The Hillsborough Recorder

Legislature of North Carolina.

SENATE

Thursday, December 13.

Mr. Campbell, of Iredell, introduced a resolution in favor of the secretary of state for performing the services of comptroller from the death of Mr. Goodwin to the appointment of col. J. Hawkins, which was referred to the committee of claims.

The following bills were presented:

By Mr. Walker, a bill to authorize the commissioners of the town of Plymouth to collect arrears of taxes;

Mr. Peebles, a bill to compel constables and their securities to pay over money by them collected on judgments, and to allow them commissions; and

Mr. M'Leary, a bill for the better regulation of the county courts of Mecklenburg.

Which bills passed their first reading.

The resignation of Thomas H. Daves, lieut. colonel of Craven county, was read and accepted.

Friday, December 14.

Mr. M'Leary, from the committee of claims, to whom was referred a resolution in favor of R. Vanhook, and the petition of Joseph Medley, reported favorably on each, and the reports passed their first reading.

Mr. Ruffin, from the select committee, to whom was referred the petition of John Hauke, reported a bill directing the secretary of state to issue a grant in his favor, which bill passed its first reading.

Mr. Graves, from the committee of military land warrants, to whom was referred the petition of David Campbell, Geo. Hammonds and others, and Wm. Harrison, made favorable reports in favor of the two former, and unfavorable to the latter, which was concurred with.

Mr. Brady presented the petition of Minerva Smith, wife of John Johnston, praying authority to extend a dam across First Broad River for the purpose of erecting a mill. Referred to the committee on internal improvements.

The following bills were introduced:

By Mr. Spaight, of Craven, a bill to alter the time of holding the election in the county of Craven;

Mr. Outlaw, a bill to authorize Hardy B. Ruark to retail spirituous liquors free from tax; and

Mr. Seawell, a bill respecting the county court of Wake.

Which bills passed their first reading.

The bill to prevent fraud in the conveyance of property, was indefinitely postponed.

The resignation of Hugh Mulholland, colonel of the 2d regiment of Orange, was read and accepted.

Saturday, December 15.

Mr. M'Leary, from the committee of claims to whom was referred the resolution in favor of the secretary of state, reported in favor of filling the blank with $866. The report lies on the table.

Mr. Person presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Moore county, praying an appropriation for the purpose of improving the navigation of Little River, which was referred to the committee on Internal Improvements.

Mr. Leonard presented a bill for altering the time of holding the superior courts for the counties of Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Sampson, Cumberland and Moore, and

Mr. Williamson, a bill authorizing laying off more lots in the town of Lincolnton; which bills passed their first reading.

The bill to empower the county courts to grant licences to erect gates across public highways, was, on motion of Mr. Person, indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Seawell, from the committee of propositions and grievances, to whom was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of Rise, praying for the removal of the superior court-house, reported unfavorably on the same; which report was agreed to.

Mr. Hamilton, from the committee on propositions and grievances, reported a bill to restore to credit Leonard Whitmire, of Wilkes county, which passed its first reading. He made also an unfavorable report on the petition of Henry Smith, which was concurred with.

Mr. Haughton, from the committee on internal improvements, to whom was referred the resolution instructing them to inquire into the expediency of providing for persons dying intestate and holding shares in navigation companies, reported that it was unnecessary to make any additional provision on this subject.

On motion of Mr. Outlaw, the resolution reported in favor of Wm. Hill, passed its 3d reading.

Mr. Robeson presented a bill to incorporate the trustees of the baptist church in the town of Washington; and

Mr. M'Leary, a bill to amend an act passed in 1811, directing how patrollers shall in future be appointed in Mecklenburg county. Which bills passed their 1st, 2d and 3d readings.

The resignation of Wm. Carson, lieut. colonel of the 2d regiment of Rutherford; of Joseph Blount, col. of the cavalry attached to the 2d brigade of militia; and of Chas. W. Johnson, lieut. col. of the Warren regiment, were read and accepted.

Several bills passed their 2d and 3d readings.

Tuesday, December 18.

Mr. Bryan, from the joint committee appointed to confer with the stockholders of the State Bank, on the propriety of amending the charter of said bank, as proposed by a resolution of the assembly of the 3d inst. reported a bill to amend the charter of the State Bank of North Carolina, so far as regards the election of directors, and for other purposes, which passed its first reading. was committed to a committee of the whole, and made the order of the day for Thursday.

Mr. Campbell, of Iredell, presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Surry county, praying for the removal of the court house to the south side of the Yadkin; when petition, on motion of Mr. Graves, was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Viller, from the committee of finance, to whom was referred the resolution of the subject of taxing every concern in which any banking operations shall be located, which are not chartered by this state, reported it to be inexpedient to lay any such tax. The report was committed to the committee of the whole, to which was committed the revenue bill.

On motion of Mr. Spaight, of Craven, it was unanimously Resolved, that the thanks of the general assembly of North Carolina be given to col. Wm. S. Bullard, for his politeness and attention in the transmission of the statue of the late illustrious George Washington, to this state.

Resolved further, that his excellency the governor be requested to send a copy of these resolutions to col. B.

On motion of Mr. Bryan Resolved that the committee on military land warrants be instructed to inquire into the expediency of directing the secretary of state to deliver over to the trustees of the University all such military land warrants as may have remained in his office since the decision of the fraud committee by Stokes, Iredell and others, and for which no owners or claimants have appeared.

Mr. Graves presented the petition of Henry Harris and the heirs of Thomas Smith, praying for military land warrants. Referred.

The following bills were presented:

By Mr. Parker, a bill to attach a part of the 2d regiment of Guilford county to the 1st regiment;

Mr. Peebles, a bill to authorize Wm. Amis to erect two gates across the public road through his plantation;

Mr. Baird, a bill to alter the time of holding the superior court for Haywood county, and the superior and county courts of Buncombe; and

Mr. Walker, a bill to alter the times of holding separate elections in Washington county. Which bills passed their first reading.

Mr. Black presented the petition of Wm. Moore, a revolutionary soldier, praying for a pension; and

Mr. Leonard, one from Ebenezer Hewitt, praying for a duplicate military warrant.--Both referred.

On motion of Mr. Outlaw, the senate went into a committee of the whole. Mr. Bryan in the chair, on the resolutions presented yesterday, on the subject of a revenue--convention time, the committee rose and leave to sit again.

Mr. Seawell presented a bill to legitimate John Joseph A. Duncan, Sarah Parker, wife of John Dan, viz, late husband to the present wife Sarah and Rachel, Louisa, Curtis, and Eliza Lassiter, children of said county, which passed its 1st, 2d and 3d readings.

Wednesday, December 19

The joint committee for a colonel and major of cavalry to the 16th regiment, reported that James Nuttall was elected colonel and T. V. Hargis major.

Mr. Person presented a bill to change the mode of electing clerks of the superior and county courts.

Mr. Baird, a bill to amend an act passed in 1819; and

Mr. Black, a bill to exempt sheriffs from militia duty, which passed their first reading.

Mr. Spaight of Craven, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill directing the manner in which the 200 copies of the late revision of the laws ordered for the use of the state, shall be distributed, which was read the first time.