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table, and decided io the negative eye 21 oettft. -, iL - After tomi remark tr Mer. Holt and Lillingtnn, relative t the lima of counting ' the vote for Governor, in which th latter Mid that would furni no nbaiacla lo ailj.mruing n iho 11 Monday of December t the qutrii.n v taken on ih resolution of Mr. L. lo ad jonni on that day. and determined in tha of-firuiaiivr- ve 33, nie 13. .!- Messrs. Albright, Albrilbm. Asvadell, Berry, Dower, Hnigden, By nuns, Cannady, Cow. per, Cunningham, liiluier, T. V. Junes, j.nytter, Kwr, Lane. J.iltinxUrti. Mot 'lees, McDowell, i ' McMillan. Mitchell. Murehiaon, Mimr. 1'!. see, Parke, tttchardsnn, Shaw, Speight, Tbce- i , a. Thompson, Washington, iVilkins, Willcy. Words 33. A'nca .Mear. Bsrr.tw. Boyd, Heart, ng. Paid, i well, Clarke, Drake, .Margrave, Herring, link. W. June. Kelly, Steele, Wrdl3. Mr. Thomas introduced a resolution is. fa vor of the Kngrn.inr tlrrka. (lhwiiir llirm to place betl in lliesr visum; which wa read and paaed. A message was sv-eriv'ed fmm til Com mon. Iran.iniliirur the biennial Messy oe nf the h (iovernof, with. proposition that it be priiiioti, lea copies fur each member. The . uiesaa w read and proposition agreed lo. Mr. Hynum introduced tho following roso Imiuni ' AeWretf, That the eamniitte on the Judlcia. ry be Instructed , to prepare end rr.,rt a bill providing, lit. Jf'iir dividing the Stai Into ten Judicial Districts, and assigning to lb tore additional districts tbe prcseul three Judaea of tbe Su rpircmi Court. - ind. For abolishing ail the jurisdiction now possessed and exercised by the present Judge of Supreme Court, and einrforring tha aame up en lb lea judge uf tk Superior Courts of Law and Kqnity id tribaual to be etjlod the Bu rr me Court of North Carolina. Mr. Byotm did net propose to ask the Kenate lo agree to lliia reeulution ut preirut. Bill it waa evident there wa a determination lo produce a change in the Judiciary ayaiein - of the Kttr and he tleeirrd the resolution In he printed and laid before the two Houses. It waa in he form of instruction to the Ju diciary committee, lo whom every thing re lating to the subject would be referred ( ami after the eoimnntre had considered all the va rious prnptwiiiiNta, they could ihrn prepare a bill embracing eiieh is they might dcrui axial! L ana jriper. lie moved thai the resolution be laid upon the table, and be printed; wliirh WJa agreed to; and On motion of Mr. Steele, the Senate ad journed until to-morrow 1 1 o'clock. ' HOUSE OF COMMONS; Tlii tiDAV, Oct. Hih, IBS. Mr. Owbbn preaented a memorial concern ing 1 r onlroverey between two J'lank Koad Companies'. Referred lo iho Commtitea o.. Internal Improvement. ' Mr. feaunder. from the committee on the Judiciary, In whom waa referred the resolu tinnt concerning adjourmnenl, reported thai there waa no constitutional objection to eon- - ti4Hii the araaiotv and offemt a reeotntinn that llio legislature proceed to the regular uiiimu'i. Adopted. V Wyita jitoduied iUttm)iiig U'e jiiriidictioii nf Jusiieei ol the reaee in rertain rate, itelrrred lo the l;ommiiteon ibejo dieiary and ordered lo be printed. - The bill provide that in all case of debt originating trwn lease and jt nla of -land, kflwy be la tv- Iii 1, in eollteiion lliereof, to include Ihe right -nf poaaeasion of the premisea lo the pUiiuifl '--niv-witrrmv,iioa voaiuirf juwrrvf may awaru . judgment for debt and potavaeioa with right uf appeai.j . Mr, Carniiehael introduced a bill lo ineor- . nor.iie Duma Vista Academy in ihe county of Ireik ll, : Kervrred to eomtnillee ou I'm ate Will. . Mr. I). F. Caldwell offered a resolution ulhorixing the Speaker to appoint aelcet eotuiiiitlee of firs on C'orporilione. Laid on III aide. Mr. Ueid nf Duplin, imroduced a bill 'to . I'xh'Hd the right of appeal in certain eaac. ' Iteferred lo t.'ominillee oa tile judiciary. Pro vide thai If either party to a trial before a juatiee of the Pear fur forcible entry and deteiuor under the provision of IrwdOth eliap ' ler of the Hcviscd Hlaiule. be diaaalislied, he Way appeal to either County or Superior Court, on giving security now required by . law."J , s.t f Hi, Dnrtelt introduced a bill to eonfUm a grant In IK II. Blammire of BiOacresof luud in (.'htriikee county. , Keferred to Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. 8. P. Hill introduced t bill lo amend the charter of the Milton Saving Institute. Ilefurred lo (inieeonimitiee. . i - i Mr. Dorth introduced bill to amend lbs 7th chap, of Keviird Siattile. entitled "An Act concerning eatde, horar and hnga." Ke- (erred to aameeoinmitlee, f 1'invide that the killing or maining nf any uf ihee animals by being run over in the day time on any Kail mad, shall ha prima faeit evidence of negli- ' genre in the conductor, in any mil for dain ': i -., ' Mr. Wheeler orTi-reil a rroliitirn inatntct- ing ihe committee nu I'inaiico lo enquire into lb eipeiiieiiey nf enacting a law for facilitn- ling ami encouraging mi collection ul me public rrveiiue. , Adnplrd. , " Mr. Krwin irtrodnerd a bill authorising , Mill IIiyK""- Sheriff of McDowell comiiy. 'o eollcet arrean of late in In county from . 1848 to MSI, boih Inelwive. . Rekrred lo committee on Claims, ' :' . ; Mr. i'crkins inirf.diired bill to pay lalea juror in the county nf Halifax. , Heferrrd io commillee on Private Bill, . Mr. V, Turner jnlrodiired a bill lo di ride ihe county olf Iredell. . Ileferted lo tho curtr- miner on Proposition and Orievanrca. The hour of U having arrived llie Govern or reeuliir Messajro wa ent ia by Mr. June, Private Secretary, which waa read and em in tha Senate with a propoeilion lo print leu conies far cacti mcmbei. , Mr. William in'toilured a bill In ainrnd 1st arc, l 8lih chap. Revised 8talulra, Jie ferred lo the committee on ihe Judiciary. The bill provide thai ill eaaeof ill death of an inusiaie without children the wido . shall have half the estate, instead of one third, a now. , Mr. Webb offered a resolution authorilir.g Ilrury King, keeper of the Capitol, to have a new flag ataff eondructcd, if pceemary. A dnpied. .-. . . '' .. Mr. lA-avh ofleri'd a resolulioit to refer o inttch of the (ioverunr'a Meaange a r,-vtca hi Kree Suffrage and immidineni to die Con- atiiuiion, to a arlecl committee of aeven. Laid ou Ihe table. ' V "Mr. Wilry luirndiiccil a hill lo-nicorporaie lb Uuilfmd County Miii'ng ltrnipany Jiid tin the Inblc. - - ' . ' ' A mraajgo wi rcccifed from lhn Senate asiiine ilm ronctirrence nf ihe lMie in a , resolution i' atljiHirn, tint tlit ta Ihe first Mr. Iteiil, of Duplin,, mot ed to lay upon Ihe table. i Mr. Kprtrll called, for the Aye and Nof. and the vote being taking there were CO Ay and 00 Mo - ' Afrer amne 4n-uum,.sin which Meaer Dobbia, Philip. McNeill, D. F. Caldwell, lOllina and Stubb pariicipited Mr. Dobbia moved to poetponc the further confidential! of the reaolnlidn lo the 2nd Monday in November neat. ' Mr. Sprtrill again called for lhe"Aycs and iVoea, and fbe reaoiutio waa poatmineu by a vote of 87 n S3. On mtiai tif Mr Cheanutl the Houae adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow inurn ing . . SK.VATK. Friday, CM. 15, m The Speaker laid hrfof l lie Senate a com inn - niraliun from'lbe t't!tnptr.ller,1n oljedienre lo a regulation ealling for information relative tnim j vrhirb, on mm inn of Mr. Oilmvr, wa order, ed to be arnt to the oilier Houae with a prupo aition that the eituia lie priutdd. Mr. n'avbington introduced a bill to amrmt i tli act (f 1P00 SI, to regulate pay of jurora and wltneaaea . r r, . in the county of Craven : which pa . r ed ita Unit rallies on the Judiciarr. A message waa received from the Commons. ! t.ri pp.p,,,,,,,,,, ,,, n, a staling Ibat they bad parsed lb engrossed bill j eoiniiiitiev on Ihe M.l.tia Laws, was roneor to amend an act of last aessinn, to incorporate red in, and Messrs. I'ersim. Hvnein rind Ki rr I be Cape Fear and Peep lliver Steamboat Com. ippointi.d the .Senate's branch of id eoniit pany j in wnich they asked the concurrence of j ' tee oqnaor. j nc sum bill waa tnereupon niaa three limes, under a suspension of the rules, lit.. a. pmiRC'i itmi (iri(rfi to -pfirDiifU. Tbe engrossed bill to repeal the 25th section of II. r.9.,,1 M.-...I.P ,.f,i.. n. u. k. ... ...s tn,a:u .Jiniuoie, Ills- i .. .. . , , , . . . ' inir the bieimiiLl loentincr of tlu. Ulatu.. nn i t ,st 1 the 3rd Monday in Nuvemlwr.) waa taken up as urucr oi me uay, ami rean trie second time. , The propriety of repealing tbe said statute; fijing the regular time of the meeting of tbe hi. ! "0" each county of the St He j winch w as nninl sessions, was discuswd at considerable ' Vp,'t'' '" length by Masse. Uilinor, Bynuin and Caldwell,! Mr Caldwell introduced a resolution sit in which the two former opposed, and tba latter '. 'truciing the coininitl.ee on I.ilernal Improie advocated the repeal. It waa contended, on tba ! meu" '" ro"l"r w"!' l,ie "-g .rd I if t ,i r meeting of (lie bionninl loin ion wai repealed, we uliuuld ha to im rjriilar biennial aesaion a required hj tha Couttitution, thia being until tha 3rd of Nor ember, an extra aeeaion. under the cull of tha Ooremor ; and on the other ide. it wiiriiroetfttiAr'n.ii i6Vua''iKion'unem tliaTfleclim wan iuttMidrd in b cant upon ihe j. lawrtouinne tn meet nr on tha 3rd of N'oram-: ber, ba repealed, at that time, another session would commence, and w. abould hav. two se. I .ion. but il. re.Mal wool.. m.e .hi. in. ! . ' . ' poo ii cimiiueo, wouio ue out uno, in regular ooiutitutiotml Lieniunl iuagion having bnen on Ij enlU'd Miner thiin uiual, hy the Uorcrnnr, under tlioautliorltj etd in bint; and would are (tie trmt !!, to aroid difficultiri, of reaffirm tngall Utat might be dune previous to that tinio if llifj mnitt?4 lo icJi-b! the law for the rru. lar Hitft'tinr. Mr. lnura moved that the paid bill be bid upon the Libia until the flrel Mundujr in Noveiu ber tirtt, and be made the ordf-r of the da for thatdnjr; which waa carried; and in.itt.iii rif "Str r.1.ltrnH tU C.,nn,. - I h,,, to-morrow 11 nVlnuk. ' I HOt'SK OK COMMONS. Friday, Oct IS. 1852 Mr. Ilill introduced serie of llesoluljuns re. ferriiij Governor inoasage to appropriate Cora. mitUos; which arar adopted Mr. Wsbb of Rutherford, a resolution to In. ituire. into tba expediency rf amending or nbol. isliiug mihta laws, which wim adopted. Mr. liheanut of Sampson, a resolution of in quiry, on tliipedieucy of providing for paying Ju.tiees who tnk tlie list of Taiables; wbicb was ailopted. M. Philip of Orange a Keaolution, relating ,tfl paddiig in this Sute. Adopted. k Mft Thilips uf Orange, a resolution on th propriety uf giving to court of Law jurisdiction ever sales uf land for partition. Adopted. Mr. Hill of Poplin, a Dill lo amend th 10th section, 5 (th ohap. Rnv. Hut. entitled an act Concerning crimes ti punishment. I'uaied tint rouduig and referred to Cum. on Judiciary. Mr. t'aruiichael of AVilkss, a Bill to atUeh a portloa of tb county uf Wilkes to the county of Aletandur. J'aaaeJ first reading and refer. red to Cnm, on 1'rnpoaitiuns it Ureirunces. Mr. Cherry of Bertie, a Resolution to appoint a joint committee on swamp landa. Adopted Mr. Kinnh of HaJlifat. a Bill relating to Kn. Uankment uf low grounds llen.l, passed and or. dered to bo printed. Mr. Caldwell of Guilfurd, a Bill to Incorpo. rata the Qreonabura Mutual Life Insurance Trust Company. Head, passed first readiug laid oo tub! and ordered lo b pritod. Mr, Albertaon of l'asruotiik, a Bill to fat Hi. lute th rial of civil cause In certain ease Read 1st time, paaaed It Referred to ouiniltto on th Judiciary. Mr. Mcllugald.a Bill concerning patrols. Head 1st lima, paaaed and rufurred to th Cuinuiilte on lb Judiciary. The Speaker announced tlie Cuinmiltts on corporation lo eonsisl of sic. sr.. Caldwell of Onilfurd, ChrUtntaa, Perkins, Cbesnul and Mat. thews. - ' Mr. 1'aryoarof Surry, reported in favnrof th rcaulutiua for tb rcliof of the Sheriff of Lin cola, Mr. YYIitcUr of Lincoln, a Bill to authorise II. Ingeld o mutt Oat on the road crossing the Catawbaat Oxford. Passed 1st reading. Air. laiuwcii ul vjuiiiord, a llitl eoncerning and place of loading and lutpsction. Head Ut tiuie,pasetd it referred to Com. on Priv. Bill. . Mr. f'tbb of Itutherfurd, a Bill calling a eon venllon to amend tha constitution of X. 0. Head 1st lima, pasaod k ordered to lie on lb tubl. , .... The House aljournrd, . Sen ah:. Saturday. Oct. 10, 185J.- - The Speaker appointed lb following Com millect on llio part of Ilia Ijcnate: Oh UoiifMiiorwl Ditl rirlt. .Mrsin. Tliompnin, Caldwell, Thomas, Mitchell, Her-rj-, I .a nc, MuUowell, Uralte, (ltd W'ashing- On Stnalorlnl l)i$lrh(t and Apportion ing tht l ommutlt. Messrs. Boyd, Joynrr, Dower, Hunting. Wnodlin. ttrngden. Willey. A meag waa received from tha Coin mons, proposing In raiso a joint wdeel com millee of live on the part ol the House, aod litre, oa the part of the Senate, with power lo send for person and paper, lo he railed jHiClWWtSM- AxuwBf Jtsdaa-anid-aia -on-liie part of ihe Houae, and three on tlie part of the Hcnate,,to inquire Into ihe enpedicncy of revising, amending, or abolishluj almgelh' er, tb tnililia taw. ( Mr; Sleela Mibmitieii aoraa rr marks a 1U firisl propretiliou, ' Una ing lliere wer dit - '. . ... " ficoltiea io regard lo the awarifp tanda, which required inveaiigation. Mr. T. F. Jone eaid ainee the paaesge of tie aet concerning the awamp Isnda, there had exiated much diflifiiliy in regard to the manner of procuring title lo. theae lande in hi aectinu, -the people not knowing whether it waa In be obtained from lh I.iler rary board or the State. Some, lo make il doubly aure, look the tide from both. He, therefore, thought the mailer ought lo be in reatignteil. Mr. Chirk thought the power lo aend for peraona and paprr, would involve an unne rcwary epii ; il implied a eeuaure of tbe Literary Hoard ; dial lioard abould he ron- iiilti-il; they woiibl prnbably he able 10 r x plain all dtf'rtiltii'fl; anil as be did not know the object of giving thin extraordinary power to a roiiiuiitue, bo waa not prepared to vote for it, until further iui'urmid. .Mr. Howe r doL not drnigo to nppinip the mi . I . t . i .t. . cmnimiiiT, .-in lie urairru wai., 10 anow inc (jo . . . , ,. . Jjecl of triiilm" lor ihtsoiu and paper. I lie nrst proj ostium ot lite enate, was llieo. titi iniilimi uf Mr. 'liirL liil iii,,ii iIia j on uhi iii oir. , asiiuirioii, a message ! "'" w 1,IC '"inmona. proposing lo have I tirillU'tL tllli (if tils ili ia-1 1 mi-iil upfi .in 'u it vini ! r r tlp (.ivffriors uic?.4;if, aa h i I not hereto- ' fun; hep ii printed. I . t t Sir. lioyil iiilroiloecil J a reHiilutiioi to send ! propobin to raine a J two on the part of I 9 uirssnge to the ll.Mi'e ;,,;, ..oiue , eae h hoiue lo nrei-are a ia m ir i n,. ....... i ,,r the holo population and the federal popula- Mi uiv rsirrtiii-ni y ui in hjiiib iir lilt! nil mediate appointment of State Directors in the ti i i . . . .. , ii , . . uaieig.i ami wasu.it ivHiirnau i.onipanvj winch was read -a,,.! adopted. Mr. (.'lurk a.'iid havino satisfied hiinaclf I with regard to ihe object of conferring power j u arnd for .leismis ami iiuucrn. rhat m J i"u"n -oo me hkwhiiuiii Hoiirtl, mid tli.it Uh' ex!i)trnN ol LI '",wer w""i.i prooainy no. oe neeess..ry, ne J ""',e U' , "k" Up pro f . i I 'f " ' ""nn"xe " "m. ! Ijands. I lie salu proposition was read and ! eoneurrcd in and Messra. Joynrr. Hoke and T, Jones appointed die Senate's branch Mr. Ilower introduced a resolution, refer nf said'Ciiitiiuitlue. riiiK various tninc.s of titer (iovrrnor's mes- Mr. (JllnK.r iuliiidiiced a resolution in slrui ting tlie (Joiumitlee on lriviledi;es tin! ICIeciimis to inquire whether II. .M. Shaw, g itltne member of ilns I louse, was duly e-' Icetcd and entitled to hold his seat. M. , ii' i, ii , i .. ! nig, and was relerrcu lo commillee an C aims, r. Culilwell coiilil not aec bow ilns ' ... c , , , . , matter could be inquired into now.. The oh-1 ?Ir' ,N f Cumberland, .nirodu- jectwa, to coniesl ll, .eat of the uig ! b, 10 "I1"'0," ,l 7"" iwfe- " member; which could .,l be dune unless the cmU ""'")' ,r,ke ,lie f B V' .i . i .:' i . . iii pcriv. Head first tune, passed and re erred, thirty day notice reouircd by law h id been 1 . ,, , , , , ' j Mr. I . r. Jones inirodured a resolution ' ' . . J Lciidcring the use of the Senalu Ckiuibir frmu Mr. fJilincr aaid, the inr)ii!ry could be iwo o'clock to-day lo llie delegate of the made without the notice. This was not a .state Agricultural Convention; which was case uf one person contesting the seat of an-' adopted. other it was or.o in which the (ixiturtrtrf Ou motion of Mr. Mitchell, the comniit- tlia Stale dirtniimleU ,jiii Ujlirig9jipt ; nnd Ice on Inferiiil Iinprovcincuis were instructed the Senate Had iho pow er and were bound ! fit tiiqilirc inMv ahu expediency of a aubserip lo invesligate il in obedience to their will aniTlifiTi liv llie. State tn a portion of the stock in for the maintenance of iheir rights. He auji-! posed a ease, in whirls a poor man. who cared but little about the scat, had been elect- ed, but the cerlifirate was1 given to another, and rather than incur the expense and labor nf contesting, he sulTercd his opponent lo lake hi seal, willioul molestation, upon lliat citm- fieate; and asked if tho people had no right. under aurli cireuiiisiancea, lo cansc the mailer to bo iiupiircd into! He trad from the Con-! slitiiiiiin ihe rfause whiel. says, the Senam and llimats of Coinmona "shall he jnil(;e.s of the qiialilipatioii and elections .if their mem bers. " The Henalr, he saiil, was now called; upon, by hi reai.liiiion, to exercise this pow er. It proposed lo em'ri'ise, nm ihe right of an indiviiliul who had rome there lo eunlesi the seal o( mother, but the rtjjh I of that body itself, with which they were thus wisely clothed by the Constitution. Mr. Caldwell said, acording to the gentle man's own argument, llicy ciiuld not now go into the investigation. It was ihe ease ol a contrstcd rlection ; the law rr'inre thirty days noiiee of inleiilion to contest ; tin such notice hail been given ; iherelure no aclion could be taken upon il. He rend, lo sustain1 hi posilion, from the slaliile. which declares that il shall not bo lawful lor any peianii to contest the seal of a member, unless he shall have given thirty day notice of his intention lo do so. Mr. Thompson said his friend from Meck lenburg hud mistaken ihe proposition. It ia not proposed that llie seal. lull bf contested by Mr. ll.iruird. That was given up. Il is a casa of privilcgo of any member of the Senate, who, whenever he shall have cause to believt) a tltlinn member is inn qualili- ed, nr ha not been elected, has a riln to du-. maud an ui.inry. Ho then went on lo m tanctt cases, in which an investigation would be Conaiitutional and proper by the Senate tuch a the want of landed qualiliculion in a member, the conduct of which Knuel wa fiuindgiiiliy and pelled, and when it should bf ascertained a . Senator look hi (eat without having received a majority of thevotea of hi dislrii t. Would the Senator on the other aids contend that til uch cases, the Senate had no power to inrtsligate I Is that Iheir republican doeliinef Ever si net the famous case in England of Wilkes, it waa held that no legialative body ihnulil allow a member lo hold a seal r.-preaeiitinn a minor ilu. Tho miration now wit, whether thr itling member from Camden and' Currituck wa duly elected by a ninjnnty of the voter of that district: and any inriiibrr doubting tha Tact, could demand un iiivrstijyiin- Mt. Caldwell admitted that if alneiiilier waa disqualified by the Cunatitution, it would be a ra jiistilyiug investigation but this waa not alleged': it waa proposed, in thia case, to contest ort the ground that the ailting member wa not dirty elecicd, not that he laboured under constitutional disqualiflcalii.il; ami how could this Im dun in tha face of ihe law requiring the thirty day' notice! Mr. Oilmer replied a ennaidenible length Mr. Caldwell, in 'it argtimenu allowing that aa inquiry wa demanded on tho acore nf qiialificaiion, and that the consiitutioaal qualification embraced the election of a rt pteaeiilBlivs, aa well as o (her requisites; and said that a IihIr rrflVciiots would eoiivinee the clear mind of bi friend from Mecklenburg that llie Senaie had a right lo inquire into the qiialiDralinil,' in it broadest sense, nt a had ao right on the ground of qualification, in thia instance, ilira thai term had a very limited aignifieaiion indeed. : V On motion of Mr. I.iJlingtnn, ilia Senate,; without arriving at a tiecieiott.-adjourned n - til Monday morning 'o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Saturday, October 16, 1852. Mr. Mooring of Martin, Introduced a Bill eon. earning Privt Corporations. Paaaed Srat read ing and referred to committee o Cerporalioo, and ordered to be printed. Mr. I-ong of Randulph, a bill eoncerning Su perior Court of that county. Referred to com mittee on the Judiciary. Mr. Cherry of Bertie, a bill U appoint a su perintendent of Common Kchoola and f.ir utlver purpose. Head lt time, paaaed and rrfcrrt-d to cmmiitee on Education. Mr. AK-Xeil of llohesnn a resolution instruet- ing tho Secretary to report specifications 0fj priutin contract witli Scatun ('uleti, Enq. A- tl.rf'ft'l. Mr. Mwriiig of Martin, a rewlution rep!i tin( Courta of lMvjus mi') uurtr JvHiotw. I'aaKed lut rv.itiinfi. Mr. Si:alf8 of .KfM-kinghnni, a rnolittinn r pt'minjr Mettlvment uf p!iitati(it4. Al(ptei. Mr. liei'l of Iuplin, a rcnilutioti rfapecling altt ration of lUvearaie law. AlopteJ. Tltp nlut.4jii in favor of the Sheriff of Lin coln, wdi re&tl 3rd timeitnd luid upon the taldc Mr. Lattdtr of Lincoln, introduced "a hill to ell Poor t)U? land io tliecountj of Lincoln." Head 1st time p-iHwl and referred to commitu-u u private bills t) m.nion of "lr. Aniii of Oranrille, the 7fuus ; Ijourncd till Mondajr 11 o'clock. 1SKNATK. Monday, Ort 18. IHriC. Mtirn. (ainuitthani, Ciwntr, Harrow wrrc unuoiinceJ an the committee on lnrollt'd i UilU fr ilit pnrsent week. . Mr. Kelly imroduced a hill for abolishing trial hy jury in tf le county cmni, and lor ihf I more upreily and rertninaJniun-ilration of jus tifi. ranj-cd first rfridiiif;, referred lo the t Committrt; un lh Judiciary and ordered lo be '. primed. Divide t'p Mate into inncjuilicral ctrcuiin Mild Ihree judicial district; three Judges to ,,e :,.s.,.e,r,. each dialrict: and lo rule ihe t,rtMt aterll,ley. will, power to ip- niiint anci-i.il term. I'rovides also ihal 1'ie Superior Courts shall have sole and exclusive tnnvdirtmn in aH casea where tha interven tion of a jury i necessary ; Clerks of Snpe rior ('ouila shall attend their offices each day lor business Iron. to :a o clock ; l.ounlv Courts hereafter shall onl, be held ,s courts C"'"".8 "d. f'r'cl,,,i? county business. and shall not hold th r sessions for a lo Hirer time than two dav each term. i ..l ... t. p pi iy .u v irtii.iiii.i.vi.. , lll.ll n rt. tA , dopled. ; Mr. I.illuioton introduced a resolution in favor of J lines It. Dodge, Clerk Supreme Courl al Mor.ititon ; winch passed first read the Vadkin Naviifaiion Company . ; Mr. Tlioinpsou inirodured, a resololioii proposing to print a list ol the Committees of j ihe two House. Adopird. Mr. Steele presented a hill tn alter the mode ol taki:ig the list of taxable property. Provides ih-il lliu list shall be taken by the Clerks of the (Jointly Courts, who shall be i allow pay therefor. Passed 1st readini' and referred to coiniuitiee on ihe Judiciary The hour of twelve hating arrived, llie Sen- ale entered upon the orders of ihe day, and lookup the resolutions of Mr. Gilmer, pro posing lo refer llie case of Ihe conlr ivened election of Senator from Camden and, Curri tuck, with inlructinns In inquire whether II. M. Shaw was duly elected, and entitled to his eat, with tlie facts uon which iheir opin ions are based, ti thecnniiuillee on elections; and, on motion of Mr- Person aaid resolu tion were postponed until 'to-morrow l'i o' clock. The Senate adjourned until to-morrow II o'clock. . HOl'SK OK COMMON'S. .Monday, Oct. 18, 18S2. The Speaker announced tha following commit tees i Oo so much of tho Governor s message aa relates to free suffrage and amendments to the Constitution, Mara. W. 3. Harris, Dobaon, Daniel, Slilea, Tripp, Terry, and S. A. Williams. On Knrol'.ed Dials, Messrs. Oaither, gjlartin, KurcWbitehurst and 1'helps. Mr. Tripp iutrodueed a bill to amend an act of 1850 51, providing fur keeping a record of mar' riages ; which paaaed first reading, and waa re ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Mundy introduced a bill to 'protect liv stock from malicious destruction: which passed it first reading and was referred. Mr. Miller introduced a resolution calling on the Ouverii'ir to inform the House why he baa not supplied the vacancy in the board of Com- misaiancr to reriae th Statutes, occasioned by tbe resignation of Hon. K. M. Saunders : which waa laid upon the table. Mr. Mclntyre introduced a bill to ascertain and keep on record the nrtmes of all free white male betwoen the age of 1 and 4o, and to abolish lb present militia law; which passed it first reading and wo referred to tlie committee on Military Affair. Mr. P. F. Caldwell introduced a bill to incor porate the Xorth Carolina Mining Company.' Paaaad 1st reading and referred. Mr. Collin, from tbe nmmilte on Private Bills, reported back sundry private bill that hod been referred te tb committee, and recommend ed their passage ; when said bills were read tbe eeoond time and passed. A communication waa received from th See. retary of Stat, In obedience lo a call, furnishing information concerning the contract with Seatun Gules, Esq., tor printing th Documents of the present Seaekin. Oo Btotioa of Mr. Cherry tb as ef tit Cam mons Hall wa tendered te the delegate to tb State Agricultural Convention thia afternoon and lo night. Mr. Caldwell reported favorably on the hill to incorporate tha Guilford miuing eumpany ; aod eaid bill wa then read the aecend tin and Mr. BnMiksof Pasquotank, introduced a bill to establish a bank in fcliiabuth City, to be call etl th Farmer Bunk ef North Carolina j which paated Irat reading and was referred to the com. . mitter o Cunreri-in". and ordered ti b fcri-it. ed, . :v H ';. ,-. . - Mr. D. F. Caldwell introduced a biff to incor. 1 Borate tbe Ilillberough Coal Mining and Trans poffaljoo Company ; which paaaed first reading and waa referred. ' Mr. Martin introduced a reeolutioo iuttrrjeTitrg the Judiciary eoinmitttn.to inuir Into tbe ex. pedieney of so amending the law aa to authorise tha Foreman of each Grand Jury of Superior Court io tb Slate t administer oath to wit nesses. Adopted. ' Mr. Brrd, from Yaucv, introduued a bill to ineornoruta the BornsrilU Division Xo. 209. of ! the Son. of Temperance. Pawed 1st real- ing and referred. The House 11 (clock. th"i aa.i; ' J i MKNrmf, IKSS(.K. Tj the Jl'nor ihfe the ffftifrn! .I'-wixWy ttf the St'tfe uXoith CanJ'na; FnTorod hv a iHiuntiful Provident-p with IViirc nnd l'l''iity, the (ircwnt would avvtu a inont au piuiouH pcritMl fr dircctini?; iur thoughts and coflrti'd to mi h objects nf l-ctfUIiitinn as art cub eulaUd to u lvance the rnat iotun't'i of the .Stat, mid to prp'tuate the Llemii."', of liberty. t iuverniiieni wnn iiijtiiuied !-'r the freeurity of the rights of pertuns ;in l nf pnrty, and hr t h prmuoti'in of tint suLa'antial pnenerity and hup pirieKfi nf the petiole.' '1'hese objertd, ciintrulictj j by constitution. il liioitat'oim, ciitilute the re:U 1 political chart to uido J0itlatiu and Kcco. j live action- j Among the pubiects which claim tho ennsid- ; eration il'the (ieneral AHeinhly, is the question , of ('orititutiinat lb-form. At the scshittn of j 1S50-,51, thfl 'ieneral .Vsemhly pa.etl, hy n j constilutitJiial majurity. a bill to amen 1 tlio (un-j !tlitutitin, so an to extend to every freeman, wh'j j has the riht to vote f.ir thy f ''Mtno to vote alio fr th" Sen lie. The Kx it, tho ri"ht ! uiive l'nc ! lamat'u.n on ihi-i miKjeet, wan puhlMied srocii hly to the requirements of the IaeSis!;iture. lj (.:irn..itlv r'imi:niuirl th:it M tiii iimtM. lninnf li. ! pHid hy the c.tih!iiti.iirii majitiity ui the preH' Hit (icner il Asseioldv, and suhluilLod to tin Voters of the State for ratification. The I'uristitution. as it now stands, prohibits every man who docs nut own fifty acres of lain) from voting in llif Senate- This provision, it is belteVHtl, dinlVancluses in tho Senate about imc half of the free white men of the State, and en.-J braces in its proseriptii.n a laie class, who, in ! p.iint of oierii, inialii;''iieo . and patriotism, are not inferior to any oorlioi. of -tur .".uutlati in I Tliu f.vo,,r,s!tioil is nrrto tatt fl iiin the I liidriol f; cih Ihetrjot rihtu, b'.jtto ehfv.itt' anthtr iin;r. , itorioin etiiM of our people to pi-pinl privilcfs ;it the hiilliit box. It h a iiiurkcd fe.'turo in tht pnifrroge. of this rcf-UTi, th:it a r,re:tt portion td th! ireuhuldrr. with a comim'ndiiM.j dMintcr rstoiiowM, rt-jjur led thi- a a uetiuii ui princi. ph;, atnl ofriht, and union them wn fa 11 rid its earliest advocates and most zj!ulM - Mraiox - i - er!(. , , . . . :i 4, , ; I f th tool of the hutuu, art in favor of K.itial Suffrage and prefer tho Lt'ilativo mod of cffn'thi it. The greater pnrt of the expenne ri?et?ary tjat tain Kqual SuBrae has already been incurred; and now to abandon tha legif hitivi mudt', mid to roiy upon the convention inoitc, wou u ntt on v i '!., r ... ' T cause d-day, hut an mcreaae of tfxpfmliture. 1 ho J Convention mode i-i impraoticahle. The einj$ti tutional majority canmt ho obtain1 I in favor nf a nvantm; anu..n.ii.e iuiq.hi uua qiieiiHi-wTij matin to depend upon calling n t,onvtMition, its 1 1 ,1 1 1 a- I uur .Suite CuuaUtutiua, but ia ai'jtti ractHiod h i the Constitution of tha Unite 1 Slate,- nn uw of 1 tho mode for ratifying amendments, by the I Statea, to tlie ""F-dnriil Com t4ttt Hull.' rps tr i r ' i This mode affords tune for examination and j refleetinn in relation t the amendment proposed, ,m ........jr. "i.e.. ,i ....... o..e (e.s,eii iw e. siuMivo-legitlatur.'s, li e.'inr.it !w a I ipt; I with. ; out the sanctiun of a in tjuril v of the St ite at the : liallut li'il. "A free, open and unrestricted Convention" einild have no such ycntcii liim upon.j its power. Ilencs, a well fLmid 'd aoprehe.isioo: exists in ihe minds of many ardent friends of ootistitutional reliirm, against the Convention mode of effecting it. A Convention is -iinpracti' cable and inexpedient, and 1 reg.rd tho l.-'gisla. tivd as the sate and only practicable mode, at this time, of ameading the constitution. A change ot the Basis of Representation would be fraught wilt, mischief. Even the agitation of the subject is calculated to destroy that har mony among the various portions of the Slate, which is so essential to. prosperity and bappi. ness. Let us unite in directing our atrentioo to objects that may produce more beneticiul re sults. It is a circumstance gratifying, and at the same time highly complimentary to the State, that however much the people may desire cunsti' tuttonnl reform, they promptly reject any other than a constitutional mode to attain it. The election of Judges and Justices of tbe Peace, by the people, and for. terms less than for life, are questions of constitutional reform, which 1 recommend to tha .faswable considera tion of the Uenerai Assembly. There is no object of more general importance than Common Schools, nor is anv question more worthy of the favorable consideration nf the Oeneml Assembly and the people of tho State. It is coutendod by some that the present mode of dividing tiie School Fund, is unjust, and tliti it ought to be divided accordiug to white instead of federal population. The present basis of distributiiHi bus met the approval of many sue. cessive Legislatures, ami J do not see anygnod reason to recommend a change in this respect. No mode can be devised that will operate with equal benefit to all tho counties. It is submitted, whether the appointment of a general supertendent mav not tend to improve ooioluon sclesils, and to advance the cause of education. - Such an officer could na.ilouht do much to produce uniformity in thn system, and ito ditfufte-a proper spirit on the sobject through' out tlie state. It la Iwlieved mat the present system bus greatly diminished themnmber of private acnooi. in many instances, it would seem that a reliance upon the common school prevent the district front providing a private school! ana it is mien louna that a district niu a very in.ierfect school, nnd that only for a very abort1 period during the year. Tho schools should, if possible, be of such a character aa to make it the interest of all classes to patronise them ; for they are intended alike fur tbe poor and tlie ricn. Tbe execution of the system is more defective than the system itself. One cause why our schools are not in a more tlmtrisbing condition. arises from the fact that, public attention has not been sufficiently aroused to tbe Importance ol' the subject. Sparsenesa of population, and the want of adequate means to employ suitable teacher, arc the principal obstacles that impede the progress ot the sr'.?m. 1 be question arises, whether it is better to endure the system, with ils present limited hut gradually increasing ben. eBts, or to Improve it at once, by a resort to an incrense of taxation. I can imagine no object ttrr'wliu b an increase of tuition would be more justifiable and commendable. Contributionafor public education have been aptly compared to Hie vapor uruwn from tlie earth, not to exhaust, but to be rctoriici in fertilizing sli iwors. Our common school system, however, imper- levt aa it .a, is prouueing lasting ana uonetiotal effects. It will improve as we advance in expo' riei.ee and increase in popnlatem. Dnring tho past year, upwards of one hundred and twenty eight thousand dollar were distributed from the Literary fund, among tb several counties of Ui state, and an equal amount will be distribu ted during the present year, The principal of tne lunu is grauuaiiy but slowly increasing, and is becoming more productive. A yet, there ba beea rmthingactually received froinvscheate. but it I. believed that the aet parsed upon this sulccl l UlCliUt Session, aval, ia Umm tius. Ereatly increase tha Literarv Fund Tb President and Director of the Literary Fund will in in time sulymit a report, showing Use condition of tbe fund, and tbe Droeredinis of the Board in relation to ether Subject cow- litleil to titeir aaaaagetuent. ; A Ju lici.ms system of Internal Improvements tvjr tb State, bat sm bwn regarded a aiub- jeet of great importano, and entitled to the fa" vnraole cooaiaerauon ot to uenerai Aaaamoij. Tba waat-of cheap traneportatioa is deeply felt bv the aarricultural. coanmarcial. anamrfueturiag and mii.ine interest of the whole State. To overcome tlu imonvetrienee eonld not fail to in' crease the reward of every industrial pursuit, and add to ihe wealth and prosperity of the peo ple of the Slate. Believing that the memhors of tbe Qun'erul Aaaembly, coming from the various counties, will I fully prepared to give due eun erderntion to lb claims of every portion of the State, I do not feelcnlled uior. to decide betweer thn peculiar merit of the, many public improve ments which demand the patronage of the State. Works of internal improvement necessarily in H" 4 '. ' .8n'1 1,ou1'' "" itiltun it i Ha M.nrl tit thin, uritel iiTiil illll V. and to tht; adequacy of the riourt't aiidmrani I neccsnarv to a mi nit) them. 1 ho Vieiicral .isem- Idv, wliirh authorlzei a work of intern! im i.i uteinent. ou.'ht as a eeneral rule, to orovido I for raiiin the means i.fi.Msary for its comph;- U become-tue duty of tbo preseat 4.enerl As tion. Whether public opinion and the couditiou J aemUy t lay off the 8tate iuto Elcatarial, Cw of the treasury will (u-titV tho State at this time : (."Miuual, enutorial D.stricts ; and appor in embarkinc in other and new ohjecu ofim-i;00 tl,e illaua of Comitioa ing pnivement, ,)if So. to what extent, fs qu-slion t!l'1" . which in Miha.ittod to the prudence and wisdom 11 U Mdly ubin.tted whether pabho of the tieocral Ae,hly. A wiS h, prudent ' PW ot ra. it il 1 ii i ! qmre the feiuiatiun oruue or two at ditional Judi sT-teu. all should approve: a wild and extrava-, ,!;, .nJ Ul, of t eortOT"- (pint scheme all should deprecate. number of Judges. The requisite amount havin been suhseritwd, Tlie ws vt.ar cosei, 3)rt . uf t):to. iiccordinx to the terms of the Act passed at the i wh lSlt put,ii0 Treasurer will submit bis Report last session i f tho (i.uieral Assembly to incorpo- gmoR a detailed aceoant of th vperations and con. rate the llaleib and iat.in Kiilnnd Coinpanv, ! Siiiou uf the Treasury. , in the month of 1 1, teller last, the I 'onunissiotiers j timtc dctit is as followers i Ihe part of.thc State delivered uver the Koad and tixlill ' ) to th tiiue, the II 'ad Ii e new eompany. .Since that as ceuse.l to be under the coin Ind and management truiiaft-r to the new c of the State. Since the nipanv. the road has been undciiro-n un entirely new auperstructure, whieli in io arly cnnl'tc. This iinprtivt'tiient hits already enhanced fa rilitien to the Sintc. '1 lie stock has been sub. rierihed to form the connection link between this IvoaJ itu i the W ilimnton anl Italcio aim oca. board and lij'ttnoke Kalroads anl this iinxir. t work im hi eourM) of ctiiMtruutioii. At tha last aa.iiou a Kes dutiou was passed, authorizing the Pn'siilent and CommiHionurs of ! the Kaleih and 'tastun Kailroad to antiuiliate tho receipts of lie nnd bv the purchase of two hundred and hTty tons of iron, for tho purpos: j iA rfpairinK tli io:i-l. and authoruin ttieia t. ph-.tl-f tho roueipta uf tho road for tho iron thu pur h scd. It was provided M 1 1 1 tho Stato elioiild , in 110 nmnioT. or in anyvcot, w ItcM luLlo fur rim pundmrte moio-y ; and, wh.n thf? nevr charter ! ahould 1' acrt'pttid, the irn sh-iild be d frj tlu h'Miftit d thn St.ite. En ojrMa:inca of thin J rvtt'lut.oji, tlie fn -iilcnt of '.hti road porcha-ted , ftwo hundred and fifty tons of iron ffwin Me.-Ai; iierson oi iin-ntnouu, ami h was npnueu to re piiirin the Uoad. A part of the iron h;is been taken up b the new IViuipaiiy. and a p;rt of il. I.presuine. still remains on tho road, llie new l.'ompany has made no proposition to purchase the iron. l:nles ihe LcohUture shall other wise dirert. the 1 rou will bo Bold lor the benefit ; l'l the Mate. It W'lieved that, after the settlmueut of the uceouuts and th" invmcut of liabilities for the expenm ot the Uoa 1, tli'n: will bo little, it any thinjr, appl'iMble to the payment of the del4 contr.icted ior thin inn. If the Ielaturij re' quire the proida of the nalo of tho intt to he plaeed in tho Treasni y, it would prevent Mr. l , t ( .t . ! i .u- i t .1 .Should the proceed be applied to thn debt they . ' 1 l -t 1 M . 1,1... V!iii'r,H.iii Inmi receiving any portion ot his uvot. i woul'l not pay no halt 'uf it. I reunuiniurid that i ; the ( .the in-ml As.sL-iuidv atitborifl trtt? proceed of ; h; of tha iron m he applied' tnwanls the i !, pay m iif (Sm(r.l(.t . j flir :u n,irrhaan : : t and it i KiilonUtO'l, whether at. apprupiuttuu tlie balance. shn 1 bo made to pay TU- U imcx of IV-M.4-Mt iH-rli H t tUe etfrtirfl uf tlie Road, while under, the control of tha State, "ill in doe time be communicated to thr tjeiteral Assembly. In enrolling the Urli passaif atth tart u.ssioit to iiuMruorutc the Ualcich ftnd (iatoa flail :lJ ,., , Kit bl,liev,, me uMh, mc. ,;,,, , it p; wure Illuittea, wl.iob reodcrf,r. tlier P.j..lu n u,e su'.iect neeesSitrv. Ona ol tk .Muiucd jumUuiiiaiUtoracJ tha apuiulmeut u , four dir.clors on llie part of the individual stock- j ho'.d. rs and inly thr. u un the pal t of llie State The lloard ..rlulernal I ...pr,,..,,...,.. nl, . lest ihe number provide tor in the omi tod .ecti.m. Hut the 5 UW owns one half ot tho stock, and it is . believed she ought to have llie appointment ol one half of the Directors, snd it is recommended that ; ch provision be ms.lp by law. i Aa Kiiiueer was em (ib.ye.i to survey Neilse Hiv- ' er, and the. ba'auce nf tlie appropriation made un der tlie Act nt IM.'ill-'ol after pnyiug the expenses of the surveys, has been subscribed to the Neuse lltver Navigation I. .ompiiliy,as utructe.l hy satd Act, and a purt uf the appropriation paid lo rhe Treas urer ot the company. Tins is a work of unpor. tatico. and ils completion promises highly benefi cial results. The Keport of the Kugineer sppoiu- ted to uiske Hie survty is herewith transmitted. Three rommissioDrrs were appointed under lief act of 1H4H-U to superintend t:.e improvement to. Tar lliver. This is a desirable improvement, but it is doubted whether the appropriation is sufficient to accouiplii.il the object for which it was iutended, The whole aiuouut of subscriplinu uf the State, to the Cape Kear and lleep tUver Navigation Com puiy. ha been paid. Theworkis pr.-gres.ing, and promises to open new sivd valuable CbuiruercWl ad vantages not hitherto enjoyed by the State. Tnder a Resolution passed at th last session of thet.cneral Assembly, the I'uhlic. Treasurer trans lerred two thousand shars of the stock owned by th 8tate, In the Wilmingtoa aud Kaleigh Kailroad Compnny, to the Wiluiingtoa aud Manchester Rail road Conipauy, whereby the State became a stock holder in thejiniportaut improvement under the charge of that company. In directing the trsjis- fer of the slock, the resolution did not maks any change iu regard to Ihe number of directors lo which ine .-ia.e snou.o oo enuuea in in. t, i..miiK-1 persons ami property, aad that an f votaress ton ami Kaleigh Railroad Company. Under the Ux 0innot be impoaed;on that species of rlt. circamstauces, the Board of Internal Improvements persons aud property being the principal ebjsc'i did not fet authorised tomake any change in the f taxation, hoy should bear a fair and Juet r.ls nuuitwr of directors appoi-ited oo th part of the to Meb olh,r io , ,y9teta of reveau. It la Stats. The st.iek tran.ferrcd, is represented by the ' believed that, after exceptiug slaves, each person' Stat iu the Wilmington W Msswhsmter lUilrosd e,(te, real and personal, Muding money, wbetaer Company. H Ihe Legislature intsmded that Ihe interest or not, "might toi Uxed alike, aeeor- Danwr ... mreciur. un .it. 01 .m u.-, p.iu.iu only be In proportion to ber stock, farther legisla tion en the subject would appear to be necessary. The Wilmington and Kaleigh Railroad, with en ergetic management, has of late overcome, to a considerable aiteat, the arly embarrassment this ( bility ef th owner to pay, or Ibe degrsa of pra Important work had to eneounur. Th Oompsoy j ttiou bi, tut require, from iov.na.ent, lliaa has comvneace.1 paying dividends, tbus enabling th i by restoring to th actual vale of estate . Litersry B.u,r to distribute ar, increased ataouut Tlli, ,T,Mn, ni!ti , iaterf,-, witb 4,, cer for the support of t ommonocjiool. tain employmenU, and the inoome en professions, Tho North Carolina lUllroa.1, It is believed, 1 , i, aaw dons. Much persons as do not possess per. nrogresiing as rapid'y as cnuld bo expected, con- .... .1 ..1.1. at ih. ..1.,. ml k.il mmd arte- sidering the circumstances attending iu commence- ment and proseoufion. This improvement aramis es to afford new and increased means of transpor' ' tation to a considerable portion of the 8tate, here tofore deprived of such fncilitiea. The President of the Company will, in due lime, submit a report in relation to the progress and condition nf the work. It is probable that application will be made dur ing the present year, or early ia tbe next, -for the first instsl taent of the State's subscription to th stock of this rood To raise the sum, State bonds are authorized to be issued and sold. It is belisv ed that this luan, as well as all olber ' required by the State, ean be procured upon better terms by authorizing the Public Treasurer to issue Coupon Bonds. An act was passed al tha last session ef th Gen eral Assembly, appropriating twelve thousand dol lars, "out of the first money collected after the first day of January 1H-VJ, from tho Cherokee bouds, : and from Hie sale of Cherokee lamia, for th sur vey of a Railroad route from Salisbury te lbs Ten nessee line. The Agent 'states, that only a small sou. aplicabie to this appropriation baa been cob locteu. It was not therefore ia tbe power of the Board of internal Improvements to procure -th execution of th survey. It is to be regretted, that this eoultl not be don hofor the eomssencemsnt of th present aesaiou of the Legislator, as the contemplated 'ins runt through a portioa ef the State, where tb people are deprived of thstneau ef eoavetiint transportation, ' and are therefor deeply interested iu the subject. It is uncertain, nailer tho present Act, when a autlicient .sum will b collected to defray the expense of tu survey: Should the Legislature desire It to t mad at aa early period, aa appropriation for that- parpes will be Ih uMunt by which it oan eurely be ae. pttsra7Yi.m eoorso of extension. The whole amotint or state s subscription to thi work Ji beea paid. The slock has already beef, paying dlviderfds into, tbe Stat Treasttay. This not only bid fair to be valuable improvement, but the Hock it i blivd wiH be a good larvcatraawt for th Sue. Tho Ha port of tlv Vresidoat aad Wvector ef th Company t herewith transmitted. Aa Agent wa appelated 4 taperiateaal tte . atrnetioa f th Waatera Tars piks nad. A eoa aiderabl portion of tb Koad aaa already baea niad. and thr part of it ar aader contract. Tb Agent, il-v baliavsd, ha raithrally parfsrassd bi duty is superintending tha work. Tall gala, erers bave alieadj ba appointed a tb portion of the road eenpleted, bat report of tb aaaoaat of toll coiltcU il baa But yet bawamaivsd. It i respectfully ubraitted whether legialativ action is not necessary on the sat jeet of pabba high ways. This isa subject of general iapovta la the Stat, and has been too such aef Icetadt--. Quod roada will b found ta advance taiatneta of all the industrial pursuits of tba State, Tbe node of ascertaining tb labor to baild aad repair public high-waya ia aneajtnl aad unjust. Tb work done on .the public roads is a tax paid ia lav bur- It often occurs that a nersoa ef Quit limited cttat rontribuUi tath cuonteof tbeftara cteMl arable amouut of labor to KoaJs, waila hia twsjtH neihtHir who tins a large state cuatrtbutes bat "!? r nothii(t t all for that purpost. Statu buudd already iMueil, ?1 21'1.IK)0 l.oana autlioriijal hy law for various worse or Internal lui'uveineiit for which it ia expected bonds wili-bv issued during lb ue" two years, ?2,H0,WK Tlu Kvport of thi Comptroller for the fi.M.a yaar. ending the JUt of October 18ol, i Uercwitli cob. muDicated, It will brwnlthaTtlif UaWiidinto th rraaa uryjjuriiig tlieytar IHOI, amounted to the tun f $.'", I'tt 71. The Itevenu Act paased at the tkint scMioii will , it it uvlieved, incrcua tba if venue opaid into the Treaumy thia year a bout 20,le. Keither the demawli am tUm ' Ti'e.iury, aor uUic eonTetiience weald aem to reUii-j any incre;tie of taxation durinc the Beit two yetir morc m 8bimJ oe eollecttd rrum thn nunnln. than.. .H.'.4.i- ... .-r . eXpPll!,C(J 0f jr.KHi and economical goTernment Taxation in indipen-ahlet but it ia oue of lha trai dttliva of tho St uiun, to eudpuror to eqaaliia tbe hurdf.-nA aa well aa the benefits of jroTerriinenTi j-'ur lunny a ear the deumnda apou the Traaaorv were so limitoil, that but little attention wae paid to tho uhjkit of taxntion. Of late veara. Inter. ki i.upjruvdiiN'tUA tmil MluBr.TUUl.fi objefta hia . jnci eaflod the expenditure., nnd our financial aja tem has assumed a more important f.sprct. It will bo' pcrceivt'd, that of the Ulja; 71 tmif paid iiiio tlie Treasury in ltd!, Sft70-"i 32 waa uulleotvd an land an t town property; f :)0,133 07 on polls; ?J;,H)7 87 on interest tax; and W,822 61 " " " . .iUV Ppregaiaw ine vi ymi iiuu ui i reasnrj on thv;te print ip'd lie in a of luxation; and $4'l,0U M. paid in -ot all others. The land and poll tax amount ted to $l:l,li JI9- The taa for eoanty parpoaca in co. td antirely on land ond polls; and tha a mount paid into tbe I'uUlic T rerun ry ttn then two iteuii in small, when Compared with tha tax paid for county purpose. Wehaveno returna to ahow the amount of county tax collect in the State. It ih believed, however, that fio aioru than twenty pef Ci'Ilt. Of the Who.e ftltlOlint Pl.llpttrtl ah lan.l pol!.-, junta intu'the 1'iibiic Treasmv. and I hva based the.estimate of the avenitre anwant naid oa land acconiiiiiy. An examination into the exiet tinir revenue lawa wilt ah-w th.t if,. preaeat aya- tea operates rn t uuriiuallr. At nrtsrnt. KMl0. loaiudat interest, pays 180 cents while $1000, husrded asinsi the public convsnisnc atej publi pottBT.-paya ni.tlilnx a sTIryitXW iutrsltd la land, psys SOi) centie, achde JUSIU inwsted io trade psjs l() cents. Otlier uijjujl might bj shown. As a general rule, it Is believed that tb tax vpea the estiite of each person should be 1b prootioii to ' its value, subject to such eipections only as e.r ui instance, and ruiidiimentjil n.inii.lM ul.ar ttfy.- limiiiin.li aTTn-operly .iu tlie one band eught ,,, to be made the test of oatilic privilege neither uu tbe ,l.r. OUKit th, he.ic .Ui property to Hm,, the person, f. , h,.ig .quiubl ,mre r ,, pMio bntlka Ther.lor il is thoavht j-u,t aml prper , cul,,t,(I j. 81m;w ,re rQmra d to ..mis extent ss boll. r.ens nroiie.lv. fhe fulbswinv -i... r...i.i i ...,r a, ... Constitution, which ouhi not to be den.rled from, dctincss thepower uf legislation upon this subject: -sacTioa in. 1. Capitation tax shall be eqn.l throughout th state upon all individuals subject to tha same, 2. AH free inslos over the sgc of twenty-on years, and under the 'age of forty five years, ant all slaves over Ihe age of fifty years, shall be subs ject to capitation tax, providc.1 that nothing have in contained shall .prev.nt exemption of taxable polls as hcr.-lofiire prescribed by law in case f bodily Infirmity-." It will be seen that slave property must form aa exception in framing a system or f talortm taxa tion. Whit males a loaa are subject to a poll tax, while a poll-tax U imposed on both maio and femal slaves, and the period ofiaxation eorameace nine years earlier and continue, five years longer. Tkus it willappear that by taxing both ssxesthe amount ef revenue collected from tlie taa on slaves is doubt the aiuraouut collected on white- porta, la propoliou to the papulation of tbe two race; and the d (Terence lu th dure lien .of ihe period for -which they are taxed ia equivalent to onahandred percent more. It ia tberafore obvioaa that in proportion to the whole number of (itch, the poll- tax paid on th slaves is three times as muh as th poU tnxon tha while population. 8a it will b found that thia provision in th Constitution has j imposed a Ut on slaves i a the two-fold character of ding to value. This would require every person ta contribute in proportion te th vain of aia r her estate, and would equalise th public burden between the various classes, opon principles f in.liea. I know nf na hell. Ml. a umvUi. tha j du)Uj u be exempt from property Ut, aad an xtnption of a lik' amount might a mad la favor of all other. A system of revmtv. baaad upon these principles, i reeeotrimended to tba favorable cousideratioa of th General Assem bly. ., -v.,, On tb 8th May, 18.il, Asa Bigg. B. F. Moor aad R. M. Saandera, Ks)uirrs, war appointed comnjishouers, ander tho act of the last Msaioa or th General assembly, to revise the publio (tat uto lswsof ths UtaU. Oa th 2d dsy of August, 1852, R. . M. Saunders sens iu In resignattoa, which. In couaeauence ef my necessary absence, did aot raach me till tb 24th of. that month. Iii letter of resignattoa ia herewith eemmnaieateaTL I hav received, tie official report from the eemmis- ianars: bat in th latter part of the month or a. gust last, it eame to my knowledge that lb eoea mishoners, prior to thi date ef this-reslgnation, had deoided not to report the re sisal te the pral Uicislator. Uavler all theoireumstaaem-, is w deemed advisable not to fill tb vacancy aattl Us sebject waa submitted to tb Uenerai A.somoiy. It i. How to stata that thi oomiaisloner wr appointed with th hop and eipeotafwa that ty woutu be abieo ooflipiet moir .or aj . time of the meeting of the LegislstBreTlieyill, ae doubt, ra due time, report directly to the Oeiteral Assembly, avhoa such ootioa ean be taweo. a y seem expedient. . , ' - : . Professor Emmons was appointed andr tb passed at the hast cession te make a geotogteal aod agricultural sarvey of th Stat.. Th is progressing, aad It is beltevcd, will la the be piwlactiv ol highly benrtScial results t la alrteultssrat ' arul miniog InUrosU - ef lb Dtava. Agricaltnv aa asrea too long tgiri but it is booed it rosv receive a .new imp"'"? rjv. vitt leidTm t1.e1fSaWJ"rcwrd of the aealaia. wia. It fat believed that aa additional appropria tion, to supply a boring .pparatns, and tojusu fy tb eelleetioe ef specimens, lo b olepOMl" a sum sui U1W0 plae r placet, weald promote ta jecU of the sarvey. . . A report ia relation to tb progres. of the r. ssrv U xpeet4 ia da tarn, and, "hea ". will be bud befor the Oeoeral AssemBly-
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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