Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-03
HOUsE OF COMMONS.

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
force Of the State in cases ofimminent danger. Re-
ferred to the committee on military affairs.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. johnson for
the residue of the session.
message was sent to the Senate proposing the
appointment OF additional Justices of the Peace.
ON CALENDAR.
Dill to restore the penalty of 800 on SherifS
for neglectIng to execute or return process, was
ald on the table, after protracted discuSsion-yeas
80, nays &c.
Mr.. Mclean introduced the following resolution
in favor of Confederate soldiers and their families
RssotUed, That our Senators in Congress be IN
strueted 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
lSlOOO) dollars in the bonds of the Confederate
States of America bearing interest at six per cent
and the same to be non-taxable.'
Mr.. Smith, of Johnston moved to amend by sub
stltuting "a negro fellow" for each Confederate
Bond. The resolution was referred, with the amend
ment to the committee on Confederate relations.
Inc 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 adjournment
Ihe following engrossed bills and resolutions had
their first reading in the'House, viz: bill to re-
VlVe and continue in force an act passed in 1863
entitled an act to amend chapter SO, Revised Code
entitled Currency bill for tie relief OF w. b.
Campbell, Sheriff of Beaufort county, and resolu-
ton in favor of A. Ii. Sanders, former Sheriff Of
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 rcso-
| lut!ons be laid on the table. The yeas and nays
were ordered and the House refused to lay on the
| table-yeas "a nays Co.
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs
Baxter, Boyd, Brown of Mecklenburg, Bryan, Caho,
| Carson of Rutherford Cobb, Cosrner Crawford of
Rowan, Crawford of Wayne, Davis of Franklin, Far
mer, GaSkins, George Gidney, Grier, Harris,
Hawes, Lane, Reinhardt, Russ, Shipp, Stancell,
| Strong.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs
Allison, Afford, Asheworth, Banks, Beam, Benbury,
Best, Blair Bond of BERTHE, Bond OF Gates Brown of
Madison, Caldwell, Carson of Alexander Clapp,
| Cowles, Craig Cunningham. Dargan, Davis of Hal
flax, Duke, Enloe, Erwin FaisOn, Faucette, Flynt,
Fowle, Gibbs GriSsom, Gudgar Hadley, Hanes,
| Harrington, Harrison Henry, Herbert Holton Hor-
ton of Watauga, Horton of Wilkes, Johnston, Jor.
dan, Joyner, Judkins Latham, Lewis, Little, Love,
! Mann, McAden, Mccormick, McGehee. Mclean Nc
MILAN, Morrisey Murphy, Murrill, Patterson Pat.
Russell, Sharpe, Shober, Simmons, Smith Of Car
barrus Smith of Duplin, Smith of Johnston, Stipe,
! Waugh, and Young.
The resolutions were then adopted. Yeas 76,
Nays 81.
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.
Allison, Afford, ,Asheworth, Banks Beam, Benbury,
best, Blair, Bond of Bertie Bond of Gates, BOYD
Brown of Madison, Bryan, Caldwell, Galloway, Car
son of Alexander, Clapp, Cowles, Craig Cunning
ham, Davis of Halifax, Enoe, Erwin, Faison Fau.
! cette, Flynt FOwle, Gibbs, Grissom, Gudger Had
! ley Hanes, Harrington, Harrison, j II Headen,
Henry, Herbert HoltOn, Horton of Watauga HOr.
| ton Of Wilkes, Johnston, Jordan, Joyner Judkins,
Latham, Lewis, Little. Love, Lyle, Mann, McAden,
! Mccormick, McGehee, Mclean, Mcmillan, Morisey,
! Murphy, Murrll Patterson, Patton Peace, Perkins,
: Phillips, Polk, Rogers, Russell, Sharpe, Shober
Simmons, Smith Of Cabarrus Smith OF Duplin
Smith of Johnston, Stipe, Strong Waugh and
Young.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs
Baxter, Brown of Mecklenburg, Caho, Carson Of
Rutherford, Cobb, COstner, Crawford of Rowan,
Crawford of Wayne, Davis of Franklin, Farmer,
Gaskins, George, Gidney, Grier, Harris, Hawes
Lane, Powell, Reinhardt Russ and Stancill.
On motion of Mr.. McGehee, bill for the relief
Of the people, was taken from the table Mr.. Nc
Gehee then offered substitute for the bill. The
bill and amendments were subsequently recommit
ted to the Committee or the Judiciary.
Mr.. Reinhardt (by leave1 introduced bill to ap
propriae portion Of the lands Of the town of New
| ton to the goal of said town.
Mr. Phillips, bill to provide for biennial reports
from the Auditor Of Public Accounts.
A resolution in favor of VIM. F. Wasson, sheriff
of Iredell, reported from the committee on claims
passed its several readings under a suspension o
the rules.
! The House then adjourned until ten o'clock TO-
morrow.