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SENATE 1 Saturday, Dec. 26. Mr. bill to Davidson presented authorise th? Public -Treasurer to issue . Treasury Notes. On motion of Mr. Allen, the Senate proceeded to the con deration ol tne dhi to mu- of a part . of the couut.es of Burke and Buncpmb , a sepj-, rate and distinct Drstpct; ana the bifr being read the 3d time, a i F i ttrv Hv tr kintr out the word 'Dis- m m m m . n. -m w m m u www mM m m m -trict," and inserting the word eed "County," which a $ ' atjre to, and the consideration of the bdl was postponed to M onday. Monday, DeL 28. Mr. Wellborn pr sented. a bill to prevent protr:jcted and vexatious litigatiom by enlarg Justices ing the jurisdiction ot of the Feace, 'out Read -the lirst time. cm" Court. ! Author-, . lses Justices to try ac the cae, Uiose lr irespas?, Tort, &.C. where thtj amount sn controversy, does not exceed Q certain sum. Tuesday, Dc. 29. The Senate went into a to.uniittee of the whole, ou tht billl fixing the fees of the Alerks ana snerins ana alter so ne time .spent therein, the . the town of Halifax which pass Ciairman reported the bill to ed its first, second and third the Senate with sundry amend- readings, aud was ordered to xii-nts a, ra recommended its1 DH.-aLre. 'l.he bill w 1 accor- dmt;iy read the &nu passed. secdnd time Wednesday, D c. 30. Mr. Meares presented a bill to alter tne mode ol compensa- ; tion to the members of the Se nate and'Hotfs'e of, Cjinmons, tnuch passed its first reading, 44 to U. A ne engrossed Din to an tnonse the tiovernor to grant certain lands to the Baptist Congregation at Franklin, in the . county of, Macon I passed as ordc- its third reading aud w fed to enrolled. . . Thursday, Dep. 31. Nearly the whole sitting was of the bill fixing the ! fees' . of Clerks and Sheriffs. A vast Dumber of amendmer ts were made to the bill and it finally passed its 3d reading by a con- siaeraoie maionty ana was i sent to the House of Commons for concurrence. The bill to increase 1 he sala ry of the Public Treasurer, was received from the House of Commons and had its qr$t read ing. Frida', Jan. I. The bill to prevent protrac ted and vexations litigation, by enlarcrme the , lunsdictiou ot Justices of the Peace out of Court, finitely. was . postponed- inde- HOUSE OF COMMONS. Saturday, Dtc. 20 Mr. Carson presen ed a bill to amend an act passed in 1827 allowing further time for the registration of Grants, proving and registering Mesne Convey ances, Powers of Attorn jev, iiills 1 of Sale and Deeds of Gift and furthermore to provide for the: - ... appointment of commissioners by the Governor in any! of the States of the Union and the District of ColumbiaJ to take! and receive acknowleUKemeut ! or prooaie 91 nuy aim an sucn K A a. i. f dee4s or other instruments of (rriting required to IJe regis tered by the laws of this State. 'Monday, Det. 28. Mr. Nash , submitteq a Res- elation, directing the Secretary t state, to purchase a iufheient tnber of Taylor's Rev sal of thLwof tHU Statf. in , tbe cWfc. r.wT c..U::r ww k,un,,ul daa Xdvrarv'aiwt -iTi r NuunK wrfc i on if 1 1 1 C. rs wlib them, kui .u puDiicom- r XKu ''"i ntte- Mr. Mhooo submitted a Ke. !.,!. .n.mHui the laH S Jlv! posing lay days on the nshe- ko Albermarle to make nes oi noanu f II and their, waters so as to make them uniiorm in tleir opera- tion. iieferred. A message was received from the Senate announcing tljedeath of Reubeu Sanders, a member of that body. The Resolution to wear crape for the space of ( . & was roncurre in and ffae fioU8C adjourIied; : J Tuesday, Dec, 29. The bill to enable the Public Treasurer to employ the service V , f ,J 1 . of additional CJerks, was read lne luirt lmie ant parsed, 5 to 55. JVcdntsihy, Dec. 30. Mr. Wilson presented a Rt so--lution, that no private bill shall be introiiuced after this day Rejected, Thursday, Dec. SI. Mr. Lonir presented the pe- titionof sundry citizens oflHal- sioners of said town be aiithor- ised to sell certain lauds, which being read was referred to a select committee. Eening-Sessioh. Mr. Long from the committee appointed this morning, on the petition of sundry citizens of ilalifaxt reported a bill concern ing the sale of certain lands in oe engrossed. Friday Jan. 1. The House . took up the bill giving time to the Banks of Cape Fear and New bern to close their business, and to pay and collect their debts which occupied the attention of the House until near 3 o' clock, when ii passed its second rea ding by a vote of 90 to 37. Evening Session. ' The resolution directing the Public Treasurer to pay the Treasurer of thecoanoke N avi gation company, 85,000 when demanded, passed its third reading &.wa.s ordered to be en grossed. SENATE. Uecemoer 29th. The Senate was principally oc cupied in lis usual course ol bu biueas: the fceconti reading, reler cucu aud passage ol biiis nerelo lore noticed, aud tlid. adoption ol ihe several resolutious 'presemea ou ednesdav. H'lie bills pusseu, wure those authdnzing ttie Um versuy of Michigan to exchange cerium lots therein uieuiioued, ilh .Mart in iaum, aud others.; 1 - . atui tor the relicl ol John iirohaii :id John Keid, the one late iic J;tter, and the other Receiver ol lue buited ttates' Land Ullice, ituutsville, Alabama. The; tbo lUUfu uitroduccd by Mr. ISpraguc, ordering the pi intiug ol the re port ol the Secretary ct V ar, in reiaiiou to the Claims ol the iitatc ol Massachusetts, lur pay ment oi the militia called out by lhut stale during the lalo war, bul relumed to be placed uuleir cuu trol ot tue lederai Uuverrjinent, vas one ot thoe pabed. A short but " auiuiated discussion took place on the iiioiioq oi Mr. fcaolru to strike out the preamble to the bill arranging Col. Duinel Uisseil to the command oi ine second re giment ol arinicr), in vhicn Messrs lieuiou, suiuu, iua. iinyne, liolmcs, Fooie aud JJibb took parti Alter speudiug nearly i,.,.tr m tii- i'iiiiiilir:hnn ot i,Xt.fUllve business, the .5euate : ,,,,1. I December 30. Several petitions, memorials, and bills were presented. The re&olutiuu prlered by Mr. Foot on Tuesday, Was culled uo for con- sidqratiun, but alter an animated debate, in which, the object of the r,e'u""u "as opposed and de- precaica oy .Messrs. Beaton, i - rton, .Noble, ai VV II ' ud urged by nessr, Holme and i ifOOUUUII,, i-.. rtn-iiv .'Dec. The Hmlm'. XIpc . Mr iSinhlo fvovf 1UIiA irM 1. : 16 srciai order ol lhe day tor ! lUc gri order of the daw Ar 1 itr ucuuuumn-: Li . ... reoiouoa solely oa the 6', cf its injurious effects-checking .is J"ri 5J . . ml6ral,U " tr?: wniie wr. noimes uu t v i ,4 I Foot Claimed an v such ! tiuU' . f. House or Representatives Decewlct, 29th. Among numerous petitions memorials and reDOrtS hrouciil under consideration, one of the latter was presented, irom ,nn,m.ton Fleriinn; II, c- w - - on the subject of the contested election of the Hon. . Pryor Lea, a Representative from the Stale ,of Tennessee. I he pe- titioner against the return of that gentleman as a member of the House, prayed to be heard at the bar iu support of his claim to the contested seat; which was granted". The re ! solution of Mr. Hunt for the ! distribution of the public Lands among tne various States according to the ratio of their repemation in Con- gress, was, togetner tvnn ine amendmeut proposed to it by Mr. Martin, then considered, and discussed until tire, expira tion of the .hour allotted for such busines. The bill to es tablish a uniform rule for the computation of the mileage of members, was taken up, and Mr. Chilton submitted an a mendment,, which he subse quently withdrew, that the com pensation of members should be reduced irom eight to six dollars per diem; and also that a similar reduction should be made in the allowance for eve- . -i . h i i ry twenty mnes iravenea uy them in their passage to and from the Metropolis cf the U nion. Messrs. . Wickhtfe, Pettis, Chilton, Storrs of We York"? liurges, Buchanan .and Carson, severally spoke upon the subject of the bill, which was not disposed of when the House adjonrned. December GO. The resolution lor the distribu tion of the Public Lauds, was a gain taken into consideration. Mr. I'olk moved to lay it upon the table; hut upon a division by yens and nays, the motion was negativ edj Mr Uuehanan, and Mr. Test, severally addressed the House on the subject, and the discussion was continued until the- expira tion of the allotted hour. The hill for the establishment of a uni form system of mileage, was then taken up and debated until the close of the sitting. Numerous amendments to it were submitted, among fvhich, was o'nc by Mr. Chilton, to reduce the per diem compensation of members to six dollars, and also, for a similar re duction in the sum allowed for every twenty miles travelled by them in coming to, and returning from, the seat of Government. It was, however, rejected, .and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. IU. S. Tel. sujm&afrsr. Colombia. It appears by letters from Caraccas bearing date Nov. 27, that considera ble excitation prevailed th'rough out Colombia inconsequence of a rumour, that Bolivar is to assume the crown, as sole mon arch of the nation, in January 1830. An assemblage of the people met in Caraccas on the 25lh IVov., resolution' was by them adopted, declaring that in order to insure the li berties of Venezuela, it had be come necessary, to separate her, from the government of Bogota, and renounce the au thority of Gen. Bolivar. Gen eral Paea nad been called on to take the command, and dep- ! oties have been appointed to ! the Other dpnartmpnis nf V"pn- iuela, calling a Congress, to frpm a government on a repub- ncan nasi ' . , s lor Venezuela a- lone . If.w vJrleanj?. The Ship Russell, at NeW-York, brings V ri . - Papers to the I4th KaCf WHS lePl i. Cr tl.uro lin lhe space ol only snace of onlv i A4 fmm ' 1 m . TI I auington: the tfl.,rp, as laid down in the table? ofPo.i, Office. ow thousand two . .... . rp. . .TaL DaDrrs contain an account oi me rising of certain slaves shipped i from Norfolk on . board the schooner Lafayette, I apt. Bissell, in which some of them were wounded, before -the in- fi,,. wr. rroncfht nn for ex- surrection s soppressca. amination. and confessed that tlieir objcct was to slay the' .. i i r. 5 VV li 1 IL S ill Hi I uti uic v Domingo. They also stated that a &imilar plan had.been formed by he slaves in the schooner Transport, whicH had not yet arrived at New Orleans. The, Hornet. Our fears in crease for the fate" of this ves- sel. There is a hope, but we confess a faint one, that she may yet b heard of. The following list of officers, as far as it troes.. we Deueve D be correct, Ulho x orris, y i T ? 's q. commander. Liieuien- ants, Daniel H. Mackay, Jese Smith, Leed .Thomas, John Hamilton, Esqs. Surgeon, Dr. liirchuiore, Surgeon's Mate, Dr. Schcrmerhorne. I lid llljiiiiir. a rril7n ina Hoston naner ns those of - g j VilAfcX- OVUlVfl M- IVIF the rest of the officers; but wc er common Southern is offer presume some: Changes had ta-! ey at $4 7-8. ken place since that list was made"1 out. Purser, , Robert Pettinger, Midshipmen . G. B. jn Uplands up to' Friday, al A. Broken, Chas D. Drake, though the arrivals were con Edwin Lamb, Jno. M. Mauls-1 giderablv less than last week. by, Henry A. Steele, R.R. swift L. Tilghman, I. M. Washing- ton, and samuel . Vl ashing ton, Gunner, John Barnes. - 4 T m President's Message- it Wi have the Gratification says the N. Y. Enquirer, to stale on the most unquestioned and unquestionable authority, that every word : of the Presi dent's Jtfessage -was icrilteH by himself and that the most prom i'nent suggestions are those of his oun mind. The first draft of this most valuable sfate pa per, this creed of the republi can party, in his own auto graph, is given to a personal friend, and treasured, up t?y him as a document of great Va lue." Secretakv of the Navy.- The New York Morning Her ald, an Adams paper,' speaks of the report of the Secretary of the Navy in the following lan guage: " In the course of the present week, wc have laid befor bur readers the Reports of the Secre tary of the Navy and the Fourth Auditor. That of the Secret tary, and we think every can did person will concur with us in opinion, i a well digested and finished state paper, com prehensive in its views, and may vie with any document of the j 'kind that has hitherto appeared from this 'Department. While the honesty of purpose, firmness, and ability of. lr. Branch, is a guarantee that affairs will soon, be put in that order which is so H'-" Hw.u. o a . requisite, as is clearly, demon- and claimed by both parties strated by the report of the Some angry words having pass Fourth Auditor, we cahnot but ed between them, Powell re express our surprise at the man- tired into his hnuse and in a tier in which things have hither-! r . . ' 1" . 1-1 . 1 V few minutes returning with his to been conducted in this De-: . . . b- i partment. How much of the ; UD discharged its co ntents in public moneyhasbeen squanderr ! tne hody of Hill, who was en4 ed, under the specious garb of gaged at the tirne in securing commissions, rations, furniture, j the negro Hill died instantly, and extra allowances, the con-; u . r c ' - , . " ; not having one moments warn fusion of accounts will probably . r , . b r . forever screen from public view ' ,ng V h,s fate- Powc11 made We learn an other, extraordi- no aUmPl to escape, and has Aarv fact from the able RPnrt , - . , of the Fourth Auditor. thr.t it cannot be told at this day. whs a single ship of our whole Nav at y has cost the governmenL Worth Carolina Bank XoUs. It win anord Dleasnrp tn i readers to learn, that the la ti able and correct manaireroeTit ot tne local Banks in this Sute, has gradoa ly appreciated their . I 1 T -ft C naoer. until it i nr .,..n.. on , a par with United States resi?ned hIS temporary appoinC Bank Notes. The Branch of ment no business of -impor-theU. S. Bank in this nlace tance will be transacted in the na, ior several days past, re- " . . ceived tbeo in payment for checks on the Northern Cities ot UsUn ratr of 1-2 per M-k w-k m ii m w rt.if 1 1 S m kill. ccuiwiuu..,. ....v Public meeting ,We learn that a meeting-was held, in Mr. UL-Ine nna rnnm. nn 1 llUrs day evening last, and resohi tions passea, insirutung our representative, "(Mr Sawyer) t. use his influence to establish a new tfauK on ine '""; ; Daniel M. Forney and J9sM nnrl fnnils of the' State. Vei ., i ? did not attend the meeting, therefore cannot give the par- ticulars. Edenton Gazette. Another Judge impeachtd. The Leeislature of 1 ennessee have passed a resolution to en quire into the official couduct Gf Judge Haskell., j The Senate are still engaged n the trial of Judge Wii.l- tams. MARKETS. iVVitf-I'orAr, ; Dec. 20. The holders of Co' ton ask an l-8 a 1-4 cts. advance, and some sales have been made at .a trifle above old prices; but the a . . . -J .Mt Phr Ic ciSH j Charleston. Dec 2fl. 'A good business was done j.This activity is doubtless j bufable to the lafe favo attri- rable accounts from Europe but it has not affected prices, and we do not alter our quotations, vii. 8 3-4 to 9 1-2." ' The Cotton Market The Liverpool Albion of the 16th ult. says, the' market was in a state of unusual activity du ring the last week. The sales reached the extraordinary high number of nearly 25, 000 bags, at' an advance; of one eighth per lb. on some qualities of Amer ican cotton An opinion is be finninp to prevail, that the stock of cotton in the ports will, at the end of the present year, notwithstanding the heavy im port, be smaller than it has been at the close of several preceed iner vears. Thursday Jan. 7, 1830. Police Officers for 1830. Magistrate of Police, ' Thomas Ocsby, Esq. Ward Commissioners Elisha B. Smi-th. Edm. B. Freemaw, John T. Ci.antov, Mark. H. Pettwat, Elisiia II. Eure. 1 o 3 4 5 On the night of the 23d. ult. in this county, John Hill went ; to the house of William S. Pow- ell for the purpose, it appears, of chastising a negro slavr t j- .x - . . c X3 been committed to the iail of - f tK'.crnnntv n arn"it hU trial nt the Superior Court next. in tpril The f Supreme Court ot this j State commenced iu wjnter term on Wednesday the 30th ult. present chief Justice Hen- derson and Judge Hall. Tlie Hon. .7nh havin. Court until the rise of the gislature, at which Ucre atidgejof VRo En cno take his sntcn bench. Councillors of Stately following gentlemen have 1 elected Councillors of - ; v ou - ! for lhe ensuing ycari Gfcr wtunjc.,,, iucuu --aim Thomas Kenan, Gray, AFchibald Akxan- B. Outlaw. Board of Internal Jmprorens t Jor 1830. ' Cadwr. Joses of HilbWrocrt. James Morgak oCMurfreevW David I L. Swai of A?hfr ej were on Tlmrsday last, pW, --j members of the BoarJ of Inter- Improvements. . , ' ! Messrs, Lawrence arid may have been re-elected; pr. ters to the State without opp sition. 4 ' . Internal Iniprovemcnt Ti, sets of resolutions have lJ j introduced into the Houy .: ! nrc k U k. i . r I I num denying the right Congress to carry on wc of internal improvement win the limits of the State, and 3 i-nmmrnflinfr.! flint if it hi Hfvf ed expedient that the surp funds of the revenue of the e fed States, should be apprqr.; ated to such purposes, thai Federal Constitution' be soj mended, as to apportion ? sa;ne among the States,: acr! ding to the ratio of their rrj:! sentation, stibject to the col troul of tlieir; respective Lrlf atures the other by MrGk ton, declaring that Conprc possesses.the right to mike ie provements, within this'Stas which are necessary" and rr per to execute the powers uls' have been delegated to the ! ntted States and to apprcp ate money to all such objft of internal improvement as c: be sanctioned by the Stats- and further, that it is cxpedk that the Qeneral Gorernrr should apportion its surplus f 'enue among the several Sp'-n according to the ratio of tki representation, to be by tha applied internal to the purpose i improvement. I Railroad to the Roanoke a resolution instructing & proper committee to report Bill incorporating a Compel for constructing a rail-road w the Roanoke river has brt; troduccd in the Virginia Lep- latnre- l survcv , of the m ,1 ahd an"e5timate of the cost it - . . , . expected to be made dur the present month. y trsrnua Convention the propsition of Mr.- Uph' providing for a prospqctiie ij portionment, the u hole com e. tion (every member being bjs place) voted in the ner tive, except Mr. JVfADtsc Such an incident is wiriioui parraiiei in tne insiory 01 irrf la tive proceedings-ra di guished citiien. an able sta man, voting alone in the cf motive on a measure, reject! otherwise, by so respectable,. talented' a body, including Mover him ielf, is truly a s j erular fact. 1 ' j ? Sunday Mails--kTeat a' tions have been' made, for so months past, in trje middle z& New-England States to get cf petitions ' aud ; memorials v Congress, on t!ie subject Sunday Mails -the- ab!c rp' r- ilr. Johnston to the Sc' 7 1
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