Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-07-08
SENATE.

w EDNESDAY, July 1, 1000.
The Senate met at II o'clock, A. NJ. Prayer by
Rev. Henry Hardie. Journal read
Messrs. Brown and Ramsay were appointed on
the part of the Senate the joint select committee
to wait on the Governor and inform him of the time
and place of holding the joint secret session
dered yesterday, and request his presence during
the deliberations.
Mr.. Brown, from this committee, subsequently
reported that the committee had waited on the Gov
ernor, and that he would meet the two Houses in
secret session at IL o'clock.
The hour having arrived the Senate proceeded to
the House of Commons, and the Assembly resolved
itself into secret session.
At o'clock the Senate resumed its session.
A message was received from the House proposing
to appoint joint select committee to consider the
matteps referred to in the Governors verbal commu-
nication. Goncurredin in, and Messrs. Warren, Aren-
dell and Ramsay, appointed as the Senate branch of
said committee.
On motion, the Senate adjourned to II o'clock,
Thursday.
Tho House was called to order at eleven o'clock,
A. NJ.
Prayer by Rev. J. NJ Atkinson, of the Presbyte-.
Church.
Mr.. 7. H. Gaskins, of Craven, elected to fill the
vacancy in the representation from that county,
casioned by the death of Mr.. Barrow, former repre-
sentative, appeared and was qualified.
A message from the Senate announced its concur.
renee in the proposal of the House to raise joint
dect committees to consider respectively those por
tons of the Governors message which relate to the
! currency and amendments of the militia law.
The committee on the currency consists of Messrs.
!: Graham, Wright and Virgins, on the part of the
Senate, and Messrs. McAden, Shepherd, Robbins,
Person and Perkins, on the part of the House.
The committee on that part of the message which
relates to amendments of the militia law consists oil
Messrs Young, Outlaw and Ptchford on the part Of
the Senate, and Messrs. Sherwood, Grissom, Mckay,
Russell Of Brunswick, and Allison, on the part Of
the House. e
the judiciary committee, created by the resignation
of Mr.. Fowle
Mr.. Shepherd introduced resolution, which was
adopted, fixing the hours Of Business Of the House
of Commons for the present session as follows =
House to meet at o'clock, A. NJ, and take recess
at P. M. To meet again at P. NJ; and adjourn
Mr.. Mckay introduced the following resolution
on currency:
"WHEREAs, The Legislation of the Congress o
the Confederate States, requiring that certain issue
of Confederate Treasury Notes be funded befor
the 22d Of April and LIST of August 1858, and
thereafter not fundable and the action of the Legs
lature of Virginia may have the effect of depreciat
ing the value of these notes:
AeSot0eo, AuSt OUT meQUerS oiect W the no4
House Of Representatives be requested, and on
Senators instructed to urge and vote for q repeal
the act of Congress- entitled an Act to provide 70
the funding and further issues Of Treasury Notes,
80 FIR Is it relates to the funding Of the notes.
RsNlssd That we have entire confidence in tn
currency Of the country and sherifs and other col
Letting officers are expected and directed in copl
ance with an ordinance Of the Convention q receiv
8 Treasury Notes of any and all issues in psynen
OF all taxes due to tho State to the countless 70
school purposes Or taxes for the poor snd al otbe
. dues to the State. ..r
Resoseed, That the Legislature approves of th
J course Of the banks generally Of North Carolin
in continuing to receive all issues Of Confedera
Treasury Notes, and recommend that they continu
in their patriotic efforts to strengthen he "nev
Of war the currency Of the coantry.
] Resolved, That the sheriff. are hGeby directe