f££f£mt gjitrouttiiw w«zs5s5sss^s .'", -"••. ve«h..embl.no of ineq y wh^h especially ieen in grafting lawa on c sr ,',' evaded with utile remorse the wisdom of legillltlon ll ' c '"" ur.channing hi'lly rowan county n c tuesday january 11 m.il vol xi ml .',...) which related to the question of the re eligibility ofthe preildont for qfflco pre tented a rep.111 upon the lubjoct it was read a firil and econd ime and ordered 10 im prin'ed mr dwlghl offered a resolution that the house meet bi ii o'clock and attend ihe sen.'e at 13 du ring the trial ol ihe impeichni ni ol judge peck mr wni e of new v k called for tne yeal an.l nayi on the auc tion which were ordered 3 sudinieni number riling 10 sustain tne call mr penis mr dwlghl mi clay anrl mr dodridge addressed ihe house on the subject the loiter gentleman moving as an amendment 10 the resolution lhe submitted by mr hoffman on ihe preceding day i the effect lhal the house should illend d by day during he trial m r . hoffman supporitd the necessity of ihe attendance ol the 11 iu , 0 j antl utter some remarks from mr strong lhe amendnn-in of mr d.lddridg wja negatived m . i yi in moved a lurlher mc nent that the managers only should bc required 10 attend thi was alio negatived ; end the qui uion was ta ken on tbe passage of ... resolution by y 11 snd myi and ion by a vote ol 87 10 si the remainder of lhe session was levoted in lhe orders of the day and about 3 o'clock ihe house adjourned solution dtrecti g them to inquire into the expediency of providi g by l,,w for the collection and accounting for thc public taxe at an earlier period than that now prescribed bv law male an unfavorable report thereon and iskeil to be discharged from the furt'icr consideration of the subject con currcil in the engrossed resolution in favt.t ol thomas bell wtis read the third time passed and ordered to be enrol led tiken on wednesday on the bill 1 1 es tublish at bank on the funds of tht state was reconsidered yeas 33 nays 24 whereupon on motion t,l mr hall the bill was laid upon the table saturday dec 25 mr hoke from the committee on rnad laws made a report arcompnn d by a bill amendatory ofthe road laws ; which was read the lir.it time and passed thc bill tn nrrvent the circulation thr sensto to the engrossed bill io in corporate the fayetteville ftail 1 ad company the sa.d bill w.,s ordered to be enrolled 3u iitii fivst coii3it'j bveirrsra beit ms tbe speaker laid lielore the house the re.ignation of david n'cwland a mrml.rr ofthe senate from thee un ty ol i'.urkc j which was read and ac c.pled tne bill tn exempt billies from exe cution and lhc bill 10 make husbands aider the determin lion of coverture liable to the payment of the debt ,!' their wives contracted before mar riage were read the third timr pissed lind ordered to be engrossed sf.qjltd ssu.-iokt ben 11 e a petition av.is prc.still.i i iy mr s..11 ford horn ihe c in iber ol commerce ol l cily ol new y...k piaying lot a rc duction i dudei nn siika imported from beyond ihe ci.pe f uoo.l hope mr jlendrit k -., fiom the i ommitiee on indian aii'.ns repotted u bill providing lor ir rying into etfeci certain indian ireiiiei alter short time spent in the consider tion ol eiecutive buiinen the senate ad jutiincd unul monday monday dee 20 several bills of a private nature s 1 their second and ihiic readings alter spending some lime in 1 tie consideration of ■ jteiutivc busineili at waive o'clock the senate having organized ttscifiinoa high court of impci 0111 nt for ihe trial ol judge peck of missouri and judgi l'.ik wi.h his counsel menrs win and meredith and the manager on the pari ofthe house of representative m - .,-. buchanan spencer wi.iknltc mcduffl , andsiorri of ne vork being present the trial proceeded mr m duftie foi the uni'i d slates opened tha t-s g..n.-.i the respondent and continued his argu mem until after three o'clock when the soon adjourned tueiday dee 21 thr president pro iem communica ted a memorial from sundry inhabitant of boiler county i j praying that the transmission on sunday of the united statei mail may bc prohibited by law tne s n..ie having organised uscll inio u llign coun ol impeachment the trial ol judge peck was proceeded with mr wt uuflie concluded his argument on the part ol the house of rcpreientativei , alter which and ihc production of some rim un cuini-y evidence lhe court ad journed wedneiday dec 21 the bill for carrying int effect certain indian treaties was read ihc third time and ordered to he engrossed alter twelve o'clock lhe high conn of im peachment for the trial of lu ige peck met according 10 adjournment und upon ihc irrival of lhe managers of ihe house of representatives the case was procce ded with mr lawless gave in his lesn tnony ; and at quarter past 3 o'clock hc lure the examination nf thai gentlemen had been concluded the court rose anil the senate adjourned friday dec 17 mr brower presented a bill to pre vent lh lulling f timber in or ob siruciing ihe run of si dy creek in ihe county of randolph which nas read tne first ti.n ■ md pissed evkms.j sbiilon reived irom h ii , u e of com mon a m.ss.ge stating ttu-ir c ncui rence in the several amendments madt by the senate in the engrossed bill lu the better government of the town of elizabeth citv where ipon ihc said bill was ordered to be enrolled tne bill to prevent the gaming ad slaves and to prevent tree p,-rs ns from gaming with them , r suffering them in game in their houses .- and the bill fixing ihe ices of the clerks oi the county and superior c urts and sheriffs lees were read the third time the latter amended and passed and ordered to be engrossed friday dec 24 mr m'f.irland from toe commit tee .... education to whom was refer red a bill io provide for the education ofthe pour children nt this si itr re ported lhat in tbe opinion ofthe com mittee it is inexpedient at this time to piss the bill inio a law on mo tionol mr m'farland the bill and re port were otdered to be laid on the table the engrossed resolution concern ing the reopening ofthe old r an ike 1 lei being aken up on motio ol mr skinner and red m m'kav moved th.t it be laid upon the tible'j which was not agreed to mr wil liam of franklin moved that the re resolution be indeli itely poetpoi e.l j which was not agreed to mr wil bams of martin m ved to amend lh resolution by adding the f ii v ig words at the end thereof to win " provided he w rk s ler.ncd prac ticable mr wilson moved to amend it bv inserting alicr ihe iord " senat 3rs tit words " be instruc ted ;" which amendments w.-re not agreed to the resolution was h e upun read adopted and or icrcil tu bc enrolled — yeas 30 navs 21 i lllll ill purp scs the bill to amend the sever al laws in this state conrerning slaves und free negroes ; the bill to amend the act of 1820 10 prohibit the trading with slaves except iii the ma mer therein prescribed ; the bill to re-en.ict 1 part of the fist section of nn act passed in 1827 lur hiring out persons ui indictment or presentment n..t be ing able r willing lo pay the fees of lhc and j.ilors ices lie bill t amend ua ac passed in 1810 giving to thr county c.mris power to reg.i l..te separate elections ; nnd the bill to amend an act passed in 1826 to pre vent free pei.oni of color from migrat ing in o ihts state for their good gov ernment ij-c vere severally read the fiird time pssscd and ordered to bc engrossed the engrossed resolution in favor of john c.m.nell was read adopted and ordered to be enrolled bills presented by mr dobion a bill malting it ihe duty ol the iheriff ol su.ry count tn notify persons ol the i.u on which their lain its will be sold lor lix.-s md by mr ii iris a bill concerning the salaries i tile su preme court judgei propoies to re duce them to 2,0'ju dollars per annum these lulls were each read lhe first lime and passed monday dec 27 mr sneed from tne committee on finance nude a rcpori staling nut the commhtee in ihe discharge of their 1 ity had counted nd burnt the further sum ol 1,515 dollars and 70 cents ol treasury u ies unlit lor cn culation and reoommended t..c adop tion nl 1 resolution allowing toe pub lic ticasurer that amount in lie set tlement ol his accoonis j whic i was adopted und ordered t be eugi..ssed mr matures from the jnini select committee to whom were referred lhe bills to inmpcl owners cl slaves to employ wl-ite overseers in certain cases and to encourage uud promote nt apprehension nl runaway ncgrucs ol i isl.iw couoly reported the a.,inc jvuh amendments which were agreed tuesday dee 28 mr sneer from the commiliee on finance reported unfavorable to the resolution in favor of 111 un v bell sheriff of macon concurred iu mr mears torn the joint select committee n so much of the govern or message as rcl lis to slave and free persons of color rvpnrtrd thr i..i lowing bills which werr read the first time and passed viz a bill t i pro hibit the meeting ol lhe slave ni the night and to rrsiraiu their meeting in the day to the presence . t three dis creet while persons ml lor r,ther pur pises ; and a bill m ire effectually to prevent intermarriages between iree nrgrtirs r free perso.s of col r and white persons and slaves and for olher purposes on motion of mr c.ltlivrll of ire dell the senate proceeded to consider the bill to rrrct oui of a portion ol the counties of burke and buncombe a se parate and distmc cou ti l.y the name of yancy and messrs m'kit nd m.r tin moved to amend said bill which motion wis lost a tnotio was also made in mr matthews to postpone lh bill indefinitely which was not agreed t — yea 30 n.iyi 31 tne question than recurring nn the passage of he bill the third time it was decided in the negative — a as 28 itavs 31 yea mean blackwood borden brower caldwell of iredell crump dick dobion ou.lg.-r quinn hall h.rria lllll k jon a kerr m'kn.ire mtirlind u'neill mar shall martin mcarea melehnr montgomery uurchlaon bamaey ha sm-ed welch aiiya mew aikew llamea b.aatey oowper davenport dickinson qivin hare hawkins hinton d beaufort lli.t.ui nf wake howell lenninga lindtey m'danlel m'kav mltthewi miller u.s.-l.-y mnye per kins spaiifht s.-ll.v sherard simi skin ner.vanhook.lvilton ward wllllanitof pranks li iv.lbamb of martin wild r ivilion bills presented lly mr w.rd » bill to amend an act passed at lh i-t general anembly compenistinj jur ors of the counties nl ilea fori ons low hyde anson columbus and duplin so far as reip cts the county ol onilow ; in mr m ichor a lull to amend an act pasted i 1821 provid ing further pun aliment tor harboring or maintaining runaway laces ; and by mr hinton of wake a bill to amend an act p ssed in 1819 to pre vent obltruction to the p,.ss..ge ol fish up nc-use river conteihoa creek and little river ; which were read llie first time and passed the hill to repeal an act passed in 1827 concerning rn.ry ol lands in this stale was read the third lime passed and ordered io he engrossed state legislature benatl weil nex lay dee 22 mr hinton of beaulurt presented ihe memorial of james grant comp troller ol lhc stale proving the legis lat.ite to grant bin some additional assistance to enable lum to discharge the various ind increased du.ies which have devolved upon him by the act regtil ting the treasury di partment passed ill tee tear 1827 referred mr m farland from the commil iee on educ tion to whom was rcler 1 red a resolution instructing them to quire into the present stale of the liturarv fund made a report thereon accompanied wilh the following reso lution which was laid upon ihr tabic and the rrpirt ordered in bc printed : llesiilveil that the public treasurer be au ihoriie.l l . iranifer to tin literal fund ami enter the lame in th ■ books kept for thai pur pose the om of twenty eight thousind one hundred and eight four dollars thirty two and a half c ills and all interest thai ins or may ac crue on said sura it bei g an amounl due from the late treasurer john mm wood tne bill to establish a bank on the funds ol ihc state was indefinitely postponed — yeas 1 nays 31 — the speaker v iting in the ffirm live r«ai means barnes lleaalev saddle or den davenport dickinson gudger ll..r hawk hinton ol ivake howell jones k r llndaay h'entire ueirei melcbor miller mosely move morclliso newlnbd itav bpaight s.-lbev simmon sneed ll'ar.l wil llama uf martin wilder a«m_m ,..,-,. ii:„:k ,, i hruwcr caldwell of iredell cuwper urump dick ii 1 oav in quinn ilill lli.rns ilill ll it i.l beaufort hoke jennlngl m'danni i m'kav m parti vi m'neill manlull martin m3,ti|.c»s montgom ery perkint it nso ulierard skinner iau l.ook wilton wcice iviiion house of bepresentative8 friday dec 7 the bill to establish certain post olli cs antl to discontinue others was i ki-u up a long and animated discussion ensued upon il ; but before the question w s ta ken upon concurring in ihe nmcntlmums proposed in the commiliee of the wbolc the house adjourned monday dec 20 the house after some preliminary arrangements p.oceedcd in a body to the senile ciambcr fan the purpose ol prosccu ing the impeachment ol judge peck mr hcduffie opened ihc caie antl addressed the high cult until lliree o^clock ; when having taken a review of | eight ol the eighteen specifications con j tained in the ariielc written by mr law | less an adjournment of the court look j place le.ia-mrsars askew lla-ne beaily ll„ck vvood borden caldwell of iredell uowrer da venpi.n u.ck diekinio ., hire hall hawkina hinton ol beaufort hinlon 1 wake hoke howell jennings lone lindlay m'lv.lire u'neill marshall martin la.lu-ws mearea me.l.or vlurehiwn newland perkini ram ny selby skinner ward welch williami ol uartin jfam henri brower crump i ibmn g;a vin gudger quinn ha-ria 11,11 kerr i'd i m'kay m'farlind montgomery moiely hu ka.sae-a latihi.uk williams ail crank i ii wilder wilson mr spaight from thr joint select committee on the university io vhom was relerrcd ihr memorial ol the trustees ol that iul.itutinn made • rip rt thereon accompanied by a bill for tne relief ofthe u tversity f north carolina whi h was read the fist time passed and rdcrcd to be printed ; ami i ie report was sent to lhe ii use ol commons proposing to prim five c ipies thereof lor each mem ber ol tr.e legiil turr eviviao tsaioa to and ahe bills as amended v/cu read the second time and passed 1 mr ward lr..m the joint selecl r niiiti ii.-c on military affair to w nil was referred lhc adjutant generals report c made a detailed rep rt thereon accompanied by a bill to au thorise the governor to strike irom the list field officers for the neglect ol duty and to compel the adjutant general t . enlorce the law against general officers who resign their com missions oelore complying with the i iw now in force compelling them lo equip thcmielvei or review before ihcy resign j which was read lhc first time passed nd ordered to be primed mr ti linn irom the select commil iee to whom llie subject had been re ferred repotted a bill directing the governor to convey certain laud to the county ol mai on ; which was read tin first tunc and passed mr hinton of wake from the runts presented hi m martin a bill to amend an an passed in the year 1819 chaplrr 1ix)0 rtititlctl an act givi g to thc c urts ul i'u a and quarter session power to regolat separate elections ;" bv m . quinn i bill to repeal the iii s.-cti m i an act passed in lhe year 1327 giving supe rior court jurisdiction in ill ca.ei ol divorce by mr william 1 franklin a bill to amend the 1 st and 4th sec tions of an act of the 1 st session to auihor.se the county couri ol fiank i'm to app lint wardens of the poor c.i by mr m'farland a bill lor the promotion of the literary fund ; by mr m'k.v a bill to authorise and direel thc collection of arrearages of taxes due on lands ; and bv mr dob son a bill to make it lawful fir jurors to pr ve their services before anv jus tice of the peace for the county of sur ry ; whi li bills were severally read the first time and passed kvrsisu sllbhio.v tucday dec 21 the following bill . wcr read the third time passed and ordc.eal to bl cit-.tos sed : the bill declaring ib.l the r peal ofa slatule ihill ..... 1 r ,. m ., brought belore ibe r peal ; uu bill itukini it u.e dtitv of ti iheriff of the countietol sur ry qalei ind beaufort to noiifv p.t.ons f ibe day on which ihrii ism's will ba old l..r taxes j iho bill to compel owner of slaves lo keep while person i over seen in certain cases in the cumins of brunswirk and new hanover / the bill io prevent the tailing of ilmbei in u.e reedy fork ol haw river lu guilfird county ; the bill concerning ihe town t xi„rd the bill to limit il.e tn ie within which pjiiirs interested ih li clolm quitli s of redemption in p i io-,r ter mortgaged ; nnd ihi bin to ei i u o and ptoinoi the ippi linn ol ru s-jf iiegto s it in-.low ;„..! hit othei .. i.i.'iea t her r in iia.iiril afier the reception of petition and die presentation of a number of resolu linns among which was one offered bv mr wicklifltc directing lhc commiliee on ihe judiciary to inquire into the ex jwdiency ol abolishing i upriionroent for q.bl by virtue ol process from courti ol the united statei the house resolved il self into ■ commiliee of lhc whole mr cambreleng in ihe chair and proceeded tn ihe senate for ihe purpose of procee ding » ii it the impeach meet of judge p eck mr mcdulli resumed and con cluded his remarks j and after various documentary evidence had been submit ted the court adjourned and the mem e '» returned to iheir hall mr cam eleiig reported progress and ihe house adjourned the following bills were read the ' commilitc on i'nlillt lloiltltngs inaib third time passed i d ordered lo be a report thereon accompanied bl engrossed i the bill to amend the resolutions dii acting certain repair first and fourth sections of an acl pas to bc mule 10 hi government hjusl scd at the lasi session of the general and roof of the capitol which were assembly to authorise the county read th firit time and passed court of franklin to appoint wardem bills presented by mr dick a ofthe poor build a poor houie j-c j bill to alter ilu lien created by hc lhe bill to make it lawful for juror lo lew of a jmtice'i execution on i nds pr.ve their services before aov jusiice by mr 1 1 nv 11 a bill lo amend a act it ihe pea e for thc county nf gurry ; to authorise the county conns of this the bill to appoint commissioner to suite to direct lie sheriffs to sell any s.iprrintend the building of , ourt alive that may bc taken up and con llinsein the c uniy of bj.kc fyc fined in any jail as a runaway al.cr iml lhc bill relative to allowing coun certain length of imprisonment and v claims in the cunly ol llichmond public notice and 1 bill to exempt dn motion of mr m'f.rland the from taxation property held by war resolution concerning the literary lens ol the poor ; which bills were h'.md was t.kcn up red adopt.-.l severally read the firat lime and patted and ordered to be engrossed tne mouse of common iluvlna oo motion of mr martin ihr va concurred in hr tm.ndmepu made bv mr m.tarcs from the joint select committee to whom the subject had been referred reported a lull to raiir a final lor llie re n iv 1 if free pers ns of color from this stale tn liberia ; which was read the first lime passed and ordered to he printed the res ilu inn to a.ithirme a loa i public arms t . daniel ii bingham was real adopted and ordered to bi c grossed mr sneed from the committee ol finance to whom was referred the le thursday dec 23 wedneiday dee as mr hoffman from the committee on •'*' affair reported a bill io ii'horiz ne cnniirurtinn of ihrcc schooners for he naval service of thc united st pes wu read twice and referred to a com htttee of the w,„,le on the st ue of ihc union mr mcduffle from hie select tommlltee lo whom had been rcferretl ™« part of the 1'reiideni mossagi i he ii ... „■ i common h . il ,; meed to ihc um di ins i.u i |, lollowing ragroned bills i.v ihe s a n j bills were on ei 1 ... bc . . ilvril i it bill io all i.i.i i-a he c | ct . i f lincoln llavw it -■ k i hyde 10 ippoln conimliteei ol i ma 1 1 the bill for the better regulation ol be coun tv court of haywn»4 ; the hill o mil »