Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-01-22
, an ftr IN. relief of Ellen Ransom.

on the following: tho valley Hill Gold Mining CON-
Oh. ;I ~ m rsndmept and recommending IT'S PasSg;
bill to amend the Revised Cooe' o"ap''' '
81 % " NV pyy,Is M THE SECOND READING: p.,
bill to enable d. Hampton late snerm and rected
~ collect arrears of taxes. Read second Iime anu nJ
Iii 70 navIales Jurors in Berthe county fassea Seoo"
reading. - ,,, Cas- LIGHT Company.
phi 10 oorp"rste The Asheville Water Company
Iii 70 incorporate Green Hill Cemetery IN bulcoH
bill to ameud the charter Of he DOW o" j.; WAKE county
Iii for The benefit of p A. Smith, ADMINISTRATOR VI "
NJ Puuket deceased Of Cabarrus; tho privilege of
the bI TO three years. and thus amended PaSSeu ~
secnnd reading.
bill tor Iie rf r The relief Of j. Tapsco late sheriff of
.Imo,ce was taken up and u number oil amendments
adding other names were adOpteu. ,o,o INCIDENTALLY
Motions to lay on the table ana u Po''p0"'
uvere made and voted down. 4, A.. 20
Wr Person offered an amendment Limiting the time TO
three years which adopted, and as mus Sn'e Wv
resolution passed the second reading; ,;d
The hour OF having arrived, Inc NOUS"
MoSDAr January 81, 1861
Tho Senate was called to order at OOcocK' a. NJ
PRAYER BY Rev Mr. Atkinson
The Journal If Saturday was read -: a.,
reSsage was received from the House announcing 'he
committee of that body enrolled bills Tor the p'eSe"'
week. ,., h. adod IN the
lists Of magistrates in Guord aud Aamance counties
Concurrcd IN. 49, ;,;,rs of Rrpns-
Mr. TAYLOR presented
wick relative to pilots. Referred to committee OH
tiOns and grievances. =, rr Not;on,l
Mr. WORTH resolution favorng the call o. w. %
Convention To consider leueIai auSiS'
printed and put on he
Mr. Hall bill to authorize limited opartnerships Re
ferred to the judiciary committee r, a., .;,,os %
Mr. Thomas Of Jackson bill to perfect the Titles 10
lands in tue county of Jackson Referred 10 Juuo' '
mittee ,,. of tho town of
ASHORE. Referred To the committee on cor ;s
The bill concerning Cherokee and hooeSon cou5'
ossa s third reading and was ordered TO be engrsSed
Mr. Erwin bill amend act entitled an 9et ~ .n
corporate Mars Hill College in Madison county Ne''
to the committee corporations. . ,;r
On motion of Mr. Avery the consideration OF the Spec'a
order was postponed until IL o'clock -, o,,r,or ,r
Mr. Thomas of Jackson bill TO amend the enarter OF
the Western Turnpike. Referred 10 the comm''ec "h n
ternal Improvements ~. L.,I;,~s -,
Mr. Burton from the committee on public buildings ne
ported back the resolution authorship me U0'ehnr -"
have coal CRATES placed the fire places OF the CaPtoi IT.
commencing lis passage Put on ME ,1 ,,,ars ,v,s
resolution in favor OF A G. Latham ana o'herS' was
passed over informally. , .. r
Yancey county federal affairs avorng The cal oil
Convention and opposing coercion. Lies ON the aoe.
BILLS &C. TN SECOND AND THIRD READING
resolution in regard Cherokee lands Passed. ana
ordered TO be enrolled. - r A.
son county passed its second reading The rdes were
suspended passed its third reading and was ordered
A bill to empower E. D. Hail. late sheriff of New Han;
county, collect of taxes Passed It's second
reading. - IL. .,
bill to empower Washington Harriss to collect arrears
of taxes Passed its second reading.
bill to authorize C. Latham. q. d. Hampton and h. u
Grier 10 collect arrears of due them Us sherfs
Mr. Street presented amendment To the amendment oil
the committee TO allow them TO collect taxes que
them during the years 1883 and 5s.
Mr. Outlaw moved to amend, by striking out the names
specified and allow the privilege to extend to all the
sherifS in the State. -,
Messrs. Thomas of Davidson, aud Walker opposed the
Messrs Outlaw, Worth. Dockery and Waugh, opposed
hi. special legislation and supported the amendment
Mr. Outlaw withdrew his motion, and moved 10 recon-
nit the bill to committee propositions and grey
anceS with instructions report general bill Adopted
resolution in favor of the suietIeS OF Nm Green late
sheriff of HAYWOOD county. Recommtted, with nsruc-
| tons above.
resolution in favor of Jonas Jenkins of Jackson
ty. Passed its second reading.
bill to alter the time of opening the polls Salisbury,
Lexington, Wilmington and Ashevle Passed ITS second
! reading
bill to authorize the appoin ment Of special magis-
traes in Craven county. Passed second reading.
CONVENTION BILL
The hour of II having arrived,
Mr. Avery moved to postpone the special order unt IL
! o'clock tomorrow.
Mr. Brown said that be had hoped that this question
would be settled day that the law might BE-
Sidered and the business before the Legislature gotten
| through with; but the Senator from Burke had said
that several members absent he cheerfuy approved
! Of the pUstpOnement.
Mr. Avery's motion prevailed
Mr. Burton presented resolution in favor Of Quentin
Busbee. Referred to the committee on claims.
bill to authorize The Cuuniy Court Of Hyde to appoint
! a Committee of finance. Read second time
The rules suspended aud the bill passed its third
! reading, and ordered TO be engrOsSed.
Mr. Sharpe moved that the bill TO Incorporate the town
Of Satesve be taken up and that the rules DC suspended
for that purpose caTred-and the bill passed second
aud third readings and was ordered To be enrolled.
Mr.. Outlaw introduced Il resolution insirucng the
finance Committee TO report bill Constitute board to
pass the claims of citizens of this State for
. taxes paid into the public Treasury. Adopted e
On motion of Mr.. Walker the bill amend the charter
of the town of Charlotte, taken up aud read.
Mr.. Murehead objected TO that clause il: the BILL authors
ing tie commissioners 10 levy lax on State bonds.
Mr.. DObsOn moved to strike out that clause
After debate between Messrs MOrehead Walker Sharpe
. Dockery, Dubsuu and Turner, the amendment wa:
| adopted
Mr. Turner moved to amend by authOrising the commits
suners State bonds that hereafter be issued
After debate the amendment adopted, and te
bill passed ITS second reading.
On motion the Scuate then adjourned.