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General wutfAv SENATE. Tliursday, Dec. 10 On motion of Mr. Siiober, it was resolved, that a joint select committee of both Houses of the Legislature be appointed, to inquire into the ex pediency of establishing a Peni tentiary, in connexion with an Asylum for Idiots and Lunatics. Friday, Dec. 14. Mr. Bailey reported a resolution authorising the Governor to interchange the laws of this State with Delaware or any other States who have, or are willing to interchange their laws for ihe laws of this State. On motion of Mr. Wilson, of Camden, the Judiciary committee were instructed to inquire whe ther any provision is made under the existing laws, concerning bas tardy, to charge the estate of the reputed father (who may have died before the bastard charged Is sworn to him) with the mainte nance of the same. On motion of Mr. Walton, the 1818 ho rnwl fnr ( was indefinitely postponeu wivoo. Friday, Dec. 14. On motion of Mr. Cox, the Judiciary commit tee were instructed to inquire in to the expediency of making all debts due by an intestate or tes tator, either by account or assump sit, of as high dignity as a bond or note; and that assets shall be subject to judgments first obtain ed, without reference to dignity of claim. Saturday, Dec. 15. Mr. Stew art, from the select committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill to prevent the ob struction offish passing the Roa noke and Cashie rivers and their waters. On motion of Mr. Blacklcdgc, permission was gicn to Hardy B. Croom, of Newborn, to withdraw from the nublic library lor one year, Lawsoifs history of North Carolina, for the purpose of pub lishing a new edition with notes. Monday. Dec. 17. Mr. Wil kinson nrpsnni nrl n hill tn inr.nrnn- siiiuc committee was directed to; ,..ltc Ai0Ullt Moduli Lodge, in inquire, what amendment can be; Edgecombe coim-v made in the laws, concerning the. m. Alexander,'" a bill supple Wardens of the I oor, sot.iat thc'mciHai , t0 thc ;icts ow ; forcft monev expended .n each district," for t,,e rcjef of m,0vcnt ti,.Jtorf!. shall be by order of the Wnrdeir Mr. Joncs NVan c, from the living in that district. Reported j udiciury committee, to whom kms the following day (lint no amend- referred (he several laws in this meat was necessary. j ritate, relative to thc inspection of Wi.,.ut..u.uu,,anuuju..H1)r0l,jCC U;u,c l r(J j rPcoln. committee, appointed to inquire mclldin . ils rejection, wliicrh was into the expediency of accepting laid on Ulbo Mr j from the heirs oi thc late John rcporlcd in rclation t0 a rcso(l. Haywood his property, under the tion rc(brrcd to t concmiill,r limitations therein specified, made filavca 1)iri thch. owu tj (. a report declaring that ,t mex- k is inespc0dicill l0 lcgislalc 01i pedient Mr. Speight of Greene llje subj wic Wfls - , moved to reverse the report, and i, i in mirsiInnno ,lf ,? debate ensuing thereon, the Sen- t;ni1 clliimLni tn ,i 4 . i. ,&, r 4l . tion submitted to them, to increase ate adjourned before the question tho t.,v . i nM c ii i ine tdX 011 to1' gates, reported a was taken. Ihe following dav hill tn nmonri . i ai.. i ' Dl11 to amend tne 4 in section or JMr. fcpeights motion was nega- ,iin nt nncen,i : ioon i i j i , . act parsed in ibzv. to provide tived,and the resolution declaring n rovnlll tll ' " it inexpedient to accept said sur-;c:vil ,ia, &.-.,, ,L ,;m The bin repealing the act ofct tfhcli.ii , of ! 118. fixing t.le sum hereafter to w hente dis- 3 paid for entries of vacant Jand, won to. wiuons, J n of merchandize. Mr. instructed to inquire into- the Cx. . ... . i. .vir; Inoilionr.v nr rfinilfrinfr t m .v.:. o n n t fmm the will of their OVUV w--- . . . bands. Mr. Webb, a bin to a mend an act passed in 1319, pi e scribing the manner of assessing lands in the State, tor taxation. Mr. Smith, a bill to repeal an act passed in 1825, for the establish ment of Common Schools. A message from the Senate was agreed to, proposing to bal lot on Thursday next, for Briga dier General of the 5th Brigade; and stating thai Louis D. Wilson is in nomination for the appoint ment. The resignation of Gen. John Alston was subsequently read and accepted. On motion of Mr. Stewart, a select committee was appointed to inquire whether any, and if any, what alterations are necessary in the act of last session, to prohibit the trading with slaves. On motion of Mr. Perry, a se lect committee was appointed to obtain from the State Bank, a statement of its affairs so far at least as the State is interested. render, was adopted.! Saturday, Dec. lo. On mo- Mr. J. also made a report, recom mending the rejection ot tlm hill tion of Mr. Dodson, the Judiciary! X"l t LJ , , . ' , . . referred to them, to extend the committee were instructed to in quire into the expediency of pass ing a law, making all debts due by bond or note, recoverable when the persons owing the same are about to move beyond thc limits of the State; or that the persons so intending to leave the State, shall, if required, give new se curity. On Monday and Tuesday, thc 17th and 18th inst. the Senate was occupied with private and local business. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Thursday, Dec. 13. :On mo tion of Mr. Gary, the Judiciary committee were instructed to in quire into the expediency of so amending the Criminal Laws, as to making the breaking and en tering out houses, not within the curtilage, and taking goods there from, felony. On motion of Mr. M'Dearmid, the Judiciary committee were di rected to inquire into thc expedi ency of so amending the existing ..... o laws, prohibiting the entry of vacant Swamp land in this State, as to include those only which it is possible the State will hereaf ter drain, jurisdiction of the Justices of the 1 eace, in criminal cases, which was laid on the table. Mr. J. al so reported a bill, concerning cer tain reservations claimed by the Indians, in the lands lately ac quired by treaty from the Chero kee nation. Mr. . Donoho, from the select committee on so much of the Go vernor's message as relates to Cherokee lands, reported a bill to amend an act passed in 1826. prescribing the mode of surveying and selling thc lands lately acqui red from thc Cherokee Indians, and for other purposes. Mr. Blackledge, from the com mittee on thc Literary Fund, re ported a bill to provide for the safe keeping of the money appro priated lo the literary fund. . The bill vesting the election of the Sheriffs in the people, after considerable debate, was indefi nitely postponed by the casting vote of thc Speaker, there beino 63 yeas and t3 nays. & Tuesday, Dec. 19. J. Bozman, the member elect from Edenton, ticc Governor Iredell, resigned, appeared and took his seat. Mr. Hill presented a hill in n. i , x ... il- I menu an act laying duties on sales mum price of public land, anrlf making a donation of eighty acr may hereatter occupy, tor the pe nod oi tnree years or upward any half section of public land which has not been reserved 0 otherwise disposed of. On motion of Mr. Carson of 4 C. the committee on Indian Af! fairs were instructed to iricnire into the expediency of refund to the state of North-Carolina tl sum of 819,960, which siuiMvai paid by said state to certain Imli ans of the Cherokee tribe, for re. servation of lands granted to their in fee simple, by the treaty 1319, within the chartered liuiit; of said State. Mr. Williams, of N. C. submit ted a resolution instructing m committee of ways and means tt inquire into the expediency of re pealing the duty on salt importer into the U. States; which, on tfc question being taken, was dec! ded in the negative. On motiou of Mr. Wright, the committee on the Judiciary wer? instructed to inquire into the ex pediency of revising and rcducin: into one, thc several acts of Con gross establishing rules of natu ralization. Mr. Floyd submitted a resolu tion, which was agreed to, ap Si pointing a select committee to it- theUniou,which has been ii- Mr. Barbour. presented a reso lution containing a nronosition t to abolish imprisonment for debt, sell the stock which thc United Mr. Harrison, a bill to diminish jStates now holds in the Nationa1 the duty on imported salt. Mr. Benton, a bill explanatory of an act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment ofjquence of the stock being at a: .1 IT I .' t I I'll I 1 n . it- me united Mates also, a bill to advance ot Toi per cent, the I graduate the price of public lands. States would make a nctt profitc Mr. Dickcrson, a bill to distri- 81 ,600,000 after considerabl bute a portion of the revenue ofjdebate, the resolution was reject the t. fctates among the several ed ayes 9, noes 174. fctates. Congress, We have received the proceed ings of both houses of Congress up the 20th inst. the following is a brief summary of the business ot a general character, or haVin a local relerence to tins section ot ,,:,. ;llt ti, ,w,i;., agitated. jnv;n,r tlp Orpffnn riv in- IV" o -jw ...... si;:nati;. Mr. Johnson introduced a bill Bank. TThe reason assigned b My. Barbour for introducing thi resolution was, that in consc Mr. Robbins, a bill to provide for the decision of controversies among thc several States of the Union. Mr. Harrison, a bill to prevent desertions in the army, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Silsbcc, the committee on Finance were in structed to inquire into the expe diency of reducing the present rate of duties on Wines and Teas. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Condict presented a me morial on the claims of the Revo lutionary officers. On motion of Mr. Sawyer, of im. U. the couinutjtee of Commerce were instructed to inquire into the expediency of erecting a beacon light at the south end of the Roa noke marshes in N. Carolina. Mr. Strong submitted a resolu tion appropriating a portion of the nett annual proceeds of the sales of the public Lands, exclusively for the support of common schools, and of apportioning the same among the several States. Mr. Little presented a bill pro- to nx the ratio ot repre sentation at one representative for 60,000 inhabita nts. On motion of Mr. Duncan: thn committee on public lands were! nosirnr On motion of My, Lumpkir thc committee on Indian Aliair were instructed to inquire into tli expediency of providing hv lav.' for the removal of the variou tribes of Indians who are Iocatei within the States or Territories c the U. States, to some eligible si tuation west of the river Missis My. Bryan, of N. C. presentee the memorial of thc citizens c Newborn, asking for an annropri f i ' L ation for the improvement of tte navigation ot Ocracock Inlet, anc of the Swash. On motion of My. Bryan, of S C. the committ no nn Cnmnicrc were instructed to inquire into th? , - 1 : i I . T rt' uAjjuuieiicy oi suDstituting a jjij," Boat in place of a Jiight Houst directed by an act of the last Cod gross, to be established on thj point of the marsh at thc moutl of Neuse river, in N. Caroli"8! the said Boat to be anchored ot the Slioal of S.nifl nni nt nf nifirsll On motion of -Mr. Holmes, tbf Secretary of VVnr lircct ed to lay before this House, report ot the Corns of Enmneci! directed to survey the river Capf rear, irom Wilmington to Bar, acrreeahln tr n msoluti' passed in this H 18 and the practicability and proD? nie oxpeuse of excavating a li'f
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