Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE,
ADJOURNED SESSION.


PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
ADJOURNED SESSION.
SENATE
Senate met at III o'clock.
Speaker in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Deems
The roll was called and, aquorum being present,
the following members answered to their names
Mr.. Speaker, Adams of Davidson, Arendell, Ay.
cock, Bagley, Berry, Dickson, Elis, Faison; Hail,
Harss of Franklin, Harrss of Rutherford, Hole.
man, Jones, Lassiter, Lindsay, Neal, Outlaw Patton,
Patrick, Pitchford, Sanders, Simpson, Smith, of An
son, Warren, Whitford, Wright and Young
Messrs. Boyden, and Berry appeared, presented
their credentials, and were qualified in accordance
with law.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson message was sent to
the House stating that the Senate was duly Of ganiz
ed and ready for business.
message was received from the House stating
that it Was also duly organized and ready for the
| transaction of business
On motion of Mr. Sim pson message was sent to
the House proposing to raise a joint select Commit
tee of two on the part Of each House to wait upon
His Excelency, the Governor, and inform him that
both Houses were duly organized and ready to dis.
patch public business
A message was received from the House concur.
| ring.
The Speaking announced Messrs Simpson and
! Jones as constituting the Senate branch of said
| Committee.
Mr.. Jones reported that His Ezcellency had been
waited upon and would report in writing at IL
| o'clock:
The Speaker appointed Mr. Berry in place Of Nr.
| Graham on Finance Committee.
| On motion of Mr. Simpson the Senate adjourned
until to morrow at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House vas called to order by the Speaker at
| III oc.ock, A. N.
| The roll was called and quorum appeared, six
! ty-nine members having answered to their names.
On motion Of Mr.. Shepherd amessage was sent
to the Senate, informing that body that the House
was organized and prepared to execute any joint o.
| der
Mr. Leathers, member elect from the county of
| Orange and Mr.. Reinhardt, member elect from Ca
tawba county, appeared and were were qualified
On motion Of Mr. Grssom leave Of absence for
several days granted to the principal clerk OF
the House.
"A message from the Senate announced the due
organization Of that body and proposed that's joint
select committee consisting of two on the part of
each House. be raised to wait on HIS Excellency the
Governor, and receive any communication he might
wish to make.
The House concurred, and the Speaker appointed
| Mcssrs Shepherd and Shober as the House branch
of the Committee.
Mr. Shepherd from the Committee to wait on the
| Governor, reported that His Excelency would com.
municate with the two Houses BY message at IL
O'Clock, n.
rhe residue of the session was devoted to the
reading of the Message and the accompanying doc
urnents, which, on motion of Mr.. Sheph .rd, were
sent to the Senate with proposition to print
The Speaker appointed Mr. Russell Of Bruns-
wick, member of the Committee on Finance in
place of Mr.. Berry, resigned.
| On motion of Mr. Ayera the House adjourned un-
til to morrow II o'clock, A. N.
SENATE
TUESDAY, May 49, 1854
Senate met at 10 lock.
Speaker in the Chair.
Prayer BY Rev. NJ. Landslide.
The Governors message, together with othcr.pu
lie documents, was received from the House, with
proposition to print, which proposition was concur
red in.
|. The message was read also several other docu
ments when Mr.. Lindsay moved to suspend farther
reading Not agreed to.
Subsequently, on motion of Mr.. Ellis, their far
ther reading was suspended.
bill passed. authorizing three justices of the
peace the counties Of Carteret and Craven to trans
act business whcs, heretofore required four.
Mr. Adams of Guilford, introduced bill to
amend an act passed at the second extra session,
entitled, "An ast to change the Jurisdiction of the
courts, and the rules of pleading therein" Passed
its first reading and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary. -
On motion of Mr. Boyden, committee Of iVe
was appointed to consider that portion OF the Gov
ernor's message relating to conscrptons and ex
emptions; and Nessrs. Boydcu, Patton, Holenan
Aycock and Pitchford were appointed.
Mr.. Warren moved that . message be sent to 'tht
House proposing to raise joint select committee o
two on the part of each House to consider that por
tion Of the Governors message relating to habsa
corpus. Agreed to.
Mr.. Young moved that a message be sent to thu
House, proposing to raise joint select committee
two on the part Of each House to consider that por
ton of the Governors message relating to poor ane
INDECENT families Agreed to.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until to morrow
at 10 o'clock, A. N.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. :
The House was called to order at II o'clock A. N
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Deems Of the N. Z. Church
The journal of yesterday was read and approved
Mr. Shepherd introduced rcsolutioDs which wer
adopted referring those portions OF the Governor
message which relate to Finance to Military Affairs
and to the holding special sessions Of the Supreme
Court, to the appropriate Joint Standing Commit
tees; also resolution proposing to raise joint Sc
lect oommitteeon that portion Of the message whicl
relates to the recent legislation of the Confederat
cohgress in reference to hl-.:k ade running, etc.
Mr.. Shepherd also introduced resolution request