Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-02-20
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The ,urnal Of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr.. JORDAN presented nominations for justices for the
county of Transy vania.
Mr. Crawford nominations for justices of Wayne Both
sent tn the Senate.
REPORTS COMMITTEES.
Mr. Bachelor from committee constitutional reform,
adversely several bills concerning constitutional REFORM
Mr.. Baxter from committee propositions and grev-
ances reported faroaby bill for the relief of certain
Mr.. Mendcnhall from the committee Claims reported
unfnvnraby resolution in favor If George Crofon
and in favor of Charles Deasley; and Of Martha Spears
and of John II. Watson.
Mr. Love, of Haywood from committee Cherokee
lands reported fav0aby q resolution in favor OF JOna-
tina, Parker and others
Mr. Martini from committee propositions and grievan-
ccs reported favoraby resolution III favor q" William
Haymore resolution I" give to the county courts OF Ca
barrus county authority to rppont "V rseers Tor certain
streams that county, and bill to repeal act to
jury trials in beson county; and unfavonby on
bill repeal Of 1881. concerning Fairfield Canal
and bill to lay of and establish the county of Ellis
Mr.. Fleming. from the Committee OH internal improve
ments reported favoraby bill appropriate g. 400 20
the Mcdowell and Yancey turnpike Railroad. with sub.
s,ute and bill to improve the road from Judasvllle TO
Douglas Gap.
BY Mr.. Lilies. bill cunceruirg the town of Wadesboro'.
Goes OIL the calendar.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following bills taken up, in accordance with
previous notice:
The bill amend the charter of the Atlantic, Tennessee
and Ohio I,aruad Company The question was ON the
passage of the bill, and il passed-ycas ~. nays Is.
Mr. Bnrein moved to take up the bill to amend the
charter of the Mcdowell aud Yanceyville Turnpike Com
rany and it agreed The bill discussed by
Mes.rs Nenry Bnwmnn and PEBBLES when the question
being put resulted in the defeat of The byeas 49, nays 81
Mr. Baxter then moved t" take up the bill to complete
and equip the Abemarc and Chesapeake Canal and the
motion prevailed
Mr. Bachelor moved amendment limiting sale OF
bonds par, and il vas not adopted.
Mr. Farrow opposed the bill, and moved its indefinite
postponement. Rejected yeas 3d. nays 10
Mr. Farrow said he would again enter his protest against
the exavagant scheme Of appropriations upon which the
Legislature has entered He again alluded to the aPpro
priaons of the session of !S4s at which by rolling
system. such as is now going on here, and BY which
heavy debt was laid the State the East getting about sixty
thousand dollars which was as good as thrown away and
the West getting large appropriation But seems they
not satisfied with what they got then but they must
have mors-mnst run the State deeper in dsbt-aed in
order to do SO they have resored to the same plan of
rolling and he was determined to oppose it to the last
because he saw IT things went on as they were now going
the State debt would be doubled
The bill then passed its second reading-yeas So nays
40 and its third reading yeas GO, nays 90
On motion of Mr. Crumper the bill to charter the States
vile and Tennessee Turnpike Company next taken up
and amended in some slight particulars, and then
passed its third reading-yeas H., nays A.