The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-02-19

| Waugh offered an amendment that the road should
not run within half mile of the Virginia line
WHICH was lost, and the bill passed its third
reading
On motion of Mr. Sharpe, the bill to charter a
road from Wilkesboro to Statesville was taken up,
read the second aud third time and passed.
HoUsE.-Mr Person presented the proceedings
of a meeting of merchants and others held In the
town of Wilmington against the passage of stay
law.
The Revenue bill was taken up and several
amendments discussed. The question was put on
the passage Of the bill on its second reading, and
the yeas and nays being called, resulted-yeas 10,
nays Ii.
TUESDAY, Feb. II.
SENATE.-The bill to alter the Constitution was
taken up. MIR Lane offered an amendment to
exempt $500 worth of personal property from tax
ation-which was adopted. Mr. Pitchford. an
amendment. that no debt shall hereafter be con-
tracted by the State, unless complete provision be
made at the time for its payment-which was
adopted The yeas and nays, on the first reading
of the bill, being called for, it rejected Git
curing 3-5ths Of the whole vote) follows:
Yeas-Messrs Arendell, Bledsoe, Barringer,
Blount, Dobson, Dockery, Dowd, Hall, Harris of
F., Harris of c.. Humphrey, Rogers, Simmons.
Street, Stowe Sharpe, Spencer Stubs, Taylor of
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Worth-24
Nays-Messrs. Avery, Brown, Dickson, Erwin,
Fason. Grist, Lane, Pitchford Rogers, Shaw,
Simpson, Speight, Slaughter, Taylor of B., Thomas
of j., Walker, Whitaker aud Winstead-13.
Mr. Slaughter moved to reconsider the vote
Mr. Avery moved to lay that motion the table,
which did not prevail, and the vote was recon
sidered, but further consideration postponed.
The bill to establish county by the name
of Mitchell, was taken up and passed its second
and third readings.
HoUsE.-Mr Waters introduced a bill extending
the terms of courts in Cleaveland county.
The Senate bill to amend the charter of the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
Company was taken up, and read The second time.
Mr. Clark of Craven moved to strike out the 5th
section, which provides for the const uction of
branch Of the road to run from Rockingham, in
Richmond county, to Salisbury-said tbs branch
would operate to the injury Of the Central Road
and would unjustly discriminate in favor Of Will
minoton. The amendment was rejected-yeas 81
nays SO. The question required on its passage
the second reading, which resulted-yeas 81,
nays so.
A message was received from the Senate, trans
hitting engrossed bill, supplemental to act passed
at the present session to lay off and establish the
county of Transy lvania-which passed its several
readings.
The " Danville Connection bill was taken up
The question being on its passage on third read
ing, resulted-yeaS Sc, nays 81.
An act to amend the charter of the Atlantic
Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Company taken
up on its second reading. Nj Clark of Craven
moved to amend by making the guage the same as
that Of the n c. Railroad-resulted yeas 90 nays
81. Mr. Bachelor offered amendment that the
guage of this road shall not be the same as that of
the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad-whch
was rejected, and the bill passed.
WEDNESDAY, Feb Is
In the Senate, the bill to establish the county of
Dobbin out Of portions of Wake, Johnston and
others passed
In the House. the bill to amend the charter of
the Western North Carolina Railroad was taken
up The question recurring on passing the bill on
its third reading, resulted-yeas 81, nays A.
The Senate bill to amend the charter of the Fay
ettevile Western Railroad Company read the
second time, and passed-yeas 50, nays 4S.
The bill to amend the charter of the Whining
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad was taken
up Mr. Check offered an amendment that the
bonds appropriated shall not be put in the market
unless quoted at par in New FORK at the time
rejected, yeas 40, nays So Mr. Clark of Craven
moved to strike out the 9th section of the bill
which provides for constructing a link between
this road and the n G.. Central road at Salisbury
rejected, yeas "a, nays 81. Mr. Farrow moved
that further consideration be indefinitely post
poned- elected, yeas 81, nays 63. Mr. Wooten
moved to amend by striking out, for the eastern
section, S66OO0O, and inserting 600; and
$4,000 for the western section. and insert
$50, 000-rejected, yeas is, nays So. Mr. Batch
elor offered an amendment concerning the ex-
change of bonds with the company-rejected,
yeas IL, nays 53. The question put on the
final passage of the bill, aud its was carred-yeas
81, nays IS.