l.EGISL 4TU11E OF H. CAROLINA.
SENATK.
: t'.i.luy, Dtt. 6. 1844.
Th Speaker anno-inred the Kr-nw' commit
tee n eelmtnfr tli Cpltn Nqnsrv, la be hf-
Docker y, Canirro), Shepard, Tbooipaoa of
-Wii end WHm, .. - .
J Mr Frtnci jweaentvJ reslation rnTavof of
- wet uftwnif J dpaiei
"I ha follow Iav
their Iral reeding. By Mr. Ugg a bill to if
: praJ a act of lrsl-1, to for a it extend 10 tha
o.uty of Mniiv,By Mr. Woodfia, a bill to
; complete tha" public road- fiom tfurniville to
Jbo Tenrjf wear line.
On moiioa of Mr Francis, tba committee on
T tha Jadiciarjr were inatrueted to inqaire into tba
ripediewv f e amending tha lar..M lore
quire eonstab: to r tjrn civil proeesa to lomt
nragianat if aiding in tha ni diauict with tha
I irU ndai t, r. if there ba no magistrate in tha
; 4 said a a net, be'orne In an adjoining district.
!- Tb Senate took on tha Bnfiuished businese
I of yrawfffay, to wit. iho-biU to amend iLa set
. inrorpoiaunK inn uuiiena IO MMf ig uompa-
ltrlli) an.'Siinn tum.lifii t.in mn mitim.iH.
. i a.l f 41 H.L.daa t a ika .....nns.Bl .f af
lii(ti'. which was negatived.- Mr. Hargrava
v prop-aJ m n aubaiitni for Mr Uitfi' ainrnd
, r. Bfnt, a clause providing ibat. in eae cf tba In
r. , aolrfDr-jr o( iho Compiny, Ike private property
, f iha aw ckholder aball be liable for ita debta
. 10 pioprnon 10 ineir eeeri ainooni owrtea i
tito lima ef ita failure, and not otherwise. Mr.
i liana called for a division f ilia question,
. the Rrat branch of wliirh, lo ilrifctoui, waa
nrerived -ii U33. The. amendment ot Mr.
ritfja waa then adopted, C6 to 91' The bill
w Uien, on motion of Mr.- Lli.dssy, raid wi
4U0Uj0.mimm . 2 .-
l no bin more rneriuary 10 npprr-rnro
-' fencs " of tiailinjr ttti tav and eemr ohr
iilJa.Ird.jfJuiioD. Blared' the third readmir
- end were oidcrrd to be r ntio$riS7''
The pinpnition of .the Uiimrnon to pitnl the
' rrport of the Liirfiry Boi.r J, waa ajrrei d to. i
, Mr. We?dft pAa ntcd. tba memorial ..oTtlie J
PftrrtburB Hnil Road Company, praying a law
thai "Art may be allowed to retain tboir brid(e
' ai Weldon in ita preeent elate, eo long aa iht y
; ah II fiiihfully trana.torl pteduee from Wrldon
" to tba bridge and from the bridge to Weldon
, free of ehree Kfirrrrd.
Mr. Jrttreya prrarn'ed l retnlation innlioeiing
lion cf the Dankeof the Plate, which were laid
en ibe table and rodrred to be prinird.
Mr. Gain preaenied a hill lo prcvei.t the cb
etriirlion of fih paaeingnp the eret k called
Sil Rone, which paeaed iia Riat reading-
Ua moiivn of Mr. KHiott, the Treaeorer of
the 8iate waa teqttratrd to lay before 'he Senate
communication from the Hon. Kd ward Kveiett
on Colonial Docnmenta in relation to North Car
olina. :
J On motion et Mr, Franeie, the committee on
Ttnaner were 3iwtfnc4r4 1 bMA all ihe irraery
nolea In the Trrnii
Mr. Taylor nreaentrd a bill makinc com pen
eation lo ibe jnrora of Hydr; and Mr. Boyd, a
bill lo re-area the land of the rliale: which
paetrd their firat reading, and the latter ordered
to be printed. -
Us molien ol Mr. Waddell, a mesaage wa
aent to the Comniont, piopocing to raiae a j"int
aeiect rommiltre to inlorm Hon. W m. A. lira'
ham of hia election aa Governor of the State,
and toeeeeftain wbrn it will auit bia conven
tenre to lake the oatb of i fTice.
On motion oi Air. riancia, a meaaaea waa
aent to the Common!, pronoaing to act apart
the afternoon of Saturday the Slat' inatant for
rectmmrnding aufuhle perron fur Joaticea of
the freer.
I he engroaaed bill to amend the act Incorpor
ating tne Iruetrra ol bdenlbn Arailrmy; end
Ibeengroinrd bill to cede a portion ef Kuiher.
ford county lo the ' county of llndrraon, were
read the third time, paeaed and ordered to be.
enrcllert.
A number of billa reported from eomm'ttee a
M). paaard ttiPir necoi d rrading. "
Mr Malary from (lie e oinmit'ee to enprrin
lend llie election ofCooriaellnra of Stale, report
ed Ibat Mrearau. Hrition, of Brrllf Jaa' VV.
Howard, of Joneej lr. W.' Perry t of Franklin;
Abaalom Myera, of Anaon; Jnaiali Cewle, nf
iMUtyiJaa. Low tj uif Buncombe and Dt Na,
liiantel .M, Koanr. of tJnawell, Ma 1rriv-r
mnjority of the votea giten and were duly loct
M,
the Public? TreaareTtorenoft to ibe Senate the
nom-a ef Ute oUligoia to the bondi given lo In
demmfy the - ntnle aainil any Joaa in iorwe-
ijoenre o me ennoraemeni oy tne Ettie oi ine
ot-. d .i-i..k ...i r: tj.ii i..i r.
.,.,' KlWl firm ilnll.i-. lk an in Jtni .CLfc' .hn'ilinf.f
la llablxs and any infurinaiino in the T rraanty
J department rrlaiiva to ih in-otveney of any of
all obliirua. Au.
, un muiiun oi il r. tilimrii, mo mucn ui inn
' Gofrrnnra meaare aa refrrt lo the llia.ry of
,The eoinmiuee coimiata Mrr."-Wad dell;
' Cameron. Khenard. Wilann and G ok) fin.
Mr.Sliepaid prewnled naemorlal aaking le-
t giautive aid In removing obairuoiiont in f aa-
- , qnolank riven llrfirred.
a:' - flu ninflnn tt If, InVna, BA fnn-tt. ttf I
" i CJorernor mrag a leulea to an agilcutinral
, - echini, was flffiea !- the eomtnit're on A.
" eiitiural and Mineralogies! aurveya. On motion
" of Mr.'Wnddell. tht f.ihrarun of the State waa
inatrueted to inoui-e into the probable eoal of
having a new ediiion of Lawton'a llistonr of
", WOfiU tjaroltna pohllat d
V hoi'b or commons. -
Viita y, Dee. (I,
Mr. Troll IntrorloceJ a Bill fo incorporate the
town of Monroe. In the coonty of Union. And Mr.
Miller, a Bill lo amend an Act for the ltter regii'
, i lation of the4own of Mnckaville, in Davie eonn'v
, t Theae Billa were re (erred to the Committee on Pro-
povidone end Crievancra.
" Mr. Jloane. inlrttduced a Veiolntion in faor of
. Eli McKea, nf Mncon county, vhkli waa rctWred
to tne Judiciary Committee.
i Mf. Mebane preaanted a 'memorial from aundry
j eJriarer Orav pnnlv. prinva repeal of the
law aothorixing th people t elcct'cimrahlea, and
: tbat Ilia elecion of laid onlceri be eun ommi:ed
' te the aeveral Coonty Conrta) which waa. on lib
5' motion, re'erred to the ( ommiitee on Piopoaitiooi
r and unevaneee. . , .
; ... Mr. I-ord, from Ibe romji'ttre en fropowiinnn
t.. and Inevanere, rep rted nnfavoralily on Iha peti
tion of aundry citiiena of Burke, Roihrrfon), ("a-
" 'J tawlia and Cleveland, prayinc tha rieion of a new
coonty by the name of Mangum. Said Krport waa
lead and concurred in,
' Mr. Thmab prevented a bill lo amend tha -ret
rlaaaa of ibe eixth ted ion of the Revived Suinlea,
f " eilenJinj he hirixliction of Juatieee of lite Peace,
wh'cti u refiTTrJ lo ttie Committee on the JuJi-
r d,.7- "' :j . ;;,r : ..
Mr. ra?g prearnlnl peu'ion (rem aundry ctti
. S aeneef Butiemnbeeuan'y, praying tlie erection ef a
t- new coonty out of portiona of llunroail county,
j,.,' byjbe name of Warm Spring. R.ferreJ to the
Committee on Prop wl.ionr and Orlevineea.
I. - A -manlnllnn nftml hv Mr T U'il.n- -
'' jected, inatructin( llie Committae on Eduealiot) to
h inqaire into Iheetpediency of a.-ipoinling a tfuper-
"intendont of Common SehooU for each of the Con-
i greaeinn-l Uiauidi.. and of defining ti e dutiea of
t eaid etupcrintemleiit, eo that Ibe requite nenta of
' ' the preeent School law, mny be earrvd out,, and
' ' that thee report bv bill or eibervri.
' ' Mr, Mill re-anted a bill lo raviva an Act rar
In the year IMl, to autho he Iha laying irand
r eaUbliebing a Turnpike Uoec' from Lauloo Lnch'a
. in Rutherford caunty, t tne widO fctti'a in Dun
? combe eonniy. RelorreJ to thi Uemnuttee on It
' " ternal Improvemrnta. " '
l'- Mr. Walter premmted a petition end resnlution
TP lb carry out the prayer of the petitionera. relating to
, Smiih'UK U Brunawick eoooty Referred lo the
r,. Committeo on Propoeiti-me and Grievance. " -'
' - Mr Waabinjton presented a petition from aundry
" ' cilienneof Craven county, p -ylnf additional re
atricti -n np-m Prdlara, which waa, on hia notion,
wi h the ceompanyinf d'-tumenl-. referred te the
,.- : Mr. E-iJ prevented a bill etinceriilng the eteeiien
. , of con-tal!ea iu iha coi.ty of Iredell. . Refuted to
lite t'om.iiiu on the Judiciary.' '
On ra tion -of Mr. uuthne, a committee of R-e
Wat raiee I, te enquire in o the eipedienry of avlling
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
SuWrJay, Dec. 7,
...Mr, Moore, from the Judiciary, Comvuttee,
reported with aondry amendmenia, the BiH for
the relief -f honeat inaolvent debtor. 1 he a
mendinenta were concurred in, and on motion,
the eaid Bill together wilh the Report of the
miriiiiice, waa ordered to be printed.
Sundry othet report were made from com
mitter, which we have hot room fo notice par
ticularly in I hi week' paper.
Mr. Washington piesented a memorial from
he Synod" 6"Nob'" Oarolinn, preving -the ap
pointment of an Agent Id procure from the Ar
ehivre of Iha- Oritiah Government, copiea of
lich patera may rve 4.o Uluairate Ih; Hi
tory of the Mate. In Which, thee favorably
mention the name of the Hon. David L. Swain.
Pirvlrfent of the Untveraiiy, aa a euitable and
deairahle person to be aent. The memoiial, on
motion nf Mr. Washington, waa referred to the
Committee on the Library.
Mr.- Moore preertiied ' Bill for the rip-or gni'
lation nf the Pontmnoth and Roanoke Rail
Road Company, whirh waa rrferred to (he
Committee on Internal Improvement.
SliNATK.
........, AhfuImM Dec. D.
Mr. Francnr prevented 111 memoHal of eitiaene
of Chero'iee County, praying relief from the pre-
(ore under which they now labor, and the release
of the eoretiee for t berokee bonde Referred.
On motion of Vtr. f Je it waa ordered that
the President of the Raleish and O anion Rail Road
Company b directed lo furni-h information aa te the
amount of rtock owned by citixcn of lb elate and
thine reaiiling out oflbe ftate.
Mr Hist preernted a bill to pro iile for a va
eancy in llif oflice of county urcj or which pes
ed its flrnl readine. .
Mr Worth presented a bill to amend an act to
ch inae the location tl a Court Ho:e of Montgomerr
County, which aaed It Brat reotlmg.
Mr. Iligg prceeutrd a m:i to tranarer the fund
for Internal Implement t the l.iterarv Fund
which passed ita first reading and we referred.
Mr. Wootlfin presented a bill to emend the Re
vised taiaa'..eMM CWurta . o Euiiityi which
uaistrd its flrst reaJini and waa reltrrcd'
Mr Cow per preeentrd a bilfto reiieal a part of
Ine act re ating lotne manner or electing Warden
of the poor, so far concern the County of Hert
ford i which passed ii first reading.-"" 7
Mr Wilson submitted a resolution, which waa
adopted, requesting the Governor lo lay before this
House a copy of the mortgage taken to secure Ihe
Ma'e from the Raleigh and Gaaton Rail Road
Company, arid also a copy of the bond taken
Mr. i ayloe presented a bill to alter the mode of
appointing constable in Beaufort County i and Mr
Woodfin a hill to alter and amend tne State road
leadi g from Athvilie by Bumsviilet .which passed
tueir Brat reading.
Mr. Francis prevented the following prramb'e
and resolutions which were read and adof-tedr
W hereaa Ihe Ornate ba beard with rerret of the
death of General Thomas Love, who waa a menilier
ef the Legialatuie of North aroUna for nearly half
century, aod who, sfier his removal to the Sta'e
of Tenne-wee, waa elected f peakcr of ihe Senate in
that Atotesnd who has occupied many distinguish
gutabed etsliunl in the gift of this; 1 bcTefure,
Be it licioirtd, i fist, a a mart ef reeixet to
the memory ef General Tbomae Love, Ibe tSenate
do now adjourn until to morrow morning 10 e-
lock.
Reithtd, " That ameaaate be aent to the House
of Common asking their concurrence in this tri
bute of reect to the mernary of ihe deceased. -
R'ttlvtd, Tbat Ihe Siieaker be requested lo for
ward copy of these resolution lo the surviving
relative of the deceased.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
'. Monday. Dre. D.
"' tlie lande belonging to the Klata which are ailffaU'd
in lie rity of Raleigh, The chair appointed Messrs.
Guthrie, Gee, Hackney. Woodward and (Huwe the
eemmi'.t
tfuudiy ImIIx. wh'i-h had been referred to euro -nit-.
tecs, vers rened bark to Ihe House. ' '.
'- 7brllnx raseaned lb eetieidi-retion nf the too
' t!ou of yesterday to lay Ihe memorial of Francia E
liivesc ef V on the table. After ronsidoiahle die
, v ruxinn, in which MessnvShepard, Paine, of Chow
an Mi U-r ef Davie, and berry participated,
sketch of which we shall endeavor hereafter to
' puh'i'h, the memorial wa finally, motion of
Mr Guthrie, laid en the taUe uutil the 4th ef March
i-rt Mil St. ;...,.', '
Mr. Lord presented a bill to Incorporate ihe Pre
eiih-nt. Director and Compe y of the Tadkia Toll
. U-ilj.
cera of the 14 ih regiment, Referred. ;
A number of billa psased their third reading and
were ordered U bs engrossed.
A message wa received from the Sena'e, trans
mitting the resolution edopted by thai body in ho
nor of lb memory ef the late Gen. Thomas Love,
asking the concurrence of this !loue therein; which
were read, and unanimously concurred in, and the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
, TwiSay Dec.
ffard frrmi tlvo ciumiiice 'to
whom waa referred mufH fftiTe- G--
ernor'a M ravage aa relates to Elections, re
Mined a bill tt change the time for holding the
Elections for Governor, Members of Con
gress, Members of the General Aseembly,
Sheriff, snd Clerks of the county and Sope.
rir Courta, to the tott J hurtday of Ji-
vril in each sncceaaive year.
A resolution introduced by Mr. Halsey.
authorizing ihe Governor to eause tomb
slonea to be placed over the graves of de
ceased m-rubers of the Leg'slature bur
ied in the city of Raleigh, passed its first
rrad ny.
Mr. Francis presented a preamble and
resolution, calling on the General Govern
ment to par over to the S ate the 4th inatal
ment due under the deposit set, which
were ordered to be printed and rrale the
order of the dv for Monday next. They
will be found on the firat page of to-day's
Star.
. Mr. Joyner presented a bill to authorize
the Portemouth and Roanoke Rail Road
Company tit chartre Tolls on the Bridge
over ihe Ronnoakit River, ne-r the town of
Weldon, which was, on his motion, refor-
reil to ihe Corti mfttee o iTtternal-Impro,ie
ments.
The flngroesed -bill ia amtlid Jhe Kwi-
ed Statute, concerning the Comptroll
wa read the third time, passed and order
ed to-be t.nro!leu
Mr. Jeffreys presented a Resolution, in
struc'fug Ihe Librnry Cnmmiilee to inquire
into the expeaiener of sbolielung the ol-
fice of keeper of the Canitul, and of infpoe-
intr the duties of said oflice upon Ine Libra
rian, to keep the "Library open at all limes
for thff acponmrHiation ot the public.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. .
- Tumlav, Dec. 10.
After the reading of the Journal, Mr.
Broeden called, ud fur enneideration the bill
ineor pitratiiig New River Ri!ire1ahd Cbftf-
panv. in the County of Onslow. This bill
pro;oies t2000 as the Cnpitid Stock of
the f wimninv Snndrv nmeiidmenls wefe
A offeired lo the bil by V?r. Scales, to make
the p irate properly of the S'ock holders li
able for tlie debls or the Company. Upon
theae amendments, a very latitutlinotir- and
lengthy debate ensued, be'wecn Messrs
Shepard, Scales, Brngtlen, Ellin and Flem
inj on the one part, and Messrs Moore,
Mills, Cherry and Pmneion the other.
The bill and amendments srsre finally on
motion of Mr. Paine, indefinitely pos'.pon
cd, 58 to 51, '
Mr. Paine introduced a bill to set apart a
Homestead Freehold to any citizen of this
Rtale of the age of 2 1 years, liead and or
dered to be printed.
Mr. Ellis, from the Committee on Priv
ileges and Election, reported adversely to
the memorial of Timothy tlirkins, conies
ling the sent of E. V. Sander the Com
moner from Onflow, and state they find no
proof of the charges set forth in the Memo-
rul, and asked to he dieenatged from me
further consideration of tlie subject, in
w hich the House concurred.
iMr. Nioi presented a memmorial from
the Wilmington and Raleigh illait Rwacnv
puny, which was, on his motion, referred to
the Select Committee on Rail Roads.
SF.NATB.' ' '
Mr. Puryrar presented a memorial from citiiena
of Iredelli agamat the erection of new county lo
be called W iltiama. ' Iid on th table. .
On motion of Mr. e-bepard, the uas of this ITatt
waa granted to Mr. Whitaker. editor of Ihe 8oulb
ern Quarterly Review, to deliver h-ctonr on com
mon achoole. ae. on 1 uesdey, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings ef this week, f i
Mr. Moore, from Ih committee on the Judiciary,
reported a number of bil'a which bad been referred
to that committee. ' ' :. ' ' 1
Mr. Calloway presented a bill laanpotnl eemrnis
aionera lo iai off ror, tu the county of-A likes.
which paeaed it first rending and wa referred
' Mr. Ehriouhau prienud the memorial of ctti-
sen of Pasquotank asking an appropriation to im
prove the navigation of Pasquotank rrvev Kefi-vred.
Raaolution were preernted by Mr, Mebane, in fa
vor of James , Turrent'D. nl by Mr. Mills, in
favor of Michael Frai.ei which paaard first read
ing and were referred.
Mr. Fagg presented a bill to authorize 8amuel
Chunn lo ethHb a bridge over French Broad n
eri Mr. Prentiss a bill to incorooiale Ihe Nrwbern
Hechanica Aaencialion and Mr. Adams, k hill lo
prevent betting on election, (a most important and
salutary measore, and we nope n win Den-roe a
law.) These bills paseed their 6tt reading. '
Mr. Lord preaented the memorial of the commie
' sinned officer of Ihe C4th regintebl, suggesting a
mendmenU in ibe militia tews. ' '
On motion sf M r Gilchrist, the" rommirtea on
Prop4tlona and GiievencM were instraeled to in-
nented to the Si-nate tho r J quire, inle thf ejpcdirwy of inaVinr afipjro
'J'reasarer, relative to 'he .' prpriation (br removing obstruction In Pavgo nr"
S IK ,Vrr P
t! .nh!ie J reasarer, relative to ine : prepriallon lor removing
, i ' nrV1iiM by the Mat in Incorpora- r. . :
, i-'oa i. -port !.ewii j ibe eondr j Mr. Atkins prvsrntal a aarojoriaf froaj lb ett,
IN SENATE.
H'tdneiday, Dee. 1 1.
Messrs Bogle ami Boy Jen were appoin
ted the Comittre on Enrolled Bills.
Mr. Boyden, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, teported the Bill to prohibit the levy
ing of Executions upon Growing Crops
until said Crops are matured with an amend
ment.
The Resolution authorizing the Govern
or to place grave stones to deceased Mem
bers, who are or may lierenfier be interred
in this City, was read the second and third
times, pnesfd and ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Worth, from the Committee to whom
the subject was leferred.reported a resolu
tion urging Congress to make an appropri
ation to rebuild the mint at Charlotte, which
passed its three several readings, and was or
dered to be engr.issed
Ms added, from the Committee on tne
Judiciary to whom was referrwl the com
munication of his Excellency the Gorernr
or on the subject of prosecuting' defaulting
Officers in making returns of Electors ol
President and Vice President of (he Uni
ted State, reported a bill to punish the
tame. ' ,-
Mr. Tayloe presented a bill to author
lie the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sea
ison of Hyde County to. appoint apeciar
Justices of the Peace, and maktii?compeni
sation to auch Justice for certain service.
HOUSK OF COMMONS .. .
" IVtdntnday, Dci.W.
Mr. Poitidexler presented petition from
Ferdinand Wi Rirque and oflters, Heirs at
Liw of James B. Rietiucv praying payment
of a specie certificate for the euro nf 0500
issued by an Act ol Assembly in 17H0.
which waa referred to the commitiee on
claims. i ;V -- j.
Mr. Caldwell presented a till to establish
a Superior Court in the county of McDow
ell. Referred tu the committee on pri
vate Bills. ' ,' i wt .;
iMr. Moore, from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported without amendment tlie
hill to locate the residence ol the Judges of(
the Superior rourts, hereafter, to be e
tected. in tome ope county ,of the Circuit
where the vacancy ocenrs, ad rrcnmmeud
iu paseage. The said Report and BiM,wer
on motion of Mr El Iia, oidered to be printed
and made the order of the day for Tuesday
next.-. ':; '; .-v-i '---J.- .'"-.:
fTtiis jinportnt Peprit si.d hill will be
fjirflha fiiM paitrif this pap.
M",,Moore, from the ssme eomrriittee te
portrd the bill on forms of Criminal Plead
ing with an amendment. The amendment
waa eonciirrc-l in and the bill aa amended
read the second lime and paeaed.
Mr. Moore from the ssme committee, to
whom the considers. ion of ihe subject had
been relerred, reported a bill lo amend an
Act puhishingthe default of returning officers
in ihe election of Electors of President and
.Sir-e Piesidcnt 61 the United States.
Mfr We1mpfffiXljlhomiiiee on
Internaf lirip75veTOTlTtyrireporurI 'tfi4itt4a
estsblmh s public Road in the county of
Buncombe, and to make aivrjppropriation
therefor, with an amendment. The amend
ment was concurred in, and the bill passed
Its second reading.
Mr. D- A. Barnes from ihe Committee on
Private Bills, reported the bill to authorize
Samnel Chunn to establish a Toll Biidge o-
vei French Broad River in the county of
Buncombe, with an amendment. The bill
as amended, passed its second reading.
Mr. Bond, Irom the Committee on Agricul
ture, repotted unfavoradly on the bill for the
establishment of a Board of Agriculture;
when said bill was, on motion of Mr. T. II
Robinson, laid on the table.
Mr. Washinglon. from the Internal Im
provement Committee, reported unfavorably
on tba hill to appoint Commissioners to lay
off a Road in the county of Wilkes, wheri
the said bill was read the second time and
rejected"
On motion of Mr. Cherry.
ftrwhed, ThM a message he sent to the
Senate, proposing to raise a -Joint Select
Committee of four on the part of each House,
tn fnnnhe into the ioanlvenev of tlie Raleigh
and Gaston Rail Road Company, according
in the provisions of an Act of the General
Assembly of ISJ6 -TT, and that they bej w-
structeil la report aa soon as practica
ble.
Mr. T. R Caldwell ealed up for consid
eration the Reprt-f the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, in the ease of John
McNeill, one of the members from tlie
county of Robeson. The House sustained
the Renort in finding no lust grounds for
contesting hi seat.
. Mr Mill presented a bill extending the
time fr perfecting title to land hereto
fore entitled.
.',. SENATE.
HturtJay; J)te. l2 -Mr.
Gwynn, from the commif.ee on
Propositions, to whom' waa referred a bill
to confirm a sale made by Jamea W.
Gain, late Agent for the State, reported
thesame.to the Senate, and recommended
its passage. The bill was then read" the
second and third time, passed and ordered
to be engrossed.
Mr. Ciwvnn. from ihe same committee.
reported a bill to lease a silver mine fo1
George Sotherlin, the discoverer, and for
other piirpoaT which wa read the first
time and passed.
Mr. Dockery, from the committee on
Finance, reported the bill concerning rev
enue, with sundry amendment.
The Senile proceeded to the considera
tion of tho bill concerning jury mats.
The bill, after tatinp in a preamble.
e importanceof.disiinctly declaring cer
tain rights of parties and counsel and cer
tain functions of Judges and Juries, pro
vides that in all jury trials, counsel shall
have the right and be allowed to argue to
the jury their whole case, a well of law
as ofaef, and that the judge may state to
the jury the evidence, but without any
compunt .either by repeating the argument
nf coansel or othrwises bn-A declare
his opinion to the jury on questions oi law
tn the case. Mr. snepara movea 10
strike out nil after the words "law as well as
fact' On this motion, a long and inter
esting debate arose, in which Messrs.
Waddell, Shepard, Bigg, uoyaen, tran-
cts, Woodhn and Edwards parttcipr tea
The motion finally prevailed, and the bill
was laid on the table
Received from the Governor a commu
nication concerning a mistake in the cony
of the morfjjape gicen to the State by ihe
Raleigh ana Gaston Rail Road Company,
transmitted to the Senate yesterday; which
was laid on the table,
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Poitidexler presented a bill to pro
vide for the distribution of the proceeds of
Innd 'aofd forTjnrttiior in certain rCases;
which passed its first -reading and wa re
ferred. .
On motion of Mr (inthrie, the Judiciary
committee were instructed to inquire into
the propriety of exempting Justice of the
Pence from working on
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Tha committee on finance have proceeded, according to the pro
visions of the 7th section of the 115th chanter of the Revised Stat- '
utes, to inspect the books and accounts 01 tne 1 reasurer ana 1
Comntroller': and carefullv to examine the exact condition er the
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statement and condition of ,the dejxisites made in the liauks oy tne 1 tc
Treasurer, and to ascertain the amount of money and funds of tho
Stale in the Treasury and Banks, and respectfully aubnut the fol- LC
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tJompirojicr is generally sucn as tne taw requires?- ihb uuunsaii ;
balance with jacciirac V. and eorresnond -wilh-rfie prujtedrxyls of r g
the Treasurer wM'frqtnfTfri; 1h'rTrTTi'n-ff-ilitTr,?lt'rt
of six hundred and fifty dollars, which 1s credited to tl ttpe 5ai
Navigation Company; whereas it should have been to the Roanake
Navigation Companv: that the amount of deposites in the Uanks
corresponds with the Treasurer's statement; that the amount of Trea
sury notes in the Office of the Treasury was sixty three dollars three
and half cents, which your committee burnt by authority of a resolu
tion of the General Assembly.
The eommitee, in tho further progress of their labours, ascertained,
what appeared to them at the time, a "payment of eighty one dol
lars to James Page, late door keeper to the House of Commons, more
than he was entitled to. The committee desiring to investigate this
subject, and the General Assembly having given -them power to
send for persons and papers and to administer oaths, submit the fol
lowing testimony, taken in pursuance of tho resolution of the two
branches of tho Legislature, which testimony is intended as a part
of this report The committee forbear the expression of any opinion
as to the person to beheld liable for the deficiency further than to
say that two certificates were found pa file, one signed by the
Principal Clerk of the last House of Commons, for eighty-one dol
lars, and paid by the late Treasurer Hinton, and) the other for two
hundred and twenty eight dollars, and signed by the Speaker of the
late House of Commons, both in favour of loor keeperage, and
endorsed by Kim; but th
the State, as the matter now stands, has lost $81. .Deposition pf
James PagOiJtfkedA JJte Hill, marked B, Depo
sition of Camilhts Saunders, marked C, Deposition W. F. Collins,
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from working on public highways,
The bill to establish ihe couuiv of Gra
ham, waa hid on the tnblo until the 4ib
dav of March next, 69 to b'l.
Mr. Moore presented a bill concerning
ihe writ of replevin; whih pas,44t first
reading nnd w as referred. !
; Mr. Nixon presented a - resolution in fa
vor of h. II. Marstellcr; which passed its
oi readiog.and L
, Mr Ehrinphana presented a bilf to fn
rorpdrnte the Phoenix Fire Company; Mr
WakliiPk'on, a bill to amend the act fr
the establishment and bftter regulation of
Common SchboTe; and"Mr." Roane a reso
lution in favor of Samuel - Waiters; which
severally passed the first reading and were
referred. . : . ."77V - .- . u: '- ' '
' Mr Iord presented a memorial, praying
the paesnge of a law requiring all contracts
and leavr of land for - mining operation
to be made in writing Referred. ..
.The bill to estsldish a public road in the
county of Buncombe, and '0 make an ap
propriation therefor of 91000, passed it
th:rd reading, by the casting vote of ibe
Speaker, nnd wa ordered to be engrossed.
Sundry other bill and resolutions also
passed their latt reading in thin House,
and were ordered to be engrossed.
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Mr. Do Aery, frr.m the Gommittee on Fi
nance, presented the following report, which
we tent to the Common, with a p reposi
tion to priat :
DEPOSITION OF JAMES PAGE.
Question I . Did you receive eighty-one dollars $8 1) on the cer
tificate of L. H. Marsteller, Clerk to the House of Commons, and if so,
of whom?
Answer. I received it ($91) fiorri Col. Stephen Birdsall, Clerk to
the late Treasurer, C. I Hinton.
Question 2. Was' this amount of eighty-one dollars deducted from
the.SpeakerV warrant of $229 presented by you at the close of the
last session? - - 'TT'SZ - , ,
Answer. It was. ' - -
Question 3. By whom was the deduction made?
Answer." By C0I. J. H; Wheeler, Teasurer. 7. : ' 7 r; , -
Question 4. Are you certain that the deduction was made, and
that you are not mistaken in supposing so?
Answer. 1 am Very certain that I am net mistaken,, for when I
received the Speaker's warrant, the Clerk (Marsteller) reminded me
ctf having .been paid in part (including my mileage) by virtue of the
certificate received from him, and on my presenting the Speaker's
warrant to Col. Wheeler, he asked me how much I had received. I
told him I had received eighty-one dollars ($.81) by virtue of the
Clerk ( Marsteller 's) certificate, and the deduction was then made by
Col. Wheeler after he had made a calculation as to the amount
He (Wheeler) then filed the warrant away with other papers.
Question 5. How often have you been id Raleigh since your
settlement with Col. Wheeler?
Answer. I came to Raleigh in April or May 1843, and received
the Journals and Acts of thelast Legislature, which I distributed in
the western part of the State. I returned again (here) in July or j
Inniiit IVllvuriniv in mnlro mv Tntiirna tn ihp Srvv. nf"Stjlte of the
rfvpints nf thr I :TfrW fnr tho Arts A c. distributed as aforesaid, and I
received mv comnensat ion of Secv. Hill
I came to this citv the week before the sitting of this Legislature!
to make thet returns of the Presidential election for Randolph coun-
tv. and received ft 15 for the same of Col. Wheeler.
Question 6. Do you know that Col. Wheeler was in Raleigh at
either of the times referred to above
Answer. I don't know that he was. excent the last,
Question 7. Have vou received of Col. Wheeler any money since
ha'naid Von IT. 15 above referred tol
Answer. 1 received $30 of him (Wheeler) in Tor-about ten days
after the cor mencemerit of the present session, for services rendered
as door keeper of the Senate. .. .... .
Question 8. Had vou any intimation that there was a mistake,
from Col. Wheeler or any other person in your settlement at the
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close ot the last Legislature, previous to-its discovery oy. me present
Committee of r inanceJ
Answer. I had not
Questions. When you first heard of the mistake having been
discovered, did you communicate that fact to Col. Wheeler, -and if so,
what did he say - .
Answer. I did. He f Wheeler) replied "content yoursclfTthey
have only told you of it to scare you, there will be nothing done a-
boutit" -
Question. Do you know how much Col. Wheeler paid you when
vou handed him the Sneaker's warrant at the close ot the session
Answer I dotft knoYr the precise sum in cash that I received
at that time." Tlie reason why I can't state the precise sum received
by me at that time is, that 1 don't recollect whether I find received
any money from Col. Wheeler previous to our last settlement at the
close of the session. -
- Question. Although yon cant state the precise snm received of
Col. Wheeler by virtue of the Speakers warrant at the close 01 tne
Session, are you certain that you accounted with toi. wneeier tor
the e.ghty-one dollars paid by Mr., Uirdsall ut tnat time, ana mat
that amount was deducted from your pay?
Answer. 1 am certain that $91 was deducted from the $223, the
amount of the Speaker s warrant?
Question. Did you have Marsteller's certificate present ai your
settlement with Col. W heeler? n.-r
.. Answer. I did not have it.
T Question." Did you receive more than one sum of money of Mr.
Hinton or his clerk? ' 1 r-, '
Answer. 1 received $81 of Mr. Hinton or his clerk, but m not
certain-that I received it all at one payment. '
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,. wnestion.--Are you iu me naoii 01 TeceiTinfr nwnsy .wiiu"
counting it at the hands of the person from whom it is received?
Answer. I am not, '' ' '7 ; 4i 1 ' " 'r'
Question. Are yoti certain that yon received ne more than $$1
of Mr. Hinton or his clerk for your Ecrviccs during the last Legisla
ture? - - -
Answer. I think I did not; but can't say positively." " 'T-
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" DEPOSITION OP GREEN HILL.
Question. Did you hear Col. Wheeler say any thing in regard to
nu naving paia wr. rage jpo muqn money, nnu 11 , wim
Answer. A short time after the adjournment of the last Legisla
ture, Col. Wheeler told me he had raid Mr. Page too much, and ar k-
ed me the name of Page's Post Office: as he (Wheeler) wished to
write to page ou the subject : he also asicca me 11 rage was
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(thought ht was responsible, and that I had alwaya regarded him I
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