Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-02-27
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY, Feb. 90, 1861.
EVENING SESSION,


message was received from the Senate informing the
House that that body refused the amendments
to the Revenue bill submitted by the committee Of confer
ence and proposing to raise another committee OF confer
ence on the same subject The House cOncurred in the
proposition and the Chair appointed Messrs Person aud
MendenhaIl on the part of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Waters bill for an extra Superior
Court for the county of Ceaveand passed its several read
ings and ordered to be engroSsed
On motion of Mr. Davis If Baden, bill to allow free
negroes ensave themselves taken up and the
several readings
message was received from the Senate, transmitting
sundy engossd 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
of and establish the county of Dobbn. Not agreed to-
bill to prevent free negroes returning to the State after
having left it five days.
On motion of Mr. PEBBLES, five days was stricken out
and ten days inserted.
On motion of Mr.. Farrow, free negroes employed on
boats ships and timber RATS, excepted frm the
sctions of the act and thus amended the bill passed
its second and third readings.
bill to amend the charter of the Tuckaseeg.e and
KeOwee Turnpike Company was taken up.
Mr. Henry and Mr. HAYES opposed the bill
Mr. Love of Jackson advocated 1t.
Mr. Hayes replied to Mr. Love- and moved to lay it
the table
Mr. Love of jackson, demanded the yeas and nays.
Before the announced the House took
until I O'Clock.
Mr. Person. from the committee Of conference the
BILL reported on the same; the report nearly the
the offered this morning. but takes of the
dead heads" and bagatele tables
The report and the merits of the bill discussed by
Messrs Hill, Crumpler and Martin.
The question then put concurring in the report
of the cnmmittee
Me- Martin demanded the yeas and nays which, being
ordered reSultedyeas 81, II. So the report
concurred ill., and message sent to inform the Senate
of the same.
message received from the Senate transmitting
engrossed bill making appropriation continue the i'm
provemens of the Deep River and Cape Fear
navigation Read first time, and q motion 10 read second
and third was rejected.
Also message, transmitting several engrussed bills.
among which the following were put Inc second and
third adings and passed.
resolution for printing the old colonial records and
legislative proceedings of North Caruna The resolution
discussed sumo length when the question being put
II carred-yeaS 49, 45-ihe Speaker voting the
afI native.
The resolutions then read third time and passed.
Several motions 10 take bills made and rejected
Mr. Fagg moved TO reconsider the rute by which the
House refused to-day TO act the bill amend the charter
of the Bank of Salisbury, aud the motion prevailed.
The question then The suspension of the rule. in
order to put the bill its secnd reading, and
ried-yeas IS. nays Is.
The bill extensively discussed. amended then
voted on and passed-veas AZ, NAYS Il.
bill to amend the charter Of the Atlantic Mutual Life
and Marine Insurance Company its several read
ings and passed
ME Polk moved TO reconsider the the resolution
print certain State records and the motion rejected
The House then adjourned.