Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-24
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House met at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
The journal of yesterday was read and app


The House met at 10 o'clock, a. NJ.
The journal of yesterday read and approved.
MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Padget presented memorial from snndry
citizens OF Rutherford praying additional taxes he
laid on sundry retailers of spirituous liquors. Re-
ferred to committee on propositions and grievances.
Mr.. Patterson memorial from the Orange Guards
at FoIt Macon, in reference to supplying them with
suitable arms. Referred to committee military
affairS.
Mr.. Small, resolution limiting the time Of speak
ers to 10 minutes. Laid over.
Mr.. Foy resolution instructing the committee
of finance to enquire into the proprety of preparing
u bill for the relief of SheriffS. Adopted.
Mr.. Wright, a resolution in favor of the Western
railroad company-transferrng S2O0,000 of State
coupon bonds to the company certain conditions
Mr.. Wright supported his resolution by an earnest
speech, showing the importance in military well
a general point OF view, of completing the West
crn railroad at once. Under suspension of the
rules the resolution passed its second reading when
motion, it was referred to the committee on mil
itary affairs.
Mr. Lilies, a resolution instructing the judiciary
committee to enquire into and report, whether the
commissions of military officers valid after three
years. Passed.
Mr. Bowman, resolution nStructing same COM
mittee to inquire into the propriety Of making some
disposition of the free negro population Of the State
Passed.
Mr. Foy, resolution proposing to the Senate to
raise joint committee on the stay law. Adopted
Mr. Galloway, a resolution complimentary to
MeSsIs. Coleman CroSSan and Duval Of our State
navy, recommending them to the Confederate gov
erRment every way entitled to commissions in
the Confederate navy, and urging upOnour delegates
to the Confederate Congress to bring their claims to
the notice Of the government. Under a suspension
Of the rules it passed its several readings and was
sent to the Senate for its concurrence.
BILLS on FIRST READING.
Mr.. Hall, bill in favor of James NJ HHrd, late
Sheriff of Davie county. Read and referred to ap-
prOpriate committee.
Mr.. Jordan, bill to grant a regiment of militia
to Pennsylvania county. Referred to committee on
militia.
Mr.. Hayes, a bill to establish ferry on Hiwassee
river. The rules were suspended and the bill pass
ell its second and third readings and ordered to be
enrolled.
Mr.. Davis of Mecklenburg bill to incorporate
the Charlotte and Southwestern railroad company.
Referred.
Savings Institute in Alamance county. Referred to
committee on banks end banking.
PROPOSITION TO ABOLISH THE CONVENTION.
The unfinished business of yesterday, being Mr..
Foy'S preamble and resolutions, was taken up, and
put on its second reading, and the yeas and nays
were called, when Mr. Bachelor appealed to the
House not to press the question. lie was anxious
to make some further remarks on the measure, but
he was entirely too unwe to attempt it, and moved
that the bill be postponed till tomorrow; which
proposition rejected.
Mr. Merrimon deprecated the disposition to press
this grave matter upon the body in this form. lie
had alluded to the improper verbiage Of the reSolu
tons before and must still insist with all due defer
ence to the ntroducer, that if this body must take
action upon this subject it should he sent to COM
mittee to be reduced to proper FORM The preamble
set forth statement to which he could not subscribe
that there were two antagonistc legislative bodies
in the State No action of the Convention exhibit
ted any such antagonism So far from it, all its
acts were respectful to this body. lie did not ap-
prove of all the Convention did, far from it; did
he Justify the illibera remarks Of individuals in that
body but it due to both bodies, that whatever
ton is taken here should be borne out by the facts.
He alluded to other Objectionable features in the
preamble, in which he thought the Legislature would
assume untenable ground, were it to adopt the pre-
amble as it stands If gentlemen really thought
that it was important that the people should have
an opportunity to declare their wishes to the
tinuance of the Convention, why not say so? On
that simple issue he might vote for it. But why
dictate to the people? Why should the Legislature
in advance PREJUDICE the matter? Why should this
body declare before the people had done So that the
Convention should be dissolved? The bill declared
that the Convention had done all that it ought to
do. He thought otherwise. Its work was iDcom-
pete and he considered it important that it should
Mr. Bachelor felt it his duty to resist this meas
ure but he was too feeble, yet the refusal of the
House to postpone it. forced upon him the necessity
of doing what he could to arrest proceeding which
he deemed revolutionary, and an attack upon our
institutions if not upon our liberties He pro-
ceeding when he gave way to Mr.. Merrimon to offer
resolution, when, on his motion, the paper was re-
ferred to the committee on the judiciary.
The resolution Of Mr. Small fixing the meeting
and adjournment of the sessions was taken up, when
after several Intellectual efforts to amend the resolu
ton was laid on the table.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The bill to increase the powers of the commits
sioners of the town of Newbern Referred to COM
mittee on banks and banking.
The bill to confer on the city of Raleigh the pow
er to issue small bills &c. Referred to the same
committee.
The bill to amend the 7th chapter Of revised code.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
On motion, the House adjourned tomorrow 10
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