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

klddlck, husseil Snooer, simmons, Smith, OF john
ston md Waugh-6S
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
Austin, Boyd, Brown Of Mecklenburg, Caho, Cobb,
Crawford Of Rowan, Faison, Farmer, Grier, Harris,
Halves, Judkins, Love, Outterbridge Powell, Shep. |
herd, Smith, of Duplis, Stancal, Strong and |
Woote:i-2O.
Mr.. Boyd, Of Rockingham introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, This Legislature has heard with salts.
faction Of the good conduct Of the Junior Reserves
who volunteered to cross the State line into Virginia
in order to repel the late advance Of the public
enemy on Weldon: Therefore,
Resotoed, That the officers and soldiers OF the
Junior Reserves 80 acting deserve the commenda-
ton of their fellowcitizens and are entitled to the
thanks of the Legislature.
Resoloed, That q copy Of these proceedings be
transmitted to Lieut. Gen. Holmes, that they may
be communicated to the command which they are
intended to honor.
These resolutions were adopted having first been
amended, on motion of Mr.. Horton, of Wilkes, by
extending their purview to such Of the Home
Guards as had volunteered to cross the State line
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The following bills and resolutions passed their
second reading viz:
bill to legalize certain acts of the county court
of Madison county; resolution in favor of D. NJ
Ray, tax Collector of Madison county; bill to
Company to discontinue the use of their canal
around the Grand Falls Of Roanoke River, the sale
of water. power, ETC. bill for the support of the
N. G. Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the
Blind
bill to authorize the sale of lots in the town of
Webster; bill to amend the charter of the Mer-
chants Bank of Newbern bill to incorporate
VIM. r. Davie Lodge Ancient York Masons; bill
to incorporate the trustees OF La Place High School;
bill to provide for the holding of courts in Hert-
ford county bill to incorporate Pedee Lodge, No.
$50, A. Y. NJ, in Stanly county; bill to amend
the charter of the Hickory Nut Turnpike Road q
resolution IN favor of Joseph W. Steed late Sheriff
of Randolph county; bill to incorporate Leaks
vile Lodge No. 1876, A. Y. NJ, and bill to amend
an act authorizing the appointment Of -four inspec
tor for the town of Fayetteville.
bill for the relief of wives and families of SOL
diers in the army also passed its I'd reading the
amendments proposed by the committee having been
first adopted. The chief of these were an increase
of the appropriation from two to three millions of
dollars, and the striking out the provision which
required that the appropriation be paid in State
Treasury notes.
A resolution in favor of VIM. Hicks Was rejected
on I'd reading; bill to make robbery of dwelling
houses capital felony was recommitted on I'd read
ing; bill in reference to the right of challenging
Jurors and bill to increase the punishment for
stealing horses and mules were rejected on I'd read
ing.
The following resolutions passed I'd and I'd read.
ings, viz: A resolution concerning the payment of
bounty to soldiers, and resolution in favor of the
| Junior Reserves.
The following engrossed bills from the Senate
passed readings, viz: bill to provide just COM
pensaton to the Public Printer; a bill to charter
the Leroy Town Mining and Manufacturing Com,
pany q bill to incorporate the Gorgas Mining and
Manufacturing Company; a bill to amend sth sec.
ton, chapter ll2, Revised Code bill to authorize
the county court Of New Hanover to fix the fees Of
| County Solicitor. This passed Sd reading Also
A resolution in favor Of W. W. Holden. and bill
to amend the charter of the Shelby aid Broad Riv.
| er Ralro6 Company.
| Tho Senate, by message, refused concurrence in
the proposition from the House to elect Councillors
Of State at noon on Wednesday next, and proposed
that the said election be held at noon on Thursday
next The House concurred.
The House then adjourned till tomorrow morn
ing 10 o'clock.