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

HOUSE OF COMMONS. L
The House was called to order ct lOo'clock. A. N
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Rransou Of the Methodist 7
The Journal Of yesterday was read and approved Z
Mr.. Fowle presented a memorial from citizens Of
Wake County, praying certain exemptions from
Home Guard duty. Referred to the committee 90 I
military affairs
Mr.. Shepherd introduced resolution in references
to the LIST N. G. Regiment Of volunteers. Requires
Maj JAS q. Fo0te to record on the Roll Of Honor
in bis office, thesnsme of said regiment as the First
N. @. Regiment and not as the Eleventh, by which
style it now appears Referred to the commute
on military affairs
Mr.. Stipe, resolutions protesting against the over
throw Of State sovereignty and civil liberty.
Mr.. Pool, resolutions in relative to Peace
These were ordered to be printed and were refer.
red to the committee on Confederate relations
INTRODUCTION bF BILLS
Mr.. Bond of BERTHE, bill for the relief of VIII
liam Stewart of Berthe county.
Mr. Herbert, bill to keep in repair the Western
Turnpike Road
Mr.. Mclean, bill for the relief of wives and
families Of soldiers in the army.
Mr.. Enloe, . resolution in favor Of William Hicks
of Jackson county.
The following engrossed bills from the Senate bad
their first reading in the House viz. l
A bill to enable the county courts of New Han
over to fix the fees of county solicitor, q bill 10.
amend the End section, l12th chapter of the Re-
visea Code, in relation to the Public Treasurer
bill to incorporate the Leroy Mining and Msnuiie.
tuting company, bill to incorporate the Gogu
Mining and Manufacturing Company, bill to pp
vide for just compensation to the public printer sn
resolution in favor of W. W. Holden late San'
Printer:
Mr.: Dargan presented the credentials Of his COL;
league, Mr. L l. Polk, Cemmoner from Ansol
who appeared and was qualified
A bill to amend an act, entitled an act to prohibit
the distillation Of spri:uous liquors, was amended
on motion of Mr.. Carson of Rutherford, by striking
out after the words "Chinese Sugar Cane, tho
words Tor the seed thereof"
The bill then passed its third reading
A bill for the relief of Powell Lowe and company
bill in relation to Alimony; 3 bill to repeal al
act to prevent distractions 10 the Big Swamp By
means Of fish traps bill to incorporate the Con-
federate Joint Stock Publishing Company; a BILL
to authorize the payment of bounty to citizens d
this State in the naval service bill for the reia
Of Hugh B. Guthrie, late Sheriff of Orange count!
bill to incorporate the Linville Steel and Iron
Company, and bill to incorporate the Cranbsnl
Iron Works, passed. their second reading.
A bill to extend the time for perfectng titles y
land heretofore entered was put on its second rev.
ing and pending the question on its passage, At "
o'clock, N.
The House proceeded to consider the special or
der, namely, the following resolutions, INTRODUCED
by Mr.. Fowie, relating to the suspension Oh W
privilege Of the writ Of habsas corpus:
RSolred, That the privilege of the writ Of A'''S
corpus extends no further than securing to the Pi
ty under arrest the right to be carried before c.n
tribunal to have inquired into his claim to be as
charged or admitted'to bail and that the lmpks
power to suspend tho writ, contained IN inc wv WV.
stitution of the Confederate States, oontempa0
the Suspension Of this privilege only. -.
ReSot1ed, That the provision in the Constlsu uI,
9t the Confederate States that no person snah H..
dsprirfd Of LIFE, hAerty or property, '',tA@a' "a
proee's Of tass was meant to deny to the OOns,
crate government all power to make any att, s,
except upon warrant from civil tribunal, anu w.
any arrests otherwise made or authorized oy ".
gress or trials except by due course Of law e."n
IN cases arising in the land and naval forces
fha militia when in actual service in time ,, =.
or public danger ''are unconstitutional and SUBJ IN,
sion OF every principle of civil liberty ana nm
North Carolina could not see violation OF th' n.
damental and reserved right in regard to ns'
zens, without the deepest concern" :.,.
Resolued, That Congress has no consti,u p,bls
power to impair "the right to speedy am r s,,a
trial by an impartial jury of the State and wv
wherein the crime shall have been co'nlnltteo
authorizing arrests otherwise than under s. a,oa,
returnable before the regularly established 0 ..ss
tutional tribunals of the country, "exceP! III
arising in the land or naval forces or IN inc s"h
when in actual service in time Of war on w.
danger" .,,,tas
Resolred, That our Senators and RepIesS1..;;sss
in Congress, be requested to protest, at 81 a,od,
against every infringement Of the foregoing
NJ. smith Of Johnston, moved to amend BY ys ssj
king outall after the word "and" in the o.n Lien
the LIST resolution and inserting as follows !"
the rest of said resolution; -.;.,ss
"That the clause in the Confederate Oons:;kst
which authorizes the suspension Of the ply ars ~
Of the writ applies only to cases OF Psrs0D'