Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-04
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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Prayer by Rev. Mr. Skinner. az. |
Tne journal Of yesterday was read and approved:
Mr.. Baxter from committee on propositions and |
grievances; Mr.. Williams Of Nash, from committee |
on claims Mr.. Person from committee on the judi
ciary !; Mr.. Mendenhall from committee on claims;
Mr. Waugh from committee on corporations, and
Mr. Hill from committee on banks and banking;
reported sundry bills. -
The bill to authorize the city of Raleigh to issue
small bills on motion Of Mr. Rogers. was taken up,
together with the substitute from the committee on
banks and banking, including Newbern, Charlotte
and Greensboro in the same provision, and the SUBJ
stitute passed its several readings-when, on mo
tion the bill was amended so as to include Sails
bury on motion of Mr.. Hall, Beaufort, on motion Of
Mr.. Whitehurst, Asheve, on motion Of Mr.. Merri-
mon. and Graham on motion Of Mr.. Mebane.
Mr. Bowman moved that all the Incorporated
towns of the State be allowed the same privilege;
when, on motion of Mr.. Latham, the bill, &C., was
laid on the table.
The Speaker presented communication from the
Comptroller Of the State presenting to the consid
Grafton of the House the accumulation of business
in his ofice-rcad and referred to finance committee.
Mr.. Waugh, a resolution requesting the Governor
to appoint forwarding agents at Richmond and other
points for forwarding articles to the soldiers-read
and referred.
Mr.. Shober, resolution authorizing the Pay.
master General to pay the soldiers in the several
forts, who have not been paid-read and referred.
Mr.. Russ to authorize Eliza Chavis to ensave her
self and child for lfe-read and referred.
Mr.. Mebane, a bill concerning wardens Of the poor
of Alamance county-read and referred.
Mr.. Pearson, a bill to AMEND the act incorporating
the town of Morganton-read and referred.
Mr.. Bowman moved to take up the bill in favor
Of Chas. Byrd, late sheriff of Yancey-passed its
several readings, engrossed and sent to the Senate
Mr.. Bridgers presented a resolution asking infor-
nation ofthe Public Treasurer in regard to loans, &C.
Passed
A message was received from the Senate asking
the concurrence of the House to the engrossed bill
providing for increasing the battalion commanded
by Col. Spruill to full! regiment.
Mr. Clark of Craven, moved to suspend the rules
to take up the bill. Objections urged, but the
rules were suspended and the bill passed its several
readings and ordered to be enrolled
The bill to amend the Farmers Bank of North
Carolina was taken up, was read and passed and or
dered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Latham resolution instructing the Pay mas
ter General to pay off the officers and soldiers be-
longing to the 18th regiment who have not been paid
Propositions were made to add the 9Th and 9th res-
mentS.
Mr.. Bridgers moved so to amend as to include all
our officers and soldiers who have not been paid.
On motion of Mr.. Hill, the resolution with the
amendments were referred to committee on military
affairs.
Mr.. Wooten, bill to prevent the sale of ardent
spirits within two miles Of Lenoir Institute IN Le-
NOR county-under the suspension of the rules, the
bill passed its several readings, engrossed and sent
to the Senate.
On motion ofMr. Meares, Mr.. w. R. Lowell assistant
doorkeeper, excused from further services dur.
ing this session. to enable him to repair to Manassas
to nurse the sick
The bill to abolish Imprisonment for debt was
taken up and on its second reading was rejected
The bill to amend the LIST section of the 9TH chap.
of the Revised Code was rejected on its second
reading.
The bill to divide the State into six Congressional
Districts on motion of Mr.. Hill taken up, being
tie special order Several Intellectual attempts to
amend were made, and the bill passed as it came
from the committee.
A message from the Senate asking the concur.
renee of the House, on enrolled bill in favor of the
Fayetteville and Northern Plank Road Company
read and referred.
TO ABOLISH THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Foys bill being the special order, was taken
| up. The question being on the amendment offered
by Mr. Person, limiting the existence of the Con-
vention until the ist Of January, 1862.
Mr.. Wright was opposed to the amendment, as
! he was to the entire bill. He desired harmony in
the State. 1t was no time for division and strife
! All should be united in the great contest against
| the common foe. He was in favor of the Corvcn-
ton assembling and doing up its work. 1t had i'm
portant business to do, and he was in favor of its
being done.
| him.
Mr. Mcares moved to lay the bill on the table
Rejected.
Mr. Persons amendments were rejected, except
the last, which authorized the Governor simply to
announce the result, which passed.
Mr.. Merrimon moved to strike out the preamble
The yeas and nays were called for, and the result
was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Barringer Barrow, Booth, Bow
man, Bridgers, Bullock, Bynum, Cannady, Clark Of
Davidson Cowlcs, Davis Of Mecklenburg, Farthing,
Ferebee Fleming, Foust, Galloway, Gentry, Gorrell,
Green of Chatham Green of Stanly, Guthrie, Hall,
Hanes, Harris, Hayes, Howard, Horton Jenkins,
Jordan, Kelly, Logan, McBee, Mcmillan Martin,
Mebane, Merrimon, Mordecai, Patterson, Person,
Polk, Pope, Potts, Shober, Taylor, Waters, White,
Whitehurst, Wilkerson, Williams Of Cumberland,
Williams of Nash, Williams Of Pasquotspk, Wins
low, Woodfin, Wooten and Wright-54
Unqualified, Autry, Baxter, Blue, Branch, Clark
of Craven, Crawford Davis of Bladen Davis of Hall
fax. Eweli, Faison, Farrow, Ferguson, Fisher Foy,
Gather, Harrington, Henry, Hill, Kallum, Latham,
Lemmonds, Lilies, McCleese, Mendenhall, Kitchener,
Newly, Padgett, Pearson, PEBBLES, Perkins, Poin-
dexter, Rogers Russ, Shaw simonton, Small,
| SpeIght Stanl0ro lapscott "aiu, "aISo", " augu,
Wishart and Woodard-45.
The bill as amended was put upon its third read.
ing, and passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Alfred, Autry, Barringer, Baxter,
Blue. Bowman, Branch, Cannady, Clark of Craven,
Clark of Davidson, Cowles Crawford Davis ofBaden,
Davis of Halifax, Ewel, Farrow, Ferguson Fisher,
Foy, Gather, Gentry, Gorrell, Green of Chatham,
Harrington, Henry, Hill, Horton, jenkins. Kalum,
Latham, Lemmonds Lilies, Logan McCleese, Nc
MILAN. Mendenhall, Merrimon, Kitchener, Newly,
Padgett, Pearson, Peebles Perkins, Person, Rogers,
Russ, Shaw Simonton, Small, Speight Stanford
Tapscott Taylor, Ward, Waters Watson, Waugh
Whitehurst, Williams of Nash, Wishart Woodard
and Wooten-63.
Mys-Messrs. Barrow, Bridgers, Bullock, By
mum, Davis Of Mecklenburg, Fagg, Farthi1ng, Fore
bee, Fleming, Foust, Galloway, Green Of Stanly
Guthrie, Hail. Hanes, Harris, Hayes, Howard, Jor
dan. Kelly, McBee, Meares, Mebane, Mordecai Pat
terson. Poindexter, Polk, Pope Potts, Shober