Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-02-27
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tbs House met persuant to sdjournment
The Journal Of yesterday WINS read.

.S77ss REsoLUrIoxs - 40 ~
BY Nj. Hall. resolution in favor Of y. B. Pnnix one
Of the Assistant Engrossing Clerks y ss 9.
Mr. Taylor mesed To lay the resolution the
Ar. lilies demanded the yeas and nay. resuted-ysns
By IT.. HAysa . resolution for the appointment ofsn
agent let the building Of the State bridge the
Hslwssses river which has ben washed away BY high
By n IT,. Idee bill concerning the Public rcd e.
COMMITTEES OF. Internal Improvements. a;.s5gf
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
resolution to authorize settlement with the agent Of
the State for the sale of Cherokee bonds. stsif-
Mr. Asrrimon offered an amendment providing tor extra
eompensationto the Agent and the amendment VS. re.
| jected. 49,, a. ..sEzt !.
Mr.. Love- Of jackson, moved ap amendment. BY adding
the name Of the Agent in jackson county, and It vas
adopted ~. ~ ~.
collection Of Cherokee bonds and it was adopted The
On motion of Mr. Branch bill to prevent obstrucons
in northeast fork Of Cape Fear and in Goshen rivers Put
on its several readings and passed; -.
On motion OF Mr.. Davis of Mecklenburg bill to nc6r
porate the Charlotte and Southwestern Railroad Company,
was taken ur and read the second time = =
The question being on its passage upon this reading it
passedyeas So nays ID. 1t then read third time
message was received from the Senate concurrng in
the proposition for joint committee OF conference on the
Also transmitting engrossed bills and asking the
currence of House, of which, the following passed the
several readings:
bill incorporate the Citizens Gas Light Company of
Newberu. ..5l-s .. e.
bill to run and establish the dividing line between the
counties of Wayne and Greene.
bill to extend the limits of the town of Lexington.
bill to alter the rules Of evidence in certain
A bill concerning oysters and other fish.
bill to repeal passed at the present session,
titled for the relief of the banks and the people,
read first time discussed some length, and motion to
pu. the second and third readings, negatved.
Mr.. Person, from the committee of conference on the
bill. made report, and the House c0ncurred in
the same. THE principal feature in the amendments pro-
posed different from the former report is tax OF IL cents
the 800 value of land. md Of two cents mile
| upon "dead heads on railroads
bill to charter the Dover and Trenton Pankroad Com.
panv and bill amend the charter of the Greenve aud
Raleigh P!ankroad Company were each read the second
| and third times and passed.
On motion Of Mr. Galloway bill to amend the charter
of the Dan River and Coalfelds RalrUad, aud Ut the
Greensboro aud Lcaksville Raiiruad, and
On motion of Mr.. CarSn bill amend the charter Of
the Atlantic Tennessee aud Ohio Railroad each taken
| up and passed their several readings.
A bill to prevent o5strucoDs in Henry's and Jacobs
Fork in Catswba and Burke counties taken up and
| uassed OIL its several readings.
Mr. Pundexter moved reconsider the vote by which
the Cheraw and Coa6elds Railroad bill tabled to-day
| and it prevailed
The motion then to suspend the rules and put the bill
| its secnnd and third reading, rejected, and
The House took u recess until 81 O'clock