Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-05
NoRrH-cARoLINA STATE CONTENTION.

t NoRTH-cARoLINAs STATE CONVENTION.
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a9 Thse Convention was called At 10 O'clock
Payer ~ the ReH. Jos, u Atkinson OF the Prss,
The journal Of Saturday was read and approved
Mr.. bong Of Randolph, presented petition rom
Of that county against the repeal Of the stay
Law: Referred to the Judiciary Committee y ~
Mr. Ellison, an ordinance to incorporate the
Washington and Tarboro' railroad company. Pass
ed first reading and ordered to be printed
Mr. Eilron stated that though he was opposed to
Il general assumption of legislative powers by the
Convention there existed so large surplus of Ia
bur, available now for the construction of the pro-
posed road that its friends were 10th to wait until
the meeting Of the Legislature, for the grant Of
charter, tie regarded moreover, all railroads as
military necessities NOW, though he did not base
!. this application merely on that ground. als.
The Reporter Filled TO state in Saturdays pro-
cee!int: that Mr. Smith Of Johnston, introduced an
ordinance to amend the 34th section Of Militia law,
20 as 10 give power to the rank and file to select
their places Of drill and review. .4
This ordinance now referred on its second
| reading to the committee military affairs .a
On motion Of Mr.. WoodHr, the Convention re-
/; considered the vote by which the ordinancelegai
zng the proceedings OF certain terms of the Supreme
Court, held 10y his honor Judge French, had passed
its third reading on Saturday, and the ordinance
WAS amended by extending its provisions to the
court holden under like circumstances in the county
OF Yancey. ..
The special order for elevel o'clock, A. NJ, viz:
the report OF the committee on amendments to the
Bill Of Rights, was now considered
The report proposed the following amendments:
LIST Add to the 7th section the words "nor shall
any person. for the same offence, be suffered to be
twice put in jeopardy Of life or limb"
I'd Add to the 18th section the following: "nor
shall right or justice be Sold denied delayed to
any one; nor shall private property be taken for
public use without just compensation"
Sd. Omit strike out the 25th section. This
relates to State boundaries
After some discussion, (possessed Of but little gen.
eral interest," and mainly relating to the last amend
ment) the report was reconmitted and the commit.
tee instructed to report by ordinance
The Convention now proceeded to consider the
special order for u o'clock, viz: Mr.. Badgers ordi
nance to repeal in part the existing stay law. This
after some discussion, was referred, together with
the amendments proposed to the Judiciary committee.
An ordinance to annul the 4ih section Of an act
passed at the last extra session of the General AS
sen,bIy entitled revenue" reported by the finance
committee SATURDAY., was put on It's second read
ing ~
peal reads as follows:
Sec 3. Every individual whose estate shall be
assessed at five hundred dollars less sum, shall
pay tax thereon and five hundred dollars of THE
assessed value of the estate of each taxpayer shall
be exempt from taxation" (Acts second extra ses-
sion, chap, 81
M.ssrs Rayncr Rutfn, Kittrel, Galloway and
Grrc addressed the Convention in favor of repeal,
and Messrs- Woodin and Thomas of Jackson,
against it
The question recurring, the yeas and nays were
passed its second reading.
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.
Allison Arlington Badger, Bagley, Bachelor, Bat
tie of W axe, Berry, Boyle, Brodnax, Brown, Bry-
son, Bunting, Caldwell, Galloway, Cannon. Chris
tisn, Cnurril. Cunningham, Dar,ien, Dick, Dickson,
BLIZZARD Douthi., Durham, Edwards, Eller Ellison,
ferobee, Foster Of .lshc, Fuller, Gorrell, Graham,
Eamlin, Hearnc Headen, Hicks, Holden, Holmes,
Houston, Johnston Jones Of Caldwell, Joyce, Leak
If H;chmcnd, Long, Manning, McDut,ie MeNiell of
Cumberland, Mcneil Of Harnett, Meares, Merritt,
Miller. Mitchell, Moselcy, Phifer, Rayner, Reid,
Rh"ies Ruitiu Sanders. Satterthwaite, Setter,
:Suith Of Halifax, Smith of Macon Sprouse Spruiil
ii Iyrrel, S,arhuck, Strong Of Meckenhurg, Thorn
ton, Warren, Williamson, Wilson and Wooten-75.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
Earnes, Grcenlce, iIargrove, Kelly, Leak of Arson,
l.
M:cfia!. ren.and, Strong of Wayne, Sutherland,
Thomas o! Jackson and Woodfn-l4.
The rule vas suspended on motion Of Mr. Badger
and the ordinance passed its third reading
Mr. Siarhnc!i having first offered and withdrawn
an aniendInen. tHen.pt!ng $500 worth Of soldiers
property during the war FROM the payment of taxes,
n message from the Governor relative to the
bonds due the Cherokee Indians was read and re-
fervu! 10 = select Committee.
Il IL. II AL
csatc from Nash. was read and accepted, and the
President was authorized to issue his writ Of cleo
ton to fill the vacancy.
The Consc btion then adjourned.
TUESDAY,. Jan. %, 1862.
The Convention was called to order at 10 o'clock
\. ".
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Mason. Of the Episcopal
Chnrch. The journal Of yesterday was read and
approved -r.
The President appointed the following committee
on the Governors Message concerning the Indian
Trust Fund viz: Messrs Graham, Thornton, Dick,
MoseIey and Council
Mr.. Battle from the committe on enrolment re-
ported for ratification duly enrolled the ordinance
lcgazing the proceedings Of certain courts held by
lis Honor Judge French.
Mr. Holden submitted minority report, from
the committee on the modes of amending the Con-
sttut.on. deprecatlng the abrogation OF the legls
lative mode of amendment, proposed by the majori-
ty Of said committee This report was signed:
W. W. Holden, Irwin A. Thompson Lies over
under rule. Ordered to be printed together with
the majority report
Mr.. Ellison from the committee on amendments
to the Bill Of Rights reported (under Instruction.
an ordinance embodying the amendments proposed
in the previous report from that committee. Passed
lst reading and lies over.
Mr. Ellison introduced the following resolution:
Resolrsd, That the committee on military affairs
be directed to enquire into the proprety of paying
to Capt. c. p Jones' Company of Artillery of Beau
fort County, and all such other companies as were
received directly into service by the Confederate
States, the same bounty authorized by law to be
paid to volunteers received by this State, and that
they report by ordinance or otherwise
! Adopted under suspension Of the rule.
Nj. Rufin from the judiciary committee reported
back the ordinance to repeal in part the existing