Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-01-10
HOUsE OF COMMONS.

The Speaker announced the House brancn OF the
committee on slaves and free negroes, viz: MesSrs
Marsh, Wright Davis of Mecklenburg, DAVIS, oil
Rutherford, and Pope. --
Mr. Wright afterwards asked to be excused from
serving and the name of Mr. Woodland substituted.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
The proceedings of public meetings were intro
duced read and left on the table, as follows:
By Mr. Fleming, a memorial from citizens OF
misunderstanding Convention and arming the State
By Mr.. Cannady, of a meeting at klttreifs III
Granville--favorng secession.
BY Mr. Carson, of a meeting IN Alexander, OPP
posed to secession for existing causes
By Mr.. Williams, Of Nash, OF public meeting
in his county, favoring secession.
BY Mr.. Wilkerson of mass meeting in Person.
opposing secession for existing causes.
BY Mr.. Harrington proceedings OF a meeting IN
Cumberland endorsing the proceedings of a meeting
in Fayetteville, opposed to secession for existing
causes, and endorsing the course of Hon. b. Brown
and Mr.. Harrington.
Bv Mr. Merrimon, the proceedings of two meet
ngs in Buncombe, one fayoring middle coniederacy,
the other opposed to secession for existing cause
By Mr.. Merrimon, memorial from citizens OF
Buncombe, asking a suspension of the execution
laws. Referred to the Judiciary committee.
By Mr. Clarke, of Craven, a memorial from his
county, asking an amendment of the laws concern
ing pilots and pilctage. To the committee on pro-
positions and grievances
By Mr.. Love, of jackson, petition from j. NJ.
Hooper, Hugh Rogers, and others, to abolish jury
trials in the county of Jackson TO the committee
on the judiciary.
By Mr.. Williams, of Nash, memorial from
Wright Lucas, free man of color, asking to be
allowed to enslave himself for life To the commit
tee on propositions and grievances
By Mr.. Love- OF jackson, memorial from ThoS
H. Galloway and others, to change the line between
the counties of jackson and Henderson. TO the
committee on propositions and grievances.
Mr. Ransom offered a resolution to pay from the
State Treasury to E. Yarbrough the sum of Slo9
This for the expense of the Commissioners
from Alabama and Mississippi, who had by reSolu-
tion been made the guests of the State.
a message received from the Governor, trans
hitting the report Of the Western n. c. Railroad
Company which, on motion of Mr. Fcrebee, was
sent to the Senate with proposition to print.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Merrimon from the committee on the judica-
ry, reported back several bills asking that they be
rereerred to the committee on slaves and free ne
groeS. COncurred in.
By Mr. Bachelor from the same committee q bill
to amend the Revised Code, chap. SIS, sec. l, con-
corning LunatcS with an amendment and recon-
mending its passage.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Love, of Haywood a resolution in favor
of Jesse Magee of Haywood. To committee on Cher
okee lands and western turnpikes.
By Mr.. Mendenhall a resolution authorizing
settlement with Jacob Ser agent for the collection
of Cherokee bonds. To the committee PROPOSE
tons and grievances
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TINE
BY Mr.. WinSlow, a bill to increase the revenue Of
the State: cxacts % per cent all monies collect
ed under executions where the specie has been de-
handed To the committee on the judiciary.
BY Mr.. PEBBLES bill to alter the term of Office of
sherifs extends term to four years. To committee
on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Ward, bill to incorporate the Trenton
and Dover turnpike company. 10 committee on IN
ternal improvements.
By Mr.. Cline, a bill to prevent telling timber in
Henrys and Jacobs Fork in Catawba and Burke.
To committee on propositions and grievances.
By Mr.. Cannady, bill to incorporate Taly-IIo
Female academy in the county of Granville. To
the committee corporations.
BY Mr.. Bachelor, bill to amend Revised Code,
chap. g. sec. ., concerning the duty of the Sccre-
tary of State. To the committee on public library.
By Mr.. Jordan bill to prevent telling timber in
French Broad river. To committee on propositions
and grievances.
By Mr.. Mendenha a bill to incorporate the Con-
cord Copper Mining Company 70 the committee
on corporations.
BY Mr.. Davis, of Meck!cnburg, a bill to ncor-
porate the Hornets Nest Riiemcn To committee
on corporations.
The hour of twelve having arrived, Mr. Green, of
Franklin, pursuant 10 notice yesterday, moved
to suspend the rules in order to take up the Senate
bill for arming the State. On this motion, Mr.
Martin demanded the yeas and nays, which, being
ordered, resulted-yeas 70, nays Il. So the bill
was read the third time.
Mr.. Fa-row said he felt compelled to vote against
the BILL because he believed it unnecessary He
was in favor of recognizing the militia and he
thought there were arms enough in the State for all
purposes for which arms were likely to be needed
by the militia or by volunteer companies Mr. Far
row also declared himself for Constitutional Union
and against present secession
Mr. Henry offered an amendment; the effect of
which was to provide for the distribution of the
arms to be purchased among the several counties of
the State in proportion to the military population
We have misaid the amendment and cannot give
it rer6attm lie advocated the amendment, stating
that he had no objection TO a bill for the purposes
but he wished the arms when obtain
ed to be properly distributed among those who had
to pay for them.
He demanded the yeas and nays on his amend
ment, which being ordered, resulted, yeas A. nays
56. So the amendment was lost
Mr.. Shober offered an amendment requiring COM
panles drawing the arms to give security for the
same; and for an equitable distribution of the arms
to the counties.
Mr.. Faison opposed the amendment
Mr.. Person explained that the bill simply propos-
which when purchased would be subject to the pre-
sent laws regulating the subject such other laws
Is may hereafter be adopted.
Mr.. Crumpler thought as these arms are to be
obtained by tax upon the people it was highly
proper and prudent that more special care should be
taken of them. He thought the amendment con-
ained proposition and hopedit would adopted
Mr.. Merrimon in favor of arming the State;
not that he thought there was any imminent danger
threatening but that the State ought to be prepared
1t all times to defend herself against invasion or in
surrection. The matter ought to have been attend
ed to before now. lie opposed the mode of raising
money proposed by the bill-thought it better to
raise it by direct tax and opposed leaving the dis
tribution to the mere discretion of any one man.
Mr.. Davis of Rutherford, declared himself in favor
Of armng the State but could not vote for this bill
without some such amendment as that now offered
Mr.. Rogers in favor of taking security for the
arms when distributed, and would therefore vote for
the amendment. He thought, also, that the method