The North-Carolina standard., 1844-11-20
Legislature of North Carolina.

Legislature of North Carolina.
The Legislature of North Carolina assembled
at the Capitol in this City on Monday last at three
o'clock, P. M. Mr.. Stone, (of F kiin) the
Principal Clerk, called the Senate to order, and
the oaths of office were administered to the Mem
bers by William Thompson, Esq. of this City.
After the Members had qualified, Mr.. Edwards
of Warren, nominated for Speaker Of fhs. Senate
Louis D. Wilson, the Senator from Ehgec6mb
and Speaker at the last session, and Mfr, Wad
dell, of Orange, nominated for the same office
Andrew Joyner, the Senator from Halifax. The
Senate then proceeded to vote as follows:
FOR MR. WILSON.
Messrs. Stallings, Etheridge, Speight, Biggs,
Pasteur, Hill, Edwards, Melvin, Cameron, Hester,
Gavin, Holmes: Drake, Exum, Tomlinson, G.
| w. Thompson, Eaton, Jeffreys, Emmett, Boyd,
Reich, Walker, Stowe, Gwynn-24.
FOR MR. JOYNER
M"ssrs L Thompson, Cooper, Moody, Hal.
sey, Taylor, Foreman, HELEN, Waddell Dockery,
Boyle, Boyden, Pharr, Worth, Albright, Har-
grave Gather, M'MlIan, Jefferson, Wood6n,
Lindsay, Elliott, Smith, Francis-23.
Mr.. Joyner voted for Gen. Dockery, and Mr..
Wilson for Mr.. Edwards-so no person having
received majority Of all the votes there wa, no
election.
On motion Of Mr. WaddcIl, the Senate again
proceeded to vote, but with the same result, ex-
crp that MIR. Wilson did, not vote at ALL Col
Joyner again voted for Gen. Dockery
On notion the Senate adjourned to@Tucslay
IL o'clock. #7f-
The Senate assembled yesterday AT / l o'clock,
and proceeded to vote for Speaker, but no choice
was made. Alter voting three times the Senate
adjourned till IL o'clock today. Mr. Wilson de-
clined voting on Tuesday, but Col Joyner con-
linued to vote for Gen. Dockeryl The people
will put their own construction upon the conduct
of COL Joyner and his federal friends in the Sen
ate. They will not fail TO see in this movement
an attempt to dsorganize and distract the public
councils and thus rctard the execution of the pub
lie business, and that too by n party which has
been sgnay rebulsed and defeated in the late con-
lest, which is in a minority in the Senate;i and !
which, perhaps, can give no better reason for its
course than that II loces Offices and spoils The
majority has an unquestionable right to rule, and
possessing this right it ought to be permitted to
elect the officers of the Senate; and all Colonel
Eoyner has to do, in order to ensure the perform
lnce of the public business, is to initiate the ex-
ample set him by Gen. Wilson, and decline to
Tote. This would give Gen. Wilson majority
IF one, and terminate at once ne contest now 60
ng on. The conduct of the democratic members
n this matter has been entirely correct and pro-
Der, and the people will sustain them, Uhatsver
he result mag be. The blame will rest where it
'ugtt, upon the head of Col Joyuer and his
ricnds :"
The House Of Commons was called to order
IN Monday by Gen. Marsteler, the Principal
Clerk, and the oaths Of office administered to the
members by James D. Newsom, Esq. Of Wake
After the members were qualified, Mr.. Mills, Of
Rutherford rose and nominated for Speaker of the
House Edward stanly, of Beaufort, and Mr.. Jones,
If Currituck, added to the nomination the name
If Calvin Graves, of Casweli the Speaker of the
ate House. The Clerk then called the roll, and
he House voted as follows:
FOR CALVIN GRAVES, Democrat
Messrs. Atkins, E. Barnes, J. Barnes, Bridgers,
Beaman, Brame, Brogden, Collins, Cunningham,
!; g: Dickson, Dunn, Edwards, Ellis, Fleming,
Calling, Hambric, Harrison,l Hawkins ]. B.
Iones Jackson, Kelly, Kirk. Lea Lemmonds,
Martin, Murphy, Mitchell, Mangum,1 Mcintyre,
McNeill, Nixon, H. Robeson; Reinhafde' RAN
Kin, Regan, Richardson, Shaw, Stone, Saunders. /,
Scales, Shepard, Taiiaferro, N. t. Williamson,
White, N. Wilson, Woodard, R. 2. William.
on, Wilder-45.
FOR EDWARD STANLY, Fsdsruliss.
Mcssrs Adams, D. A. Barnes Bond. Burein.
3arco, Brewer, Brown, Galloway, Cherry,
Clayton, Credle, Cochran, Church, VIM. Dick.
on, Douthit, Doak, T. Davis, Davenport, EN-
rson, Ehring haus, Fagg, Foy, Faueette, Grist, :,
Guthrie, Gee, George, Golding, Guyther, GambilI,
hackney, Haughton, Hayes, Harris, Keener. Y
4ittlejohn, Leathers, Lord, Locke, Miller, B. F.
doore, Mebane, Mills, RLean, Nj EJair Odon, f