The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-03-17

Bill in regard to pleadings in certain cases;
bill in regard to proceedings before magis-
trates, and bill to repeal certain sections
and parts of sections of chapter 40, Revised
Code, and to amend certain sections of the
Code of Civil Procedure. Ordered to be
printed and made special order for II
o'clock to morrow.
Mr.. HAWKINS, from the Committee on En-
rolled bills, reported the following bills cor
rectly enrolled; and they were ,thereupon
signed by the Speaker:
Act in relation to the Lunatic Asylum; act
authorizing the Commissioners of Stanly
county to levy special tax; act to incorpo-
rate the Central North Carolina Railroad
Company; and an act futher supplementary
to an act entitled act to incorporate the
Green Swamp Company.
The special order for II O'Clock, being
bill concerning townships, was taken up
and made special order for 10 o'clock on
Monday next, on motion of Mr.. FRENCH.
On motion of Mr. CALLING, the rules were
suspended, and concurrent resolution to
raise special committee of three on the
! part of the Senate and four on the part of
the House, to investigate the affairs of the
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company,
and report to the General Assembly what
measures are necessary to protect the inter
ests OF the state in said company, was ia
ken up.
MIR. GATLING said the company was do
ing prosperous business, and made no div
ldends to the State. The matter should be
investigated. r.
On motion of Mr.. JARVIS, the resolution
was amended by making the committee
consist of two on the part of the House and
one on the part of the Senate
On motion of Mr.. ROBINSON, the resolu-
ton was amended by providing that mem
bers of the commission should be allowed
81 per diem during the time actually en-
ployed in the investigation.
The resolution as amended passed its sew
eral readings. s 1ss.-..r
The SPEAKER appointed Mcssrs. Cat
ling and HUMPHREYS the House branch OF
said committee.
Resolution to allow the commissioners of
Richmond county TO levy special tax
passed third reading-yeas 70, nays none.
On motion of Mr.. ROBINSON, the rules
were suspended, and bill to authorize the
commissioners of Macon county to levy
special tax passed second reading-yeas SO,
nays 1.
On motion of Mr.. LEARY, the rules were
suspended, and bill to incorporate the Ex-
press Steamboat Company, was taken up,
the amendments of the Committee on Cor
porations were concurred in, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. FRENCH. the bill was postponed
until Saturday next.
On motion of Mr. HARRIS, of Wake, the
rules were suspended, and bill regulating the
drawing of jurors, was taken up.
Mr.. VEST opposed the bill.
Mr. PRoCToR moved to lay the bill on
the table. Agreed to. s-a
Mr.. HARRIS, of Wake. moved to reconsid-
er that vote. He said as the law now
stands large numbers of persons were exclu-
ded 1t was not just to refuse to allow col
ored men to sit in judgement upon the case
ola colored man charged with crime. Now
no man can be juror unless his name is up
on the jury list, and the Conservative OIL
GERS declare that no colored Iuan ever has or
ever shall sit as a iuryman in certain coun-
ties.
Mr.. DOWNING though: the bill was unne-
cessary, and moved to lay upon the table the
motion to reconsider.
On motion of Mr. HARRIS, of Wake, the
yeas and nays were taken, resulting-yeas
30, nays Al. So the motion to lay on the
table did not prevail.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
The motion to lay the bill on the table
did not prevail. 9 a
On motion of Mr.. PoU, the bill was re-
committed to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. BOWMAN, the rules were
suspended, and it was ordered that when
this House adjourn it adjourn until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The House adjourned. -.---.,-