Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-29
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, Nov. 26, l

Mr. Grist, Senator from Beaufort. appeared, was
qualified and took his seat.
Message received from the House of Commons,
proposing to vote Immediately for two engrossng
clerks; also for tOrncy general at ll3 o'clock
Proposition concurred in, and the Senate proceeded
to vote, when Mr.. Caleb Hill and Willie j. Palmer
received a majority of the votes cast and were de-
clared elected.
Then Senate proceeded to vote for attorney gene
RAIL- Mr.. W. \. Jenkins, and MIR. A. j. Dargan being
in nomination.
For Mr. JESKlxs-Messrs. Speaker, Battle. Boyd,
Brogden, Cameron, Carr Chesson, Clark, Coleman
Cunningham Billiard, Eaton, Fennell, Fonville
Hawkins, Hill, Holmes Houston, j. B. Jones,
McDiarmid, Martin, Mills, Miller, W. r. Myers,
Person, Rives Speght, Taylor, W. II. Thomas, Ward,
White, Wilder-32
For Mr. DAKcAN--Messrs. Burgess, Cherry, Chris
tan. Cowper, Dockery Gibson, Gorrell Grst, Holt
A. J. Jones, A. Myers Pool, Ramsay, j. ~. Thomas
Wiggins-l5.
Mr.. Bryant voted for Mr. B. +. Moore; and those
who voted for Mr. Dargan, by leave of the Senate,
changed their votes for Mr. b. F. Moore.
Mr.. Clark from the committee on enrolled bills,
reported to the Senate the enrolled bill concerning
the county of Polk which received the signature of
the Speaker.
Message received from the House of Commons
transmitting the engrossed bill to ccdc a track of
land to the United States for hospital purposes
which referred to the committee the judi
ciary.
Mr.. VIII. Thomas from the committee on inter-
nal improvements, reported the bill, without amend
ment, to complete the Fayetteville ard Abemarle
plank road which was laid on the table and order
ed to be printed.
The hour for the consideration of the bill on its
I'd reading, to amend the constitution of the State,
having arrived, that bill was taken up, and read
when Mr.. Gorre offered the following amendment,
which the Speaker ruled to be out of order, but
which was read for the information of the Senate:
Be it FURTHER enacted, Uwo-thirds of each House
concurring) that the following be inserted an adj
ditional amendment to the constitution.
THAT no tax shall be imposed and levied by the
General Assembly real estate, which shall exceed
the proportion to the captation tax of twelve cents
on the hundred dollars value on land, to fifty cents
on the polls"
The Speaker remarked, that this bill is not like an
ordinary bill and the usual parliamentary rules do
not apply to it. The constitution prcscribes the rule
of proceeding in this case, and being the supreme
law, he must enforce its provisions. The bill en-
bodies proposition from the last General Assembly
to amend the constitution and the form, shape and
substance of that proposition having been given to
it at that session, the present Assembly cannot
change, alter modify the same,-oeng entire
ty, it must be agreed to or disagreed to as SUCH
The simple question is, will two-thirds of the whole
representation in the Senate agree to the proposed
amendment of the constitution? The preamble
Identifies the bill of the last General Assembly and
constitution and while it stands in it's present form,
amendment to the bill which accompanies it, can
be allowed, but upon suggestion that the facts re-
cited therein not true the preamble then be-
comes susceptible of amendment.
Mr.. Gorrell appealed from the decision of the
Speaker and proceeded to defend his right to offer
amendment to any bill coming before the Senate.
Mr.. Hill, of Caswell, defended the position taken
by the Speaker and read from the Constitution, the
prescribed mode in which the Constitution should be
amended and to entertain any proposition to amend
the bill now before the Senate would be departure
from that mode and would destroy the bill which
the last General Assembly had passed, and in which
the concurrence of the Assembly was now asked.
The question then being, shall the Chair be
tanned, those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Battle, Boyd Brogden, Burgess, Cameron,
Carr, Chesson. Clark, Coleman, Cunningha Dill.
lard, Fennell, Fonville Hawkins, Hill, Holmes,
Houston, j. B. Jones, A. j. Jones. McDiarmid, Mar
tin, Mills Miller, A. Myers Person, Rives, Speight,
Taylor, W: H. Thomas, Ward, Wlder-sl.
Those who voted in the negative, are -Messrs.
Cherry, Christian, Dockery, Eaton, Gorrell Grist,
Holt, W. R. Myers, Ramsay, j. W. Thomas, and
The question then recurring on the passage ofthe
bill its second reading, those who voted in the afr-
native, are,
Messrs. Speaker, Battle, Boyd, Brogden Bryant,
Cameron, Carr Chesson, Christian. Clark, Coleman,
Cunningham, billiard, Dockery, Fennell, Fonville,
Gibson, Hawkins, Hill. Holmes, Houston, j. B.
Jones, A. j. Jones, McDiarmd, Martin, Mills, Miller,
W. Myers, A. Myers, Person, Pool, Ramsay.
Rives, Speight, Taylor'J. W. Thomas, w. II. Thorn
as Ward, White Wilder-4O.
Those who voted in the negative, are-Messrs
Burgess, Cherry, Cowper, Eaton, Gorre, Grist Holt,
Wiggins-8.
Mr.. Boyd, from the committee propositions and
grievances, reported back the memorial from citizens
of Macon; and, on his motion, the memorial was
referred to the committee on the judiciary.