Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-02-27
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY. Feb. %. 1861.

EVENING SESSION.
message was received from the Senate informing the
House that that body refused in the amendments
to the Revenue bill submitted by the committee of confer
ence and proposing to raise another committee Of cnier
ence on the subject The House concurred in the
proposition and the Chair appointed Messrs Person aud
Mendenhall on the part of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Waters, bill for extra Superior
Court for the county of Ceaveand passed its several read
ings and was ordered to be engrossed
On motion of Mr.. Davis If Baden, bill to allow free
negroes ensave themselves taken up and passed the
message was received from the Senate. transmitting
sundy engssed bills asking the concurrence of the House.
Also sundry House engrossed bills. with amendments;
which cOncurred in.
Mr.. Williams of Nash moved to take up the bill to lay
off and establish the county of Dobbn Not agreed to-
bill to prevent free negroes returning to the State after
On motion of Mr.. PEBBLES, FIVE days stricken out
and ten DAYS inserted
On motion of Mr.. Farrow, free negroes employed on
boats ships and timber rafts excepted fum the re-
stricOns of the act and thus amended the bill passed
its second and third readings.
A bill to amend the charter Of the Tuckaseegse and
Keovee Turnpike Company was taken up
Mr.. Henry and Mr.. HAYES opposed the bill
MIR Love of Jackson advocated it.
Mr. Hayes replied to Mr. Live. and moved to lay it on
Mr.. Love of Jackson, demanded the and nays.
Before the announced the House took
until O'Clock.
Mr. Person. from the committee Of conference the
enue bi reported on the same; the report nearly the
the offered ms out taxes
on "dead heads" and bagatee tables.
The report and the merits of the bill were discussed by
Messrs Hill, Crumpler and Martini
The question was then put concurring in the report
of the committee:
Mr. Martin demanded the yeas and nays which, being
ordered, resulted "a, q. So the report
concurred aud message sent to inform the Senate
of the same.
message was received from the Senate transmitting
engrossed bill making appropriation to continue the inn
provements Of the Deep River and Cape Fear
navigation. Read first tme and motion 10 read second
and third was rejected.
Also. message, transmitting several engrossed bills
among which the following put the second and
third III dings and passed.
resolution for printing the old colonial records and
legislative proceedings of North Carolina The resolution
discussed at length when the question being put
it carried As nays 45the speaker voting the
aft, native.
The resolutions then read third time and passed
Several motions To take up bills made and rejected
Mr. Fagg moved TO reconsider the vote bv which the
House refused to-day TO act the bill TO amend the charter
of the Bank Of Salisbury, aud the motion prevailed.
The question then the suspension Of the rule, in
order put the bill its second reading and it
ried-yeas i9. nays 49,
The bill extensively discussed, amended then
voted on and passed-yeas 43, nays Al.
bill 10 amend the charter Of the Atlantic Mutual Life
and Marine Insurance Company its several read
ings and passed
Mr. Polk moved to reconsider the vote the resolution
to print certain State records and the motion rejected
The House then adjourned