term f lite watchwan f sabsci ption.per year.tw ui.ahs-i*jiim in ,„,,.. bul if aot paid in advance i«odoi,a and fifty cts wilt be charged ao™rt1s»ests inserted at 1 for the first . and 25 ets each subsequent insertion court orders charged 25 per ci rates a ii:"'r tk'duc lion to those w i advertise by the year i irns i the k ! tors must i poet paid proceedings of our state legislature tuesday nov 28 senate a message was received from the house of commons agreeing to the proposition of the semite to appoint a joint select committee on ihe part ol each house to report rules of ordi r for their joint gov ernment : and informing this body that messrs mebane dancy and j ii white form the committee on the part of that house messrs patterson watson and woo ten appointed the committee on the part of the senate also a message proposing that the two houses vote forthwith for engrossing clerk which message was concurred in an he senate voted accordingly mr lane introduced a bill entitled an act to repeal an act entitled an act pro viding for the appointment of engrossing clerk : which was read the first time mr daniel irom the committee appoin ted to superintend the election for en grossing clerk reported that there was ction mr thomas of davidson moved that a message be sent to the house of com mons proposing to go into an election for united states senator on thursday next at 12 o'clock ; which was determined in the negative by yeas and nays as fol lows : yeas 23 ; nays 24 another unsuccessful vote for engross ing clerk then took place the hour of 12 o'clock having arrived lie senate proceeded to vote for secreta ' rv of state as follows for william hill 41 : for jo watson 2 alter another unsuccessful vote for en . grossing clerk mr halsey from the committee ap pointed to superintend the election of se cretary of state reported that william ' hill having received a majority of the whole number o votes was duly elected a message was received from the house ol commons transmitting certain docu ments from other states which accompa nied the governor's message with a pro position to refer them to a joint select committee which was agreed to and llie following announced as the commit ; tee on the part of the senate viz : messrs ashe lillington conner davidson and another ballotting was then had for ssing clerk the name of mr tho mas having been withdrawn from the nomination ; when mr bryan was duly elected a message was received from his ex cellency the governor transmitting the vote of the several counties of the state in the recent presidential election c which on motion of mr halsey was or dered to be laid upon the table the senate then adjourned house of commons the house met this morning pursuant to adjournment the journal of the preceding day hav ing been read mr williams of new hanover moved that a message be sent to the senate to go into the election of engrossing clerk and informing that body that the name of mr ingram was withdrawn the chair announced as the commit lee on the part of the house to propose rales for the government ofthe two hous es the following gentlemen viz : messrs mebane dancy and j ii white — the committee on part of the senate consists of messrs patterson watson a wooten mr biggs of bertie presented a me morial from sundry citizens of bertie which on motion was referred to the committee on propositions and grievan ces the same gentleman presented an ♦ titer memorial in relation to the repeal of the law of incorporation of the town ol windsor which was referred to the same committee mr hayes of cherokee introduced a resolution in favor ot the sheriff of cher okee eountv which on motion of the same passed its second reading and then on motion of mr hicks of macon passed i its third reading mr shuford of lincoln introduced a bill and memorials in relation to the an nexation ot a part of burke county to catawba mr mcintosh of iredell presented a petition in favor of ann patterson of alexander county mr r j mcdowell presented a peti tion in favor of mr stan mire — referred t committee on claims a message was received from the sen ate proposing to go into the election of engrossing clerk another message was received stating the names of messrs lewis simmons whitaker and ingram were withdrawn the following persons were then left in nomination messrs bryan moore thomas and iredell messrs farmer and leach of john son were appointed a committee to super intend the election a message was received from the sen ate concurring in the proposition to print nve copies of the governor's message for each member mr ellis of rowan presented a me morial of miss dix in relation to an asy f urn for the insane ; which on motion of i the same was sent to the senate with a proposition to print 12 copies for the use j of each member and to refer it to a joint « select committee of seven from each j^usc the carolina watchman brcteb & james ) editors &■ proprietors ( " ku~a a ",'•' k rrov am v r d .,.„,.,„, „. i new series ceu'l hainan \ yoluaie v number 32 salisbury n cl thursday december 11 1818 mr hayes introduced a resolution to raise a joint select committee of five from each house to consider so much of tbe governor's message as relates to chero kee lands a message was received from the sen ate containing a communication from the secretary of state in relation to the pub lic printing the chair presented a communication in relation to the division of stokes coun ty which on motion of mr courts of rockingham was referred to committee on propositions and grievances mr hicks of macon introduced a res olution in favor of isaiah cook and others — referred to committee on claims the chair presented a communication from the treasurer transmitting his re port xmr mebane of orange moved to dis pense with the reading of the report and that it be sent to the senate with a pro position to print mr ferebee of camden introduced a resolution to send a message to the sen ate to raise a joint select committee to take into consideration that part of the governor's message relating to an agri cultural geological and mineralogical survey ofthe state mr farmer from the committee on election of clerk reported that there was no election mr steele of richmond moved to send a message proposing to proceed to anoth er election a message was received from the sen ate proposing to go into ihe election of secretary of state at 12 o'clock to day concurred in a message was received from the sen ate agreeing to go into an election of en grossing clerk committee on the part of the house to superintend election messrs catmichael and keene the chair presented a message from the governor in relation to the resigna tion of justices of the peace which on motion was sent to the senate mr hayes introduced a resolution in favor of abram henshaw referred to committee on claims mr wootcn of lenoir presented a bill to amend the 1st section of the 109th chap ter of revised statutes which on mo tion of mr stevenson of craven was re ferred to committee on judiciary mr cherry of bertie introduced a re solution to refer that portion of the gov ernor's message in relation to common schools to the committee on education mr steele of richmond introduced a resolution to refer so much of the gover nor's message as relates to appointing a " thanksgiving day to a joint select com mittee the committee on election reported that there was no election of engrossing clerk a message was received from the se nate naming a committee on the part of that body to superintend the election of secretary of state — messrs halsey and drake as a committee on the part of the house the chair appointed messrs t 1 person and headen the house then proceeded to vote w hill being the only person in nomination a message was received from the sen ate concurring in the proposition from the house to print the documents from other states and refer the same to a joint select committee of five irom each house and naming as the committee on the part of the senate messrs ashe lillington con ner davidson and rogers the commit tee on the part of the house consists of messrs satterthwaite headen coleman r 1 mcdowell and sanders the chair announced the following committee on judiciary viz messrs paine barringer courts ellis j m leach dobbin cad jones jr stevenson 1 r caldwell cherry and satterthwaite mr person from the committee to su perintend the election of secretary of state reported that william hill was du ly elected mr hicks moved to send a message to the senate proposing to vote again for engrossing clerk mr ballard of gates introduced a re solution to refer that part ofthe covent or's message in relation to pleas in coun ty courts to the committee on the judi ciary mr mosely of warren introduced a resolution to raise a joint select commit tee three from the house and two from the senate to consider that portion ofthe governor's message in relation to the erec tion of a monument in capitol square in commemoration of the distinguished ser vices of brigadier generals nash and davidson a message was received from the sen ate agreeing to go into the election of engrossing clerk naming as its commit tee to superintend that election messrs reich and davidson — committee on the part of the house — messrs blow and mcmulien the house then proceeded to vote mr hayman of beaufort introduced a resolution to refer so much of the gov ernor's message as relates to public lands to the on internal improve ments on motion of mr mcdowell of iredell the memorial presented by him was re ferred to the committee on the judiciary the chair then announced the follow ing committee on private bilh viz : — messrs smith steele biggs spivey dancy coleman t j person canadav hackney hayman keen coffield erwin c il k taylor mr sherard of wayne moved for an adjournment the house refused to ad journ committee on election of engrossing clerk reported that there was no election air biggs of bertie moved that a mes sage be sent to the senate to vote again for engrossing clerk a message was received from the sen ate agreeing to go into election of en grossing clerk committee alessrs haw kins and aliier committee on the part of the house — pigott and proctor air love of haywood moved to ad journ the house refused the committee on election of engross ing clerk reported the election of air bryan the house then on motion adjourned until tomorrow morning 10 o'clock wednesday nov 29th senate the chair announced the following stan ding committees ofthe senate on propositions and grievances-messrs walker albright worth exum eborn reich daniel on claims — messrs conner rendall wright thomas of davidson spicer willey moye on the judiciary — messrs woodfin ashe washington graham smith ro gers gilmer on internal improvement alessrs pat terson thomas of haywood thompson of bertie murchison miller berry da vidson on education and the literary fund — messrs shepard bethel joyner collins lillington faison wooten joint committee on finance on the pa it of the senate — alessrs drake smavv hawkins lane hester gilmer wooten watson on thefjjibrary three of each house — j alessrs smith graham and ward air patterson from the joint select com mittee on joint rules made a report which was read and an explanation having been made by air patterson of amendments proposed by the committee the question was taken upon the adoption of the joint rules as reported and determined in the affirmative mr walker from the committee ap pointed to report rules for the govern ment ofthe senate made a report which was read ; and being explained by air walker the question upon the adoption of the rules as reported was deecided in the affirmative air patterson then moved that a mes sage be sent to the house of commons with a proposition to print the joint rules and the rules of each house together with the constitution c for the use of the mem bers which was agreed to air kendal presented a resolution in structing the commitee on the judiciary to inquire into the expediency of providing that witnesses who are summoned to give testimony before a clerk taking an ac count in cases against guardians and oth ers and before a clerk and master of e quity be allowed the same payment and mileage as witnesses in suits in court and that the same be termed a part ofthe costs and that the same committee en quire into the expediency of ascertaining by law the compensation to be allowed clerks and alasters for taking depositions and that they report by bill or otherwise a message was received from the house of commons proposing that so much of the govrnor's message as refers to a day of thanksgiving be referred to a commit tee of live on the part of the house and three on the part of the senate ; and that so much of said message as refers to brig gen nash and gen wm davidson be referred lo a committee of three on the part of the house and two on the part of the senate ; which propositions were a greed to air shepard offered the following res olut'on : lb solved that the governor be reques ted lo communicate to the legislature the particulars ofthe arrangement alluded to in his message by which " a company might be organized to embrace the en tire line from gaston to charlotte and the road now owned by the state transferred to them at a fair valuation in payment of her subscription for stock air shepard briefly explained the ob ject of his resolution which was then a dopted the speaker announced a message from the house of commons transmitting a memorial of aliss dix upon the subject of a lunatic asylum ; with a proposition to print and that said memorial be refer red to a joint select committee the reading of the memorial was dispensed with and the proposition to print agreed to the following committee on the part ofthe senate was subsequently announ ced : alessrs washington hawkins pat terson thomas of haywood conner woodlin and bower the speaker also announced a message from the house of commons transmitting the resignation of justices of the pea.ce : also proposing to refer so much of the gov ernor's message as relates to a geologi cal and afineralogical survey of the state to a joint select committee of five on the part of each house : also transmitting the report of charles l hinton public trea surer with a proposition to pi t agreed to mr 3/urchison presented a resolution for the relief of the county court clerk of cumberland : — which was read the first time and referred to the committee on propositions and grievances mr gilmer moved that a message be sent to the house proposing on monday next at 12 o'clock to go into an el ction for united states senator mr wood fin called for the yeas and nays on this motion which being taken resulted as follows : yeas 25 ; nays 24 the speaker voting in the negative the motion was lost on motion of mr walker the senate adjourned house of commons the house met according to adjourn ment the journal having been read mr mosely of warren moved lo reconsider the resolution oflerred by him on yester day in relation to the erection of a 1/on ument in the capitoljsqare the house refused to reconsider mr j/cdowell of bladen introduced a bill to locate the judges of the superior courts hereafter to be elected referred to the committee on judiciary mr barringer of cabarrus moved for a reconsideration ofthe resolution offer ed on yesterday by the gentleman from gates with a view of instructing the committee to report a bill in favor ofthe recommendation by the governor the motion did not prevail mr campbell of iredell introduced a bill to incorporate the trustees of snow creek male academy referred to the committee on education mr dancy of edgecomb introduced a resolution lo raise a joint select commit tee to take into consideration the services of those sons of north carolina who dis tinguished themselves in the recent war with mexico mr hayes of cherokee introduced a resolution requiring the treasurer and comptroller to furnish certain statements in relation to cherokee lands mr hayman of beaufort introduced a bill to prevent execution on lands iu cer tain cases which on motion ofmr haves was referred to the committee on the ju diciary mr hicks presented a bill for the relief of witnesses in law suits removed from one county to another referred to the committee on the judiciary mr williams of mecklenburg present ed a bill to condemn a part of hayne street in the town of monroe for the pur pose of building a jail referred to the committee on propositions and grievances air satterthwaite of pitt moved to re consider the resolution introduced on yes terday by mr hayes in favor ofthe sher iff of cherokee in order that an amend ment to the resolution might be proposed carried mr hayes then olfered the following amendment — to take elfect from and after its passage adopted mr ellis of rowan presented a bill to incorporate the town of salisbury re ferred to the committee on private bills mr courts of rockingham presented a report from the committee on propositions and grievances recommending the pas sage ofthe bill in relation to the division of stokes county — one part to be called stokes and the other forsyth county air stanly objected to the name pro posed for one of the two counties he thought there were many sons of north carolina whom we had never honored whose names might appropriately be giv en to counties and was opposed to going out ofthe state to find names why he asked should we go to georgia after a name to give to a county of north caro lina ? at this point of air s's remarks air courts arose and said that the name pro posed was that of a son of north caroli na — of one who gallantly fought in the last war with great britain and fell upon our northern frontier air stanly then moved an amendment by inserting this in the preamble air steele of richmond was indispos ed to vote on the bill until he had heard an explanation of the reasons for division he hoped that some friend of the bill would set forth before the house their ob ject for desiring its passage air ellis of rowan presented certain reasons which the reporter did not dis tinctly hear air satterthwaite of pitt as one of the committee to whom the bill had been re ferred went at some length into the rea sons that influenced his support ofthe bill he said he knew there was a jealousy on the part ofthe east in regard to the divis ion ofthe large counties ofthe west a rising from the fear that the representa tion of that part of the state would be greatly increased thereby but in the pre sent case there need be no fear for he believed there would be no increase ol strength the county of stokes having at present three commoners would in all probabilitv bv the proposed division have only two that part to be called the coun tv of stokes one and that part to be call ed the county of forsyth one a strong reason said mr s why the bill ought to pass is that the memorial is signed l>v over a thousand respectable citizen anil the fact that the division of the county was made a test question in the august elections and was fairly decided by a ma jority of tbe votes the citizens of the county complained of being burdened and they ought to he relieved if the count v as it now stands be a grievance the bill ought to pass ; and he for one was always ready to relieve the people of a burden no matter from what quarter the petition for relief might come mr courts moved to insert the chris tian name of for>yth and said that he as chairman ofthe committee presented the report in obedience to the wishes of the committee mr stanly inquired of mr courts whether he was in favor ofthe hill or not ' and said that from the last remark ofthe gentleman from rockingham there was much doubt whether he approved of it or not mr courts replied by saying lhat he was a neighbor to the citizens of stokes and theretore did not desire to take part in the contest about the division of ihe county but hoped merely to give a silent vote in favor of the bill on moiion of 1/r keene of rocking ham the memorial was read and the bill passed its 2d reading mr \\ illiamson of columbus present ed a bill in relation to entries on vacant lands referred to the committee on the judiciary mr biggs of bertie presented a bill to incorporate the bertie guards a report from the joint select committee on rules was sutnuitted and concurred in a message was received from the sen ate proposing to print the joint rules of order the constitution of the state and the constitution of the united states in pamphlet form — one for each member — concurred in mr white of lincoln presented a bill to grant the superior courts ofthe coun ties ol lincoln and caston jurisdiction on all jury cases in said counties on motion of mr hicks of cherokee the house adjourned until to-morrow 10 o'clock thursday nov 30 senate a messiga was received from the house of commons announcing various joint select committees also proposing a joint select committee of ihree on the part of ihe house and two on the part of the senate whose duty it shall he to in quire into the most proper manner of express ing the sense ol this general assembly of llie services of those native north carolinians en gaged in the war with mexico the following were announced as the senate branches of the respeclive joint select com mittees named : on a geological and mineralogical survey — messrs ashe shepard murchison on a day of thanksgiving — messrs gilmer bower and eborn on monuments lo brigadier generals nash and davidson — messrs conner and washing ion mr conner presented the petition of the maiden ofthe poor ofthe counly of lincoln which was referred lo the committee on the judiciary mi rowland introduced a bill to clear out lumber river in ihe counties of robeson and richmond appropriates the sum of 5,000 and appoints commissioners to direct ihe appli cation aud control the disbursement ol the same referred to the committee on internal improve meats mr halsey introduced a bill for the relief of executors and administrators which passed iis first reading and was refened to the commitiee on the judiciary mr gilmer introduced a bill lo incorporate dutch rivercopper mining and smelling com pany which passed its first reading mr rowland introduced a bill lo establish lumberton academy in the counly of robeson and to incorporate the trustees thereof which passed its first reading and was referred to the commi'tce on education the chair announced a message irom the house of commons enclosing certain pension certificates which were ordered to be counter signed by ihe speaker a bill lo repeal an act entitled an act to pro vide for ihe appointment of engrossing clerk was taken up and read ihe second time it was debated briefly by mes*rs joyner and kendall afier which it was rejected a bill lo authorize the county court of hal ifaz to sell and convoy the lot in the town ol halifax upon which the old courthouse is sit uated was taken up and read the second tin and after an explanation by mr joyner passed mr gilmer moved that a message be sent to the house of commons proposing that the two houses on tuesday next at 12 o'clock pro ceed to the election of a i s senator mr asbe moved lo amend by postponing the elec i,:i utiii the 30'h of december lo allow the memlier who may be elecied in yancey lime to take his sna < a tiiis motion a short but animated and in teresting debate arose which we have not time to write out for this paper the ipiesiion being taken upon mr ache's amendment by yeas and nays resulted as foi lows yeas 21 nays 2s the amendment was rejected the question was then taken on mr gilmer's motim which resulted as follows yeas 25 ; nays 24 the speaker voted in the negative and the motion was lost the chair announced a message from the house of commons proposing lo go into an election foi attorney genera lo-morrow at 12 o'clock mr collin nion»d to lay ihe imposition up on the labia andim-m thi question mr gil mer called or t lit yeas and nays which be ing taken resulted as follows yeas 23 nays 26 the question was then taken upon the pro position nf the house of commons by yeas and nay as follows : yeas 2li ; nays 23 — so the proposition was ajjreed to the chair announced a message from the house ol commons proposing lo go into an election for solicitor ofthe 7th judicial district on !• : v nt u at 12 o'clock mr ashe inquired if yancey was in this dis trict ? he was answered by mr woodiin i:i the af urinative and a debate look place nana greuads ofpnstponenaent urged by mr ashe which were advocated by bimsrll and mr conner and op posed by messrs w isn gilmer cod wash ingtnn the qupsii,,:i being laken upon coucottiate with ihe propomii „ ,:';!,,. boose of commons it was decid d in the affirmative as fdlows ye ts 2g : nays 23 mr liaise m message le eenl lo the house it nn as proposing to go into an election f r > he 8th judicial dii trict on to-morrow al 10 o'clock which mo ti n was lost 1 . v the speaker's rutwg in the ire the senale lh :; a orned rouse of commons the house met t morning al 10 o'clock the j irnal was tead the chair an :-' unced the i ! win commit on 1 brary m issrs procter alkin t j per n on finance — messrs mebane ferebee t j person ii tl irnton peebles wooten and sh the chair present it ion from the county of perqnimons in relation lo ihe contested election referred to the committee on elections the chair announced the following gentle men as constituting ihe committee on the me morial of miss dix in relation to lunatic a-v lurn viz messrs ellis stanly biggs dob bin wadswortb johnson an i j j williams a meesage was received from the senate concurring in the proposition irom the house to raise a joint select committee to consider so much ofthe governor's message as relate to an agricultural geological and mineralogical survey t ihe c late another message concurring in the proposi tion to print ihe treasurer's report another to refer so much ofthe c uernor's message as relates to thanksgiving day to a joint sele i committee another lo refer ii at part of die governor's message relating to the erection of a monument in capitol square lo a foint selecl committee of fire mr caldwell of guilford iutroduced a hill to incorporate the summer field guai mr steele introduced a resolution to send a message lo ihe senate proposing lo rai.-e a joint select commitiee lo consider so much ot mi'1 governor's message as relates to military affairs mr dickson of duplin introduced a bill to incorporate belmont !. dge ir the county ol duplin mr shuford iutroduced a bill lo lay off a road from new ton i.i v irgauton ; which on motion ol mr.t r caldwell was referred to the com mitiee . a internal improvements mr carmichael introduced a hill lo repeal ..'•..•'. i sections ofthe revised statutes re ferred mr williams ol mecklenburg presented a petition from sundry citizens of union county also a hill requiring the county courts of meek - lenburg lo pay ceiiaiu funds to ihe county court of union both referred to the commit let on propositions and grievan mr rayner m ved lo send atm — agc lo ihe senale pn _ go into tin election of i lorney general ofthe stale on to-morrow at k o'clock which aftei a short discussion be tween messrs riyner ellis paihc coun and others was decided in the affirmative — •"• to 7 mr t r caldwell moved to send a message to the senate proposing to o into lie electioa on saturday at 1 i o'clock f r solicitor of the 7lh judicial district and staling lhat burgess s gaither was in nomination decided in the amrmative — 59 lo 56 mr satterthwaite introduced a bill tbe bet ter to secure the :•. imiuistrati ii ice re ferred to the committee on the judiciary mr cherry i m the committee on kduca lion reported back lo the house ihe bill lo in corp irate si w creek mai academy and re commended i's ; assage the lii passed its second reading m r miller of caldwell presented a resigns lion of a ' ihe 1 ice in caldwell counly mr si i to allow cop way the indian pre ; rher i use ofthe com mons hall to lecture on ihe origin ofthe north american indians ad ipted a message was received from the governor in relation to the lil i r fund ; which on mo lion of mr brogden was senl to the senate u ith a proposition lo : mr stanly ini n 1 an act to regulate ihe in i line re ferred lo a select c " of nine mr stei iced a l>ii to incorporate the foresters sn ' npany of in f&ntry r»f the < ' mnty ot rii bmond mr newsom introdoeeda bilile ineoraotafts ihe trustees ol forest academy referred to the < ktioe mr satterthwaite introduced a resolution to send a message o the 8 male lo go into the . monday al 1 '. o clock lor senator of ihe united s mr ellis moved an amendment by spiking out and inserting . . . f december which afier a .; protracted and animated dis cussion between messrs satterthwaite ellis staidy.jont . a keen < ourts paine r .;•:.• : m . ■ • i . was deci'ici in iho affirmative bj 59 i • ■>'. . mi stan . i ved i - lay ihe subject on the table which alier a spirilwl debate was decid ed iu the .« :'" '" :,~- the chair -. • i com mittecfl : on ; ■.