The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-02

Mr. HARRIS Ot Wake, P.cSo".e" '"o ~"
tion of laborers on the western Extension VI
the North Carolina Railroad, praying the
Legislature to relieve them from alleged
hardship and tyranny. Referred
Mr.. FRENCH gave notice that he VIII IN
troduce bill to incorporate the Cape Fear
Insurance Company. Gr
A message from the Senate was received
transmitting for concurrence:
Senate bill No. 2 to provide Tor the collec- |
ton of taxes in Carteret county Tor the year
1868;
Senate Till No. IS. to extend the time in
which widows may dissent from the wills of
husbands; and -
A resolution authorizing the insurance of
the Insane Asylum against fire; which were
placed on the Calendar.
On motion of Mr.. FRENCH, the special or
der Ipr Ii o'clock to day, being the resolu-
ton in relation to lucating the Supreme
Court rnoms in the Capitol, was postponed
until Tuesday.
House bill No l, to amend the charter of
the Green Swamp Company, came up, and
on motion of Mr. PRoCroR, was postponed
rntil "Wednesday next at ~ o'clock, and or
tleretl to lie printed.
hiil to amend the charter of the Judson
Female College was taken mp.
Mr. JUSTICE, of Rutherford. said that
when this college was chartered the work
on tlrc building was commenced under the
management of the Western North Carolina
Baptist Convention. They were nearly
ready for the reception ofstudents when the
war commenced and the work ceased Since
the war the work was going on welE but
several trustees appointed by the conven-
ton and incorporated as trustees in the
charter have fallen into habits of araHken-
ness and dissipation, and some of them stand
charged with some of the most Infamous
crimes known to our country. Thcy refuse
to resign, and many who have contributed
to build the college refuse to contribute an
other cent until these men resign. At the
last meeting of the Western n. G. Baptist
Convention resolutions were passed asking
the privilege of removing the nsen for i'm
moral conduct, in order that they may sue
coed with the school, The locality is beau
tiful and unsurpassed by any Ia the State
for female education. 1t is wrong that the
school should Tail hy drunkenness and dis
sipation. Therefore good citizens and
pecial!y Baptists of Western Il. G. ask the
passage of the bill.
They ask further the amendment to pre-
vent the practice so common an that country
to which may he traced the causes of the
first amendment. Ii any body wishes to en-
gage in the making or the sale OF liquor, let
them go away from the cnllege.
Mr.. WEIGH asked how tar the college is,
located from the town dt ftendersontllle.
About half mile. He Opposed the bill be
caused he believed it unconstitutional. He
thought the bill should he voted down, he
cause under it men would not lie allowed to
sell liquor IN the town ct Hendersonville
after purchasing license. IT the institu
ton were removed severed miles from town
the case would be diffensat.
Mr.. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, said the gen
tleinan would make distinctions between
the kid gloved citizens .af Il town and the
citizens of country 'ssistrict. He repeated
that the college would I've worthless while
drunkenness was aloped The law to pro-
hibit the sale of liquar on election day was
not observed, and tl,epriviege should not
be given these men tn curse the community.
MIR. WEIGH Thought the gentlemen was
not working so much for the benefit of the
institution as he was to vent his spleen to-
wards few people opposed to him. He
thought the peopteHf Hendcrsonville should
have the privilege of drinking as mucI,
whisky as they pleased. He did not want
this female college to interfere with his
drinking whisky IN any part of the country.
While not obiecting to those who have con-
troll putting out their officers, he hoped the
bill would be vtsted down unless the clause
inregard to drinking whisky wasstricken out.
On motion of Mr. French. the bill was re-
ferred to the committee on Corporations.
Mr.. SINCLAIR gave notice that on Monday
mr. ,klr<a RI br mfr
resolution to abolish the office of assistant
clerk of the House.
The bill to incorporate tax upon private
bills introduced into the Legislature came
up, and on motion of Mr. Durham was
tabled.
House bill 10. A for the relief of John F.
White, former sheriff of CASTOR county,
On molten of PoU the bill was amended
by adding the provso: Provided. further,
That the authority given to said White by
this act shall cease on the 1st of July, 1869.
The bill passed its second reading.
The billto incorporate tile Madron hi
ming Company was taken up and, TN motion
of MIR. Proctor, ordered to he printed and
made special order Tor Thursday next at
II O'Clock.
The bill to amend the charter of the Che
raw aTd Coalticld Railroad Company came
up. The committee ON Corporations recon-
mend its passage.
Mr. BARNETT moved to amend by striking
out in the second section after the word
=" that" down to the word provided"
MrAAFLIN said the object and effect of
the amendment was to enable them to have
the same guage as the North Carolina roads,
so that they Can pass down on the Charlotte
and Rutherford road to Wilmington. In
fe56 or 81 charter was granted to run a
road from Cheraw to the Coalteds. There
was then road from Cheraw down to
Charleston hoping thereby to tap the
Coalfield. That was unfinished when the
war broke out. Nothing has been done
since. Granting charter to the Chatham
railroad effects the same purpose for which
this was chartered What is wanted is to
amend so that they Can run up through the
counties of Staniy, Arson and Rowan, con-
necting at Salisbury. 1t opens up three
great counties to the road owned by the
people of South Carolina We have moth
ing to do with the building of it, and it
viii help the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford railroad, because it is nearer to
Wilmington than it is to Charleston. All
that is asked is to straighten the road He
accepted the amendment.
MIR. DOWNING said if they terminated the
rad at Wadesboro', it will strike the road
from Charlotte. He did not see much use,
unless the counties could lie benefited
through which it passes, of extending it To
Salisbury. but would not object to building
railroad in any county,