The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-07
N. C. LEGISLATURES.
Tuesday, January 81.

to appropriate $oUU,OoV 10 this Gnu, the Sooos ~
be sold at low rates. Also, bill to authorize
jailors to receive military prisoners committed by
Confederate or State military officers. Bill to sus-
pend section 1l9, chap 81, Revised Code, passed
its third reading (suspends certain penalties for
official dereliction) Also bill concerning in
Observation-Disclosures the writ of Injunction is of
force in all of excessive tax, impressmeut
of private property, where just compensation is not
intended, except when the impressng agent gives
security to pay such compensation, ON final award
And also 9 bill to prevent sacrifice of property
(by exaction of specie in satisfaction of executions.
A message being received from the House trans
mittng certain appointments as magistrates, the
Senate concurred therein and added to the list
several names
The special order-beisg bill to impose tax
in kind for the needy families of soldiers-was
then taken up and after the adoption of divers
amendments, the bill passed its second reading
Mr. Stubs moved that message be sent to the
House proposing to adjourn Friday next, over
to the second Tuesday in May, which notion after
some debate, referred to the committee on ad-
tournament, and the Senate adjourned
HoUsE-Mr Russ introduced bill to increase
the militia force Of the State in the event of in-
minent danger. Proposes in such to call
out all men in the State able to bear arms, even
over the age of fifty years, all exemptions to the
contrary Notwithstanding Referred to the COM
.nittee on military affairs.
A message was sent to the Senate transmitting
twenty-oue more nominations justices of the
peace, eight new names being proposed for Walks
county
Mr. Mclean introduced resolution instructing
the State Congressional delegation to procure, If
possible, the enactment of q Law guaranteeing
non taxable six per cent bond for 1000 to each
Confederate soldier serving out the war; and to the
representatives of those who may have fallen in the
service Dir Smith, of Johnston, moved to amend
by adding to the proposed bounty negro fellow.
Resolution and amendment referred to the CON-
mittee on Finance.
A message was received from the Senate trans
mitting eight more nominations of magistrates, in
all of which the House concurred.
A number of engrossed bills and resolutions
were received from the Senate, among them reso-
lutons protesting against arming the slaves passed
a few days since in the Senate On the passage
of these their first reading Mr. Waugh called for
the yeas and nays.
Mr. Brown, of Mecklenburg, moved the resolu-
tioDs be laid on the table Not agreed to, yeas
"a, nays SO. Tho resolution was then adopted,
yeas IS, nays 81, the vote being as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Allison, Afford, Asheworth, Ben
bury, Banks, Beam, Best, Blair, Bond of Berthe,
Bond of Gates, Boyd, Brown of Madison, Bryan,
Caldwell, Galloway, Carson OF Alexander, Clapp,
Cowles, Craig, Cunningham, Davis of Halifax, En-
IoS, ASINlu, GAlsOu, EIynt, rOWle,
Grissom, Gudger. Hadley, Hane-, Harrington,
Harrison, J II Headen, Henry, Herbert, H oltou,
Horton of Watauga, Horton Of Wilkes, Johnston,
Jordan, Joyner, Judkius, Latham, Lewis, Little,
Love, Lyle, Mann, AcA den, Mccormick, McGehe
Mclean, Mcmillan, Morisey, Murphy, Murrill,
Patterson, Patton, Peace, Perkins, Phillips, Polk,
Rogers, Russell, Sharpe, Shober, Simmons Smith
Of Cabarrus, Smith Of Duplin, Smith of Johnston,
stipe, Strong, Wang b and Young-76.
Cahe Carson of Rutherford, Cobb, Costuer, Craw-
ford Of Rowan, Crawford of Wayne, Davis Of
Fraklin, Farmer, Gaskins, George, Gidney, Grier,
Harris, Halves, Lane, Powell, Reinhardt, Russ and
Stancell-21.
And the House then adjourned
Wednesday, February 1.
sENArE.-Mr Stubs introduced bill to give
further time (two years. wherein to perfect land
titles. MIR McEachern, bill to impose penalties
for failure to work on public roads (s20 for each
offence)
Dir Bagley moved that the usual mileage be paid
members of the General Assembly for travel during
the late recess. Agreed to-
Bills to impose a tax in kind for the benefit of
the needy families of soldiers, to prevent sacrifice
OF property and resolutions in favor Of DISCHARGED
soldiers passed their third reading.
Resolutions proposing committee to investigate
the management of railroads was amended and then
passed its final reading.
HoUsE.-Nothing worth mentioning was trans
acted in the House to-day, except that Mr. Stipe
introduced resolution nstructing his Excellency,
the Governor, to correspond with the Confederate
authorities and make every effort to provide the
Junior Reserves, said to be now in suffering con-
dltion, with medical attendance, medicines, wagons.
and ambulances, which resolution, after being so
amended as to extend the provisions of the rcsou
ton to the Senior Reserves, was adopted
Thursday, February 2.
ssNATg.-Tho Judiciary Committee reported
back the bill to give bounty of lands and negroes
to soldiers, and asked to be discharged.
The Committee on Finance reported an amend
ment to a bill to amend the Revenue act, and re-
, commended its passage.
Mr. McCorkle introduced bill to increase the
powers of the Commissioners of the town of Newton
Resolutions protesting against the suspension of
the habeas corpus were discussed and passed
A resolution from the House proposing to adjourn
on Tuesday next, to meet again on the third Thurs
day IN May, unless sooner called together by the
Governor and Council, was concurred in
Mr. Ellis favored an early adjournment, aud de-
clared that in his dgment if the people of the
State of North Carolina were there and fully an.
prised of the conduct of the Legislature since it's
meeting, they would not hesitate to hurl members
headlong fron the halls Of the capitol.
40 engrossed resolution, directing the Governor
to try to make some arrangement with the Federal
Government to give blankets, &c, to Federal
Cf- Il.