Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-13

Tho concurrence Of twothirds Of each House Of the
General Assembly
This resolution gave rise to considerable discus
sion participated in by Myssrs- Donnell and Fere-
bee in favor, and by Messfs. Fleming Wright HILL
Bachelor and Person in opposition.
Mr. Meoane alluded to a precedent of the Leglsla-
ture, asking the opinion of the Supreme Court IN
the case of a-conteSted election.
Mr. Person moved to lay the resolution on the
table 49, - sa5>-.z.-,. =.
Half a dozen voices demanded the yeas and nays
which were taken rs follows:
YeGs-Afessrs Autry, Barrow, Bachelor, Baxter,
Branch, Bridgers, Bullock, Bynum, Cannady, Check,
Cline, Crawford, Davis of Baden, Davis of Halifax
Davis of Mecklenburg, Ewell Fagg, Faison Fergn-
son, Fleming, Foy, Hail. Harrington, Hill, Jenkins
Kaum, Love of Haywood, Love ofJackson, McMil-
Ian, Kitchener Morlecai, Padgett Pearson, Person.
Pope, Potts, Ransom, Shaw, Small. Speight, STAN
ford. Tapscott ard, Watson, White, WIlkerson
Williams of Cumberland, Williams of Nash,> Will
hanson, Wishart Woodard and Wright-52.
Nays-Messrs Albritton, Alfred, RarriEgcr, Blue
Booth, Bowman, Burgin, Clark, of Davidson, Car
son, Cowles Crumpler, Davis Of Rutherford, Dick
son, Donnell Farrow, Ferrebee Gather, Galloway
Gorrel Guthrie, Hanes, Harris, Hayes, Henry
Howard, Horton, Jordan, Kelly, Latham, Lilies
McCleese, Marsh, Martin, Meares, Mebane, Menden-
dexter, Polk, Rogers, Russ, Shober, Sller, Simon
ton, Waugh, Whitehurst, 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 80, nays 49,
Mr. Bowman, a 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 on claims.
By Mr. Ward, q 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.
A message was received from the Senate trans
uniting the bill in favor Of Geo. w. Ga.s-the bill
was amended and sent back to the Senate.
F. Also, bill to prevent the telling Of timber in
certain streams in Iredel county, which passed its
first reading
Mr.. Fleming moved reconsideration of the refer
ence of resolution of Yesterday, in favor of Joseph
II. 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
Esey 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 j. Harris, certain money paid as tax Re-
ferred to committee on claims
BILLS ON THEIR FIRST READING.
By Mr.. Mendenhall, a 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, bill to amend chap. g., sec. l,
of the Revised Code, for the benefit Of widows Re-
ferred to committee on the judiciary.
By Mr. Foy, bill to lay off a new road in the
county of Onslow, TO run from the head of White
Oak River through White Oak Pocosin. Referred
to committee OH Cherokee lands and western turn
pixies.
By Mr. Lilies, bill to amend the 54th section of
the 107th 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 for 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 griey
ances.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The resolution to refund to D. c. Lilly money i'm.
properly collected as tax. Read third time and
passed.
The bill to allow less than majority of the JUS
tees Of lredel county to transact business. Read
third time and passed.
BILLS on THEIR 20 READING
The bill to amend an act incorporating the Che
raw and Coalields Railroad, was taken up, and
On motion of Mr.. Meares, recommtted to the
committee on corporations.
The bill to amend act entitled an act to incor-
porate Jonathan's Greek 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.