Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-07-03
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH-CAROLINA.
CALLED SESSION, 1861 }
SENATE

SENATE.
TUESDAY, June 80, 1868.
The Senate convened at IL o'clock, NJ. and was
called to order by Speaker Mebane.
The roll being called 27 Senators answered to
their names.
committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Lassiter and Young, to wait on the Governor Jointly
with similar committee on the part of the House,
to inform him Of the organization of the Assembly,
and their readiness to receive any communication he
desired to submit
Mr.. Lassiter subsequently reported that the COM
mlttee had waited on the Governor, and that he
would communicate with the Legislature in writing
forthwith.
On motion of Mr.. Lassiter, message was sent to
the House proposing to go into joint secret session
Tomorrow at IL o'clock.
A message was received from the House transmit
ting the Governors message, and accompanying
documents, which were read and ordered to be
printed.
On motion, the Senate adjourned to Wednesday
IL o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Speaker (Mr. DonnelD called the, House to
order at IL o'clock, NJ.
The Clerk having called the roll it appeared that
sixty members were present. constituting quo
rum.
Mr.. Luke Powell, of Sampson, and Mr.. G. j.
Rogers, of Wake, elected to fill vacancies, in the
representation of their respective Counties appeared
and were qualified
message from the Senate announced the due or
ganization of that body, and like message was
sent to the Senate from the House.
On motion of Mr. Shober, message was sent to
the Senate proposing to raise joint select commit
tee on the part of the two Houses, to wait on His
Excelency, the Governor, announce their organiza-
tOn and their readiness to receive any communica-
tion he might wish to make.
The Senate concurred by message, and the Speaker
appointed Messrs. Shober and Love as members of
the committee on part of the House.
The Speaker called the attention of the House to
resolution passed at the first session of this Gen.
eral Assembly (rati6ed Dec. goth, 1862 requiring
that after the third day of any succeeding session.
bills and resolutions remaining on the calender be
taken up and idered in order. THIS resolution,
he said, was quite comprehensive, and he merely
adVerted to its existence that the House might take
such action in the premises as it deemed proper
Should the rule Ieman unaltered, the unfinished
business Of the preceding session would be first in
order.
On motion Of Mr.. Shepherd, o message was sent
to the Senate proposing to suspend the rule embo-
died in said resolution. The Senate concurred
Mr.. Love, from the joint committee to wait on
his Excellency, the Governor, reported that his
Exceency would communicate Immediately with
the two Houses by message.
The message having been received was read by
the Clerk, together with a communication from the
Public Treasurer relative to the finances and was
then transmitted 10 the Senate with a proposition
to print.
Mr.. Grissom moved that message be sent to the
Senate proposing to raise joint select committee to
consist Of five the part of the House and three
on the part Of the Senate to consider so much of
the Governors message as relates to questions Of
fuance. Agreed to.
message from the Senate proposing Joint Sc
cret session of the two houses at noon tomorrow
to receive private communication from the Gov
ernor, was concurred in.
Mr.. Sherwood moved that message be sent to
Senate proposing to raise joint committee to con-
slider that portion of the Governors message which
relates to notifications of the existing militil law.
Mr.. Love thought that the joint standing COM
mittee on military affairs appointed at the last
sion was the proper committee to consider that part
of the message and saw no necessity for the appoint
ment of another.
Mr.. Sherwoods motion prevailed
The House then adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing at IL o'clock