Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01
1Ea1s1AruRE OF NoRrH-cARoI1NA.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. IS, 1865.
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SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. as, 1865.
PRAYER BY the Rev. R. II. Mason. =
R1Is ETC. ON THEIR THIRD READINGS.
resolution to authorize the Treasurer to receive
martial payment of taxes from counties Wltnin Tue
enemy's lines. Passed.
bin to authorize the county court Of jackson
to appoint tax collector Passed.
A bill concerning the mode Of taking dispositions
in certain cases. Passed.
to perform certain acts. Passed.
A bill to amend an act to authorize the construc-
ton of turnpike road from Salisbury to the
Georgia line. Passed.
A bill to amend an act to incorporate the Cape
Fear Importing and Exporting Company. Passed
A bill to incorporate Mt. Hermon Lodge, No. lls,
in the town of Asheville Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Deep River Wooden COM
pany. Passed.
A resolution to authorize B. F. Bagley, OF Fer
ouimans to collect arrears of taxes Passed its "a
and Sd readings.
A bill to legalize elections in the town of Monroe
passed its several readings.
RESOLUTIONS, MEMORIALS, ETC.
Mr.. Crump introduced resolution in favor OF d.
H. Sanders, former sheriff of Montgomery.
Mr.. Miller presented memorial from soldiers
and citizens Of North Carolina, praying for law in
regard to furloughs, transportation, &c. Referred
to committee on military affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A proposition from the House to appoint joint
select committee on adjournment was agreed to.
A number of engrossed bills from the House were
received and read first time.
A communication from the Treasurer was read,
in answer to resolutions of the Senate asking
information concerning certain appropriations.
Laid upon the table.
The Senate refused to concur in the House amend
ment to the bill in relation to Burke Square.
The Senate concurred in House amendment to the
resolution authorizing the Governor to send sup
plies to Wilmington.
SPECIAL ORDER.
At 10 o'clock the special order, being resolutions
protesting against emancipation for public services,
was taken up the question being on the substitute
reported by the joint select committee on Coned-
crate relations. The substitute protests against
the armng of slaves but gives its consent to their
employment to work on Notifications, &c. declares
that the constitutional provision that Congress shall
not interfere with slavery in the States intend
ed to prevent their being taken for the public use
without the consent of the States; denies the pow
of the Confederate government to impress slaves
without the consent of the States expressly given,
and then only according to State laws; that the
Confederate government having failed to establish
Supreme Court, each State should decide for itself
the extent and meaning of the powers delegated to
the general government
Mr. LICK spoke at some lengtn, anu with great
power and eloquence, in favor of the substitute
THE reporter took no notes of Mr. Dicks speech,
having no doubt it will be written out by himself
for publication.
Mr. Odom offered an amendment, and spoke IN
favor of it. The amendment expresses the belief
that slavery is the normal condition of the negro,
and declares that We will ever oppose any attempt
to iberae him for public services or for any other
cause, either now or in the future
At the conclusion of Mr.. Odom's remarks the
Senate adjourned.