COL. BEAMS REMARKS.
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In the House of Commons of North Carolina,
on the 18th December, when the bill to abolish
jury trials in the county of Rutherford came up,
Col. BEAM of Cleaveland moved to insert in the
bill the latter county. He said he had come to
the Legislature with very large petition in favor
of abolishing jury trials in the county courts OF
Ceaveand, but he deemed it unnecessary TO trouble
the House with his petition, as the bill of the
gentleman from Rutherford would answer his Pur.
pose. if amended as he desired He said he had
thoroughly canvasscd Cleaveland county, and he
felt certain that the people Of that county we're
almost unanimously in favor of abolishing jury
trials in the county courts. He should always
endeavor to carry out the wishes of his constituents
and should therefore vote for the bil and he hoped
II would pass.


On another occasion, in the Commons when
the bill from the Senate to repeal the act incorpo-
rating the town of Shelby was under consideration,
COL BEAM said that he had in his possession two
petitions-one in favor of The repeal signed by one
hundred and sixty persons, and another against it,
signed by about twenty and that Of the two
petitions the signers in the town of Shelby were
nearly equally divided. He said he made this
statement to the House that gentlemen might vote
unders,andingly on the bill but he knew there
was large majority in the county of Cleaveland
in favor Of repeating the act. He should there
fore vote for the bill.