Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-17
The STANDARD.
xoRTH.cARoL1NA STATE CONVENTION.
Third Adjourned Session.

MONDAY, May 12, 1862.
The President called the Convention to oroer Pu''
suant to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Henry tiarde. - .nrrorsd
The journal of Saturday was reau a'in "PpS A.,
Tho foIIowinp were introduced ana passed. lhe
800, ro.J;ngs nnder suspension Of the rules
An ordinance to pay certain claims allowed oy
tho Roard of Claims, reported by Mr.. Mcbane from
the select committee on the subject.
An ordinance requiring the Public Treasurer TO
redeem mutlated treasury notes, introduced oy MI
Battle Of Wake. -. a.,
dav Of adjournment from Tuesday to Saturday next,
and moved to suspend the rules and put the resolu'
ton en- its passage, and 1t was not agreed to-yeas
aS. NAYS 50, two-thirds not sustaining it.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The ordinance concerning the payment OF bounty
to soldiers was taken up on its third reading.
Mr. Rayner offered an amendment requiring those
volunteers over thirty.ve years of age, who retain
the bounty, to be organized into special corps,
transferred to the Confederate government but kept
in the State.
Messrs. Graham, Long and Rufin, opposed the
amendment
Mr.. Rayner earnestly advocated it.
The question was put and the amendment was re-
jected.
By Mr.. Mitchell, an amendment to limit the class
who shall receive the bounty, and it was not
agreed to.
The Question was then put on tile final passage
of thj ordinance, and it passed and it was ordered
to be/enrolled.
-Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution concerning the
yment of bounty to soldiers, which lies over one
Jay.
Mr. Rayner asked to be discharged from serving
on the finance committee. He said he made this
request because the Convention had made appropri
atlons that could not be paid He believed the State
would and ought to repudiate the debt incurred to
raise means of paying bounties TO men for services
never rendered.
Mr.. Barnes said the debts had been ncurred-the
contract entered into, and it would be reputation
nou to refuse to pay them, and he did not believe
the State would ever hereafter refuse to pay the tax
necessary to meet the appropriations she had made
nor repudiate any claim upon her.
After some further debate and explanations, the
question was put and Mr.. Rayner was excused from
further service on the committee
Mr.. Mitchell then moved to take up his resolution
in regard to paying bounty to soldiers and put the
same upon its passage, and it was agreed to-yeas
a, nays 20.
Amendments were introduced when,
On motion of Mr.. Graham, the subject was refer
red to the committee on military affairs
The President announced Mr. Mebane on the
committee of finance in place of Mr.. Rayner.
Mr.. Battle of Wake, introduced an ordinance to
pay certain additional claims allowed by the Board
of Claims and it passed amendment to the
ordinance on the same subject passed this morning
By Mr.. Rufin, resolution to publish the ordi-
nances of the present session, and
By Mr.. Badger, a resolution in favor Of the door
keepers-both of which were passed under a sus-
pension Of the rules.
Mr.. Speed introduced an ordinance to repeal all
amendments to the Constitution, adopted by the
Convention, except those absolutely necessary in
our changed federal relations, which passed the
first reading
Mr. Battle of Wake moved to take up the ordi:
nance to create the Office of Lieutenant Governor.
Mr.. Graham said if constitutional amendments
were to be considered, he would call for the orders
of the day.
Mr.. Battle moved to postpone the orders of the
day for the purpose of taking up the above ordi-
nance, and it was agreed to-yeas 81, nays %.
The ordinance concerning the office of Lieutenant
Governor was then read the third time.
Mr.. Speed moved to amend, by providing for sub
hitting the ordinance to the people.
Mr.. Barnes offered an amendment to the amend
ment making the ordinance absolute for the next
election only, unless ratified by the people, and it
not agreed to.
The question then recurring on Mr.. Speeds
amendment and it was adopted-yeas So, nays 49,
Mr.. Badger moved to lay the subject on the table,
and the motion prevailed-yeas 49, nays 90.
The committee enrolments reported sundry
ordinances and resolutions as duly enrolled which
were duly ratified.
Mr.. Wilson moved to take up and consider the
ordinance to provide for the election of Justices of
the Peace by the people, on which motion he asked
the yeas and nays The call was seconded, but a
quorum did not vote.
The hour having arrived, the Convention took a
recess until o'clock.