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IT (92-) ". . - "" . . - , - - ; if" - . .( - ' - I ; . Slrry, VfVic 'otU read,; Mr. Ffanklht moved for leave and prefentcJ a bill for annexing part of the county of Wilkes to the county of Surry, which rras read the firft tirritaad conewiitted to the coi mittce appointed to take under conficier ation the bill and petitionsfor and againil the divifion of Cafwell coamy. :ReceiveJ from the fenate a bill to al ter and amend the aft for regulating the pilotage, and facilitating the navigation of Cape-Fear river, endorfed, read the fecond 9 me, and paffed. 3he hill to asiend an acl: to prevent abufss in taking up ftray horfes, cattle, ihecp, and hogs, and olher things there in I mentioned, was read the third time, and laid over until the next general af fembly. The bill empowering the county courts of pleas and quarter fetlians to direct the fecretary of (late to correct certaia p 1 tents or grants therein defcribed, where there have beem errors made by the fur eyorin making the returns, or by the fecretary in ilTsing the fame, was read th fecoad time, amended, pafled, and fent f the feaafe. Received from the fenate two refoluti as one directing any fix members of the ftanding committee to proceed on hufmefs the other directing the trea furerand comptroller to lay before the general affcmbly in the firft week of their i-ilion, a lilt of the namas of all perfons indebted to the public, which bting read, were concurred with and returned. Adjourned. ' Wednefday, November 24. Mr. Gathier prefented the refignation af Thoxias Felps, a juilice cf the peace for Rowan couaty, which being read, was accepted and fent to the .fenate. Mr. Anicrfon prefeated the refignati- on of Roger Griffith, 45 colonel tot Chat ham coanty, which being read, as ac cepted and fent to the fenate. The fpeaker laiJ before the houfe a bill to amend and provide for the denci encics of the revenue laws of this ftate, 1 which was taken up and read for the firft time, paficd aad fent to tho fenate. The order of the day being called for as J read Refolved, that this houfe re folv; itfelf into a comrRjtte of the whole houfr, to take under further confiderati r.n th projriet of giving inftrnciiaru to tSimupl Johnson aad Benjamin Ha v-J-ins, ef 1 aire, fenators of this ft ate in the Coagrets of the United States. 5 Ths houfe refolved itfeltinto a cont mktec of rhe whole accordingly. Mr. Polk in the chair. After foTi; timr frnt in committee, tit ipeaker refamsd the chair, and the dairman reported the foilor:nj refolu dons : Whereas, when the general affciribty of the ftaie of Norih-C.irc.il aa, in its fef fionof 1789, did nominate and appoint Samuel johailon and Benjamin- Haw kins, efquires, to r-cprefent the .laid, ate in the fenate f the United States, every expectation that had corSdcnce in tkeir iategrity, opinion of thr abilities, or -cer tainty of their induftry in difchirging thctruft repofed with them was cater tained. With regret do we add, that cur con ilituents and ourfelvts too ienfibly expe rieace She evils anting from a want of that exertion in them, which, if duly made, could nt hawe failed of being highly beneficial to this ftaie and might have rendered a government, adopted under many doubts, and with- fome aif-v Acuity, better adapted to the difpofitions f freemen. " Refolved, that, the fenators reprcfent-f ingthis ftate in the Congrefs of the Unit ed States, be, and they are hereby direct ed to afe iheir conftant and unremitted; exertions until they effect having the doors of the fenate of the United States kept open, that the public may have : eels to hear the delates of the faid fe nate, when in its legiftative orjcdiciai capacity. Refolved, that when in Congrefs, they i. be directed to coirefpond regularly and. conftantly with the legislative ; but du- 1 ring the recefs thereof-with the execu tive. ; , Refolved, that they have fuch of the " journals as are not of a fecret nature, :, printed, and tranirnic the feme to the ! executive, at leaft once a moath duriag j the feflion of Congrefs. Refolved, that the fenators of tliis ftatc ufe their atmoft endeavours to elieft 'eco orjy in the expeadimrcs of the public monies, and to decreafe .the monftrous falarics gien to the public officers and others, who, however much they be de fending of the public gratitude, or libe rality for paft or prefent fervices, ought only to be compenfated agreeable to re publican economy not ens ched with the bounty o.f regal fpIenaJor. Refolved, that they ftrem.oufly op pfe every exciieand dircclt ta: aticn-law, liir iild-any be attempted in "Co grefs. The committee of the whale houfe fijrtlicr report, that they haYelappointed ! a fub-commitcce, ip order to tjake under ! their conndcraticn'any lurthtr inrtrudi- i ons to be forwarded to the" fenators of this ftate in the Congrefs of the United Stales, and beg leave to recommend to .he houfe, that the faid fub committee be empowered to report to the houfe by , wieir tijdiinp", ;ne ic vcraKfeicIuucnl ji they fhall thl;nk the rv.hi rrcpcr.tb ire recommend,! and further that thcri b difcharged. ! ' " The l4ib-pmrritte-, I'effrs. M.'Cfw eli, Tayl-or Jones, Mciar, Lv:i fc harru?, Jipjh, Ei :d Hay. '! . All vvhich u fi'hr i:tc. ; 1 W. Polk, charm? aai Eefolved, i'hai;thh houfe do cmM'tx with the foregoing, repert! cf the c;m mittee of the whole hcuf?. " j Ordered, that Mr. Ferfon be ad ied to the lub-eonimittce appointed by ti e committee of the whole rjioufc; Mr. Hay prefented the memorial pf the merchants and others cf the uufn of Fayetteville, which being resd. '.vsj rc erred to th fub-cmmittee appointed by the committee of the whole houfe.; Mr. Jones .prefented: the petition fef Aindry of the inhabitaats of jthe town of Wilmington, which being read, was rc ferred to the fub comm'ittee appeared by the committee of the whole houfe. Thurfday, November 25. Mr. Duke moved forleave andpreient ed a till to amend an acl:, entitled an s& to prevent tie exportation of .unmerchant able commodities, pafTed at Hilifoorough in 1784, which was read the 5rft tiniej pailed, and fent to the fenate. v The bill to carry into ."effect the ordi nance of the convention, held at riilk borcugh, in July, 1788, entitled, an c r dinancc for ertablilhipg a place for hold ing the future- meetings of the general affcrrbly, and tha place of refidcHC of the chief officers of the ftate, was read the fecond tiaie and ameaded and the quefticn being put,, mall this bill pas ? the hf ufe divided,; and there were for the paEtge fifty-one againft it fifty one whereupon the fpeakef gave; his cwa vote, .and pronounced the pafiare oj the bill. . The bill for lte: Lag the time of hold ing the annual meeting of the genersj afiembly of this ftate, ras read the third time, pafted, and ordered to be ergreff ed. ' " - 1 ' ' ": '.. i The bill to repeal the fifth and fixth feflions of an ad railed at HillJboroug in 1 74, cn:itled, ana5l' to amend an or entitled, an for tlte Tegulal'ioh of the! town of Wilmington, was read the third, time, pafeci, and lent to the fenate.' m On Thttrfday laft, the bill for carryiag1 into effect the ordinar.ee of the ccrivcRti on, held at Hiilfborcr.gh -in 178S, for eftahlilhing a place for holding- the fu tur nacetirgs of the general afiembly
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