Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-19

General Assembly Of North. Carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina began
is biennial session at the Capitol in this City, on
Monday last, in pursuance of law.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Nov. II, 1856.
The Senators elect to the Legislature of North
Carolina assembled in the Senate Chamber, in this
City, Monday, the 18th inst, at 10 o'clock, M
The former Clerk, the Hon. John Hill, called the
house to ORDER and the oath of office was admins
tered to the Senators by VIM. Thompson, ESQ.,, of
Raleigh.
Mr. Hill, of Caswell, nominated for Speaker W.
W. Avery, Esq, of Burke, who was duly elected,
and conducted to the Chair by Messrs. Hill and
Christian Mr.. Avery, on taking the Chair said:
Senators:
appreciate fully the distinguished honor confer
red by this summons to preside your delibera-
TONS am not wholly unused to the ordinary forms
of parliamentary proceedings; but the duties of my
present position are in some respects, novel to me-
and may be constrained, in their performance, to
ask much indulgence at your hands.
Obedience is never freely given to any law or or
dinance attempted to be enforced by constituted
thorty without the willing and efficient opera
ton Of at least the major portion of the persons to
be governed thereby. l invoke, therefore, at the
assistance
ment of the rules which you may adopt for your own
government make this invocation with an abb
ding confidence inspired by the past history of this
Senate that you will readily and cheerfully respond
to my appeal, as well from an imperative sense Of
personal duty as from the higher obligation of patr
otism. No scenes of actual violence have dsgraced
the proceedings of the Senate of North Carolina
within my day and find no recorded evidence
gather floating tradition, of any serious disorder
having heretofore, at any time, characterised the de-
alterations of this branch of our Legislative Assem-
bly,. Amid the fercest political strugges-amid the
most angry collisions in debate, between Senators in
this chamber, our predecessors ever held in vivid
remembrance, the dignity of their position, as Sena
tors and the proprieteS due to each other respect
ivey as gentlemen. Your rules for the preservation
of order and observance of decorum are intended,
not merely to protect your own dignity and secure
personally the respect of other men, but likewise
for the higher and more noble purpose of being used
as means of ensuring speedy consummation of
the grand ends which, under our constitution, we
have met together to accomplish The destiny of a
great commonwealth is, in part, confded to your
keeping. The physical, moral, and intellectual con-
don of an intelligent people are to be seriously af
fected, for veal for woe, by your proceedings
conducted under the forms which shall direct you
to observe These forms, prescribed by yourselves,
as rules of conduct on this floor, will be adopted
with the solemnties BETTING their Importance
And with solemnities not more imposing YOU will
unite with the coordinate branch of our legislative
department, in the passage of grave enacments, vi
tally affecting your respective constituencies If
you, Representatives. disregard and wilfully vo-
late the one, you ask the constituent to observe
and submit to the other? will endeavor to per-
form, with imparality and fairness. the responsible
duties imposed upon me and if each of you act well
your parts in the grand drama of legislation opened
before u.s. feel assured that joint efforts in their
behalf, with the favor of divine Providence will re-
Gound to the honor and welfare of that State whose
material interests we are all alike anxious to pro-
mate. n
Mr. Boyd, of Rockingham, nominated for Princi-
pal Clerk, the former Clerk, Hon. John HILL Mr..
Christian moved to amend the resolution by appoint
ing Mr.. Hill by reclamation; which amendment was
accepted, and Mr.. Hill was declared, unanimously,
Principal Clerk
Mr. srogden, of Wayne, moved that Quentin
Busbee, Esq, former Reading Clerk, be declared
unanimously elected to that ofice--which was
agreed to.
Mr.. j. B. Jones. of Currtuck, nominated James
Page, Of Randolph, for Principal Door Keeper,
which was unanimously concurred in.
Mr. Cunningham, of Person. moved that G.. G..
Iailey, of Chatham, be appointed Asssistont Door
neeper' which was unanimously agreed to.
on motion of Mr.. Boyd, message was sent to
Tie mouse of Commons, informing that body of the
organization of tive Senate, and their readiness to
proceed to public business go :a
on motion of Mr.. Brogden, the rules of the SEN
ae OF the last session. were adopted for the