Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-12-21
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The House was called to order at 10 O'clock A. NJ.
Prayer by Rev. j. NJ. Atkinson of the Presbyte-
rian Church.
journal of yesterday was read and approved.
The committee that superintendent the election
held on yesterday for Counsellors of State, report
ed the election Of Messrs. P. II. Winston, N. L.
Williams and A. G. Foster.
The House concurred in proposition from the
Senate to print the report of the Treasurer Of the
University.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Harris
and Faison
Mr. Perkins was allowed to record his vote in the
affirmative Mr.. FowleS resolutions in relation to
the suspension of the privileges of the writ Of ha
5euS corpus.
Mr. McAden introduced resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Governor to correspond
with President Davis and protest against the cruel
and jnhuman manner in which slaves conscribed
from citizens are treated in North Carolina
Ga presenting the resolution,
Mr.. McAden said he did not introduce this reso-
luton in captious spirit as he was one of those
that believed that We should give to ourselves a
generous support. Yet the cruel and inhuman
manner in which our slaves had been treated at
Wilmington had become crying evil. That some
eight months since slaves under the order of the
Governor, were conscribed from his constituents
with the promise that they should be returned at
Gue ctlu Vi thirty udvS Az LAG SfpTaLlOu Vi
time the Governor demanded the return of the
slaves, which demand was refused by Gen Whit
ing. The slaves were kept for ninety days and so
inhumanly treated that one third thereof died. and
the remainder returned unfit for service for several
months. Slaves have been recently conscrbed
again and sent to Wilmington and Weldon, and
that he was in possession of inforRation that said
slaves were being murdered by cruel and inhuman
treatment He had no ddabt all of this conduct
Il LII Al
and Secretary of War; and the object of the reso-
luton was to call attention to it in order that the
great euG might be remedied.
Mr.. Shepherd, resolution instructng an inqui-
~, BY the Committee on Judiciary as to what leg
lslatlon is necessary to save the wives and families
of soldiers from being dispoSsessed of houses they
occupy as tenants. Adopted.
kr. Sharpe introduced the following resolutions:
Resetoed, That State sovereignty is the principle
on which North Carolina and the other States with.
drew from the United States government; and,
therefore, the States composing the Southern Con-
tederacy are sovereigns, and that the Confederate
government is only the agent of the States and SUBJ
ject to their control:
Resotoed further, That the States in their sover-
eign capacity have the right to take up the ques-
ton Of peace war, and settle,it without consul
taton with the President of the Southern Confed-
eracy or of the so-caled United States.
On motion of Mr.. Crawford of Rowan, these res
outions were laid on the table, Yeas 50, nays 80.
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs
Allston, Austin, Baxter, Benbury, Bond of Gates
Boyd, Brown of Madison, Brown of Meeklenburg,
Caho, Cobb, Costner. Crawford of Rowan, Crawford
of Wayne, Cunningham, Dargan, Davis of Halifax,
Duke, Enloe, Erwin, Faison, Farmer, George, Gid
ney, Grier, Gudger, Harrington, Harris, Hassell
Halves, Joyner, Judkins, Lane, Latham, Lewis,
Little, Love, Lyle, Mclean, Murphy, Outterbridge,
Patton, Peace, Powell, Reinhardt Russ Shepherd,
Ship, Smith of Cabarrus, Smith of Duplin, STAN
cell, Strong and Wooten So.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
Allison, Asheworth,. Banks, Best, Blair, Bond of
BERTHE, Caldwell, Galloway, Calvert, Carson Of
Alexander, Carson of Rutherford, Carter, Capp,
CowleS, Craige, Flynt Fowle, Gibbs, Grissom, Had.
ley, Hanes, Harrison Headen, }. H., Henry, Hol-
ton, Horton of Watauga, Horton of Wilkes. Isbell,
Johnston Jordan, Lowe, Mann, Mccormick, Mo
Milan Morisey, Mn1rill, Patterson, Perkins, Phil
lips, Riddck Rogers, Russell, Sharpe Shober, Sim.
mons, Smith of Johnston, Stpe, Waugh and
Wheeler--50.
The committee that superintended, on yesterday,
the election of Trustees of the University reported
'he election of MIR. Sanl. F. Phillips.
Mr.. Murphy introduced resolution instructing
the committee on tie judiciary to enquire into the
expediency of making it capital offence to per-
suade entice, aid negroes to go to tie enemy
Adopted
Mr.. Waugh introduced the following resolutions !:
Resotued, That the Governor be directed to issue
clothing first to the private soldiers actually in the
service in the field, then to the commissioned off,
Gers in active field service
Be 1t further resoloea That hereafter no quarter
master Or commissary or any other person not
actually engaged in field service, shall be allowed to
Draw either clothing, cloth or commissary stores,
unless they are physically disabled from field SERVICE
Aelerred to the committee on military affairs
-, Mr. Boyd a resolution in favor of Joseph II.
Oardweil, Of Rockingham county: Referred.
d, On notion Of Mr.. Baxter, the resolution Gntro-
members to ten minutes, was taken up.
nv, Sa. Baxter moved to amend by restricting men,
oers to Jioe minute speeches.
Vn motion Of Mr.. Grissom, the resolution and
amendment were laid on the table
MT. erdintTodueel bill to make the chief