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(General 3tssemulp, Abstract of the proceedings of the Gen eral Assembly, witn me exception ot such private ;intl local business, as is considered uninteresting to our readers SENATE. TiiuKSDAV. Doc. 22. Mr. Toornor, from the com mittee on internal improvement, to whom had been referred the bill to incorporate a company to make a turnpike road from Williamston landing towards Windsor, made a report thereon and recommended its rejection; whereupon the said bill was in definitely postponed. On motion of Mr. Guinn, the committee on the judiciary were instructed to enquire into the constitutionality of taxing any estate in lands and tenements less than a freehold; and whe ther the holders of certificates legally authenticated by the Commissioners appointed by virtue of the laws of this State, are freeholders within the mea ning of the Constitution. Some time was spent in the consideration of the Bank bill, during which considerable dis cussion ensued, but no question was taken. FRIDAY. Mr. Elliott presented a bill giving longer time to register grants of land, in this State, deeds of mesne convoyances,&,c lIr. 15rownrjf!?. from the committee on military affairs. I to which was referred the bill i to exempt Wardens of the Poor j from the performance of cer tain duties, made an unfavora ble report thereon and recom mended its rejection; whereup- on the said bill was indefinitely 1 postponed. Mr. B. also reported a bill to prevent slaves from attending general reviews, regimental, battalion and company musters, camp meetings and election grounds. The Bank bill was again ta ken up and discussed, and after various amendments had been proposed and agreed to, it pass ed its second reading 33 to 27. SATURDAY. Mr. Seawell, from the joint select committee on that part of the Governor's message re lating to slaves, &c. reported a bill for the better regulation of the conduct of free negroes and slaves. Mr. M'Farland submitted a resolution, to appropriate the amount of the claim of this State against the United States, whenever it is recovered, to the Literary fund. Referred to the committee of finance. The Bank bill passed its third reading 32 to 29, and was or dered to be engrossed. MONDAY. Mr. Seawell presented a bill the better to enforce the nav- ment of fines, in cases of State prosecutions, and for the better explanation of the law, in such cases. Provides that no person shall be permitted to take the oath of insolvency, in discharge of a ftne imposed by any Court,: luu uuri miiy sucft.vor of the appropriation. At m c? , , !llGar 5 'clock, on motion of mi.ouuwcu, irom tlic com - mittee on the iudicinrv. rnnnrt- cd a bill altering the laws in respect to the allotment of wi llows' dower. Provides that live Commissioners shall be a com petent number to lay oiF widows' dower. On motion of Mr. M'Farland, the committee of finance were instructed to enquire into the expediency of compelling all persons in this State, to give in all the stock owned by them; in Bank or Company Corpora- tions, at a fair valuation, under t!ie same rules as govern other taxable property. The bill to prevent the circu lation of seditious pamphlets, by the imposition of a prohibi tory tax upon pedlars, was read ihe third time and indefinitely postponed. TUESDAY. Mr. VVil son presented the pe tition of Spier V hi taker, Colo nel Commandant of the Halifax militia, praying indemnity for certain expenses incurred in calling out his regiment to sup press a supposed insurrection among the slaves. Mr. Elliott, a bill prescribing the duty of sheriffs, -constables Sc other oflicers in certain cases. Mr. Snccd. from the commit tee of finance, reported that it is inexpedient to legislate upon fltn oiiltmnf r(r nnmnnllinn nil persons in the State to give in all the stock, owned by them in Bank or Company Corpora tions, at a lull valuation and a transfer of the claim of the State against the United States, when collected, to the Literary fund. Concurred in. Mr. S. also made a report ad verse to the passage of the bill for the relief of the citizens of this State; which was laid upon the table. WEDNESDAY. The most important matters transacted in the Senate, were the presentation, bv Mr. Dick. of sundry resolutions in relation to the calling of a Convention. And, by Mr. Dishough, sundry resolutions in relation to the Tariff denouncing it as uncon- stitutional and oppressive, am proposing to instruct our Sena- tors and request our Represen tatives to use their best endea vors to obtain a modification of it. We will insert these reso lutions entire in our next paper. ' COMMONS. Thursday, Dec: 22. Mr. Polk, from the commit tee on propositions and grie vances, reported unfavorably on the petition of sundry citizens of Mecklenburg and Anson, for the erection of a new county out of part of those counties. Con curred in. Mr. Nicholson, from the com mittee on military affairs, re ported a bill to repeal the act passed in 1827, reducing the number of petty musters to two in a year. The M ouse then proceeded to the unfinished business of yes terday, being the consideration of the bill appropriating money for rebuilding the Capitol in Raleigh. Mr. Leake took the floor in opposition to the bill, and was followed by Mr. Bragg in favor of the measure, lie was succeeded by Mr. M'- Onrrn in nnrirwitirm vlin utoo followed by Mr. Long in favor, I Mr. Iluywood then rose in reolv to the gentlemen who had pre ceded him in opposition to the bill. When Mr. Haywood had . 1 1 i r and spoke at great length, in fa cunciuueu. iur. uaston rose j Mr. ilenry, the house adjourned. Fridan. Mr. Mebane presented a bill to establish a bank, by the name and style of the President and Directors ot the Bank of Albe marle. Provisions similar to the proposed Fanners' nml Merchants' Banks. Mr. Bonner, a bill to extend the jurisdiction of Justices of tue Peace. Gives them juris diction of all cases under $200. The Speaker laid before the ,House a communication from the Governor, covering the An nual Report of the Trustees of the University. The Gover nor informs the Legislature, officially, in his message, that the Trustees of that Institution have declined accepting the n .1 c . , . I . i loan ot mo oiaic on inc conoi-y1 l ne engrosscu uui iu uM.au tions prescribed by the act oIish a Bank on the funds of the last session. mere are live vacancies in the Board to be filled by the Legislature at the present session. The House proceeded to the unfinished business of yester day, being the appropriation bill. Mr. Ilenry rose in oppo sition and spoke for about three hours. He was followed by Mr. O'Brien, who advocated the measure. The debate was closed by Mr. Gaston, in reply principally to Mr. Henry. The question being on the passage of the bill its second reading, Mr. Pittman demanded the yeas and nays, which were as fol lows yeas C5, nays 68. So the bill was rejected. The Re gister states that the bill was opposed by the western, s-oulh-ern and south-eastern members, in a body. Saturday. Mr. Faddis presented a bill to encourage a publication of a History of North-Carolina. Provides that Judge Murphey, who is engaged in compiling a History of the State, may raise by way of lottery for the pur pose of enabling him to com plete the same, the sum of $50,000. Mr. O'Brien, a bill to exempt from execution, growing crops, and to secure to debtors a cer tain portion of the same after they have been severed from the freehold. The bill to amend an act ves ting the election of Sheriffs in the people, was, on motion of Mr. Wyche, indefinitely post poned. The bill to render persons whose names arc forged, com petent witnesses in prosecu tions for such forgeries, was, on motion of Mr. Outlaw, indefi nitely postponed. The bill to abolish the pun ishment of cutting off" the ears was read the second time. Mr. Pearson moved that said bill be indefinitely postponed. On this motion, considerable debate a rose, but it was ultimately re jected 44 to 57, and the bill was ordered to its third reading. Monday. Mr. Singleton presented a bill for revising and digesting the law of Executors and Ad ministrators. Authorizes the Governor to appoint some com petent person to revise and di gest the law on this subject, to be laid before the next Legis lature. Mr. Wyche submitted a re solution proposing to hold eve ning sessions, which was re jected. Tuesday. On motion of Mr. Arrington, the committee on military af fairs were instructed to ascer tain what number of infuntry and field artillery tactics is now on hand and not distributed by the act of last session; and that they suggest to this House, by bill or otherwise, what disposi tion is necessary to be made with the same. The bill to amend the act for the more speedy trial of slaves, in capital cases, was read the third time and passed, 65 to 58. Mr. Wilson introduced a re solution, which was laid on the table, that the House sit daily until the hour of 4 o'clock, P.M. Mr. Jar vis, a resolution for the adjournment of tbe two Houses, nine die, on Monday, the 9th of January. Laid on the table. The bill to appoint a Super intendent of Public Works, was taken up, considered and pass I y mi 1 Ktll ed to its third reading. state, was reaa mc ursi uuie. Mr. Boddie moved that said bill hn indefinitclv nostDOned. On j i i this motion considerable debate arose, but it was ultimately car ried, yeas 64 nays 58. Wednesday. Mr. Whitaker presented sun dry resolutions relating to the expediency of calling a Conven tion for the revision of the Con stitution of this State; which were read, ordered to be printed, and made the order of the day for Tuesday next. On motion of Mr. Edmond ston, the committee on the ju diciary were instructed to en quire into the expediency of vesting the Courts of this State with power to require security for the payment of costs, to be given by the plaintiff', in cases of appeals by defendants, from the judgment of a Justice of the Pnaco. The bill to exempt from exe cution a certain portion of the land of the citizens of North Carolina, was read the second time, amended and passed yeas 67, nays 59. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1832. General Assembly The reader will find in our summary of the pro ceedings of the Legislature, that the bill making an appropriation for re building the State House at Raleigh, has also been rejected in the House of Commons, and that bills providing for a Convention have been simulta neously introduced into both Houses. It seems that the western members, with the aid of those from the banks of the Cape Fear, have at last got us on the hip, and we presume lliey will go their length. The daj of adjourn ment has not been fixed, but it is con jectured that the session will termi nate about the middle of this month. Congress. Several propositions rtlative to a modification of the Ta riff, have aircady been brought before the two Housesthis will probabb be the most important as well as the most difficult subject to dispose of, that will be presented for their consi deration. The holidays being over, wc presume the members will now set themselves actively to work, and that the business of the session , will progress rapidly. Suicide. We understand that on Monday of last week, Josejjh, son of the Rev. Amos Rayner, of Bertie county, put an end to his existence by shooting himself with a gun. He was about 15 or 16 years of age, and had been living as a clerk in the store of the Alessrs. Ryan, of Windsor some difficulty having occurred, he adopted this dreadful alternative ra ther than return home. Newspapers. -The last North-Carolina Journal, published at Fayctte ville, appears in an enlarged and im proved dress. It now ranks among the first in the State in point of size and mechanical execution, as well as of ability in the editorial department. W e hope the enterprising proprietors will ree'eive that support they so rich ly merit. M essrs. Thos. Meredith and Wm. B. Pell have issued the Prospectus of the North-Carolina Miscellany, a weekly paper, designed to succeed the "Edenton Gazette' about to be discontinued. Rail Road to the Roanoke Wc invite attention to Ihe following arti cIp, from the Norfolk Henld of Fri day last. Perhaps some o; u-i ented citizens, who arc convrrxnt with the subject, will also favor us with their views as to the practicabi lity and expediency of the contem plated project. An important subject. It U believed that a rail road com munication to intersect Roa noke and Tar rivers, (striking the latter at Tarborough and the former at Hamilton, the nearest points of junction) would be of immense advantage to Norfolk. The project, wc believe, was started some years ago, when the proposition to open Roanoke Inlet was enter tained, and as rail roads were not then in fashion, it was pro posed to connect the two rivers by means pf a canal. If th0 Roanoke Inlet scheme had been practicable, it is very certain that the proposed communica tion would not have benefitted Norfolk; for the produce which it sent through would have gone straight on to New-York on reaching Albemarle sound. But that project being now nearly hopeless, and it being the inte rest of the North-Carolina plan ters to make themselves a mar ket at Norfolk, the establish ment of a rail road, or a canal, as above stated, will bring all the produce collected atTarbo rough to Norfolk, instead of its being sent, as heretofore, down Tar river to Washington (a ve ry difficult navigation) and thence trans-shipped to New- lork. So much for the interest which Norfolk has in the pro posed communication & now a word or two as to its practi cability. The distance from Tarborough to Hamilton (on the Roanoke) is only 18 miles the country is level, and it is believed that the cost of a rail road road through, would not exceed 860,000. The people in Tarborough and its neigh borhood, (among whom thera are some heavy capitalists) would, doubtless, subscribe a good proportion of this sum. The balance ought to be readi ly taken up by the people of Norfolk, who are even more in terested in the subject than their friends in North-Carolina; and it is with a view of calling on them for that purpose, that it is proposed to have a meet ing this evening at the Ex change. We trust they know their own interest, and will not be backward on the occasion. At present we have no trade or intercourse with Tarborough all the produce of the fertile region in which it is situated, finds its way to the northern markets, through its only ave nue, Tar river, until, after en countering heavy risks and cx pences, it gets to the ocean. With this proposed rail road of 18 miles, however, it could be safely and speedily delivered on the Roanoke, whence a dis tance of 200 miles of inland na vigation would bring it to the Norfolk market, and in less time than it can get to sea by the present route. Raleigh, Dec. 30. On Wed nesday, the following gentle men were elected Trustees of Vyversity of this State: William D. Mosely, Thomas Polk, Joseph A. Hill, and David L. Swain. One yet re mains to be elected. The bal lottmg stood thus: Mosely 147, Polk 129, Hill 110, Swain 96; Benj. Sumner 87, Thos. S. Sin gleton 70, John Bragg 68, Bed ford Brown 67, Wm. M. Green 54, John B. Tate 9. The Supreme Court of this Slate commenced its Winter
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