Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-04
SENATE.
SATURDAY, August 81, 1861.

SATURDAY, August 81, 1861.
Senate met at 10 o'clock.
The journal was read and approved.
message from the House was received, announ
cling the passage of several engroSsed bills
Mr.. Ramsay introduced a bill for the relief Of
certain banks in this State Laid over.
Mr.. Wnstead introduced resolution in favor of
Charles j. Williams Referred to the committee
on claims.
BILLS or THEIR FIRST READING.
A bill concerning wills and testaments was read
and referred to the Judiciary committee.
A bill to incorporate the town Of Smithfield was
read and referred to the committee corporations.
A resolution in favor of James d. Crawford was
read and referred 10 the committee on claims.
resolution in favor OF the soldiers was read
and laid over.
a bill to provide for the collection of taxes in
certain cases read and referred to the Judiciary
committee.
\ bill to lake the sense of the people upon the
re-assembling of the Convention was read and re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
A bill in favor Of \. 3. Long, Sheriff Of Ruther-
ford, was read and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee
A bill to incorporate the Charlotte and South
western Railroad Company was read and referred to
the internal Improvement committee.
4 resolution in favor Of L. H. Torrance was read
and referred to the committee claims.
Mr.. Slaughter introduced a resolution, which was
read and referred the committee on claims
resolution concerning a camp Of instruction
read and laid over.
a resolution in favor of Hiram Hunter was read
and referred to the committee on claims.
A resolution in favor Of Ben Justice was read
and referred to the same committee
A resolution in favor of II. r. Brown was read
and referred to the same committee.
A resolution concerning alien enemies was read
and referred TO the judiciary committee.
A message was received from the House, an.
nouncing that the House had passed bill to en-
courage the manufacture Of gun powder in Neck
lenburg county, which was read, and on motion,
the rules was suspended, when
Mr. Barrnger offered substitute, which, with
the original bill was, motion referred to commit
tee on military affairs.
BILLS on THEIR SECOND READING.
resolution in favor of Vim. Clark was taken up
and passed its second reading when the rules were
suspended and the resolution passed the third read
ing.
Mr. Barringer introduced resolution authorizing
the Quarter master and other departments to make
contracts for the subsistence of our troops. Laid
over.
\ message from the House was received announc-
ing that the House had passed bill to amend the
county lines of Mitchell when, on motion, the rules
were suspended and the bill passed its second read
ing.
Mr.. Stowe moved to amend by striking out Janu.
airy LIST, 1862, and inserting October LIST, 1861,
which was agreed 10, and the bill as thus amended
passed its third reading,
A bill for the relief of E. and j. Oliver was taken
up, and indefinitely postponed.
bill to incorporate the Independent Guards and
bill to allow David Lewis and others to collect ar
rears were taken up and laid over.
bill concerning the Tennessee River Turnpike,
was taken up and on motion referred to the commit
tee on internal improvements.
bill to incorporate the Melville Hill mining
company, taken up, and passed its second
reading, when on motion the rules were suspended
and the bill passed the third time.
bill to incorporate the town of Franklin was
take. up and passed its second reading, when on
motion the rules suspended and the bill
passed the third time
On motion, the Senate adjourned, until Monday,
at 10 o'clock.