Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-05-15

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morning.
r. r--g-yfE- = Z SENATE. tt-l# y
t-tf-' .s SATURDAY MoRG1NG, May H.
! The Speaker called the Senate to order, at 10
o'clock and Is minutes.
Journal of yesterday read and confirmed.
! Mr. Lane from.the committee on Police Regula-
TONS to whom was referred preamble and resolu-
tons from Washington county, reported the same
back to the Senate and asked to be discharged from
their further consideration Discharged accordingly
Mr.. Avery from the joint select committee upon
the adjournment of the General Assembly, submit
ted the following resolution: --..
Resolued, That the two Houses of this General
Assembly will to-day, at 2 o'clock, P. M. vote by
joint ballot upon the proposition that the two
] Houses of the General Assembly adjourn on Mon
day next at o'clock, A. NJ, Ito meet again at 10
o'clock A. M. on Tuesday, the 4th day of June, A.
D. 1851, and that those members who are favora-
| bic to such adjournment shall deposit ballot, on
J which shall be written the word adjournment"
and those who opposed to the proposition, shall
deposit ballot on which shall be written the words
mo adjournment"
Mr.. Morehead moved to strike out all after sc
o'clock, A. NJ"
Mr.. Lane called for division of the question up
on the striking out The Senate agreed to divide
and strike out After various amendments pro-
posed the Senate agreed to insert 18th OF June in
the place of 4th of June and o'clock in place of II
and sent to the House of Commons asking their
concurrence in the same.
Mr.. Worth, from the committee of conference on
the resolution providing for the printing Of Volun-
teers' Hand Book reported that they had agreed to
strike out 90 600 copies and insert 0OO and agreed
to have said printing executed at the Office of the
Institution for Deaf and Dumb Adopted.
Mr.. Ramsay introduced a resolution concerning
the binding of Journals of the last and present
sion of the General Assembly. Passed LIST reading,
and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Lane introduced resolution to increase the
salary of Comptroller of State to $500. Read first
time, passed and placed on calendar.
Mr.. Avery from the committee on tie judiciary,
reported back the bill to exempt sewing machines
from execution and asked to be discharged from its
! further consideration. Discharged accordingly.
Received message from the House of Commons
transmitting sundry bills and resolutions, announ
cling their passage in that body, and asking the
currence of the Senate therein. One of which was
"the bill to extend the charter of the Bank of the
State of North Carolina for certain purposes which
passed its several readings under a suspension of
the rules and ordered to be enrolled
bill to repeal an act passed at the late session
of the General Assembly, to exempt State bonds
from taxation. Read second time and laid on the
table.
A bill to authorize the issue of due bills in the
town of Wilmington. Read second time and laid
on the table
The following bills read second time and laid on
the table
bill to repeal 18TH 18th, 18th and 10th sections
of the LIST chapter of the Revised Code, entitled
agriculture and Geology" A bill to cede to the
Confederate Government grounds of five miles
square for seat Of Government A bill to facilitate
loans to the State bill to cause the bridges and
Western Turnpikes to be repaired and bill to au-
thorize Banks to issue small notes.
A bill to repeal 45th to SD sections inclusive of
the 10th chapter of Revised Code entitled "slaves
and raa ~ road and
on the judiciary.
A bill to regulate the time when volunteers shall
receive pay for their services. Read second and
third times, under suspension of the rules amend
ed, passed and transmitted to the House asking
their concurrence in the amendments.
An engrossed bill to repeal an act passed at the
session 1s60!61, to appoint tax collector for
Wayne and other counties Read second and third
times, passed and ordered to enrolled
Mr.. Avery introduced bill relating to the pay
ment of interest on State bonds. Read first time
and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Avery, the rules were suspend
ed the bill read second and third times passed and
| ordered to be engroSsed.
Received message from the House of Commons,
announcing their concurrence in the proposition of
the Senate to vote this day, at O'clock upon the
| resolution to adjourn over on Monday next at
o'clock. Also transmitting bill to provide for the
organization of the departments Of military service
and for other purposes.
| The hour of two o'clock having arrived the Sem
ate proceeded to ballot upon the aforesaid resolu-
ton, under the superintendent of Messrs. Dobson
| and Arendell, rs tellers.
The bill concerning the organization of the Mill
| tary departments read first time and passed.
| On motion of Mr.. Avery, the rules were suspen-
ded for the purpose of putting the bill on its I'd
and Sd readings.
Pending reading of bill I'd time, on motion of Mr..
Outlaw, the Senate took recess until o'clock
| this afternoon
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
to provide for the organization of the military de-
partments, &c. The same being on Its second read
| ing, Mr. Eure offered an amendment to strike out
the clerk of the Adjutant General but subsequently
withdrew it and offered the following: Strike out
$500 and insert $780, having reference to the salary
of the clerks Of the several departments. The yeas
and nays demanded. Adopted-yeas IA nays 49,
The bill then passed its second reading as amend
| ed. Read third time.
| Mr.. Avery offered an amendment as follows: that
each department may employ a messenger with
| salary of 5000 if deemed necessary. Adopted.
| Mr.. Arendell from the committee to superintend
the ballots concerning adjournment reported that
1T votes had been cast los of which were for ad-
| journment, and II against it. Concurred in
| Sundry engrossed bills and resolutions from the
House were taken from the table and read first time
| House resolutions in favor OF H. j. Brown, W. H.
& R. s. Tucker, w. W. Crowder and Strother &
Marcom passed their several readings under suspen-
sion of the rules and ordered to be enrolled
The following resolutions were taken up, read the
second time, and laid on the table:
Resolution to raise the salary of Comptroller of
| State.
Resolution concerning the binding of the Legis-
lative Journals of the late and present session.
Resolution authorizing the printing of the militia
laws. -s.s
The resolution to authorize the settlement of
Cherokee Bonds read the second time, amended
slightly, and passed. Read third time, passed, and
transmitted to the House Of Commons, asking their
concurrence in the amendment
Mr.. Blount presented recommendations for JUS
tces of the Peace forPirt county, which were con.