The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-12-23
N. C. LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, December Is.


The special order the revenue bill, was next
considered Pending the consideration the Sen.
ate adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr Harris of Cabarrus, offered reso-
luton in favor Of John .. Wallace.
Mr. Shepherd introduced bill giving power to
all incorporated towns to levy additional taxes.
The consideration of the minority report from
the Military Committee was resumed.
The question being upon all amendment offered
by Mr. Mckay, allowing Coonels to appoint
staff officers and the rank and file to elect all the
other commissioned officers.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Waddell offered the following preamble,
which he afterwards withdrew, but which was
Immediately renewed by MIR Fleming, who de-
manded the yeas and nays on the question of it's
adoption.
Whereas, heretofore an act was passed bv the
General Assembly of North Carolina at its session
of 16G0-1, authorizing the Governor of the
State to accept Of volunteers for State service;
and Whereas the raising of said volunteers was
not carried into effect the time of the passage
of said law: and whereas, this Legislature in the
passage of the following military bill, now under
consideration, desire to be understood offering
no impeachment to the operation of the Conscrip-
tpn act of Congress, and disclaiming any inten-
ton to throw itself in conflict with the President
of the Confederate States or the authorities at
but simply to carry out the provisions
of act of the General Assembly, by which a
State force shall be organized, therefore-Bs it
enacted &C. The vote on the above was as follows:
Aycs-Messrs. Amis Barnhardt, Barringer,
Beall, Beam, Brown, Bryan, Bisse Costner,
Davenport, Fleming, Foy Gentry, Gillian of
Grier, Hampton, Harris of Cabarrus,
HAYES, Henderson, Headen, Hooper, Howard,
Judkins, Kirby, Lemmonds, Logan, Long, Man
ming, Mckay, Mcneil, McRaa PEBBLES, Rey-
nolds, Rhodes Robinson, Russ, Shepherd, Spruill,
Stanci, Waddell-4l
Noes-Messrs Allison, Afford, Benbury, Berry,
Burgin, Burns, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig Carter,
Flynt, Glenn, Greene, Grissom, Henry of BERTHE,
Henry of Henderson, Horton, Jenkins Keener,
Kelly, Kerner, Laws Lyle, Mann Of Hyde, n ann
Of Pasquotank, McAden, Mccormick, Nissen,
Parks, Patterson, Pearce Richardson, Riddick;
Robbins, Russell of Brunswick, Shober, Smith,
Wallen, Walser, Wellborn, Woeda Worth,
loung of Iredel Young of Yancey-44
Let it be remembered that the men who voted
lo-against the above preamble-are the men
Tho are willing to bring the State into conflict
With the Confederate Government.
After some discussion the substitute or minor- |
J report was adopted-Ayes 55, noes SO.
TUESDAY, December Is. |
SENATE-The bill for the relief of the sick and |
wounded soldiers was passed. after some remarks |
n Its favor By Messrs Young and Brown.
HousE.-The military bill was again consider
d, the immediate question being on the bill re-
ported by the minority of the committee on its
bird and last reading. Mr. Amis proposed to re-
eem the pledge he made yesterday, to offer an
mendment which would make the bill more
tJStu g.
he end of section LIST,
"Provided, That persons under forty years of
sc, who are liable to conscrption shall not be
ccepted as part of the force herein provided for,
Mess the President shall agree to suspend, in
his State, the further execution of the Conscript
Nv"
Mr. Amis thought that if the bill passed as it
hen stood, the operation of the Conscript law
ould be defeated, and with many Others he
houg ht conflict would inevitably ensue If the
II endment proposed was adopted, it would enable
hen to act more in harmony
NJ " addell thought the amendment simply
roposed to request of the President Of the Con-
.derate States the suspension of the operation of
ne Conscrlpt law-and this be was willing to
ssert he would never do. The Commissioners
ent to Richmond informed the President that
lch were the wishes of the people of this State,
nd the reply received from the War Departments
as that while they would permit the Conscripts
ow enrolled to be retained in the State at
resent, the Confederate Government reserved to
self the right to transfer them at any future
erlod to any points in or out of the State where
ne e1igencies of the case might demand.
Inc Amendment was rejected by the following
ote:
l"os-Messrs. Amis, Barnhardt, Barrincer,
eall, Brown, Bryan, Carter, Davenport, Davis,
iemlng, Gentry, Gillian Hampton, Harris Of '
abarrus' Halves Henderson, Hooper, Horton, {
uuklnS, Kirby, Lemmonds, Logan, Long, Love, ,
tanning, Mckay, PEBBLES, Person, Reynolds, i
hodes, Robinson, Russ, Shepherd, Shober.
pruill, Stancill, Wallen-37.
Adys-Messrs. Allison, Afford, Avera, Ben e
lry, Berry, Bissell, Bryson, Bargin, Burns, .
arpenter, Cowles Craig, Clean, Greene, Grissom, a
arrlson, Henry Of BERTHE, Henry of Henderson, S
eaden, Hollingsworth, Howard, Ingram, Jenk q
$, keener, Kelly, Kerner, Laws, Lyles Mann I
Pasquotank, McAden, Mccormick McNeill i
cRas. hisseH, Parks. Patterson, Pearce, Rich .
dson, Riddick, Robbins, Russell of Brunswick
NTH, Waddell, Walser, Weborn Woodall,
ORTIZ, Young of Iredell, Young of ancey-49 =,
MIR Russell of Brunswick moved to amend bv G
serlng, in effect that should the artillery com
nes raised in the town of Wilmington for the I
fence Of the town, be discharged by the Gov y
nor. they should be taken as part of said re- b
rVes' having the choice OF their company Off o
RS. Adopted. h
The question recurring on the passage of the u
i on Its 3dsreading, it passed by vote of 50 q
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WEDNESDAY, December IL