The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-11-28

dietary committee to enquire into the expe
diency of enlarging the jurisdiction ofius.
tees of the peace. Adopted y
Mr. Gorham resolution requesting the
4 Judiciary COMMITTEES to report bill extend.
ling the insolvent debtors law. Adopted
Mr.. Baker resolution requesting the Judi.
ciary committee to enquire into the expedi.
ency of reporting law in favor oflandhol.
ders giving them lien upon crops, &C.. OF
tenants. Adopted.
Mr., Allen bill to amend an act entitled
salaries and fees Referred.
/ Mr. Waugh bill to repeal the list section
of the law fixing the time of elections in
North Carolina, Referred.
| Mr.. Chadwick bill to incorporate the
Newbern Steam Fire Company. Referred.
Mr.. Richardson bill for the benefit of the
poor of Bladen county. Referred.
Mr.. Williams of Martin bill to empow.
er the Mayor and Commissioners of William.
ston to grant licenses for retail of liquors
Referred.
Mr.. Shelton bill to repeal the End Sec
ton of the stay law Referred.
Mr.. Keenan, billto prevent the sacrifice OF
real estate in certain cases. Referred.
Mr. Latham of Craven bill to change the
Jurisdiction of magistrates and for the relief
of poor debtors. Referred.
Mr.. Richardson bill to repeal Sec 9th of
chap. 10th of October, 1865. Referred
Mr. Davis a bill to amend 3Oth sec. 54th
chap. of Rev. Code Referred.
Mr.. Horton of Watauga, a bill to extend
time for collection and return of taxes in
Western Counties
He moved that the rules be suspended and
the bill put on its several readings.
Mr.. Latham of Washington desired its re-
ference to finance committee.
Mr.. Logan opposed the reference, and the
yeas and nays being called for on the motion
to suspend the rules, they were not suspend
ed, and the bill was referred to the finance
committee with instructions to report Tues
day morning.
Those who voted to suspend the rules are !:
Ayes Messrs. Ashworth, Black, Blair,
Blythe. Bradsher, Brown, Bryson, Carson,
Clark, Crawford, of Macon, Daniel, Davis,
Davidson. Durham, Freeman, Cambria,
Garrett, Goodwin. Guess, Harper, Henderson,
Hinnant, Holderby, Horton, of Watauga,
Horton, of Wilkes, jenkins, of CASTOR, judi
kins, Kelsey, Logan, Lowe, Lyon, Lutterloh,
May, Mckay, Moore, of Chatham, Morehead,
Morton, Patton, Rosebro, Scoggin, Shelton,
Simpson, Stevenson, Stone, Sudderth, league,
Turnbull, Umstead, Vestal, Waugh, Whit
field, Williams. of Harnett, Williams, of
Yancey, Womble and York-55.
Those who voted in the negative are:
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Autry, Baker, Bar
den, Boyd, Bowe Chadwick, Crawford, of
Rowan, Farrow, Foard, Garriss, Gorham,
Cranberry, Harding, Hodnett, Houston,
Hutchison, Jones, Jordan, Kenan, Ken
dali, Latham, of Craven, Latham, of
Washington, Lee, Long, Martin, Macarthur,
McClammy, McGougan, McNair, McRae,
Moore of Hartford, Morrisett. Murrill, Neal,
PEBBLES, Perry, of Carteret, Perry, of Wake,
Reinhardt, Rountree. Russ, Scott, Smith,
ofDuplin, Smith, of Guiiford, Trull, Walker,
Westmoreland, Whitley, Wilson, of Forsyth,
! Williams, of Martin and Williams of Yancey
81.
Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative
| the motion was lost
A report was read from the State Liba-
rian and sent to the Senate.
A communication was also read from the
Comptroller in relation to the printing of his
report, and explaining why it was not laid
before the Assembly.
Mr. Mckay by leave reported from judic-
larry committee bill to amend 9th Sec, 4Sth
chap. Rev. Code, and recommended its pas
sage.
Mr.. Ashworth by leave introduced reso-
luton to raise committee in relation to an
act to secure the maintenance of bastard
children. Adopted
BILLS ON 2ND READING.
A bill to amend the 9th sec., 4Sth chap.
Rev. Code was read and passed.
A bill to construe an act entitled an act to
establish a scale of Confederate currency
Provides that the scale of depreciation shall
apply to contracts at the date when the debts
were made, and not when they fell due. +
Passed.
The rules were suspended and the bill pas
Sc its Sd reading.
A bill providing homesteads was read and
referred
Mr.. McNair moved that message be sent
to Senate proposing to go into an election
for Comptroller.
Mr.. Long said that he saw no reason for
unnecessary haste, that the Legislature should
wait and examine the report of the present
incumbent, &c.
When the question being put the House
refused to send the message.
A bill to repeal clauses list and End of
Schedule c., the revenue law taxing certain
corporations, was read and referred
Mr.. Richardson, by leave, introduced
bill in favor of R. P. Melvin. Referred.
Mr.. Williams of Martin, by leave introduc-
ed bill to declare the Roanoke river suffi-
cient fence for cultivable lands on its banks
in Martin county. Referred.
A bill to repeal an act providing that per-
sons over As years of age shall work the pub
lie roads, was read and referred.
Mr. Jones, by leave, then introduced res
olution addressed to the Judiciary commit
tee in relation to hunting Adopted.
Mr. Latham OF Washington resolution,
which was not adopted.
Whereupon the House adjourned till Mon
day morning II o'clock.
SENATE
MONDAY, Nov. 26, 1856.
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