KALEMH REGISTER NOBTH-CAttOLIlfA GAZETTE!
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IN -.SENATE.
HhndityC Dec 10.
Mr. Clay appeared tp-dy, and took his
jeal. .1" ' '
'Ine foUo.ing ;were announced as the
Staltding Committees during the session
" 7 'J .;em -.! Messrs. FuiSvth. Ki.iir, lie!
Ail H'Vrrt. : Tfln!mMu. ' ,
fty VKsrs. Smith, TylerMSil.-be,
, fAt t'ommerc. Messrs. King, Dudley, Silabee,
. JM? .lrtyacrfi-t SfcTs. tlicevsoif, Clay,
r F i)v iJlzrkuWiirt ' Mew. Sevmour, Brown,
i 11 1 ' !vti . "Vi'xir ti'AJrt ). Toot.
v , JJfefcii ri vi Waits. M essrs Beirton, TjCp'ip.
I:- ' ''tV.-J- ,. .. ,t . . "T . tiii ? fl.. a ...
r,: -tJII tM imitlliu Messrs. noooison, uwtikm,
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. mt natal tfmibrs.-r-.ksbrs. dhu, simui, iwu-
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'(ii'iPvbic lMHh.
-Messrs. Kane.-Tipton,
.XIo;i-e"t 'iolaitN; rentsss.
lAiPtUcir Ijtind Claims. Messrs. Poiodexter,
J5a:l0, Proi-1s. ltIrs, Kght.
til Iiidan J fairs lessr. Tpnp,i Benton,
PjfjdcXt-rVVlkujst Kr'-lij3fhuseu.
'.? On ClSirr-Msse 1 s. Rig Be II, Nudain,
Bron, MjfiiV. ,; .
in$U..JduiHf-Utisn. WdkinsWebs: er,
' TPw tinfjhuy1."!!, iuudy, Manjfiiin.
(On (tie Tost OJJIce, and Po&t Roads -Mf ssfs.
Griindy,' tIdl,fEw n.f , T .Hilin-ion, Bur.kner.
,On itOiffs Mitd Canals--Mts-rs. Hendricks,
Spra1i-! DtiJavH ll. Bnckli. r.
. 'I Qn .lm-:otfii2U''r'. Ky;t,Ciiambers,Dicker-
sbn; Sfl-iiie Port.dextr.
On r Jiiylr'et'of CkSnbia. M esysra. Cliatn
btrs, I Iff, i Hi't -s i':i..tMii, Milltr.
Onthc lontingcnt Fund.---Messrs. Knight, Dud-
i On 1'jfiyMkSed Bills i-flL-s-srs. Kobbtns, Kobin
S6n,.l.wmi?. - m
L M r. Kar.e.inf rgdrtted a bill supplemen
tary t an iicttoiaullionze the Terri
t'.rfy tffVFIifridayto bj)en!a Canal from the
. Appalychicola fiver trt't.Andrews Bay j
wbiej wasread and ordered to a second
r reanrng.; , v
; O:ootin of Mr, Kane, it was
.feCf-ved, Tti if Miniu"'.! nf the messAfr. of the
Pts d m :.s refer.; to Pu!l;ck;l.;nl8, be referred
.t;llf Coti1 niitt. e on l'u j,lie L:u-ds
? Mr M.oore-'pfierl the lolloping rcso
u;tMn. ' .
f It Mt't'ed, ,Tht the Committee onPufehc
Lnwl? e instructed lo .f nquno into Hie expedi
" tMc of i rmi;ijr in : IVi'I ie iur'ni.e,- the price c!
-the I'ulitic infills, so us to . utlior zc its sa'e ai
Si:pl prjjce on'y an will reimburse ihe United
fjHiteS h.r t'.e-Ctrrent ..i.nn:d expe diturc for ai
'Tnir:ss"erM'rihe Jand .system. :nr, tlische.reinc '-he
jiu.'i.ii iiitiiMiHtrKiiii .-tisu, itvr sriuiiiijj 'u j nomas, ot Marvland.
seit!f!S, a pre.?pttKLu. rjjjlit 'o 'lie.r improve- I 0,t j ,-!tiri. Messrs. Kerr. Crei-hton, Wil
jT.ent3 at such prc,.- may be est.bUhed. j iiams, Huntington, Allan, of Ky. Potts and John
On jnoti of Mi Grunily, so much of i Kin.
1le P' esid-luU?! Mess'-fe as relates t fh " Rrrtfu'ionary Prnsnps M'essrs. Hubbard,
P Ohice aTVd; Post R;,ads was referred J' Denn' Pciuik',V BucUtf, Soule and
. : -mi i Cnoate.
to that Committee. j Gn Inr;(J VWfOT. Messrs. Unrrr,.,. Porrl.
&Qll nothm of Mr. Smith, so ranch r.f
rt th 'Message as relates to therinanoex,
' ' ni tftrpi'o-n RlatvntU. wpia rpii'irwl t,
1 thP .atmrantiaff. ('o.omitie.es. "
On lotion of Mr. King, so much f !he
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Me-age as relates to ihe Commerce of
the Country, was referred to the Comuiit
tfce. orf Commerce.
: Ou Motio'j o .Mr. Dalla-;, so much of
the Me---;!ge as refers to Naval AQairs,
was leferied to thai Comnattee.
r -Tuisduyy Dec.. 1 1 .
Mr.,Cfav
g.-ve notice thai !ie wouiu to-
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morrow agam . introduce ne lmu tor"apj)ro-
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p: i "Hng T'raa limited tiine, the proceeds
of th public laiid.
MiV" Wiikius iiitrodoced.a bill to pro
vide for the satisfaction tof claims for
French spoliations prior to 1800. Refer
red-io a seieci committee.
The 'S-'iiate proceeded to- the election
of.a.Cj'iplaiij
and the.Rev. Mr. Pie, a
Hi
iomaiVCaiftolic, wa$ elected, having 22
votes, iv Kusacll 12, anu Mr. iatcn,4.
TT'ednesduy, Dec 12.
,jVlrBxickner ptesented a bill granting
laJid tf the State of Missouri for opening
a Canal in the. Big Swamp betvyeen the
watejh'OF" St. Francis, Cape 'Girardeau
. and-ftwe 'Mississippi. .
lav, JtirjceaO! v
to notice, introdu-
Ced lus bill t,o appropriate the proceeds of
jhe pubr.c fsinls tor a limited time, which,
motion tf Mr, Kane, was referred to
the IjTand Conunitti e. .
Mr. Chambers ntrnduceti?a bill provf
d.ii'g for tbejinal settlement of the claims
id-Sfntcs -for. interest ou advances made to
the U Spates, "i
Mtv FtHst lh intfodtoced a bill io nrp-
vide for the falfilnu nt of the compact of
j o.)2, between the U. tates and Oeorgia..
Refci re'i to the Coipioittee on Indian At-
i:.iii v ;
Tn Resoiutitin otTeretl on Monday by
Mr. Moore was 'm ml iff d by adding an
amend, men t dfrecting theCouiftiittee to en
qeire into the expediency of relinquishing
' to-ih.e. S'atesm whu h they It. , a.1 there
fuselandsj and the Resolution was. agreed
. , t Tliursdiiy, Dec 13.. ,.
' f Mr? Smith, instructed by the Commit
tee on Finance, offered the Tollowitig res-
dutum: ( '
i Jitsohed. That the Secretary' of the Treasury
ijertih ected, ''with-as lijttl delay as may be, to fur
nishithe' Senate with the' project of a bill for re-dufm-the
duties levied, upon imports, l.i confor
liiity with the suggestions made ,by him in his an
iiua't re port. .-Wb
. . resolution-lies' on the table.
- A communicatitni from the Comtnision
c r: of the Plb:!C Buildings on th Subject
tif Ssrertiiitures irsre the, last session was
iead. xj'td orderrd to be printed.
- ' Mr. Fiegiuyse ininiduced a bill for
W:f?'. ' '-Mi. D'SBaW a bill sunbleinentarv IfvlH
ft lv J act tiMtie tV ctually to provide, for the
v; panishtuent f t certain crimes against the
4 :t . ts. Referred to .the Committee.on
iihe Jud.csary. " "'
, ,i -A Jle.Ji.-ution -.wax passetF "in strut fin?
iMtjti Gioiatec' hiquire, into the
expedie 'tbllishi!ig a Lad Office
red
in inatjmqv ine'counijr. iaieiy ru'
by purctseSi o.m the Fottawattorafedri
ot Indians :
; "A joint Resolution onS fed by Mr.Smith.
to provide tr prihting the annual state
ments of Commerce pd Natation, was
taken up and ijadeye.dTo lie-ion the table.
The Senate a-'jouraeil, on motion ol
Mr. Holmes, till Monday
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HOUSE OF EPH;:SKXTA'nVES.
1 Monday Dec. 10.
Mr. Dratou and Mr. M'Dnffie, of S.
Cirolina. Mr. McCai t v, of Indiana, and
Mr. Allen, of Virginia, appeared this day.
The following fmmittees were announ
ced to have been appointei by .the Sneak
er in nuKuanc of the ordeis of the Hoa3e
on 'J'hnrsdav last : . ' i
On Elfctions. Mpsp!. ClH'bnrne, Ttandolpli
Holland, (ifiiiH-tli-J'.f, Oodier and Arnold.
On Hays iitiijtf' Means. Me'-. VcrpUuk, lo
eejsofl, ti.lmoie, AlexiiiJcr, Wilde, (1 .'uhtr and
I'o'k.. 0, . "', ' s
On Clnirrs- Messrs. Vliitt!esev, Berber, M'
IntiT' , Ii;ne, KOneiitr, Day nd reuiicli.
On Commerce - Mt ssis Can.i rrh-n, Howard,
$iilhei t-nu, Ntw tou, Da is, of "Muss, and Har
per. . .
On Public Lands Me-srs. Wickt ir, Duncan,
'!av, lrviiill-.tni. Ftiimmt r and Mnsoh.
On the Foil Ofiieaud fast Jinads M-sra.
Ctmner. Un.sell.Virce, llainmouU, KavjU.tugH
Doiibit-dv 'nJ Ito ne.
On the JJhirut of Colinnlia- Messrs. Wash-in.fftt-n,
Se!ii'i:tri, (Jltnin, Jtiiilcr, V. U. Slep.rd
ai d McKeonon. I . j
On the J-wry-:Messrsl BellJ'TEJlsworth, Da
nie1, Foster, Gortlon, BeardsSey and Coulter
On ift'voi'utionaru dawn Messrs. Sluhleobnr.h,
Nuckolls, Crune, Bates, of Mass. Sitandifer, M'ar
shall and Newnan. ' i vjf
On I'upfic iJy t.,r7lrp-s-r--Messrft. f tall, of N.
CaroliiTH, Davenport, Lvon Tl'iompion, of Ohio,
Pierson, Henry Kin and Brings.
On 1'riruU Land Chain'. Messrs. Johnson, of
Ten. Coke, SUnbcryj iMai-dis, Cai-r, Eullard and
Asldey. :
On Matut fuditrex. Messrs. Adams Hoffman,
Lewis Condict, Findiuy, Horn, . YVorthington and
Barbour, of Viriia. . - ' ,
On . ,'qrrii xi! u- f. Messrs. "Root, McCoy ,"of Va.
Smith, of Fenn. Chundier, McCoy, of Penn. and
Tompkins. .
.Oh 1'niian JJfniyi. Messrs. Lewis, Thompson,
of Genrqfia, Angel, Storrs, Lecompte, Kcnnbn
and HawkiiH.
On Military . 7;? Messrs Johnson, of Ky.
Vance, Bia-ir, ofS. C. Speight, Adair, Ward and
Thomas, of Iouisiana.
On Xavul .ijfizirs. Messrs. Anderson, White,
of N Yoj'k, Milligan, wVmoug-h, Putton, Dear
born, Lansing.
On Fori i j ,, . Ijfgir. Messrs. Archer, Everett,
of Alass. Tmv?i:v ( 'r-.iU fi I luriiwpll Wsviic
! Evan, of Maine, jfteed, of N. Y. Djtwart, Sladfe
aiui southard .
f t)n A'.v and Van ah Messrs. Mercetw Bla'r,
of Tenn. -Letcher, Vhton, Ciaig, ; Leavitt and
i Jewett.
j 0n Waw Unfithhed Bush,?. Messrs
Reed, .of Mass. Bouck and Silas Coiiflit.
On cfiouwij.-r-Me-s-a-s. Burgen, BurdandHod
SCSV,
The residue of this dav's sitting was
occupied in, a continuation of tje ball tiling
tor fetrgeant-at-Ann, which resulted on
the last ballot, in the election of Thomas
B. Randolph, of Virginia.
Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Mr. Stewart presented a p"fition pray
ing for a su jscriptio tf a million of dol
lars towards the Stock. of the Western
Section of. the,pienpcake and Ohio Canal.
Mr. Boon and Mr. V lay, 'cac'i ofl'ei ed
Resolutitms instructing the Land Commi'.
I tee on the subj ect d reducing the pricl
of the public laml, anl on the propriety
or surrendering the refuse lantK, altera
given period, to the States in winch they
lie, -fi. -
One of the Resolutions passed without
mjjecuuM , uui on ine other appearing,
Mr. William observed that lie could see
no reason for being in suclf haste to act
upon this all important subject, and
moved that the subject be postponed, till
Monday. This inutiod after some oppo
sition from'the mover, and Mr. Speight,
was car. ied by Yeas knd Nays, 106 votes
to 78. ; ., . . :
A motion was then made. to reconsider
the first ReVduiion, which" was carried,
and tha was postponed a'so.
Mi. Mardis orT.'reti a Resolution arant
ing settlers on the public lands a right of
pre-enipflon which after some debate.
; was also postponed till Monday.
y report was received ..from the Secre
tary ol the Treasury, accompanied bv a
Report of the Agent employed by the
Department to examine into the aft'tirs of
the Bank of the United State, which
stated all the demands against the Bank
to be 36 millions, and the means' of the
Bank o nurt these demands 79 millin,
anil that the Bank could nt. thereupon be
other than a safe deposit for the public
funds. "
Mr. WicklitTe moved that 10,000 copies
of this Report be printed ; but the motion
lies till to-morrow.-
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from Mr. Biair, of S. C. requesting,
for obvious recoup, to be. excused from
serving on the Coiiimittee on Military
Affairs. Granted.
Wednesday Dec 12.
Mr. Cambr-lengs .Resolution fa'ling
for the correspondence 'With the President
ot the Bank of tne t. Slates, &c. was ta
ken up and agreed to.v
The Resolution ijnrTered yesterday fir
printing 10,000 copies of the Report of
the Agent of the Treasury, as to jhc ex
isting condition of .;the ttauk of the Cni
ted States, was (alien up.
;Mr. Cambreieng wished the motion
postponed, until the correspondence call
ed lor on thi suhjett should , be received,
that btdh might be printed together. '
After some' debate the motion to post
&r i ..'! 'v .
pone was netire 1QI votes 3to 85, and
the Resolution was agreed to.
The'House then proceeded to the elec
tion of a Chaplain, and the Rev. W ni.
flammet, of Virgin a, 'received 108 votes
out of1 i T9, and was of cuie, elected. ;
The liouse then went into a Committee,
and resumed the.consideration of the
Resolution proposing to refer so much pi
i he messageof the President as relates
to the I&nk of t!ie U. States to a Select
Committee.
The question being on an amendment
olTe.ed by Mr. Wayne, with power to
call (or person?, and on the Bai.k and its
Tranches lor papers, and to examine wit-
ne-s-s, general !V m reierauep iu "c1-
ration-i of the Bank."
On this question j
an ajiimated debate of two. Inmrs took
idace, which resuhed in the rejection oi
the amfiidMient by a large majority.
Mr. Watmnugh th-n mined t amend
the Resolyiion, so as to refer the, subject
to the- Committee f Ways and Means,
insteld.of a elect Committee ; wlu n the
TCommittee rose and the House adjourned.
Thursday Dec 13.
On motion of Mr. Cfook, the Commit
tee on Canals, were instructed to enquire
into the expedienc y of making a Survey to
ascertain the practicability of connecting
L'lkesEi'-Te and Ontario bv a Canal round
the falls .of Niagara ; and also the gs.n
dienry of erectina Pier m the Niagara,
at or near the vilyge of Yourgstow n.
Mr. Wick lifie nropoMl a R- solution
directing the Clerk of the House to enm-
puunicate to tlie Senate a Copy of the Re
port, with the documents accotnn;t?:V'ng
it, made by the Committee on Public
Lands, on the luhject.of the Chickasaw
Treaty, and there-ei vation of lour miles
q'iare in said treaty.'
Debate arose on this Resolution. It
was ohjectfd to, as interfering with the
Executive dufieafof the Senate, and, after
some debate, ivj-cted 91 votes so TA.
Tiie Speaker laid before the House, a
communica1 ion from the Secretary ol the
Treasur y eovei ini copies of i be ('orre-ptni
tlei.ee of the President of lite Bank ol the
Cni'ed States with the house of Baring
and-Brothers.
Friday.
On motion of Yl i
Die 14.
. Rjot, a resolution
v;;s adoptetl, directing the Directorof Che
Mint tt report the propre?y of adjusting
m ire nearly the weight of our Gold to our
Silver Co n, than ir is ai prestu.
The IIousi resumed th Report of th-Com-ttittee
of the whole on the President's
message, containing a series td Resoluti
ons distt ibuting the various subjceis to
uistiiKt committee. After some little
tlebate, the who'e were agreed to.
Sundry Resolutions were offered, and
referred.
STATE LEGISLA LHE.
IN SEX VI E;
Thursday. Dec. 13.
Bills presented. By Mr. Hinton, a bill
furtlter o improve the police of ;he town
of VVa'shmgton. By Mr. Melvin, to re
peal' in pun an Act passed in'18tj, to re
peal an Act passed in 1830, directing the
County Courts to pay fees to certain Of
ficers there) niiJiimed'in certain cases, so
far as relates to certain c :untie mention
ed in said Act. By Mr. Hogan, to ameml
an Act far the divisiou of Rowan, passed
in 1822.
These bills passed tlteir first reading.
The engrossed bdl to incorporate the
H iywond Boating Company, was read the
Mhird time and ordered to be enrolled
The Senate then entered upon the or-
. . thG (la an(l were "ccupied du
ring the remainder of the sitting, in the
consideration of the; bill to establish the
Bank of North-Carolina It was recom
mitted to a Committee of the whole Hou4e,
Mr. Wilson in the Chair, and sundry
amendments were proposed to it and car
ried. On,motion of Mr. Martin, the Com
mittee rose and recommended the nass:tw
ot the 'bifi, the? second tune, whch was
concurred in bv the Senate 39 to'22.
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Friday, Dec. 14.
Petition presented By Mr. Bailey, the
Memorial of sundry citizens of Currituck,
Pasquotank and Pt-rquimons, praying that
a Branch of any Bank witich the Legisla
ture may charter, may be located at Eli
zabeth City. Reatl and referred
Bill presented. Sy Mr. Skinner sup
plemental to an act passed in 1809, di
recting how"
ivf persons injured by erection of
public mills, shall in future nroreed to hp.
covee damages. Read thp first timo .
3 -r.jfc. vi in c
that the amount due him bv the State
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deposited in the Public Treasury, until
called for by his legal representatives.
The. Senate then took upthiBaiik bill,
to whficb suntlry amendments were'made,
the most material of whicit was a reduction
of the Capital irom;hree Mil Iron's to Oiie
Million tight hundrcil, thcusatid dollars.
1l ore any questioaas taken on the pas
sage of the bdl at its third reading, it was,
mi motion, referred to a select Committee
for revision and correction. '
" vj. Saturday, Dec. 15.
'FHilimi's presmted.y Mr Martin,
the Memorial of -sundry citizens oI'RoqR-
Mr. Hogan presented a Resolution ' - al 118 u.rtpn?aeratin be postponea
which was passed andisent to the House ln(!eftnite1 was aSreed t0 34 to
for concurrence, requesting the Speakers j 26, aS ",,ows:
of btth Houses to correspond with Jude I For ti,e Posl!oni;Vient'y,les1Ki- Askew, B-ll,.
Hall and ascertain whether his health 1 s nt ?u" ck S'f ' (iw',rr'
o.,ik; 4 ti. 'conn ! AJishoiigh, Fa.sao." Harrison, Hawkins, t onon.
sulhciently restored to enable him to at- hluss.yT Latham,. udsty, Marshall, M.tthew.
tent, the next term of the Supreme Court, j Mevin, Moot-om fy. of tlertford, Montgomery,:
Mr. Hinton, from the Committee ap- of 0rni?- Moyt. " t Greene, Moye, ot Pnt, Nor
pointed on lhat part of the Governor's !T,n' . RUodeS' tl, Simmoss, ' skinner,'
Message relating to the late J. K i St &
Forsy th, ma.de a report, which was con- .Igedmt the postf., inzment Messrs. Allen, Alii--curred
in by the Senate. rerommonHino- sou. Bri tain. i;af "fm. Caitt-i. nnfic '..
ingham county prayittg the establishment
of. a Bank or; the Branch of a J5ank at
Leakesvillk I By Mr. Hogan, of sundry
citizens of paywlsbn, praying also the b
cation of a B;lik sat Lea'kesville. Read
and reten en. - -
Bills pTeaehfed.Rj Mr. Morris, ap
pointing lay bry on Rocky River joining
Ans'.m and Mmfgmery counties- Py
M r. Co! !i ns, t oregul ate the County Courts,
of Wa-h ngtoni Read the first time.
Mr. Montgomery, ol Hertford, from the
Committee of!?(ikpsitions and Grievan
ces, made a favorable report on the peti
tioifof Mastitf Df. 'Crawford, Clerk of the
Count'y CoirrtvOf Richtnond. Concurred
in, and the re(,,oution reported sent to the
House.
Mr. Leaweiitrom the uitmimee on in
ternal Improvonen'V made an. unfavorable
report on the rH refei retl to him to ena
ble the Count ' -of, Macon .ttKcomplete the
Tenne-see Rrer Road, which was con
curred in, ancj the bill rejected.
On motioitfT. Mr. '1 oomer, -
licsnh ed, Th.:f;: the Committee on Finance be
instnicted to enct jn-e into the expediency of re
pealing that secth of 'the Revenue Act of 1822,
which imposes tax ot 2UJ on Lxchange Uiti-
ces, .c.
Th. iollowij 'r engrossed bills from the
ofh' r House re read antl ordeied to be
enrolled. viz.:-JjVmendatory of the act -of
1831, authorisg the Governor Jo grant
cert da lar.ds ( the Trustees of Frank'in
Academy -i'n-;,icon countv ; and to alter
'the titui of it' cv'ngantl renewingth botuls
tf certain Offiiilrs in Mecklenburg county.
Tlw Seiiatt 'look up the bill to amend
the Judici try f yte of the State, a no af
ter i!iscussion.Mr. Morris - nuved for itsi
intlefinite po.sfr' Vnemeirt. .Mi .'Hinton mov
ed 'oat the b"!i be 1 iid upon the tablf,
whxh motioi: 1 vi;;g precedence was put
and decided it the anii 'native 31 to "27.
3i ndfty, Dcc. 1 7.
Petitions pi hinted By Mr. Moore,
f'; pe:itons, a-hni Stokt s county in thi
Sr 4te aid ' rick county in Virginia,
prayitif the loc, tioti ot Batking Capital at
LeakfsvMll'e.'. .; 3 ,'Mr. Wilson, from a
Vol!in;!e;r Cow an'y at Tarboro praying
an exemption'ft m a '-tending Militiadi ills
after iaviogl's j ved for a period of five
years in said, ci ;npany. . Read and reler
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'Bills presents By Mr. Allen, giving
longer tjme' f -r paying in . etry mottey.
Bv Mr. 4Lintlsai;'. to repeal an act pa-sed
at last session one'erning tlvse persons
who are mtereij ed in the beach and ntar
hv lands lying n Currituck counfv. By
Mr Spencer,. a jointing adtlitional Trus;
tees of Rush A a,tleiny in. Hyde county.
Read the first t ikie antl passed
, The engro7.se j Resolution in favor ot
Zachariali W.C indler, of Buncombe, was
on motion of M- Allen indefinitely post
poned. , ?
The en?ro-se I bill to incorporate two
Volunteer Ciu'r:ariie!s in Pisquotanlc coun
ty, and th' eng"'o!ed bill amending th-'
Patrol Laws t far as. rebite to Camd n.
Pasquotank, Choy.an and Gates cdunties,
weie read the t! ird times antl ordered-to
be enrolled. ( i
The ApTop iation billow as received
from the Ilo'use,.- read the first time and
o-adf the ordef )t t).e day for Thursday
and the b'-tl mere; tCttectually to prevent
I tigaiion and ij avoid su't at law, pass
ed its secoiro n iding 40 to 18.
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P Tut day. pec 13.
Bills presenter By Mr. Wellborn, to
alter the time f r theSherilf of Wilkes to
mAi' hi settiee ient with said countv.
By Mr. Matthe s, amendatory af an act
pa-sed at lasf sessitu; authorizing the
ituihling uf a f di bridge over R . noke
River at Weji(n. -.'By Mr. -Simmons, to
divorce-Rebecca; Ann Smi'h, ot Cabarrus
County, n Oiiyrher1; husband fwhicii bills
parsed their first reading..' ;
Mr. V uson, tjoin .the Committee ofFi
nance, reported'a ' bill to amend an act
passed iii,183l, ;to increase the iiibilitv ot
Sheriffs, ami to provide more effectually
for the collection of taxes. Read the first
time. .-h '
Mr. Leake, from .the Committee on In
ternal Improvements, made an unfavora
ble report on th - Memorial of sundry citii
zens of Beaufort county, praying an ap
propriation for. opening Pungo River.-
concurred ui.
Mr. Leake, from the joint select Com
mittee on the srbject of a .? Conventioni
reported a bill providing for the call of a
Convention for tixing oh a Seat of Govern
ment for this SjtMtt,: which was read the
first tiine. Mrl4fil son moved that the
1; C"
I further consideration of the said bill be
PfPne
untii Tnurday next, which
was not agreed to. Mr. Collins moved
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- ' ' ""..v-i, v,a r in.
i ;" 'v"v" '"V-"4"i "wvji, iv err, i.ant,
" . ... ...o.tY, inuillll, iVIOOle,
Parham, Parker, Sv?dman, Tdorjier, Tyson and
Weliorn. 26."
Mr. Havvkinjfrnm the Military Com
mittee, reported t Restdution, wiach was
concurred in " ar iT sent to the House of
Commons, direcrsg the Atljutant General
not tojcrnnieucr 4tiy proceedings to en
force any forfeit ire against tlme delin
quents referred.: J n his cec-nt report.
Mr. H. from ; e same Committee, to
whom was re-let .il several Resolutions
instructing thehi o poquirelinto thfe expe
diency of revisitithe Mtliia Laws. orint-
nig ana tiHtnoutf ;g the -ame; also to en
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f he 4th -and 5th Divisions, as to make 'ordan; Judkiiw, Luncaster, Lee, UttV ; i n
from them ari'additional Division, made a fa"j!S,y.Tl.rt-,ie1' Murr:i.vt .ct-a, mc,;
i . -i i l .i - i iCMilian, IS(..MSon, Norman, Ou'liw fu
detailed report thereon .accompanied bv r..,"-
a bill ' to amend the Militia Laws,' s. T. sawyer, F. A.9.wr. 8hen.,p,'fV tt-
which was read and ordered to be printed
The bill more effectually to prevent liti
gation and toavoul sjiits at law, was taken
up, ajiierMed n Mr. Welrborn's motion,
bv striking oiit the whole 'of the second
section, and then read the third time and
ordered to be engossed. "
The, engrossed bills to authorize tie
aUering and amending of the State road
running through tlie countv ofU'Ha'y wootl ' ton. 1? "n, Irvine, r.dford, Locke, Loudei-m
Vesting in the County Courts of- the
State the right ol -establishing additional
places of public sale in their respective
counties, antl amendatory of the several
acts incorporating the Roanoke and Cape
Fear Navigation Companies and prescrib
ing the mode ot enforcing the collection
of Tolls, were read the third time aiid or
tiered to be enrolled.
Jt. Wednesday Dec. 18.
Bills presented. 15 v Mr. Montgomery,
of Hertford, to authorise the County
Courts of Hertford andGates to lay a tax
to defray the expenses incident to calling
out the Militia (luring the insurrection in
Southampton county, Va. and for other
purposes. By Mr. Alien, to divorce P61
!v Buckner fr?n her husband Edward
Buckner. Read the first time. l
Mr. Montgomery, of Hertford, from
the committee of Propositions and Griev
ances, reported a bill to emancipate Lt
tlebury, a slave, the property of J. D.
Scott. Read the firt .time.
Mr. Williams, from the select commit
tee on the subject, reported the Bank Bill
with sundry amendments, which were
read and agreed to, and made the order
v.
of the day for Fi idav next.
Vt f ViillK,.rn e.iKmillQil o T? ocnl ii t i on
Joseph Welch of Macon, which
in favor of Charity Webb, of Vilkes 5 j readyig.
also one in lavor of Benjamin Kelly, . of V M'. G. A. Thompson, from the
sanl county. Mr. Boddie, a Resolution in
favor of Saml. W. VT. Vick, antl Mr. Hin
ton, one authorising the loan offJl.fl.es &c.
to a company in Beaufort whicltr were
read antl referred. . ;
The b.ll to alter and amend the Judici
ary system of the State, was taken up and
discussed. Messrs. Carson and Hinton
advocated the bill and Mr. Wellborn op
posed it. It was finally postponed inde
finitely 31 to 29. We musi defer the
puoiicatiod ot the i eas ana in ays.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Thursday, Dec. 13.
- Bills presented. lly VI r. Gary, to pre
vent tiie obstrucuon of fish passing up the
Roanoke and Cashie Rivers. by Mr.
O'Brien, to repeal in part an act pa-sed in
1787, ch 278. for makirg process in equi
ty efl'ecual against persons who abscond
and who resitlV witnout the limits of the
Srate, antl loi better.regulaiing the pro
ceetlings in Corn's of Equty, and for
other purposes. By Mr. C. W ooten, to
amend ai act pased in 1826, appointing
Commissioners 'or the tovvn of K.iiston in
the county of Lenoir. By Mr. t lay ton,
to alter the time of holding, tine of the
terms of the county--Court in Buncombe
county. By Mr. Stagings, to allow fur
dier time to openSjit)ks for the purpose
f receiving ubscrir i ions for stock in the
LaUe Drummond and Orapeake Canal
Company.
TnfS bills parsed their first reatl ing.
Mr. Towns nd from the Committee on
Propositions aVd Grievances, tnade an
untavorable re pert tn ti.e petition of sun
dry inhabitants .f Wnitesville, which was
concurretl in. ' -
tr. Burns submitted a series of Re
solut ous, which were adopted, instruct
ing the Committee on Military Affairs
to enquire 1st As to tiie expedien
cy of mounting a portion of the Field
Pieces' throughout the Statef of the de
nomination til twti, fouratid six pounders,
and of procuring ammunition for the same,
to be. disti ibu ed at such places as said
Committee may recommeud. 2d. To en
quire into the causes whichiiave produced
such a diminution in the number of Ac
iillejry Companies. 3d. To enquire into
the expedienc v of encouraging an augmen
tation of Cavalry Corps. 4th. -To en
quire into the expediency of encouraging
uniform volunteer companies of Infantry,
of pi icing pub ic arms in their possession,
and of mfusing'more energy into the Mi
litia than thoy now possess, by placing j
them on & more ernaent establishment.
5th. To enquire into the-expediency of
immediately procuring from the General
Government our quota of Cartridge boxes
with belts! for the same, with bayonet
cases, pjstol holsters &c. that they may
be ready 1 for use when occasion requires
them.
The bill to repeal thejact exempting
Teact:ers ot Schools, &c. from musterin0
atlil working on Roads, was indefinite! V ! an ' -unhappines stmongs ihnse whose
of the day, and resolved itselfjnto a Com
mittee of the whole. Mr. Bragg Ifh -the"
Chair, on the bill making an appropria-
tion of 850,000 and appointin
? timiri:.
sinners to rebuild?the Capitol on Union
Square in the City of Raleigh. Mr. Long
took the fl Mir jn support of the bill, and
after sp aking some time, the Committee
roseand recommended the pusssage of the
bill fo the flnuse. Before the question
was put, Mr. McQueen rose and addressed
the Houtie at length against the bill.
When he concluded, the question was
loudly called for, and being put Shall
this bill j as?w its second reading? w;as de
cided in the auirmative, 73 to 6Q. liose
who voted in the affirmative, were f
Mossr Adams, Arringtoti, HakerOlowe', Rod
I.e. Bonner, Borden, ltag, lieerfian, llurAs,
t:,irter,CL- k,Ctomai.,(,.r;niie, Cromwed, Darnel,
Fo cie, i;ary, ti-e, G lt!evie, Grady, Graves,
lUmmoix1, llii-d.son, H.j);r. Unrriswo, liartU,
Hiniotvjiurhtj Jaiyis, J. tt. Joucs.K. June'.
Sk'nner,;'Spruii:, StaH:og, Stephens, Sl
j. . i nom.'.son. L I bompson. Ti'let c, '
send, Tin stall, Mrd, Welch, Willey, i A'v
Wot-ii, O. ooten, 73.
Those who voted in the negative wefe'
Messrs. Abernaty, Allison, Barrtiger,' Br ;.
er. Burm, Cn-ilt-r. Claton, Couits, CtinV, -.
ham, ftJutlibertsoft, Davidson, Dcw., Diitlce..
Doherty. Ecc! - s, EJmonston, Emmiy, ,
r.aais-v-tiass, Vsittnrie, iiwynn, Hart, Hi! jj.
Lyon, Mmgum, NLoMeUer, Mask, Monk, :M r'i':
gonierj', McLaurin. McNeil, McQuemi, tHt, i
Pet-pies, Pettrtion, Poindextea, Polk, Shuhc:u!4
S-lile,tS!rrwood, Sloan, Srpith, Thomas
aaleil, adswoi-tb, Watson, lV.ever, .H'h,,
Friday Dec. 14.
Bills presfnted."My Mr. Wiseman, ?
exempt' from execution a certain porti)f
of the Farming utensils and household an
kitchen furniture of the citizens of p;i
sif..t Mr M, rY, i . i .- 1
Haywood Academy in Chatham countv
By Mr'. Pierce, to provide lor the e','
couragement of learning. (Authorizes
lottery ror tne Denent ot an Academy
Jackson county.) i
1 hese bills passed their first reatH-
Mr. Townsend, from the Committee
'JO.
"5
Propositions and Grievances, made an m
i favorable report on the petition of ChrL,
nan tiiKcr. - voiicurreu in. f
Mr. T. from the same Committee, i(
whom a petition on the subject was refer
red, reported a bill granting to Rltl ,;
Freeman, a free man of color, the privj
iege of preadiing or exhorting. Read tin
hft tiinp. ?
Mr. Bi-agg, from the Committee J
viitiius lepoiieua ivesoiuiion, in faVoro"
Committee, reported a Resolution, vhici
passetf its nrst reading, m favor of tl.
Onslow Militia.
M;.. Gee withdrew from the nominate!
for Councillor of State the name of Wit. :
B. Lockhart, of Northampton. '.j
The resignations of A Parker as Lieutj
Pol. nf fli 4Tl!i D.-nLnvn I
' 1 ivriiiuciiii auu oi iorinat
McLeod as Major of the 41st Regimes
were read and accepted.
The engrossed bill to abolish the off,
of County Trustee in Buncombe, Naj
Uytie, tiuiltortl, RowanOn slower Colu;i
pus and Beaufoct, was read the ecn;
time, and on motion of Mr S. T. Sawyer
postponed n.defini'ely.
Ine ''Appropriation bill" was read ik
time, passed and ordered to be ei
grossed.
: The engossed bill to divorce John
jberts and his wife, was, on motion of Air.
Outlaw,, indefinitely postponed. :
jTht bill to repeal in part an act passed :
m l 806. to revise the Militia laws relatitf
to the infantry, wasiread the second time, f
and ou Mr. L. Thtinipson's motion, p
ptisi'l
ptetj i 'lenmtely, b2.to 34.
i ne oi.i to repeat , the act to .corcp;
i ii ...
Vi'iaKes, csc. to bear arms, or pay 'a fas,
as called up by Mr. S. T. Sawy'er. Mr.
Stallings-moved for its indefinite
nosH
ponement. Mr. Eccles took the fl .orio
opposition to this motion and Sfioke foi ;
considerable time. We subjoin an al)-
stracr or ins remarks :
He hoped thAt a majority of the li? WhiH
not coasffnt thus to destroy the bill. He t'Ut
that not only ibis bill woidd pass, but that the!
iia-nerai A-isembly Vtul1 take this opportumijl
ot -expunging from our Statute Books every lafl
cicurfaleri jo. interfere wiMi the religious crtrplt
TTur Tellow-ct!i2,f jis, as they had never piomicl
-dnutiiyirionB efff-cts. Why,, said
he.
shouToVve insist upon rien, principled agaii'i
VVai, a .d every thing? connected with it, to mtf
t r, o-f p,y a fine tor not doing so, when th
Country :a in a state of peace ; when, We know
they w tild surFerdea'h, sooner than comply will1.!
such requisitions r 1 htse vexatious and itlibef
al t-nacl inputs smf onlv to drive conscientious
indusirious and peaceable Citizens into othe:
States. It is known that a number of Q ink!
amilirs, of properly, and highly respcctabl:
staiilin li tve afrealv been driven avvav bv
otTensive law, which tnis bill proposes to repe!
And f what advant ige hs the law been to W
St ite r Of none, but h .s tended to destroy i
ctiarncter abroad for illiberattl v tc"waids our Qii
k r brcthren. Mr. fcl. said he knew tiat th'
Sf te had a perfect right to call upon a'l here
tiz ns in times of emergency ior trd, and no per
vns in the comrounity were more ready to bea'
'.hrir share of dje public burthens than these rt
ngious peoole ; but they are principled aijam
war, nd wdl cootpbute, in no respect, to c-rm
on. I hey are neverthless as firm frien.h
their 'CSTUntm-Tjf.taberu ml free (iovermnen
;ts any men amnngt us. In proof of litis, Mri E
said e mirTtterTVrto tl)eir Aposth-s .t l..b rt
in old times CrfiSrVe Fox a id William Pen?"
Why, then, !wukl these Statutes retailed
j our.code, whenthev serve only to.t-xnite liiifnn1'
iy reelings m inese conscient ouif i.'itizef.s, .
'irive firs; one and then another respec.n L- fai1
i'y from our State ? Would it not teid '; tn
prosperity and happiness ot our Cainm, totreat
ur felliJw-cjfiEens of every description, iu
forbearance and kindness, and b ucii menri.0
cure thei' heny support of mirm.!it:it iis' A"
opposite course, can ou t promote discon n
:itl!i
postponed. . ' " " crime is, I that they will thi.Ji for themM
Thi- Hr,np tliPn r.rraAA tn tU nAa- i-ct' accordingly, winiethey crefuliy .odd
giving ottr-nce to Uiose who clitttr trom ui
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is provider! hat the fines which these Citizeto
are called upon to pay, are to go to the suppo
ot rbe Lner.:rv Funtl. Mr. K. trusted mat i"
Fu;id w:;uld not receive tne aid of so ohm l0'l
. IttT.ftn rnliw'itefifi'-uiH nin hnf hf SliDDOt-
from. less exceptionatite sources. v
When Mr. Eccle concluded, theqie?-
tion wan taken and ier'uei in the ' atiir0"
ative 70 to 59.
Those who voted for the indefinite po!"
ponement 'were
' Messrs. Abernatliy, Adams, Allison, Arra
Bode, Brag-g, Brower, Beeman, Cansler,
man. Courts, Craige, Cromwe'V Doherty, H''!',!-'
Bnloe, Paddis, Kost?tie,Graves,Gjdme,Cwyn,H
mond, Harper, Harrison, Hartley, florton, lr""'J
Irion, Jarvis, J, B. Jones, R. Joaes, Judkw-V
atelier. M.-mV. UrtHtinminw. TtfurraV. h''. J
Mt'Olln T-lurtn PT-tac PkiOjl. P-iJ
tr, Pulk, Potts, Hand, Hoberts Setttf.
iuni1 e t1... o ...T. V.i C'..n'fxr.- St.'
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"vvo.iiiiiiuiiRjoiutiiiionuui, ouu"B i
Jiumnferi' Xiliett, Tunstali, U.rv, )' 0 u
VVeldi, Will, y, . Wucnum, Witcucri A,
and Ziglaj-. 7-0. '
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