Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-06-12
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD:


for few days, and it was granted.
The Convention then, on motion of Mr.. Badger,
adjourned to ten o'clock, tomorrow morning.
FRIDAY, June, 1861.
The Convention was called to order by the Presi-
dent at 1920 o. IN.
Mr. Foy asked and obtained leave to record his
vote on the amendment of Mr.. Dick referring the
Ordnance for the adoption of the permanent const-
tuition of the Confederate States. Leave being
granted he voted in the negative. ,..t ~.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Headen, resolution for the appointment
of committee to enquire and report what amend
ments to the constitution, if any, are necessary in
regard to property qualifications to hold Office.
BY Mr.. Graham, resolution requiring the Pub
lie Treasurer to furnish to the Convention tabular
statement of the taxes collected in the several coun
ties in the State for the last five years. distinguish
ing the different subjects on which taxes were COL
lected
By Mr. Thomas of jackson, resolution instruct
ing the military committee to enquire into the ex-
psediency of appointing additional clerks to the
Military Departments of the Government.
By Mr. Ashe, a resolution explanatory of the
ordinance passed yesterday adopting the Consttu-
ton of the Confederate States of America
BY Mr.. Thomas of jackson, resolution to raise
a committee Of seven, to enquire into the expedieE-
cy of amending the Constitution concerning the
common school fund.
BY Mr.. Houston of Duplin, resolution instruct
ing the finance committee to enquire into the ex-
pedency of alteration Of act passed at the re-
cent session of the Legislature providing tor the
issue of Treasury Notes. <
Mr.. Ashe moved 70 suspend the rules for the pur-
pose of considering the resolution offered by him
this morning.
Mr.. Sattcrthwait objected He said it would lead
to debate and consume time that ought to be
devoted to other matters
Mr.. Ashe defended his motion; he said members
wished to record their votes on this subject
Mr.. Rayner said, he thought members had re.
corded their votes in regard the right of secession
yesterday on the proposition of the gentleman from
Beaufort.
Mr.. Craige said that was not a test he himself
had voted against the amendment yesterday. al
though he was in favor of the principle it embodied
He thought he saw in the faces of members, that
they imagined that The introduction of that resou-
ton was nice legislative trick.
Mr.. Warren said that in offering that resolution,
he had no design Of any trick, but had offered it
in good faith He did not believe that the principle
of secession existed in the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States but that it does in this and that he
wished to give formal expression to that opinion.
Mr.. Ashe demanded the yeas and nays on his
motion, which being ordered, resulted-yeas ~
nays So.
Resolutions offered yesterday were taken from the
table and disposed of as follows:
The resolution requiring the finance committee
to enquire concerning the expense Of electing Dele
gates to this Convention was referred to that COM
mittce.
The resolution concerning the election of Justices
by the people referred to the committee on Const-
tutional amendments:
The resolution allowing soldiers to vote while in
camp, and the substitute offered BY Mr.. Smith of
Johnston referred to a special committee.
The resolution to amend the constitution SO as to
remove restrictions from Clc.gymen to hold Office
referred to special committee.
Mr.. Gorrell moved to print 1000 copies of the
army regulations-ten for each member and the rest
to be distributed in the army and the motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Green moved to take up his resolution to
elect delegates to Congress. Adopted and the res
olution and the substitute by Mr.. Holden were read
Mr.. Spruill of Bertie moved to amend the SUBJ
stitute so to provide for the election of dele.
gate in each Congressional district By the peo-
pie and two for the State at large by the Conven-
ton.
Mr.. Badger moved to refer the subject to COM
mtee for the purpose Of putting the substitute with
the amendment iii proper shape. The motion pre-
Saleu anu tuc tTtSlucHt appOlIllcu hcSSIS. SpTul
of BERTHE, Green and Barnes.
Mr.. Rayaer moved to take up the ordinance to es-
tablish Board of Claims, and the motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Smith, of Macon, moved to re-commit the
subject to the committee.
Mr.. Spru, of Bertie to amend the motion by in
structing the committee to report ordinance with
blanks for names to be filled by the Convention.
Considerable discussion arose on the notion par
tcipated in by Messrs Biggs, Reid, Rayner, Rufin,
Satterwaite, Spruill, Of BERTHE, Gmer and Howard
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Smith, of Halifax, moved to take up the ordi-
nance for the better defence Of the sea coast
Agreed to.
Whereupon on motion of Mr. Venable, the doors
were closed and the Convention went into secret
session and continued therein during the remainder
Of the morning session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met in secret session at O'Clock.
At o'clock the doors we're opened, and the Con-
vention resumed the consideration of the unfinished
business of the open session of the morning. being
the ordinance to raise regiments of volunteers
for the better protection of the seaboard.
The question was on the final passage of the ordi-
nance.
Mr. Howard offered substitute, in substance
varying but little from the original ordinance-on
which the vote being taken it was reected-yeas 90,
nays 90.
Various amendments were offered, some of which
were rejected The following were adopted:
By Mr.. Rufin, to strike out the clause providing
for regiment of artillery, and increasing the num-
Der Of infantry regiments to four.
By Mr.. Pettigrew, an amendment to strike out
the proviso which allowed the troops to be raised
in any other portion Of the State than that first
mentioned in the ordinance
By Mr.. Barnes, amendment to include in the reg!.
ments, the companies already in service from that
section.
Upon these amendments considerable discussion
ensued.
The question required on the final passage Of the
ordinance as thus amended
The yeas and nays were demanded by Mr.. Thorn:
as of jackson, which being ordered, resultedAyeas
b, nays 81 as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Armfeld, Arlington, Bad
ger, Barnes, Battle OF Wake Berry, Bond, Brown
Galloway, Cannon, Christian, Council, Davidson
Dick, billiard, Douthitt Eler Ellison, Ferebee Eos
ter of Ashe, Foster of Randolph, Foy, Fuller, Cor