The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-01-24
N. G. LEGISLATURE.

Neither House had quorum on Tuesday, the
day fixed for the re-assembling OF the Legislature
Wednesday, January 49,
sENATE.-The Speaker called the Senate to
order at TIA o'clock. The roll being called it was
.ascertained that quorum was present, CT mem
bers)
The Speaker announced that the first thing in
order the election of Prineip pal Clerk.
Mr. Wright nominated W a Huske Of Fayette-
vile, and Mr. Lasster nominated Frank Wilson
eef Raleigh
On motion of Mr. Ellis the election was post.
poned until II O'Clock tomorrow.
The Speaker read the following dispatch from
E Hall, Esq, Senator from New Hanover, dated
january 18th
"Hon, Giles Mebane, Speaker Senate vii
mngton not fallen, nor likely to fail Let North
Carolina do her duty, and all will be we'll With
honest effort this town can be held. For God S
sake let the Legislature come up to the crisis
Don't despair of the Republic. E D. HALL"
HoUsE-The House was called to order at II
clock NJ. The roll called and sixty nine
members answered to their names.
On motion of MIR Shepperd, message was sent
to the Senate announcing that the House, quorum
being present. was prepared to cooperate with the
Senate in the transaction of public business.
The Speaker laid before the House papers re-
ceived during the recess relative to the contested
election in Northampton Referred to the Com
mttee Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Waugh introduced a resolution requesting
an enquiry by the Committee on the Judiciary as
to the propriety of suspendiug execution during
the war in cases where specie payment is demanded.
Thursday, January 10.
SENATE.-After the reading of the journal
several nominations for appointment magistrates
were made, among them Messrs W B Fowler, w
py0ho 81 -
Wake county. The question being on concufring
in these nominations, Mr. Long said he hoped this
magistrate making business would be stopped
IL -gh those nominated mi ght be over forty five,
t4ey were seeking safe places in the conscrpt
age should be raised to Fifty. In Wake county
now, there were already from one hundred and fifty
to one hundred and eighty.
Mr. Jones recommended the nomination of the
persons proposed by him, but by vote of thirteen
| to fifteen, the Senate refused to concur
Mr. Jones thea moved to reconsider the vote by
which the previous nominations of the day had
been concurred IN, Vt hieh motion was carried by
yeas q, nays Is. After some desultory discussion
and further nominations, the whole matter was
postponed and lie Senate proceeded to the election
Of chief clerk thereof Mr. Mckay receiving 90
votes, MIR Huske Z, the former being therefore
duly elected. The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-Nlr Shepherd Introduced bill to pro-
vide an armed police for the town of Fayetteville,
to preserve order, arrest spies, &c.
Mr. Mccormick, bill to exempt from Home
Guard duty all persons discharged, by reason of
physical disability, from the Confederate :;itary
service. Referred to the Military Committee.
Mr. Brown, OF Mecklenburg, bill to exempt
from all military duty the employees, not to ex-
coed twelve persons, Of the N. q. Powder Works,
and to extend facilities of operation to said Works
MIR McAden, bill to provide, that wherein
satisfaction of fl ia currency is refused and
specie payment demanded, tax Of ninety per cent.
shall be levied
MIR Haines, a bill to provide camp and garrison
schools for the instruction of the Junior Reserves
An enerossed resolution, committing to s. F.
Phillips, ESQ., certain Investigations into the State
blockade running operations, was taken up and put
upon its several readings and passed; as also the
bill (tos provide az armed police for the town of
FayetteviIe) introduced this day by Mr. Shepherd
The House then adjourned
DEsERTER kILLED-Joe Wright, a deserter
from the 10th regiment n c. troops was killed in