Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-12-02
HOUSE OF COMMONS

The House Was called to order at 10 o'clock,
a. NJ.
- Prayer by Rev. Dr. Craven, of the Methodist
Church.
Inc journals of yesterday were read and approved.
Mr. Bethune, Commoner from Robson, appeared
and was qualified.
Mr.. Bryan presented petition from the owners
Of Hickory Nut Turnpike, praying to be allowed 10
increase their rates of toll. Referred.
Mr.. Shepherd, from the committee Of Finance,
reported the following bills and resolutions which
passed their first reading viz:
A bill in reference to certain coupon. bonds q
bill to authorize the Public Treasurer issue
tain coupon bonds; a resolution in favor of A. j.
McBrYde Sheriff of Watauga County; resolution
N favor OF d. II. Ray, Tax Collector of Madison
county.
On motion of Mr. Carter, message was sent to
the Senate proposing to reScnd the Joint order for
the publication of so much Of the correspondence,
etc, accompanying the Governors message, as re-
latcS to the operations OF The Salt Commissioner in
the vicinity OF Wilmington.
Mr.. Euloe introduced bill to authorize the
county court of Jackson to appoint Tax Collector
Mr.. Brown, of Madison, bill to legalize certain
acts of the county court of Madison county.
Mr.. McAden, bill to amend an act entitled an
act to amend an act concerning Militia and guard
for Home Defence
NJ. Person offered resolution of inquiry, request
ing the Governor inform the House what officers
of State aiudcd to in the meSsage) could be turned
to conscription without detrimentto the State
government
This resolution elected discussion in which
Messrs. Person, Shepherd and Mclean stated the
reasons upon which were based their respective
votes on Mr.. GrissOms motion to postpone indefi-
nItely the bill to repeal all exemptions Of State
otliaerS."
Mr.. Fowle regretted that the bill introduced by
the gentleman from Haywood and intended to burn
fire brand N GonSPTVatjVe Si1a Of ba
House. had no other result than that of enbarras-
sing his own political friends.
Mr.. Love asked whether the gentleman from
Wake imputed to him, in introducing the bill in
question, the purpose of throwing fire brand into
the Legislature
Mr.. FowIe replied that that was the obvious pur-
pose of its introduction. That was the gentlemau's
intention. Charity itself forbade any other con-
struction.
Mr. Love said he had no such purpose The bill
expressed his views and he introduced it in compii.
nnce with the wishes of constituents
Mr.. Fowle proceeded at length in opposition to
the resolution. lie held generally that the officers
retained necessary to the service of the State
aud that there were fewer exempted in this than in
some Of the other States He adVerted to the fact
that they constituted the only force for the
defence of the State and alluded nciden tally to the
! fact that Georgia had 80 900 such reserves while
! North Carolina retained but 13 900, all told Even
this estimate WAS much too large as many of these
officers held several Offices at once either one oil
| which would secure his exemption from conscrip
ton He for one should oppose to the last any in.
reference of Confederate authority with officers
empted by the laws of the State.
After further debate in which Messrs. Amis, Car
ter, Cobb and others participated, the resolution
was laid on the table, on motion Of Mr.. Grissom
ayes IA, naysS7.
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs
Albritton, Allison Amis, Asheworth, Banks, Beam
Benbury, Best Blair, Bond, ofBertie, Bryan, Cald
well, Galloway, Calvert Carson, of Alexander
Carson of Rutherford, Garter, Clapp, Cowles, Craig
Cunningham, Davis, Of Franklin, Duke, EnlOe, EF
win Faucette, Flynt Fowle, Gibbs, Gidney, Girls
som, Hadley, Hanes, Harrington, Harrison, Header
j. H., Headen, W. j., Henry Herbert, Holton, Hor
ton, of Watauga, Horton, Of Wilkes Isbell, John
ston, Jordan, Little, Lowe, Lyle, Mann, McAder
Mccormick, McGehee, Mclean, McMiIin, Morisey
Murphy, MurriIl Patterson, Patton, Peace, Perkins
Powell Riddck, Rogers, Russ, Russell, Sharpe
Shepherd, ShOber, Simmons, Smith, of Johnston
Stipe Waugh, Wheeler, Young-74.-
Those who voted in the negative were MessrI
AllstOn, Austin, Baxter, Bethune, Boyd, Brown