Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-26
The President announced the special committees

| The President announced the special committees
raised by resolutions adopted yesterday.
| He also announced communication from ou
Senators in Congress in answer to resolution o
inquiry adopted at the last session, IN relation 70 I'M
fall of Roanoke Island, with accompanying papers
which were laid upon the table, and the coiimuni
cation ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. Graham introduced ordinance to provide
! for the vacancy in the office of Governor, which
passed the first reading, and was placed upon the
| calendar
| The resolution of enquiry offered by Mr.. Jones
Of Rowan, yesterday, was taken from the table, alt
withdrawn by the mover.
! Mr. Speed introduced petition from j. n. Perry
! of Pas1uotank, asking to be allowed the privilege
of continuing to make whiskey, which read and
| laid ON the table.
Mr. Badger introduced petition from the Society
| of Friends, asking exemption from military service
| which was read and laid on the table; and Mr.. d.
gave notice that he would move at an early day to
take from the table ordinance the subject eul-
braced in the petition.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The ordinance to create the office of Lieut. Gov
ernor was taken up on its third-readng, the ques-
| ton being on Mr.. Badgers amendment limiting the
! operation of the ordinance to the next election.
! Mr. Badger withdrew his amendment and moved
| to lay the ordinance on the table
| Mr. Graham called for the reading of paper on
| the table providing the manner of, arranging and
submitting amendments OF the Constitution Tor the
| ratification or rejection of the people.
Mr. Howard raised a point of order-that the
question to lay the table, by the rules, shall be
decided without debate therefore, paper can be
read, bearing on the question under consideration
The Chair decided that any member has right
to call for the reading of paper lying OH the table
and the paper accordingly read.
The question being put, the ordinance was laid
on the table-yeas Al, nays 50, the yeas and nays
bnipp ordered m motion of MIR Howard
Mr. Badger moved to take up and consider the
resolutions embraced in the paper just read at the
request of Mr. Graham, on which motion he asked
the yeas and nays, which were ordered.
The motion prevailed" yeas As nays 81.
. The resolutions were then read.
Mr. Howard said he hoped the vote 10 be taken
would 0e considered test vote, whether the Con-
vention will go into general revision of the Con-
sttution.
Mr. Badger was willing it should be test vote :;
a test whether isolated permanent amendments shall
be made to the Constitution, without the ratitica-
ton of the people, or that the amendments shall be
properly arranged and submitted at proper time,
for decision to the people. The discussion was fur
ther continued by MeSSrS. Satterthwaite Thompson,
Smith of Halifax, and others, in opposition and by
MesSrs. Speed, Graham, Kittre, Gorrell and 9TH
erS. i'm favor of the resolutions
NJ. Howard moved TO amend by inserting the
words, " Prorided, that no amendment to the Con.
and IN this motion asked the yeas and nays, which
being ordered resulted as follows:
Yeds-MesSrs Atkinson, Bagley Bachelor, Bat
tie of Edgecombe, Battle OF Nash. Brown, Bunting,
Caldwell, Cunningham, Dickson, Durham, Edwards,
Holmes Howard, Johnston, Jones of Rowan Leak
of Richmond, Lindsay, Mcdowell of Burke, McDuf-
fe, Mcneil of Cumberland, Mcneil of IIarnett,
Meares, MOseley, Myers, usbornee Rayner, RoySter,
Sanders, Satterthwaite, Schenck, Setter, Smith of
Halifax Spruill of Tyrrell Strange Strong of Neck
lenburg, Strong of Wayne, Thompson, Thornton,
Williams and WilliamSOn-4l.
Ndys-MessrS. Allison, Badger, Barnes, Battle Of
Wake, Berry, Boyle, Brysun, Galloway Cannon,
Christian, Dick billiard, Douthit Eller, Foster of
Ashe, Foster of Randolph, Gilmer, Gorrel, Graham,
Green Hearne, Headen, Holden Houston. Joyce,
Kittrell Long, Mann, Manning, Mebane Mitchell,
Phiftr Rhodes Ruffn, Smith Of Johnston, Speed,
Starbuck, Thomas of Carteret, Warren and Wilson
40.
The question was then the adoption of the
resolutions
Mr.. Howard asked the yeas and nays which were
ordered
Mr.. Barnes moved to lay the whole subject on the
table, and the motion prevailed.
On motion Of Mr.. Badger the Convention ad-
journed to 10 o'clock, tomorrow morning