The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-03

Bill for the relief Of John A. Long. late
Sheriff of the county of Richmond; and
q Bill for the relief of TIC. Humphries late
Sheriff of the county of Currituck
Mr. BARNETT, from the Corporations
committee. reported favorahly the bill to
incorporate the Littleton Manufacture
Company.
On motion of Mr.. FOSTER. bill to nro+oo,
the Insane Asylum against fire, passed third
reading-yeas Ga, nays 10.
Mr.. MALONE introduced resolution reou.
latlns the hours OF adjournment. Calendar
On motion OF MIR. STnLEY, bill to Law off
and establish a new county by the name rf
Dare, was taken up. VI
Mr. STLLEY moved to postnone mt,
Wednesday next. '"'''
MIR. MALONE moved to postpone until II.
third Monday in December next '"'
Messrs. MALONE and FARRow favorod .ho
latter motion. VIC
Messrs. STILLEY, SINCLAIR and Fnrro--
opposed the motion. hNcH
Debate was cut off by the special ordor
MIR. LEARY, by leave introduced a In :.
declare persons of color competent to tes,;s e.
in all cases. judiciary committee
Message from the Senate transmitted g..
consideration Senate bill amendntoru ' os
ana supplementary to an act ent;,laS !,
/ act to be entitled AN act amendatorv IS al. an
act to incorporate the Western North CIV .ne
Ina Railroad Company ratified the 18th Of
/ February, 1855, and of all other acts amend.
atory thereof" passed at the present session
of the General Assembly, and ratified the
29th of January, 1862
Mr. la ,nDyo1 -,
rules for the consideration of the above bill
He explained that it proposed to make said
act take effect from and after passage, the
enrolling clerk having accidentally omitted
that section of the act.
The motion prevailed, and the bill passed
its several readings.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The special order was taken up, being bill
to amend an act to incorporate the Plaster
Banks and Salt Works Railroad Company.
ratified 30th May. 1864.
amendments were made.
Mr. NICHOLSON spoke at length in defence
of the bill
Mr.. SINCLAIR said the State geologist two
years ago in his report referred to the line
over which this road passes, and went on to
state that the expenses of this road can be
paid in three or four years by the single in
terest of transporting plaster and salt.
The bill passed third reading by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Argo, Banner, Barnett, Cand
Ter, Carson, Cawthorn, Cherry Crawford, Dixon,
Downing, Ellington, Farrow, Forkner, Franklin,
French, Gahagan, Calling, Gilbert, Graham,
Harris of Wake, Hendricks, Hodgin, Ingram,
Justus of Henderson, Latin, Leary Long Of
Richmond. Malone, Matheson, Mayo, McCaniess,
| Morrill,, Nicholson, Painter, Profiitt, Ragland,
Renfrow, Robbins, Reynolds. Siegrist, Sinclair,
SimoDds Stilley, Sweat, Vestal, Vest, Waldrop,
Welch, Wilkie, Williamson, Wilson and Wiswall
| So
! NAYs-Messrs Allison, Armstrong, Ashworth
| Blair, Boddie, Clayton of Pennsylvania, Durham
Gibson, Hawkins, Hayes, Hicks, High, Hinnant,
Hodnett, Hoffman, Humphries, Kelly of Moore,
Mcmillan, Mendenhall, Moore, Pom, Rea, Robin
son, Smith of Allegheny, Smith of Wayne,
Snipes, Stanton, Whitley, Williams of Harnett,
and Williams of Sampson-32
On motion of Mr.. INGRAM, the resolution
of Mr.. Malone to hold two sessions daily,
was taken up undera suspension of the rules;
and amended by adopting a substitute ex-
cepting the evenings of Thursdays and Sat
urdays.
The question REQUIRED on the adoption OF
the rcsolution-no quorum voting.
The House adjourned