The North-Carolina standard., 1840-11-25
LEGISLATURE OF N. CAROLINA.
SENATE.

The Gencral Assembly of this State assem-
bled in this city on Monday the 10th inst. The
Senate was organized by the appearance Of forty
nine of is Members elect who produced their
credentials ard were duly qualified.
Col Andrew Joyner OF Halifax, was elected
Speaker Thomas G. Stone Of Franklin. was
unanimously elected Principal, and Henry w.
Miller of this city, Assistant, Clerks. =
MIR. Arlington nominated Thomas 3. Wheel
er of Rnckin CHAM. for Principal Door-keePer.
On notion of Mr.. Moore. Jehu Crews, on mo-
!ion ef Mr. Alangum, VIM. T. Smith, and on
motion Of Mr.. Albright, 3. Yatcs, were added
10 the 20, ,riuation The S"natc then proceeded
10 vote, Intellectually. as follows for Wheeler
%. Crews p, Smith 2, Yates |. The Senate
then proceeded to vote again, the two last nacl-
ed being Withdrawn, which resulted in the elec.
ton of MIR. Crews, he having received 81 and
MIR. Wheeler % votes.
On motion of MIR. Albright, Green Hill was
then appointed Assistant Door-kceper.
The House was then informed OF their orga-
nizlrion. -.
Mr. Speaker offered the following Resolution,
which was laid on the table
RssoLred, That the Gallery on the right OF
the Speakers Calir, be appropriated exclusive
" 10 the ladies'
Tuesday. Nor. 17ih:-The Senate concufred
in the proposition Of the House, to appoint
COMMITTEE of two to wait on tfis Elk. Edward
3. Dudley, and inform him Of the organization
OF the General Assembly and of their readiness
to receive such communications he may think
proper to make, and the Speaker announced that
Messrs MoTehead & Orr form the Committee
on the part of the Senate.
MIR. Reid offered the following Resolution,
which was read and adopted
ReS0Lced, That select Committee of five be
appointed, for the purpose of preparing perma-
neDt Rules Of Order and Drcorum for the GO
Vernment of the Senate, during the present ses-
sion, and that the Rules OF the last session be a.
dopted for this House. until otherwise ordered
In pursuance of the above Resolution, Mpssrs
Reid, Worth, Myers. Cooper and Speed, were
appointed said Committee.
IYednesday. NoO. l9th:-Afr SpruIl offered
the following Resolution, which was read and
adopted:
ResoLrsd That message be sent to the
House Of Commons, proposing to rlise a joint
select Commiltee Of five on the part of each
House, to prepare and report joint rules for the
government Of thetwo Houses.
Mr.. Reid from the Committee, reported the
Standing Rules of Order, with an amendment
which was adopted.
The designations Of the Hen. Bedford Brown
and Hon. Robert Strange as u. S. Senators, were
read and accepted.
Thursday, Nou. 1911: The House concur
ring in the proposition of the Senate, to raise a
JOINT select Committee, TO prepare Joint Rules. |
the following Committee was appointed on the
part of the Senate, viz: Messrs. Moore, Ward, !
Puryear Sloan and Bond ....-
Received from the House of Commons two |
pension certificates the County Court of Cum
berland, in favor of Martha Spears and Isabella |
Campbell; also two from the county of Iredell, |
in favor of Ann Patterson and Mary Marshall, |
which were severally read. and on motion of
Mr.. McDiarmid. ordered 10 lie on the table
Friday, Nor. 20th!-The Speaker announ-
ced to the Senate the following Standing Com
mittees:
On Propositions and G1ievances: :-Messrs.
Moore, Faison, Orr Cooper Parks Spiers and
HouideT.
On Prir;leges and Elections :-Messrs Speed,
MontgomeFS FSn Kerr. Bynum, Hargrave Whitak-
er and Exum.
On Claims :-Messrs. Dockery, Whitfield,
Melchor, Pdryear. Bond. Williams and Sloan.
On the Judiciary :-Messrs. Morehead. Ed.
wards Mitchell. Gather. Bynum, Wilson and
On Internal improvements :-Messrs. Shep.
ard, Clingman Hawkins McDiarmid HELEN,
RibeIlu and Pasteur
u" Education and the Literary Fund
mesSrS: NJ Sangum. Arlington, Shepard. Worth, |
ReId. Myers, and Ward
u" Cherokee Lands lon The part of The Sc
T1e:s TT1@e::ss)-Messrs. Clingman, Ward Gather and