Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-04
State Lsgislatnra

otats Legislature.
We give the following mna embra.
eng the important proceedings Of the tro
Houses Since our last issue:
Mr: Turner'S bin to ALLOW the r,nk 81
n'e OF our Founteersto elect all their Offices
Vas laid on the table in the Senate by ] yot.
on motion of Mr.. Hayes, a resolution mass
Gu tue mouse, compelling The Public Tres
uaer 20 receive the notes Of the Miners and
RiarS panH from sheriIfs west Of the B;ur
n"u5e IA their settlement Of taxes.
a resolution was rejected IN the H.
instrue.ing the judiciary Commttee To -"
State. 'A eue IN uiis
A oil to amend the act Of inc rpo.stion r.
the oil Franklin, has passed both
a bill authorizing Coan.y Courts 70 ,,v,
taxes Tor county purposes in the same m,,!
her az LOT state taxes, has passed beth Hons.
es. Also a bill to provide hands for we'll.
the public roads. Also a resolution in go
OF the Western Railroad. Also a bin an
thorizing the County Court Of Cabalro. IN
issue bonds. Also a resolution directn, r.
Payma>ter General Of North Carolina ID pav
all the volunteers and State troops. and The
widows of deceased soldiers, who have not
been paid by the Confederate Government
their monthly wages up TO August Ist Als5
a bill to establish a military hospital al some
point In Virginia, for the benefit OF Our sick
and wounded soldiers. Also, a resolution
instructing our Quafiermasier General to
furnish our regiments, upoa the requiSition
OF the Colonel, ten Hospital Tents each
Also, a bill al owing pay 10 the Ist Reg. y.
Y. obs. 1t passed unanimously in the Sen.
ate.
In the House, Air. Merrimen presented the
following preamble and resolution:
nEkEAs, it Is unwise and impolitic and
, detrimental to the public good, that party
{ predictions and ?, ejudices should cont1ol
the action of this Legislature, this body is
+ moved by a patriotic desire 10 promote bar
! mony OF feeling among al classes OF tie
State Therefore,
/, BE 1T Resotred, That with a view 10 har-
monize the public mind and to bring about
: unity of action and cordiality of feeling he.
tween the old Democratic ana Wing parties
: this body viii in the election of two Sealtor,
to represent tais State in the Senate Of The
Confederate Congress, elect one Senator from
S the party heretofore known as the Democrat.
d &c party and the other from tue parry known
as the Wing party.
u NJ. MerrInon advocated the passage Of the
S preamble and resolution, and Mr.. Waters OBJ
: posed It.
Mr.. Padgett moEed that it be lad o. tue
table, and Mr.. Henry ca LED for he yeas and
nays yeas ID, nays IA.
The COMMITTEE appointed to divide tine
n State into ten Congressional districts, have
4 submitted a report arranging the coIales as
= follows:
FIRST DlSGRICT-Currituck Camden.
Pasquotank, PerquimanS, Chowan, Gates,
10 Herttord, Washington, Berthe, Hyde, Beau.
: fort and Tyrrel.
Observation-Disclosures, Halifax, Edge
combe, Wilson, Martin, Pitt, Greene ana E.
noir.
1t THIRD Craven, Jones, Car:eret, Onslow,
Duplin, Sampson, Wayne and Johnston.
e FOURTH-New Hanover, Brunswick. Col
umoas, b aden, r ,beson, Rich nonI, Cum
betland AMI Harnett.
FlFTH-Nash, Warren. Franklin Gran
vile, Orange and Wake.
l. SIAfH-Alamance, Caswell, Rocking am.
Stokes, Forsythe and Guiiford.
SEFENTH-Chatham, Randolph, David.
! son, Montgomery, 5 arly, Arson and Moore.
u ElGHfH-Rowan, Cabarrus, Union. Meck-
y lenburg, CASTOR, Lincoln, C4tawaa and
CleavelAnd.
: AINIH-Ashe, Allegheny, Wilkes, Sur
ry, Yadkln, Davie, Iredell, Alexander, Cald-
well and Burke.
- u oucIohee, Clay, Macon, J4kSon,
Haywood, Buncombe, Madison. Yancev
Mitchell, Wautauga, Mcdowell, Ratberlord
Polk, Henderson and Transylvania.
u a bill to provide surgeons, hospital stores,
&c, for oar N. q. Volunteers has passed both
Houses.
A bill to enlarge SpruilPs legion of caval-
IS ry has passed has passed both Houses
likewise the bill in favor of Chas. Bird. late
: Sheriff Of Yancy.
le The bill to ameRi the charter of the Far
{: merS Bank has passed the House. Also a
OH 70 prevent the sale OF ardent sOirits with
10 TWO miles OF Lcnoir Institute in Leaoir
county.
The bill TO abolish imprisonment for debt
was rejected.
The bill to divide the State into ten Con.
gresslonal Districts a.. reported by the Com
nlttee 4see report above) passed the House.
Several metectua! attempts were made to
amend, and but Districts were laid off as
above reported.
The bill 70 abolish the State Convention
has passed the Consentioa ate, striking out
the preamble-ayes SO, noes 81. Il is be-
iieyed the Senate will reject the bill.
IT Several bal.o's have been had for Senator's
: to the Confederate Congress, but no election
G mas taken place. On the 9th ballot the vote
H. stood as follows: W. 4. Dortch So. s. J.
ID Person 35. Thomas L.. Clingman 20. David
st ). Reid IA, lin the Senate) David Outlaw 7 =.
/ the rest of the votes being divided between
Mes>rs. W. a. Graham, George Davis. w,
= W. Avery, J. III. ,Aorehead, Bedford Brown,
= w. n. Edwards, j. VI. Osborne ~. S. Ashe
GOV. Bragg S name was withdrawn IN both
~ Houses = Lis request. Messrs. ii. I. Clark,
oe w D. II. Smith, AMI Others Mho had beer
" voted To-, wee withdrawn. The q aine OF d.
;. Red was also Withdrawn in the House.
a large number Of propositions are befor,
= t1e Legislature concer4;ns a stay law, but il
~ has taken the precaution to refer every thin.
10 q strong JOINT Sc ect committee, to Dfepai
In a bill with care, not liable to Tie objections
IN OF the late stay law. Relief is earnestly &c
III inaRdet and the tines demand il. BOT We ar
iy glad that We see no disposition m t IS mat
o. ter TO violate the rights Of humanity, of Jus
d. tie, or o the Constitution.
= RAW CogToN.-A simple layer Of raw COZ
ton next to the breast has proved a most
~ thectual protection from cold, and In nan,
- cases Is thought to have saved many from
miserable, lingering life of CONSUMPTION.
~ We have men In the Santb.,n .-,,,, =. a.,