Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-02-12
HoRFH-CARoLINA STATE CONVENTION
81 Adjourned Session. s.
THuRspAY, Feb. 8, 1859.

The Convention was called TO order at 10 ociock.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Long, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. ,
Mr.. Strong, Of Wayne, presented petition rom
citizens of Wilson county, against the dsnHauon OF
grain into whskey. Read and filed with the re-
port of the committee on distileries. =.
Mr. Meares presented similar petitions from GU,
Gems of the town of Smithylle, and the officers OF
the goth Regiment N. Q. Troops Read and re-
ferred to select committee.
Mr.Dardeu introduced % an ordinance concerning
Distilleries-" Passed first reading-lies over.
Mr. Christian submitted minority report rom
the committee on the ordinance to repeal the 4th
section Of the charter Of the Chcraw and eoaneias
Railroad company. Lies on the table
On motion Of Mr. W alton, the resolution hereto
foreintroduced by him, instructiDg the committee
on military affairs to define .he words pay mn
equivalent" found in the 9Th section OF the Mill
tia law was taken up.
81 After some discussion it was modified so as TO IN
struct an inquiry by select committee IN lieu Oh
the military committee first proposed, and was
thus adopted Mr. Osborne introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted under suspension
of the ruiz,
+" ReSolred, That in the opinion of this Conyen-
ton il is of the highest importance to the interests
of the Confederate States that the mints situated
within their limits should be placed in operation at
the earliest practicable period and that the Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress be requested
10 use their best exertions to attain this object"
Mr. Howard, from the committee on the Execu-
tive Department, reported an ordinance embodying
such amendments 10 the Constitution in regard to
the Executive as had received the sanction of the
committee Passed first reading and lies over.
Sundry resolutions of inquiry, heretofore intro
duced, having had their day, were taken up and
passed. ..-..s
a resolution introduced by Mr.. McDufie, asking
of the Adjutant General list Of the names OF OFF,
in fha
with view that steps may be taken to hand them
down to posterity as Infamous persons, was now
read. ..--- ..- ~
Mr.. Badger moved that the resolution lie on the
table, but withdrew the motion temporarily.
Mr.. McDuffe urged the adoption of the reSo-
luton.
At Mr. Osborne's instance, the resolution was
modified so as to restrict it TO an inquiry merely.
Mr.. Foster thought that the resolution should lie
on the table
Mr. Ruliin renewed the motion to lay on the table.
Mr.. RayRer thought that the object proposed by
the reSolI ton already attained by an ordinance
which was yet TO be acteI on, defining the political
status of dsloyal citizens.
The motion to lay on the table AGAIN with
drawn and the resolution was referred to the COM
mittee already raised on the ordinance, to which
Mr. Rayner alluded.
the special order
Mr Leake, of Richmond, moved its temporary
postpcneu,ent that resolution, heretofore intro
dnced by himself fixing the time of adjournment,
might be taken up and disposed Of.
Mr. Leske urged the postponement at length
MesSrs Badger and Gilmer opposed it.
On motion of Mr. Jones, OF Currituck, the yeas
and nays were ordered
The Convention refused to postpone.
Those vino voted in the affirmative were Messrs.
Arlington, Atkinson Bagley, Battle Of Edgecombe,
Bunting, Caldwell Da:den, Dickson, FOy, Fuller,
HsrgroIe, Holmes, Howard, Johnston. Jones Of
Currituck, Kelly, Leak of Richmond Lyon, McDuf-
ie, McNeill of Cumberland, Mcneil of Harnett
Miller, Moseley, Rhodes, Register, Sanders Setter,
Strange Strong of Wayne Sutherland Thompson,
Thornton, Walton Washington, Wooten-35.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs,
Allison, Arm6eld, Badger, Barnes, Bachelor Bat
tie of Wake Berry, Boyle, Bond, Brown, Galloway,
Cannon Dick, Douthit, Durham, Eller, Ellison,
Eerebee, Foster of Ashe, GilIner, Gorrel, Graham,
Greenlee HanIlin, Hearnc Headen Hicks, Holden,
Houston Jones Of Caldwell, Jones Of Rowan Joyce,
Kittrcll, Long, Mann, Mcdowell Of Burke, Mellow
ell of Madison, Meares Mebane, Merritt, Michal,
Mitchell, Myers, Osborne, Penland, Phfer, Reid,
Rufn, Schenck, ShipP, Smith Of Halifax, Smith Of
Johnston Smith of Macon, SprouSe, Starbuck,
Strong Of MeckieaSurg Thomas, of jackson, Tur-
ner, Warren, Williamson, Wilson, WOodfn-62.
Mr. Howard asked leave to introduce an ordi-
nance authorizing the Governor to accept and or
ganze regiment of Artillery" Objection being
special order, and that the yeas and nays DC or
dcred.
The Convention again refused to post?one-yeas
IL, nays 50.
Mr.. Hicks, 10y leave, reported " an ordinance
from the committee on the memorial from Haywood
county, establishing Courts of Oyer and Terminer."
Passed first reading and lies over.
The Convention proceeded to consider the special
order, viz: the " Piedmont Railroad Charter" on
its second reading.
The ordinance was amended on motion of Mr..
Graham, by the substitution OF another name in
lieu OF his in the appointment both Of general COM
miSSioueTs and the commissioners chosen to open
books Of subscription. .-r
Mr.. Graham desired this amendment because he
was opposed to the measure.
The ordinance then passed its second reading
Mr.. Gimer moved suspension Of the rule, that
the ordinance might have its last reading
On this question the yeas and nays were ordered
on motion Of Mr.. Howard and the rules were sus-
pended Yeas G9, nays so.
Those who voted in the affirmative were MeSsrS
Allison, Armiield Arlington, Atkinson, Badger,
Bagley, Barnes, Bachelor, Boyle Bond, Brown,
Caldwell, Galloway Christian, Dick, Douthit, Dur
ham, Eller Ellison Ferebee, Foster Of Ashe, Foster
of Randolph, Gimer, Gorrel, Greeulec, Hamlln,
Hearne, Hcadeu, Hicks, Holden, Houston, John
Ston Jones of CALDWELL Jones of Currituck, Jones
OF Re- wan, Joyce Kittrcll, Leak of Richmond Long,
Mann, Mcdowell of Burke, Mcdowell of Madison
McDuffie Mcneil of Cumberland, Mcneil OF har-
nett, Mebane, Michal, Miller Mitchell, Myers, os-
borne Penlaud Phifer, Reid Rufin, Schenck, Set
ger, Ship, Smith of Johnston, Smith OF Macon,
Sprousc, Starbuck, Strong of Mecklenburg, Thorn
as OF jackson, Turner, Walton, Warren, Wilson,
Woodfn-69
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
Battle of Edgecombe, Berry Bunting, Cannon
Dardeu, Dickson, Foy, Fuller, Graham, Hsrgrove,
Holmes Howard, Kelly, Lyon, Meares, Merritt
Moscley, Rayncr, Rhodes Royster, Sanders, Smith
Of Halifax, Speed, Strange Strong of Wayne. Suth-
erland, Thompson, Thornton, Washington, Woeteu
80 -.s E.-.
Mr.. Battle of Wake had paired of with Mr..
Manning. .,-.
The ordinance was put on its third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Rufin, the 2lst section was
amended by striking out that portion which pro-