Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-02-23

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cize Of Guilford county against . stay law.
Mr.. Davis Of Halifax memorial in favor q save
having their slave settlements near their own
and supervised by some white man.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Hanes offered the following, which. under the rules,
goes 10 the committee federal relations:
Resolred That hail with the lIyeest Satisfaction ,ne
recent action Of the Legislature of the State q" heniuck
in passing resolutions making application to Congress 10
cali National Convention for the purpose 81 proposing
such amendments to the Constitution q" the Cne oeS
as are restore and harmony and secure
rights of section OF the UnOn ana thal we uo
hereby respond to The sane. mr.,
Reoipsd That in pursuance Of the provisions oil he min
Article Of the Constitution Of the United States this Cen
eral Assembly hereby makes application to the
the United States to call National Convention lor !ne
purpose of proposing such amendments to the CONSTITUTION
Of the United States rs are necessary TO aay SeGnu
strife and all the rights Of every section o the Union
RtsoIged That his EKceency, the Goyernnr be- ana ne
is hereby required transmit copy Of these resolutions
10 the President of the United States with request that
he lay the before Congress.
Mr. Hanes then offered u resolution requiring the COM
mtee report the above this afternnOn on which ne
demanded the yeas and nays, resued-yeas 81 nays "A
Mr. Rogers offered resolution in favor Of W. H. a X .
Tucker its several readings and en' to the Senate
COMMITTEES.
DR. Person frm the judiciary reported the following:
bill for relief of widows, with substitute; bill concern
ing Steven Mundy, with substitute bill repeating all
prohibitions of liquor license that it do not pass and on
bill to attach cleveland county to the sixth Judicial dis
tric asking to be discharged from its consideration.
INTRODUCED.
By Mr Yeates bill to amend the charters oil The towns
of Murfreesboro and Hartford.
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and Susan Lewis free negroes passed its several readings
and ordered 10 be engrossed
By MIR Ferguson bill to incorporate the Creek Nation
Blues in Berthe put on its several readings and passed
Av Mr. Fleming, bill 10 amend the charter OF tue town
of Salisbury put ON its several readings and passed
message received from the Senate, transmitting
enrressed bill Incorporate the Greensvlie aud Colds
boro Railroad Company passed and ordered to be enrolled
On motion Of Mr. Ward, the bill TO construct raj road
from some point the Atlantic and N0rthCarolina rail-
road to the Wilmington and Weldon railroad near War
saw, vas taken mp and read second time.
On motion of Mr. Bullock the section making apprPria.
stricken out and then the bill passed the second
and third readings aud ordered to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. Ward the bill TO extend the time OF
payment of certain bonds due the State by the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad Company, taken up passed It's
several readings and ordered IN be engrOs<rd.
Mr. Ransom moved 10 take up bill Ia allow the Raleigh
and CASTOR Railroad Company TO increase It's capital stock
81 5O0OOo The motion prevailed aud the bill passed
its several readings and ordered TO be engrosscd.
Also bill extend the time to the Petersburg and Ro-
anoke Railroad Company building their bridge the
Roanoke Weldon Passed and ordered to be engroSscd
On motion of Mr.. llll bill in favor OF Davidson Col
legc taken up and passed.
MIR Polk moved to take up bill TO alter the Revised
Code concerning county taxes IN she counties through
which the Wilmington Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
passes The prevailed and the bill passed Its
erai readings
The following also, were taken mp and acted
On motion OF Mr.. HaneS the Senate bill 10 charter the
Salem aud Thumasville Turnpike Company Passed aud
ordered to be enrolled
On motion of Mr. Hayes, bill supplemental .
establish the county of Clay. Passed, and ordered to be
enrolled.
motion Of Mr.. MeareS bill TO establish the Mariners
School Of North Carolina, at Wilmington. Read second
time, when
Mr. Farrow moved to indefinitely postpone and demand
ed the and ReSuied-yeaS a. 80. so the
bill was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Pearson, from the JOINT committee un finance
ported the State Comptr"ers for the last two
years and the report was cuncurred IN.
On motion of Mr. Fagg the bill charter the Bank IF
l;acon taken up. and during its Secund reading
The House took u recess until 373 o'clock
EVENING SESSION
The House at 81 o'clock aud the reading Of the bill
to charter the Bank Of Macon resumed finished
The bill then passed its second and third readings
Mr.. Fuy moved to take up Senate bill toextcnd tine pow
ers of the New River Navigation Company, and the
read the second aud third times aud passed, AMI
dered 10 be enrolled
Mr.. Davis of Meckenburg moved to take up the motion
reconsider the BY which the Charlotte Industrial
Savings Bank rejected Monday last and the motion
prevailed, and the vote was recUnsideIe ed.
Mr. Davis then offered amendments; which
adopted
The question then put upon passage the second
reading, and it was rejected-yeas A. nays IS.
On motion of Mr. Dickson, the bill to incorporate the
Northwestern Railroad taken up. read third time and
passed The road is to run from Lenor in Caawba
ty. to LincontOn
the Williamson and Tarboru' Railroad Company. The
bill passed third reading and ordered be enrolled
On motion Of Mr. HaneS, the Senate bill incorporate
the Bank of ThomaSvle taken up and read The second
Mr. Henry and Mr. PEBBLES opposed it.
Mr. Crumper advocated H.
Pending the discussion the House took recess until
O'clock.
The consideration of the Senate bull to charter the Bank
of Townsville resumed. the bill being its second
reading. The yeas and nays being called fcsuied-yeas
u, nays A.
message received from the Senate, transmitting
House engruSSed bill entitled Revenue with amend
nlents.
motion TO concur in tie amendments was rejected and
On motion of Mr. Hnke, Ige sent To the Sem
ate proposing committee Of conference The same. and
Messrs. AendenhaIl and Person were appointed the
part of the House.
Mr. Hill moved TO reconsider the BY which the bill
TO charter the Bank Of Thomasvillc defeated.
Mr. Bachelor moved To lay the lost motion the table,
and it prevailed-yeas 81, 81.
Senate bill to increase the salary of State Comptroller
read first time
The House then adjourned