The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-02-27
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
SATURDAY, Feb. 90, 1867.

The House was called to order at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. q rs-~
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Smedes.
Mr.. Mckay, for the Judiciary committee,
reported substitute for the bill to diminish
costs of equity sales for partition, between
Joint tenants and tenats in common.
This substitute was adopted and then pas
sed its 2nd and 3rd readings under sus-
pension OF the rules.
A bill to regulate assignments and protect
creditors, reported back unfayorably from
the same committee was made a special or
der for Monday next.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. May introduced a resolution that the
General Assembly adjourn on the Attn of
March to meet again on the end Tuesday in
Aug. next.
Mr.. Lowe offered a substitute proposing a
sine die adjournment on the 4th of March.
This amendment was adopted after dis
sion. The resolution as amended was then
adopted. and sent to the Senate for concur
renee.
ON PRIVATE BILLS.
The following bills passed theiI several
readings, viz:
For the relief of James Snow, Sheriff of
Halifax.
To amend the charter of the Howard Gap
Turnpike.
To incorporate the American Industrial
Association of n. c.
To incorporate the American Agrlcultu-
raj and Mineral Company.
To incorporate the Hook and Ladder Com
pany.
To incorporate Mecklenburg Female Col
lege
For the better regulation of the Western
Turnpike
To incorporate Kittrell's Springs Female
College.
To set apart and make perpetual Mcintyre
Cemetry in the County of Cumberland.
To incorporate the town OF Franklinsvile,
Randolph County.
To incorporate the Raleigh Memorial As
ISOLATION.
To amend the charter of Hillsboro' Militia
~ Academy.
For the relief of the representatives of B.
F. Bagley, late sheriff of Perquimans.
To incorporate Edenboro' Medical College,
To authorize the sale of the Academy lot
in the town of Elizabeth City.
An engrossed bill to incorporate the n. G.
Dental association, was indefinitely postpon-
ed.
A resolution in favor of Charles Byrd. sher-
iff of Yancy, and a bill to incorporate Cleave-
land Mineral Springs, were laid on the Ia
BILE.
An engrossed bill to authorize Wake Coun-
ty Court to borrow money, passed its several
readings.
An ergrossed bill to amend the charter of
the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad, and res
olution in relation to the Cape Fear Naviga-
ton company, had their first readings.
An engrossed bill to repeal an act to
amend the charter of the Washington Toll
Bridge company, passed its several readings.
PUBLIC CALENDAR.
A bill to amend Section 6, Chap. 80 Re-
vised Code.
A bill to provide for the collection and
payment into the treasury of moneys due by
paying patients in the Insane Asylum.
A bill to authorize consolidation of the
funds of the State held by the Literary Board
and tor other purposes.
A bill to incorporate the Holston Annual
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, and
A bill to authorize the County and SUPERB
or Courts to sentence criminals to work on
the public roads, passed 2nd and 3rd read.
ings.
A bill to tax firearms, not used for militia.
ry purposes, was laid on the table.
A resolution to test the legality of the cot.
ton-tax, passed its second reading, and the
House then adjourned until ten o'clock, Mon.
day.