Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-12-14

SENATE.
MoHpAY, December 5, 1854.
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81 -; MONDAY, December 8, 1864
BIZ! g. ETC, INTRODUCED.
/. Mr.. Patterson, Q bill to incorporate Oak Hill
Cemerary, in Bnncombe county. Corporations
Mr.. Grier, bill to exempt from Military service
certain persons employed by the N. y. Powder
Manufacturing Company. Military Afsirs Il
Mr.. Patterson, resolutions concerning outstand-
ing bonds of the State now over due, and OF which
no entry is made in the books OF the Treasurer
showing the date of their issue, OF when they fall
due, and proposing select committee Of three 10
investigate the matter. Amended by inserting in
the preamble what is set forth IN the present Trea
surer's Report in regard to it .
Mr.. Courts, former Treasurer, spoke at some
length, and urged reference to the same commit
tee for investigating the issuing Of certain State
bonds to the A. & N. @. R. R. company, which it |
has been alledged were to be issued only IN the |
event of said compaDy's executing mortgage, and
which mortgage it is stated cannot be found The
resolution was adopted referring both matters to |
the same committee, which consists OF Messrs. Pat
terson, Wnstead and Ellis.
Mr.. Miller, . bill to amend the act to charter the
Shelby and Broad River r. R. Co Corporations.
Mr. Pool, a bill to legalize the issue of certain
bonds by the magistrates of BERTHE county. Judic-
larry. |
Mr.. Leitch, bill to incorporate the Confederate |
Cotton and Wooden Mills company in Richmond
county. Corporations.
BILLS on THEIR SECOND READING.
A bill to authorize the pay ment of fines in Con-
federate currency. Rejected.
A bill authorizing the chief clerk in the Treasury
department, under certain circumstances, to trans
act certain business Of the department. Passed
On motion Of Mr.. Wright the bill to charter the
Ocknock Iron Company was taken up and passed
its third reading and referred to Committee on Cor
porations. er-.-
MATTERS FROM TIE HOUSE.
message transmitting the report of the COM
mittee on the Institution for tho Deaf and Dumb
and the Blind, with proposition to print which
was concurred in.
A bill directing Maj. II. A. Dowd to pay over
certain moneys to the State Treasurer. Laid on
the table. --...
On motion of Mr. Matthew'S the message from
from the House informing the Senate that it had
resolved not to 20 into election for U. s. Senator
until Wednesday, Dec. 10th, was taken from the
table, and on motion of Mr.. Stubbs, it was again
laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. Matthews, message was sent
to the House proposing to 60 into an election for
c. S. Senator on Thursday next Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House was called to order at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Pritchard of the Baptist
Church. .
journal of yesterday read and approved
Mr. Dargan presented memorial from citizens
of Arson county relative to depredations committed
by negroes, employed in the construction of the
Cheraw & Coal Fields Railroad.
Mr. Waugh introduced the following resolutions
which were ordered to be printed and made the
special order for Thursday nextat II o'clock A. NJ,
viz: -- ..>
Resolutions instructing our Senators and request
ing Representatives not to vote for certain laws
WHEREAS, the freedom and independence of the
press, as guaranteed by the Constitution of the
Confederate States, which says that Congress shall
pass no laws to abrdge its freedom or indepen
dence; and also shall pass no law, respecting an
establishment of religion prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; aud whereas, Congress has no
right to conscript State officers to destroy the
power Of the State by making its existence depend
detailing its officers; This General Assembly, re
garding the untrammelled discharge of the duties
Of the officers of the State as essential to the pre-
servation of its sovereignty:
Res0tped, That our Senators in Congress be
Instructed and our Representatives requested to vote
for no laws, abridging the freedom and indepen
dence of the press, or which will interfere with
Ministers of the Gospel in the full and free dis
charge of their duties, any law which will place
in the hands Of the President the officers Of the
State
Resolrea, That this General Assembly, regard
and Confederate Constitutions, enters its solemn
protest against the passage Of such laws calcula-
ted to destroy not only the power of the States but
their separate organic alton and sovereignty, and
ducing them 10 absolute dependence the favor Of
the Confederate government for their very existence
Resotced, That copy of these resolutions be
furnished to Senators and Representatives. with
the desire that they will give to the subjects men,
toned in them their earnest and immediate atten-
| ton
Mr. Caldwell, resolution concerning Receivers
Of funds arising from sales Of Confscatcd property.
Referred.
| Mr. Shepherd. q resolution in reference to the
Revenue Laws-Passed lst reading. This resclu-
ton appoints the Public Treasurer and the Auditor
| of Public Accounts, a committee to revise and sim
plify the Revenue Laws
| Mr.. Cunningham introduced q bill to amend an
act concerning the Roanoke Navigation Company,
authorizing sale of water power, &C., passed first
reading and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Enloe, bill authorizing the sale of lots in
the town of Webster.
Mr.. Mccormick, from the Committee on the Deal
and Dumb Asylum, submitted the report of the
President and Board of Directors of said Institution
together with bill for the support of the N G. In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind and
for other purposes. This bill had its first reading
and the report was sent to the Senate with prop
OstiOn to print.
message was received from His Excellency, The
Governor transmitting, in pursuance to resolution
in the House, communication from the Adjutanl
General, relative to the expenses incurred in the ex
ecuton of the several Consumption Acts, and the
arrest of deserters. Read and referred to the com
mittee on the judiciary.
resolution in favor of supervising the Confed
crate Dstillery at Salisbury, N G., passed its thrt
reading.
bill to amend an act entitled an act TO amend
an act in relation to the Militia and guard fol
Home Defence, was put on its second reading. anl
the question recurring on the adoption Of tn,
amendment proposed by the committee, as substi