Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-12-17
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The House met pursuant to adjournment
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Deems of the Methods
! Conference
journal of Monday read and approved.
Mr.. Grissom made minority report from tn
committee on military affairs, with bill to rais
10000 troops, the company officers to be elected h,
the rank and file and the general and field officer
to be appointed by the Governor.
Mr. Love introduced resolution to rescind tn,
resolution passed yesterday relative to holding even
ing sessions.
Mr.. Avera moved the reconsideration of the VOTE
by which the resolution was passed, fixing certain
hours for meeting and adjournment of the House
and providing for evening sessions from and after
this day.
Mr.. Avera said that he had been informed nv the
chairman OF several committees that it was entirely
out of their power to consider and report upon the
business before them, if required to attend the SEES
sons OF the House during The evening for some DAYS
yet
The Speaker decided that the motion would have
to lay over one day. as it related to standing rule
Mr.. Mann, from the select committee on the sub.
ject, reported that they would have reported this
morning relative to the arrest of member of this
house by order OF Confederate officers but for the
absence from the city of General Martin.
Mr. Brown introduced resolution instructinp the
committee on finance to inquire into the expediencv
OF an additional issue Of Treasury notes of certain
denominations.
Mr.. Worth, a resolution referring so much. of the
Governor message relates to issuing of Treas
ury Notes to the committee on finance
Mr.. Stanci introduced bill FOR the defence of
the State. Ordered to be printed
A message was received froE the Senate agreeing
to the proposition of the House to raise committee
of Conference on the bill to prevent the distilation
Of sprituous liquors from grain &C.
MeSsrS. AmiS and Ayera constitute tho uous.
branch of the committee.
Mr.. Costner introduced bill to incorporate Dam
iels Church. with memorial for and one against
Referred to committee on propositions and griey
ances.
On motion of Mr. Person, q bill providing for a
public patrol was made the special order for Quar-
ter past o'clock this day.
A message was received from the Senate prono.
sing to raise joint select committee to INQUIRE into
the reasons why certain monies paid to the N. G.
Troops were paid in Confederate notes and not in
N. y. Treasury notes as provided for by the Con.
vention. Agreed to.
bill from the calendar authorizing the County
Courts to establish warehouses in connection with
the county jails was read, but the hour having ar
rived for the consideration of "the special order"
beng the bill reported by the military committee
Tor raising force for State defence, the bill was
read.
MIR. Grissom proposed the bill reported by him.
SELF from the minority Of the committee as substi
tute for the original bill.
Mr. Stancil proposed to amend the motion by sub.
shutting a bill introduced by HIM as substitute
for the substitute
Mr.. Person gave the reasons and motives that ac
tuated the majority Of the committee in coming to
tne conclusion embodied IN the original bill, and o.
posed both of the substitutes upon the ground that
they confcted with the conscript act He did not
discuss the consttutionaty of the conscrpt act but
said he had yet to hear more logical areument
against it than he had yet heard or read to be con-.
vneed Of its unconsttutionality. 4e thought that
such action as was proposed by the substitutes Of
iesed' would have been cassed as notification in
iSoz. he expressed his willingness to yield all
ing with the Confederate government that he conld
not yield. Mr.. 2. spoke at some length