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


Senate met at 10 o'clock.
The journal was read and approved.
message from the House was received, announ-
cling the passage of several ensroSsed bills
Mr. Ramsay introduced Till for the relief of
certain banks in this State. Laid over.
Mr.. Winstead introduced resolution in favor of
Charles j. Williams. Referred to the committee
on claims
BILLS on THEIR FIRST READING.
bill concerning wills and testamcnts was read
and referred to the Judiciary committee.
bill to incorporate the town Of Snithfeld was
read and referred to the committee corporations.
\ resolution in favor of James d. Crawford was
read and referred 10 the committee on claims.
4 resolution in favor OF the soldiers was read
and laid over.
A bill to provide for the collection of taxes in
certain cases was read and referred to the judiciary
committee.
a bill to cake the sense of the people npon the
rc.assemblng of the Convention was read and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee
A bill in favor of \. B. Long Sheriff of Ruther-
ford, read and referred to the judiciary com
mittce.
bill to incorporate the Charlotte and South
western Railroad Company was read and referred to
the internal improvement committee.
\ resolution in favor of L. II. Torrance was read
and referred to the committee on claims.
Mr.. Slaughter introduced resolution, which was
read and referred the committee on claims.
resolution concerning q camp Of instruction
was read and laid oyer.
4 resolution in favor of Hiram Hunter was read
and referred to the committee on claims
resolution in favor Of Ben Justice was read
and referred to the same committee.
4 resolution in favor of H. r. Brown was read
and referred to the same committee.
resolution concerning alien enemies was read
and referred to the judiciary committee.
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.. Barringer offered a substitute, which, with
the original bill was on motion, referred to commit
tee on military affairs.
BILLS on THEIR SECOND READING.
resolution in favor of WIN. 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 lst 1862, and inserting October 1st 1861,
which was agreed to- 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.
a bill to incorporate the Independent Guards and
bill to allow David Lewis and others to collect ar
rears, were taken u2 and laid over
| A bill concerning the Tennessee River Turnpike,
was taken up and on motion referred to the commit
tee on internal improvements
| A bill to incorporate the Melville Hill mining
company, was taken up, and passed its second
reading, when on motion the rules were suspended,
and the bill passed the third time
A bill to incorporate the town of Franklin, was
take,. up, and passed its second reading when on
motion the rules were suspended, and the bill
passed the third time.
On motion, the Senate adjourned, until Monday,
| at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. e.
! The House met at o'clock Mr.. Bachelor in
the Chair
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr.. Judkins, member elect from Warren. appear.
ed, was qualified and took bis seat
Mr. Clark OF Craven, presented resolution pro.
posing that this House into secret session to-day
at o'clock, to receive any communication the Gov.
ernor might De prepared to make Adopted
On motion, the Speaker appointed Messrs. Clark
and Bridgers committee to wait upon the Cover.
nor and inform him Of the action of this House.
Mr.. Wright, resolutions to allow j. W. Baker, IT,,
town collector Of Fayetteville, and Hector Mcneil
sheriff of Cumberland to collect arrearages of taxes
Read and referred
Mr.. Fleming, a resolution requesting the Cover
nor to instruct the recently elected Colonel of thu
9th regiment Of State troops at Manassas to requir.
of the subordinate officers Of the regiment and cap
tanS Of cOmnaniaS n furnish him, v;th dax.u.l =.
counts of the part each company bore in the battle
OF Manassas Plains on the 2lst of July, and repor
the same to the Governor Adopted
Mr. Waters, resolution requesting our delegates
IN the Confederate Congress to Urge upon the Con
gress or the government to accept into the Confed
crate service all the troops which may be raised b.
: the Governor of the State for the defence of tn
coast Read and referred. -.
Mr., Williams, resolution in favor of T. W
Avent Read and referred.
Mr. Cowles resolution repeating the acts of tn
General Assembly at its regular session for the r.