Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-05-27
H0IISE OLE COMMONS.

/ Mr.. Rogers presented memorial from the Com
missioners of the city of Raleigh concerning an
enlargement of the City Cemetary; also "a bill to
code to the City of Raleigh certain lands for burial
| purposes" Passed LIST reading.
! Mr. Rsiphardt a memorial from citizens of Cataw
ba county asking authority to increase the of
toll on the toll bridge over CataHbs river; also bill
to increase said rates of TOLL which passed first
reading ..
Mr. Russell, of Brunswick, reported from the
Joint Select Committee, "a resolution in iagor of
the Washington sufferers tAppFoprates sol, 900
| Mr.. Shepherd introduced a bill to extend the
corporate limits Of the town of Fay etteyle and for
| ether purposes" -
Mr.. Henry, of Henderson bill in relation to
| guardians and Wards in Pennsylvania county.
The following engrossed bills from the Senate had
| their first reading, viz:
! A bill toincorPOrate the Stonewall Importing and
| Exporting Company.
! A bill to incorporate The Island Ford Toll Bridge
| Company in the county of Rockingham.
Resolutions in favor OF Alexander Smith, of Tran
! syiVania county.
| A bM to authorize the suretes of Lewis Williams
late Sheriff Of Columbus county to collect arrears
! OF taxes
! a bill to prevent distractions in the Big Swamp,
! by means of fish traps.
| a bill to alter the times of holding the Superior
! Courts of the Sixth Judicial Circuit.
bill transferring causes in Equity pending in
! certain counties.
Resolution of thanks to the officers and soldiers of
J NOrth-Garolna. Agreed to.
bill to amend the act to restore the courts and
| for other purposes.
Resolutions in favor of Speakers, Clerks and Door
keepers of this General Assembly.
A resolution requesting our Senators and Repre-
SentRtives in Congress to urge modification of
Titmng Law. Referred
Resolution concerning the Acts of Congress
Mr. Shepherd 10y eave) introduced bill to amend
the Charter of the Florence and Fayetteville Rail
: road Company.
Also UilI TO aid in the construction of railroad
from Fayetteville to Florence. Estate appropriation
S+0U,UOU.
The House proceeded to consider the special
order oeIng resolutions concerning certain acts OF
the late Congress of the Confederate States reported
from the Committee raised on so much of the Gov
ernors message as relates to the suspension Of the
writ OF habeds corpus
Mr. Waadell offered a substitute for the Eesolu-
tiUnS. The substitute declares the suspension of
the writ Of habeGs corpus unwse act and asks its
repeal
My. Grissom opposed the substitute. He regard
ed it evaSiTe, eQuiVocal manner Of meeting the
important matters at issue.
Mr. Beall addressed the House at length, oppos-
ing both the original resolutions and the substitute
and argued that the suspension of the wrIt was
:eSsary and beneficial
Messrs. Grissom aud Mckay urged the passage of
the resolutions.
Mr.. keall rejoined.
On motion of Mr. Person the question was dvid-
ed and the House voted first on the proposition to
strike out
Ga motion of Mr.. Person the yeas aud nays were
orGered.
Those who voted ir the affirmative, were Messrs.
Beam, Brown, Bumpass, Burns, Cobb, Costner,
Crawford, Davis, Duke FOy, Francis, GaskIns,
George Giiam Harris, OF Cabafrus, Harris, of
Chatham, Halves, Henderson, Hodges Jenkins,
Judkrns, Kirby, Lernmonds, Long, PEBBLES, Person,
Rhodes, Richardson, Renhardt, Rives, Robinson,
Russ, Shepherd, SpruIll Stancil, Waddel, vii,
, lIainS-36
Those who. voted, in the negative Messrs. AL
lison, Albritton, Afford, Ans, Avera, Bernhardt,
Ben5ury, Best Bond, Burgn, Carpenter, Carson,
Carter, CowleS, Craig, Dunn, Fynt Gentry, Glenn,
Greene Grissom, Hampton, HARRISON Henry, of
J Burtic Henry of Henderson, Hollingsworth> How
ard Horton, lngra II, jenkins, Laws Man, Of yde,
Maon, of PerquotLnk,. McAden, Mccormick, Nc
Kay, McNei, McRae Nissen, Patterson Pearce,
Perkins, Riddick, Ritter Robbins, Rogers, Russell
of BzuDs wick, Sherwood Shober, Smith Of GuoId,
Smith OF Washington, Wallen, Walser, Watson,
Well5orn, Wood4ll, Young of Iredell, Young of
Yanoy-6S.
, So thc House refused to strike out
Mr. PEBBLES NOV ed to strike out all after the word
" Resolved" and sert resolutions declaring SUBJ
stantially, that while there exists, far this
State is concerned, necessity for the suspension
of the writ of hd6eGs corpus that this Legislature
does not feel called to judge of the necessity Of
such suspension affecting equally all the States of
the ConfederEcy. The House refused to strike out
! On motion of Mr.. Anis, the first resolution was
; ameuded by strikinS0ut In the 9Th line the words
the repeated aud manifest infractions" and subst
| tuting the words every iufraction."
Mr. addell offered another substitute for the
resolutions almost Identical in purport with the
offered above by Ar. PEBBLES. This substitute was
i, also rejected.
! The question recurring on the adoption of the
resolutions, the ayes and noes were ordered
; tioa of Mr.. Person.
! Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs
Allison, AlbTitton, Afford, AIMS, Ayera Bernbardt
Barringer, Benbury, Best Bond, Burgin, Carpenter
Carson, COwles,. Craig, Dunn, Fynt Gentry, Glenn,
, Greene, Grssom, Hampton. Harris of Chatham,
Harrison, Heary Of BERTHE, Henry of Henderson,
Headcn, Hollingsworth Howard, Horton, Ingram,
! Jenkins, Joyner, Laws feathers, Long, Lyle Mann
! of Hyde, Mann OF Pasqu6tank, McAden, McCor-
mick, Mckay, Mcneil, McRae, Ni;sen, Patterson,
/ Pearce Perkins, Riddick, Ritter Robbins, Rogers,
Russ, Russell of Brunswick, Sherwood. Smith OF
born, WoOdaIl, Young of Iredel, Young of Yancey
! "a
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs
Beall, Brown, BumPass, Burns, Cobb, Costner,
Crawford, Davis Duke, Francis, Gaskins, George,
! Gillian, Harris of Cabarrus, HAYES, Henderson.
! Hodges, Judkins, Kirby, Lemmonds, Love, PEBBLES.
Persons, Reynolds, Rhodes, Richardson Rives, Rob-
inscn, Shepherd, Smith of Washington, Stancill,
/ Wiams-32.
| So the resolutions were adopted
Mr.. Shepherds resolutions concerning basis of
peace were made special order for clock, p NJ,
( to morrow. -
! message from the Senate transmitted an engros.
sed bill in relation to public millers. Passed first
/ reading.
A message from the Governor transmitting com.
munication from the Adjutant General, was read
! and sent to the Senate.