Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-02-26
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr.. Badger, by leave introduced San ordinance
to exempt members cf the Society of Friends (con
monty known as Qnakersl from the performance of
military duty" Passed first reading and lies over.
The Convention resumed the consideration Of the
unfinished business Of the morning session, viz:
"he ordinance TO prohibit for time the Installation
Of ardent spirits from grain" and the question re-
CURED on the substitute proposed 10y Mr.. Gilmer.
This substitute proposes to lay tax Of thirty cts.
per gallonon all spirits distilled from the time Of
the passage OF the ordinance to the 10Th of April
next; after which time it prohibits distiation al
together, until the lst of January, 1853
McSSrs. Gimer, Osborne and Woodfn advocated
the amendment, and Mr. Graham opposed it.
On motion of Mr.. Graham the yeas and nays
were ordered
The substitute was then adopted. Yeas SO,
NAYS 10
Mr.. Leak, of Richmond, offered an amendment
additional section, prohibiting ander certain pen
atIes, the distlation Of grain within nine mouths
after the first Of April next
Mr.. Gilmcr thought the proposed amendment was
not in order, being virtually re-Ordainng OF what
!, had just been stricken out.
Phe President decided the amendment to be in
order 1t being offered as addition to the pending
proposition. II was not in the discretion of the
Char to decide upon the conference and consistency
Of the several parts After discussion, the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Leak rejected.
Mr. Barnes moved TO amend by adding the fol-
lowing words, except from grain produced by the
person diStilliag." The yeas and nays were
dcred and the amendment rejected. Yeas -,
nays 81
Mr. Battle of Nash offered amendment making
it penal for dis,lers to sell whSkcy ardent spir
its at greater price than dollar per gallon
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the amend
ment was rejected, Yeas 19, nays 90. e.. -s.
Mr. cfi- r,rnt
the sale (iy manufacturers) Of any cottou-yarn or
other cotton or wooden goods to any non resident,
or exporting said articles for sale.
This amendment modified at Mr.. Badgers
instance, by adding the words "or cloth made Of
fax tow, hair other textile fibre, OF Of any mix
ture of the same, or OF leather or raw-hidc."
Mr.. Badger novel to insert the word silk, be-
fore the word chair Not agreed to.
= Mr.. ID. observed that tue Convention seemed to
be an arrstrocratic bodybuilding from the rejec-
ton Of this amendment
Mr.. Williamson thought that rabbit fur and
coon-skins" should be added Laughter
The question recurring on the amendment, the
yeas and nays were ordered, and it was rejected
Yeas IA, nsys 81. .'.-
The question recurring on the ordinance, it was
amended, on motion of Sir. Strange BY providing
that the tax Of 81 per gallon on imported liquors,
shall not apply TO liquors brought into the State
before the LIST of March next
On motion of Mr. Ellison, the ordinance was fur
Their amended by providing that the penalties men
toned in the ordinance shall be incurred By each
act Of the diStilation. rEs-.
Mr.. Graham moved that the ordinance be re-
! committed Not agreed 10. .
Mr.. Battle, of Nash, offered an amendment rela-
tive to the listing Of the taxes imposed BY the ordi
! nance, which was rejected.
The question recurring, the ordinance passed its
Sd reading, the yeas and nays having first been
. dcred Yeas o. nays 81. - l--&
a.
! Allison, Atkinson, Battle of EJgecombe, Boyle,
BrOdnax, Bunting, Cannon Christian, Cunning
! ham, Darden, Dick, Dickson. Douthit, Edwards,
] Ellison Foster of AShe, Foy, Fuller Gilmer, Cor
| reil Green, Hicks Holiness Houston Jones Of Cald
well, Leak of Richmond, Lyon, McDuiiie, McNeill
of Cumberland, McNeill of fIarnctt Miller, Mitch
J ELL Myers, Osborne, Phiier, Rhodes, Register Sat
tertnwaite, Schenck Ship, Smith Of Macon, Slru-
! i'll of Tyrrell, Starbuck, Strange Strong of Meek
! lenburg, Strong of Wayne, Thompson, Thornton,
/ Turner, Warren, Washington, Williamson, Wilson,
| Woodfn, Wooten-5G. ....
/ Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
! Badger, Battle Of Nash, Battle of Wake, Berry,
J Caldwell, Galloway, Council, Durham Foster Of
Randolph, Graham Hearne, Headen, Holden, Jones
| of Rowan, Joyce, Long, Mann, Manning, Meares,
Mebanc, Michal, MurrilL Reid RuIfn, Sanders, Set
ger, Smith of Johnston, Speed, Sprouse Thomas of
| Cartcret-30.
AIR. Strange asked leave of absence for Mr.
Wooten. Objection was made on the ground that
II such leaves were granted there would soon be no
! quorum present for the transaction Of business.
Pending TIE question the Convention adjourned.
Is e.- -r.s- FRIDAY, Feb. 81, 1862.
The Convention was called to order at ten o'clock
Prayer by the Rev Henry Harle fthc Prcsbyte-
rian Church. .,s3.', Ia. -
u The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
| Mr.. Manning introduced an ordinance supplement
tai to- and amendatory of ordinance providing for
the assumption of the Confederate tax Passed first
reading and referred to the committee on finance.s
Mr.. Wilson, an ordinance to provide for the pay
ment of bounty due 20 deceased soldiers, =
4 The rule was suspended; sundry amendments
were offered, and the ordinance finally referred
| to the Judiciary committee,
H. Mr.. Gmer, petition from clerks in the military
departments, asking an increase Of salary tRefcr
red to select coinmttee.l -. s-,sz-g - 49,
MrGKttreH who was absent when the vote was
TAKEN was allowed torecord his vote in favor of the
ordnapce to prohibit the dtillaton of ardent spir
4 its for allmited time - =. t..s. "a. 3;
j Mr.. REID, from the committee to which was re-
ferred the memorial and ordinance in relation to the
= Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad,
asked that the committee be discharged from its fur.
ther consideration.
The committee was discharged
Mr.. Starbuck Grom speSi6 committee reported