Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-08

on its second reading, and pending the question on
its passage, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock
A. n. tomorrow.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Jan. 81, 1865.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Atkinson.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Mr.. Bryson, bill to purchase cotton and cotton
yarn for INDECENT families Referred to Committee
on Propositions and Grievances.
Also bill to make Sherifs and Jailors responsi.
BILE for the escape Of PrisonerA Referred to Com.
mittee on Judiciary.
THIRD READING.
bill to repeal so much Of Sec 119, chap. 81 of
Revised Code as relates to corouors and sherias.
Passed.
BILLS, ETC, ON THEIR SECOND READING.
A resolution in favor Of the Principal Clerks Of |
the two Houses. Passed
A resolution in favor Of the Deaf and Dumb |
Asylum. Passed.
A bill to prevent distractions to the passage of
fish up Newbegun creek. Passed
bills concerning roads. Passed.
A bill to, change the name of " North Carolina |
Express Company" to the "Psople's Express Com
pany." Passed.
bill concel ming injunctions. Passed its several
readings
resolution in favor of Messrs. Rogers and Cal.
vert. Passed.
bill to prevent the sale of property under exc.
cution for specie. Amended and passed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The special order, bill to levy tax in k;ud for
the support Of the families of soldiers, was taken
up, the question being upon the substitute reported
by the committee, which was amended and passed.
The resolutions in regard to the suspension of the
ha6eas corpus act were made the special order for
tomorrow at u o'clock.
AIscELLANEous
message from the House transmitting list of
names recommended for magistrates Sas concurred
Mr. Stubbs offered resolution to send propo.
stion to the House to adjourn ON Friday next, to
meet again on the second Tuesday in May. On
motion to refer to the committee on adjournment
the ayes and nays were taken with the following
result-ayes II. nays 19.
Various amendments to alter the time of meeting
were voted down, and the further consideration of
the resolution was postponed until to morrow.
The Senate then adjourned to 10 o'clock to NOR.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House was called to order at ten o'clock, A.
NJ, Mr.. Mann presiding.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr.. Russ introduced bill to increase the militia
ferred to the committee on military affairs.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. johnson for
| the residue of the session.
A message was sent to the Senate proposing the
appointment Of additional Justices Of the Peace.
~, ON CALENDAR.
NKbill to restore the penalty Of $100 on Sheriffs
for neglectlng to execute or return process, was
! 50, nays SO.
Mr.. Mclean introduced the following resolution
in favor of Confederate soldiers and their families
Resoloed, That our Senators in Congress be in
| structed and our Representatives be requested to
use their best efforts in procuring the enactment of
law which shall guarantee to every soldier of the
Confederate army, surviving this war, and to the
families of those who may have died or may die du-
ring its continuance, the sum of one thousand
($lOOO) dollars in the bonds Of the Confederate
States OF America bearing interest at six per cent
and the same to be uon-taxable.
! Mr.. Smith, of Johnston, moved to amend by SUBJ
| stituting "a negro fellow" for each Confederate
Bond. The resolution was referred with the amend.
| ment to the committee on Confederate relations
| The House proceeded to consider the resolution,
introduced by Mr.. j. H. Headen) proposing that
the two Houses adjourn on Friday next until the
first Monday in April.
The resolution was discussed at length and final
ly referred to the joint committee on adjoprnment.
The following engrossed bills and resolutions had
their first reading in the House, viz A bill to re.
vlve and continue in force an act passed in 1868,
entitled an act to amend chapter 36. Revised Code,
entitled Currency bill for tie relief Of w. B.
Campbell, Sheriff Of Beaufort county, and q resolu
ton in favor of A. H. Sanders, former Sheriff o
Montgomery county.
Engrossed resolutions against the policy Of arm
ing slaves were read, and Mr.. Waugh asked the
yeas and nays on their passage.
Mr.. Brown of Meeklenburg moved that the reso
lut:ons be laid on the table. The yeas and nays
were ordered and the House refused to lay on tn.
table-yeas "a, nays 50.
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs
Baxter, Boyd, Brown Of Mecklenburg, Bryan, Caho
Carson Of Rutherford, Cobb, Costner, Crawford oi
Rowan, Crawford of Wayne, Davis of Franklin, Far
mer, Gaskins, George, Gidney, Grier, Harris
Hawes, Lane, Renhardt, Russ Shipp, Stancell
Strong
Those who voted. in the negative were Aessrs
Allison, Afford, Asheworth, Banks, Beam, Benbury
Best, Blair, Bond of BERTHE, Bond Of Gates, Brown
Madison, Caldwell Carson of Alexander. Clapp
Oowles, Craig, Cunningham, Dargan, Davis Of Hal
ifax, Duke, Enloe, Erwin, Faison, Faucette, Flynt
Harrington, Harrison, Henry, Herbert, Holon, Hor
ton Of Watauga, Horton Of Wilkes Johnston, Jor
dan, Joyner, Judkins, Latham, Lewis, Little, Love
Mann, McAden, Mccormick, McGehee Mclean, Nc
MILAN, Morrsey, Murphy, Murrill, Patterson, Pat
ton, Peace, Perkins, Phillips, Polk, Powell, Rogers
; Russell, Sharpe. Shobers Simmons, Smith Of Car
barrus Smith of Dupin, Smith Of Johnston, Stpe
, Waugh, and Young.
The resolutions were then adopted. Yeas "a
Nays 81.
; Those who voted in the affirmative were Messri
Allison, Afford, ,Asheworth, Banks, Beam, Benbury
Best, Blair, Bond of BERTHE, Bond of Gates, Boyd
Brown of Madison, Bryan, Caldwell, Galloway, Ca
d son Of Alexander, Clapps Cowles, Craig Cunning
!. cette, Hynt Fowle, Gibbs, Grissom, Gudger, Hat
n ley, Hanes, Harrington, Harrison. J II Heads.
= Henry, Herbert Holton, Horton Of Wat.nga, Ho
j. ton Of Wilkes, Johnston. Jordan, Joyner, Judkin
Latham, Lewis, Little, Love, Lyle, Mann, McAde'
y Mccormick, McGehee. Mclean, Mcmillan, Aorse
|. Eurphy Murrill Patterson Patton, Peace, Perkin
Phillips, Polk. Rogers, Russell, Sharpe, Shobe
:. Simmons, Smith Of Cabarrus, Smith Of Dupli
\ Smith of Johnston, Stipe, Strong, Waugh u