Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-07
HOUSE OF COMMONS

HOUSE OF COMMONS ..4
Inc mouse was called to order at L o'clock, A. n.
journal OF yesterday read and approved.
Leaves OF absence for the remainder of the sae
sion were granted Messrs. Faison, Murphy and
Smith of Cabarrus. N1P"' "''O
l., Vn On MOTION OF Mr. Simmons, message was sent
to the Senate, proposing to elect at o'clock TO-DAY
another director for the Insane Asylum.
ON CALENDAR -.t ..
bill concerning the police of the tovrn of Kin.
ston. Passed I'd and Sd readings.
resolution in favor of D. + BapIev sheriff of
fGrquimans; resolution in favor of W. B. Camp
Dell, sheriff OF Beaufort county: a resolution in "a
Tor OF n. d. Sanders, former sheriff of Moptpomerv
county; resolution concerning W. A. Merouey,
Sherin OF DaVle county; a resolution in favor of e
~ -. laws, OF jackson county, bill to amend the
charter OIL the N. y. Express Company: 4 bill to
incorporate the Big Falls Toll Bridge Company: a
Dill 10 amend the charter of the Pttsborouph and
haywood Plank Road Company; a bill to incoruo-
rate the Conservative Publishing Company and
Dill to amend the charter of Yadkin College. passed
their I'd and Sd readings.
message was received from his Excellency, Gov
erhor vance, transmitting communication from
the secretary of War, relative to PROMISED alter
anon IN the guage of the Piedmont railroad
On motion OF Mr.. Brown, the message and &C.
ocniPanylng documents were sent to the Senate
Win proposition to refer them to a Joint select
committee 1"' ooe0'
Inc Senate by message, announced its concur
renee IN this proposition as also in the proposition
20 60 at one o'clock, p n, into an election for
anoEner director of the Insane Asylum.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Mr.. Darsan, by leave, introduced bill to repeal
an act to repeal the Sd section of an act to divide
the State into ten Congressional Districts. Passed
its several readings nnder suspension Of the rules
Mr.. Patterson introGIced q bill explanatory of
" r.
" BE it enacted by the General Assembly Of tho
State Of North Carolina and it is kere6g enaetsd
0y me authority Of the same That all contracts
nade hereafter during the continuance of the war
shall be held and deemed 10 be payable in Confed-
crate treasury Gotes unless contrary intent there
in appear"
SPECIAL ORDER
The House proceeded to consider the suecial Or
der, VIZ: Mr. McAden's bill to amend An act to in
crease the efficiency of the Home Guard Organiza-
ton, and substitute therefore, reported from the
Committee on Military Affairs
Inc Committees substitute was rejected after
discussion, yeas Z, nays 76, and pending the ques-
tlon upon the bill introduced by Mr. McAden. the
House took recess until o'clock, P. NJ.
SENATE.
SATURDAY EVENING, o'clock.
The committee to superjntend the election for q
d'rector OF the Insane Asylum reported that P.
E>Q., was elected.
The Senate then went into secret session,
Report OF Joint Select Committee upon Sinking
Fund
The undersigned, to whom has been referred the
Report OF the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund,
beg leave to submit that they have carefully ex-
ahmed the accounts in that Office from the time at
which 1t was organized down to the close of the
last year, and find the statements and balances set
forth in that Report to be entirely accurate. They
have also counted the Bonds and Certificates which
constitute the Fund now in the hands of the Com
mlssioners and find that these correspond precisely
with the documents appended to the account cur.
rent.
The undersigned are of opinion that the moneys
which Eaveibeen entrusted by the State to the Com
mIssioners of the Sinking Fund have been invested
and managed with great care and skill and they
submit that North Carolina owes her acknowledge.
ments to these distinguished and venerable gentle
men for their disnteresed services during the past
eight years, in establishing and advancing her policy
in regard to a reduction of the public debt.
In-accordance with valuable suggestion of obvi-
propriety contained in the report of the Com.
missionerS, the undersigned submit the accompany.
ing bill to amend the Revenue Act ratified on the
23d day of December 1864.
S. +. PATTERSON, Chairman.
THOS j. PITCHFORD,
P. MURPHY,
s. F. PHILLIPS.