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(general :ssemolp. Abstract of the proceedings of the Gen eral Assembly, with the exception of Mich private imd local business, as is considered uninteresting to our readers SENATE. Thursday. Due. 29. Mr. Brown rigg, from the xommittco on the militia and better defence of the State, to which was referred thn hill to incorporate three companies of Jignt iiiiuntry and one ot caval ry in the couniv of Edgecombe, and one company of light in fantry in the county of Pitt, re ported the same with an amend ment, which was agreed to; the bill was read the second lime and passed. Mr. B. from the same com mittee, reported a bill for the distribution of a part of the pub lic arms among the several coun ties of the State, and for the preservation and accounting for of the same. Mr. Montgomery, of Orange, from the committee to which was referred the bill to incorpo rate the Guilford Gold Mining Company, reported the same tvilh an amendment, which was agreed to. Mr. Wilson propo sed an amendment which had for its object to make the Stock holders liable in their individu al capacity, for the debts of the company which motion was negatived. The bill was read the third time and ordered to be engrossed. FRIDAY. Mr. Martin, of Rod tinsham, from the committee of claims, made a report, requesting to be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of Spier YVhitaker, colonel ot the Halifax militia. Commit tee discharged and the memo rial laid on the table. Air. Guinn presented the fol lowing resolutions, which were, on motion of Mr. Wilson, or dered to be laid upon the table and be printed: Resolved, That this General As sembly, speaking the feeling and opinions of the people of North-Carolina, do approve of the Administra tion of Gen. Andrew Jackson, Pre sident of the United States. Resolved further, That this Gene ral Assembly, knowing that the con fidence reposed by the people of the State of North-Carolina in the integ rity and patriotism of Gen. Andrew Jackson, President of the TJ. States, so far from being; diminished, has in creased, do, and in ihU th spond to the feelings and wishes of Inn it fa nn. :: n .1 .iiuiY uuzens 0I me Mate, re commend him to lhf nonrJo rK IT Mates for re-election to the high and elevated situation whirl, ., . , "V- uuvv lolds with so much honor to himself anu nenetit to his country. The bill to regulate the time of holding the Superior Courts of Law and Equity in the third uuuiv;mi circuit, was amended on motion of Mr. Boddie. bv cumiiiguui uu except thecnac ting clause, and inserting a sub out men passed its thinl mnA ing, and was ordered to be en grossedayes 30, noes 27. The bill for the relief of the citizens of this State, was amen ded, on motion of Mr. Dobson, by striking out all except the title, and inserting in lieu there of a substitute by him submit ted. 1 he bill was then read the second time and passed ayes ol, noes 22. This bill au thorises the sheriff to receive lor taxes, at a discount of two per cent, notes of the Banks of feouth-Carolma under the de nomination of five dollars, and pay them into the Treasury at the same discount; and directs lG Treasurer to have them ex fcgcu The act to be in 1 we for one year. The bill altering the laws in respect to the allotment of wid ows' dower, passed its third reading 47 to 13, and was or dered to be engrossed. SATURDAY. Mr. Dick, from the commit tee on the judiciary, reported a bill to prevent the sale of spirit ous liquors in less quantities than one gallon at public places. MONDAY. Mr. Allen presented a, reso lution, that a message be sent to the House of Commons, pro posing to raise a joint select committee of twelve six from each Mouse, and three of each House to be Eastern members, and three to be Western mem bers, so as to make six of East ern members, and six of West ern members, and for said com mittee to take the resolutions for a Convention, as introduced in each House, and report some plan that will be agreeable to all. Mr. M'Farland moved that the said resolution be laid on the table; which was not agreed to. Mr. Wilson moved that it be committed to n committee of the whole House, with the reso lutions on the subject of a Con vention; which motion was ne gatived. Mr. Mathews moved that the resolution be indefinite ly postponed. Mr. M'Farland renewed his motion to lay it on the table; which was not agreed to. TJie question then recur ring on the motion for indefinite postponement, it was decided in the affirmative 41 to 15. The bill to repeal the act of 1827, reducing the number of petty musters to two in a year, was rejected on its second rea ding by a vote of 2G to 25. TUKSDAY. The following bills passed their third reading, and were ordered to be engrossed: The bill providing for the assign ment of dower, and for the par tition of the whole real cstntn of deceased persons, where a part thereof lies in North-Carolina and part in other States the bill to repeal the 8th section oi tne act ot 1828, entitled an act to amend the law with re spect to the collection of debts from the estates t)f deceased persons, and the law in rel.itinn to the levying of executions is sued by justices of the peace nu me oni extending ihe pro visions of an act entitled an not securing to the widows of in testates the surplus of the per sonal estate of their deceased husbands, where no kindred claim the same, nasswl in ifioi Ihe resolution in favor of JiCavin Armwood.was read tint second and third time and or dered to be engrossed. This Resolution votes 895ft dividual named, a free man of color, as a reward for his hav ing disclosed the meditntml conspiracy amongst the slaves ot Duplin and Sampson. WEDNESDAY. Mr Moye, of Pitt, presented a bill to incorporate two companies of light infantry in Mr. Kerr, a bill to establish the Bank of IYnnh.r.i; Llo be located at the seat of government, with a capital riot 2;mM of dollars; 1,600,000 of which to be sub- nnrr!b.ed y indiv"luals, and 400,. 000 by the State. The bill was ordered to be printed and made the order of the day for Friday. ThcSenate resolved itRirin a cemm,,tce of the whole House, Mr. Wilson in the chair, on the resolutions relative to a Convention; and after some time spent therein, the commit tee rose and reported the reso lutions uith sundry amend ments.' Whereupon Mr. Wil son moved that the said resolu tions, together with the amend ments, be postponed indefinite ly. Mr. M'Farland moved to lay the resolutions and amend ments on the table; which was not agreed to ayes 17, noes 4G. The question then recur ring on'Mr. Wilson's motion to postpone the resolutions indefi nitely, it was decided in the af firmative ayes 42, noes 21. COMMONS. Thursday. Dec. 29. A message from the Senate, proposing to refer certain reso lutions therewith transmitted on the subject of the Tariff, to a joint select committee, anu in- f rv in rv nnrr ;UllilllJ llli.ll 17iOIIUII, Seawell, Wilson, M'Farland &, Spaight form said committee on their part, l ne proposition was agreed to, and the lollow inu gentlemen were annointed - v- ii the committee on the part of this House: Messrs. Henry Bragg, Outlaw, Sawyer and Faddis. The bill to incorporate the North-Carolina Central Rail Road Company, was read the third time. Mr. Outlaw propo sed to amend the bill by add ing the following proviso: "Pro vided, that any application on the part of said Company to the Federal Government, for an ap propriation of money or sub scription of slock thereto, shall amount to a forfeiture of their charter." This amendment was rejected, only 31 voting in the allirmative. The bill was then read the third time and ordered to be engrossed. Mr. llarttfr om the commit tee appointed to consider the patrol laws, reported a bill for the better regulation of the pa trol. 1 Friday. The bill to exempt from exe cution a certain portion of the land ot the citizens of Nort h- Carolina, was read the third time, passed, and ordered to be engrossed -yeas G3, nays 61. rni i . . J i no bin to amend an act, passed in 1819, to create a fund for internal improvements, and to establish a Board for the management thereof, was read the third time, passed, and or dered to be engrossed. The bill to erect out of a por tion of the counties of Burke and Buncombe a separate and cHstinct county, by the name of Yancey, was read the second time and rejected G7 to 57. Considerable debate arose on this bill, iu which Messrs. Hen ry, Barringer, Brevard & Clay ton advocated, and Messrs. uaston, O'Brien, Toole and I ittman opposed its The bill to vest the rHit of electing the Clerks of the Supe rior and County Courts in the several counties within this State in the free white men thereof, was read the second time, and, on Mr. C. Woolen's motion, postponed indefinitely yoasG3, nays 59. Saturday. Mr. Robertson presented a bill to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from owning or car rying guns in this State. Mr. Heartley, a bill to au thorise the Wardens of the Poor to hold property for the benefit of the noor. Mr. Gaston, a bill in aid of i.ie iNonn-uarol.na Central Rail Koad and Cape Fear and Yad kin Rail Road Companies. Authorizes tho employing an Engineer on behalf of the slate to survey routes for the respect live Rail Roads. 1 c Received from tho (jrovcraor j a communication relative to the expenditures incurred in pre-1 r t narincr the Government House I C? for the reception of the Legis lature. &c. also, to the distri bution or a small amount ot hank stock and money men tinned in Gov. Owen's message of last year, as set apart for the Imnpflt nf Jnmns IV. Fnrsvthe. who was lost in the sloop of war Hornet. JMondav. Mr. Arrington, from the com mittee on military affairs, re ported a bill to distribute the remaining Tactics. Mr. Weaver presented a bill for the protection of farmers. Proposes to exempt one horse or mule and one set of agricul tural implements from execu tion, after the 4th of July next. 1 tie bill to establish the Bank of Albemarle, was read and I IIIU U(llli noslooned indefinitely The bill to establish the Far- mors' Bank of North-Carolina,!. and the Merchants' Bank of North-Carolina, was read the second time and indefinitely postponed 84 to 39. On this motion considerable debate en sued, in which Messrs. Gaston, Henry, and Mebanc took part for and Messrs. Pearson, Wea ver, Pittman, and Townsend against the bill. Tuesday. The bill to authorise thcbuil- ding of a bridge over Roanoke lj (JJ - uvui, ui uiu iiiwii oi weiuon, i . nml o incorporate a company wt mat jjiujjuac, vasj iu.iu me tliirrl limo nfYop li-kiis nmn.l third time after being amended, passed, and ordered to be en grossed. Wednesday. The engrossed bill to regu late the time of holding the Su perior Courts of Law and Equi ty for the counties of Martin and Pitt, was, on motion of Mr. Cherry, indefinitely postponed. The resolutions on the sub ject of a Convention, which were submitted by Mr. Whita ker a few days ano, were to-dav taken up on moiion of Mr. Cox, tlie Mouse having resolved itself ... . . imo a committee ot the whole, Mr. Haywood in the chair. The resolutions having been read, a debate ensued thereon, in which Messrs. Fishcr,Pearson,Wyche, Long, O'Brien, and M'Queen took part. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, reported progress, and ob- . I I tamuu leave to sit again to morrow. TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1832. o-pon r, . . will fmJ the Convention ., t."- Resolutions introduced imo the Le pislatniP nr u-.o c. ... , . c" gislature of this State and resting letter from the Hon. j0HN liRANcu, at Washington City-. TOR THE FREE PRESS. Mr. Howard: Tt L..;mn i frequently 8uTcrCSted bv ,.?.rnn ud?e tint rJ :e- ' 11 at corps of amateur performers i this plaec W0UldRh ,.r". ". nrnoti,,.ki. i utc in no inconsiderable de- tjruu io me amusement of nnr citizens, I call the attention Tf uiihh oi larborouch to the propriety of having o he propriety of having a meet object. Ii ; "V8,ra: that there ore v, . J' 'UVCd ! cough ln this p,occb, " tm mm mmm tmmm lificd and perfectly willing, to embark in the measure. Th Academy building, I presume f ' . - - - W J could be procured from the trustees for that purpose, ami I can see no other obstacle which will be likely to present itself, to the successful accom plishment of the designed oh ject. With this view of the matter, I invite all those who feel an interest in its success, to meet at Mr. Windham's Loit". Room, on Wednesday evening next, at early candle light. c Laugh and be Fat. FOR THE FREE PRESS. At a very large and respecta ble meeting, held at the Court house in Tarborough on the 3d inst. "for the purpose of ta king into consideration the es tablishment of a Rail Road from I arborough to Hamilton, Sm?i. O 7 '-f,- i ccv Gotten, bsq. was called 10 tlie iiair. nnrl Jn nr l'n-,h , l(ttf li,sq. appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting be j mg stated in a very appropriate iua . l,lc,a manner from the Chair, the meeting was addres sed at some length by Joseph R. Lloyd, Esq. in support of the measure. He was followed by Mr. J lines S. Stiles and Benja min R. Hines, Esq. also in sup port of the measure. Theophilus Parker, Esq. then offered thefollowing resolutions: Resolved, That the agricultural and c?mal interests of the county ru ' .... , ... , i.6ii tvuum uc Kitiauy advanced hv the construction of a Rail Koad from laroorough to Hamilton 1 7?r.7 . 7. tl Resolved further. That a commit. tec of three persons be appointed to driift a petition to the Legislature of this State, praying that a company may be incorporated to effect' said object. Joseph R. Lloyd, Esq. moved that the word unanimously be inserted after the word Resol ved, in the first resolution, which was carried. The question was then taken on the resolutions as amended, and carried ncm. con. On motion of Theonhilus Par ker, Esq. Spencer D. Cotten, Josenh R. LlnvH nm! I J ..V. MJ WltlUilJUA R. Hines, Esaui res. worn nn. pointed a committee to draw a petition to the Legislature in execution of the second reso lution. On motion of Michael Hcarn, Esq. the proceedings were or dered to be signed by the Chair man and Secretary, and the Editor of the North-Carolina Free Press requested to insert them in his paper. The meeting then adjourned. Spencer D. Cottcn,CWi. John Parker, Sec'y. From the Norfolk Beacon, Dec. 31. Rail Road Meeting... A high ly respectable meeting of the merchants and other citizens of Nnrfnllr rin. ,J 1 . - i - 7 wr ' vu'nuuuu asi evening. V ' " U,e HangC, fT" ' PUbli 00tice' 10 take into ject of a Rail Road from Tar borough to Hamilton, (N. C for the purpose of facilitating the transportation of produce cuunucs ot Edirc- T0,mbC, INash' Fnklin, Wakc; combe, Nash, Franklin, Wake, a Vi ' ""J",u wrccne, nn, ?Pd other proximate counties of l:urlll1aro""a, to the head oi steambont navigation, in low water, nnr ihn..U t y sate and expedi- . i communication lhr?"8h llle Roanoke and Dis- rit -t-0i,io me nui toIk market airreeablv to t suggestion contained in a letter "om a highly rcsner.tnble citi- 5?? of Edgecombe conntv. (H- lff the Beacon of
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