Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-07-03
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Ju

WEDNESDAY, July /, 1SG3
The Senate met at IL o'clock, A NJ. Prayer by
Rev. Henry Hardie. Journal read.
Messrs. Brown and Ramsay were appointed on
the part Of the Senate on the joint select committee
to wait on the Governor and inform him of the time
and place of holding the joint secret session or
dered yesterday, and request his presence during
the deliberations. =
reported that the committee had waited on the Gov
ernor, and that he would meet the two Houses in
secret session at II 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
matters referred to in the Governors verbal commu-
nication. Concurred 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,
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House was called to order at eleven o'clock,
A. NJ.
Prayer by Rev. J. NJ. Atkinson, Of the Presbyte-
Church.
Mr.. T. 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.
message from the Senate announced its concur-
renee in the proposal of the House to raise joint
lect committees to consider respectively those por-
tiOns 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 of
Messrs Young Outlaw and Pitchford on the part of
tboC nd McKa
Russell Of Brunswick, and Allison, on the part of
the House
Mr.. Jenkins was appointed to fill the vacancy on
the judiciary committee, created by the resignation
of Mr.. Fowe.
Mr. Shepherd introduced a 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. NJ To meet again at P NJ, and adjourn
at pleasure
Mr.. Mckay introduced the following resolutions
on currency:
"WHEREAs, The Legislation of the Congress Of
the Confederate States requiring that certain issues
of Confederate Treasury Notes be funded before
the 22d of April and lst of August, 1858, and.
thereafter not fundabe and the action of the Legs-
lature of Virginia may have the effect of depreciat
ing the value of these notes:
Resolced That our members elect to ths next
House of Representatives be requested and our
Senators instructed to urge and vote for repeal Of
the act of Congress- entitled an Act to provide for
the funding and further issues Of Treasury Notes,"
so far as it relates to the funding Of the notes
Resoloed That we have entire confidence in the
currency of the country, and sherfs and other col
ectiug officers are expected and directed in compl-
ance with an ordinance of the Convention to receive
Treasury Notes of any and all issues in payment
of all taxes due to the State or to the counties fo
school purposes or for the poor and all other
dues to the State.
ResOlued That the Legislature approves Of tho
course of the banks generally of North Carolina,
in continuing to receive all issues of Confederate
Treasury Notes, and recommend that they continue
in their patriotic efforts % strengthen the "siElews
of war" the currency of the country.
Rssoloea, That the sherifs are hereby din acted