Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-12-11

county, praying repeal Of the Stay Law. Referred.
Mr.. Graham, . resolution asking leave OF absence
for the assistant Secretary on Monday and Tuesday.
Adopted under suspension uf the rule. -
Mr.. Gimer resolution concerning the Cape FEAR
and Deep River Improvement Requires the com.
nfttee on finance to enquire Is to the expedien Of
a tnnsfvr of the works to some COMPOSITIONS q in:
corporate town. on guarantee being given for their
being completed and kept up Lies over.
Mr. Battle of Wake from the enrolling committee,
reported sundry ordinances and resolutions for rati
fication by the President. ~-
Mr.. Warren from the committee to which was re.
ferred the resolution in favor Of Dr. w. f. Pool re.
ported it back recommending its passage.
On motion Of Mr. dilmer, the rule was suspended
and the resolution adopted.
Mr. Satterthwaite moved that the yeas and nays
be again ordered on the resolution passed on ester
day appointing a Commissioner to Richmond; It
having been stated by the clerk in his Journal that
he had lost the record he had made of that vote.
To this notion Mr.. Jones Of Rowan was oppos.
cd, and Mr.. Satterthwaite (l,aving been informed
that one of the Reporters could supply the missing
vote,) moved that the vote as taken down by him
should be entered the Journal the vote OF the
Convention. Agreed to. ....-.-..
The resolution concerning the manufacture Of oil
cloth, appointing committee to enquire as to the
expedency Of encouraging its manufacture, having
had its day, was read and adopted.
The resolution authorizing the establishment Of a
hospital at Elizabeth City, was amended on motion
of MIR. Rayner, and then rejected.
The President then announced the specia; order.
viz: 1.-THE ordinance to define and punish sedtion. "
Mr. Badger moved to postpone the order for fiji.
teen minutes, that the Convention might first dis
pose of the resolutions of Mr. Thomas of Carteret,
misunderstanding party spirit during the war, and
asserting the supremacy of the civil authorities -
Not agreed to-
Mr. Rayner stated that Mr.. Biggs chairman OF
the committee who had reported the ordinance) was
now absent and would not return in several days.
He thought the Convention through courtesy to
him, should postpone the further consideration oil
the ordinance for the present
Mr. Graham moved an indefinite postponement Of
the ordinance
Mr.. Badger moved that it be laid on table, and the
yeas and nays were ordered.
Tle roll was called and the Convention refused to
lay on the table by the following vote:
Ieds-Messrs. Badger, Battle of Edgecombe, b.
gle, Brolnax, Bunting. Caldwell of Rowan, Dickson
billiard, Edwards Fuller, Green, Hargrove. Hicks
Holmes, Houston, Kelly Mcdowell Of Burke, Nc
Neill of Cumberland, Mitchell. Osborne, Patterson
Penland, Pettigrew, Rayner, Reid, Rhodes, Royster
Strange, Thompson, Thornton, Ward, Williamson
Woodin and Wooten-34
Adys-MesSrS. Armheld, Arlington, Barnes. Bat
tie OF Wake, Bachelor, Berry, Bond, Bryson Gallo
way, Cannon, Carson, Christian, Darden Dick, FL
Ter, Ellison, Foster of Ashe, Foster of Randolph
Gilmer, Gorrels, Graham, Hamlin, Headen Holden
Johnston, Jones Of Currituck, Jones of Rowan
Joyce, Kittrell, Leak of Arson, Leak of Richmond
Long, Manning, Meares, Merritt, Myers, phi'er
Sanders, Sate' thwaite, Setter Shipp Smith of Hall
fax, Smith of Macon Speed, Sprouse Spruill of Der
tie, Sprul of Tyrrell. Sutherland, Thomas Of Carte
ret. Warren, Whitford and Wilson-52.
Messrs. Osborne and Graham then addressed tn,
Convention in opposition to the ordinance. Whel
Mr. I'll aham concluded the Convention adjourned
motion Of Mr.. Rayner, the President having frs
announced the following committee Oh the resolu
ton concerning the manufacture of oil cloth, viz
Messrs Holden, Strange, Jones Of Rowan.