meares, recommitted to the
committee on corpo, atoms.
The bill to amend an act entitled an act to incor.
porate Jonsthan's Creek Turnpike Company pass,
ed over informally.
The bill to prevent free passes on railroads was
read the second time, and after argument for and
against, was
On motion of Mr.. Latham, indefinitely postponed.
On motion Of Mr.. Slade, the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12, 1860.
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