The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-25
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SENATE.
MONDAY, Nov. 18th, 1856.
The Senators elect to the Legislature of
North Carolina assembled in the Senate
Chamber, in Raleigh on Monday, the 18th
inst, at IL O'Clock, NJ. The former Clerk,
the Hon. John Hill, called the house to or
der, and the oath of office was administered
to the Senators by VIM. Thompson, Esq,
of Raleigh.
Mr. Hill, of Caswell nominated for Speak
err w. w. Avery, Esq, of Bur Ike, 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 hon
or conferred by this summons to preside
over your deliberations. / am not wholly
unused to the ordinary forms of parliamen-
tary proceedings; but the duties of my pres
ent position are, in some respects, novel to
me, and may he constrained, in their per-
formance, to ask much indulgence at your
hands.
Obedience is never freely given to any
law or ordinance, attempted tn be enforced
by constituted authority, without the will
ling and efficient cooperation of. at least
the major portion of the persons TO be gov
crned thereby. | invoke, therefore, at the
outset, your active aid and assistance in the
enforcement nf the rules which you may
adopt for your own government. | make
this invocation with all abiding confidence,
inspired by the past history of this Senate
that you will readily and cheerfully respond
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sense of personal duty as from the hig hest
obligation of patriotism. No scenes of &C
tual violence have disgraced the proceed
ingS of the Senate Of North Carolina within
nv day; and find No recorded eEidence-
gather no floating tradition, of any serious
disorder having heretofore, at any time,
characterised the deliberations of this
branch of our Legislative Assembly. Amid
the ferccst political strugcles-amid the
most angry collisions in debate, between
Senators in this chamber, our predecessors
ever held la vivid remembrance. the digni
ty of position, Us Senators, and the proprie-
ties due To each other respectively as gen
HemeR. Your rules for the preservation of
order and observance of dccOrum, are in
tended, 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 q
means of ensurimg a speedy contamination
of the grand ends which, under our cOnsti-
tutioG, We have met together to accomplish.
The destiny of great commonwealth is, in
part, confided to yonr keeping. The phys
ical, moral and intellectual condition of an
intelligent people are to be seriously affect
ed, for veal or for woe, by your proceed
ings, as conducted under the forms which /
Ill II.
prescribed by yourselves. as rules of con-
duet on this floor, will be adopted with the
solennities befitting their Importance. And
with solcmnities not more imposing, you
will unite with the coordinate branch of
our legislative department, in the passage
of grave ennctmentS, vitality affecting your
respective constituencies. If you, as Rep
rcsentatives, disregard and wilfully violate
the one, can YOU ask the constituent to oh
serve and submit To the other! | will en-
deavOr to perform, with impartiality 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 our
joint efforts i'm their behalf, with the favor
of divine Providence, will rebound to the
honor and welfare of that State whose ma
terial interests we are all alike anxious to
promote.
Mr.. Boyd. of Rockingham, nominated for
Principal Clerk, the former Clerk, Hon.
John Hill. Mr.. Christian moved to amend
the resolution by appointing Mr.. Hill by
reclamation; which amendment was accept
cd, and Mr.. Hill was declared, unanimous
~, Principal Clerk.
Mr.. Br"gdcn, of Wayne. moved that
Quentin Busbee, Esq, former Reading
Clerk, be declared unanimously elected to
that ofice-whieh was agreed to.
Mr.. j. B. Jones, of Currituck, nominated
James Page, of Randolph, for Principal
orKeeper, which was unanimously con-
CURED in.
Mr.. Cunningham, of Person, moved that
{. c. Talley, of Chatham, be appointed
Assistant Door Keeper, which was unani-
mously agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Boyd, message was
sent to the House of Commons, informing
that body of the organization of the Senate,
and their readiness to proceed to public
business.
On motion of Mr.. Brogtlen, the rules of
the Senate of the last session, were adopted
for the government of the present session,
until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Clark. of Edgecombc, moved that a
Committee of five be appointed to prepare
rules for the government of the Senate, and
report.
The Senate then adjourned till Tuesday
morning ii o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
At IL o'clock the House wes called to
order by Mr.. G.. Howard, Assistant Clerk