Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-02-03
SENATE.


FRIDAY, Jan. 80, 1858.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Lassiter,
Speaker pro tenn. in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
Henry Hardie Of the Presbyterian Church. Jour-
nal of yesterday read and approved.
Mr.. Wright introduced a resolution authorizing
Hector Mcneil, Sheriff of Cumberland county, to
collect arrears Of taxes which passed its several
readings under q suspension of the rules.
A message was received from the House Of Com
mons announcing its concurrence in the proposition
of the Senate to go into election of nine Trus-
tees Of the University, to-day at o'clock, and add
ing to the nominations of the Senate for said ap-
poiutments.
Messrs. Taylor of Chatham, and Leitch were ap-
pointed the committee to superintend the election
on the part of the Senate.
The bill regulating the service of process on the
Southern Express Company, was read the third
time and passed
The bill to permit free persons of African descent
to select their own masters, was read the second
time and passed.
A resolution concerning bounty of soldiers was
read the third time and passed. but subsequently
reconsidered.
resolution to correct errors in tax rolls of Burke
county for the year 1860, was read the second time
and passed.
Mr.. Graham moved the appointment of Octavius
Hooker Justice of the Peace for Orange coun-
ty. Agreed to and sent to the House of Commons
for concurrence.
Resolutions condemning fogging, gagging and
bucking in the Confederate States army were read
the second time.
The question required upon the amendment pro-
posed by the military committee to strike out gag
gng and bucking.
After some discussion which was participated in
by several Senator's Mr.. Eure moved to lay the res
olutions and amendments on the tables Not agreed
to, yeas II, nays %.
The question was then put upon the amendment
of the committee and decided in the negative.
Pending further consideration, a message was re-
ceyed from the House of Commons, announcing its
concurrence in the recommendations of the Senate
for the appointment Of certain persons justices of
the peace also transmitting the names of certain
persons, and recommended their appointment as
justices, in which the Senate concurred
After further discussion on the resolutions under
consideration, Mr. Ellis moved to recommit the same
to the military committee with request that they
report suitable resolutions on the subject Not
agreed to-
The question was then put upon the passage of
the resolutions their second reading and decided in
the affirmative. Yeas %, nays 81.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews the yeas and nays
ordered.
Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs Adams
Of Davidson Arendell Bagey Bnunt, Brown Dickerson
Ellis Faison, JarratI, Leitch, Lindsay, Mathe Murrll
Neal Patton, Sanders, Slaughter Smith of Macun Taylor
Of Chatham, Taylor Of Nash, Warren, Virgins aud
Those who voted in the negative are Messrs Adams of
GuOrd, CarrawaY, Copeland, Dickson Drake Eure Gra-
ham, hail. Harris, HOleman Jones' Outlaw Powell SImp-
son, Sharpe, Smith Of Anson Smith Of Stany Whtford
White, Wright and YOung-2l.
A message from the House Of Commons transmit
ted engrossed bill for the relief of citizens of AL
legany county, announced its passage in that body,
and asked the concurrence Of the Senate therein.
The bill passed its several readings under a sus-
pension of the rules.
The special order for IL o'clock being the bill to
amend the charter Of the Chatham railroad COM
pany, was taken up and read the second time.
Mr.. Taylor Of Chatham, advocated the passage of
the bill in speech of some length.
The hour Of one having arrived the Senate in
pursuance Of the joint ORDER voted by ballot for nine
Trustees Of the University under the superinten-
dence of Messrs. Taylor, Of Chatham, and Letch!.
On motion of Mr.. Young, the further considera
ton Of The Chatham railroad bill was postponed for
the present
The bill to authorize the Public Treasurer to re-
pay bounty money refunded or withheld from men
over 35 years of age who were discharged from the
service under the CONSUMPTION act of April 1862,
was read the second time and passed
Mr.. Young introduced bill to amend an ordi-
nance of the Convention entitled " An ordinance to
incorporate the Piedmont railroad company" Pass
ed first reading and placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Virgins, the Senate, at one
o'clock forty-6ve minutes adjourned until tomorrow
morning ten o'clock.