Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-15
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
TUESDAY, Z o'clock, A. u.

.-. --.- - TUESDAY, O'Clock, A. u
Nj. Fowle presided in the absence Of the Speaker
The House concurred in an amendment proposed
by the Senate, to the bill to amend an act entitled
an act to promote the efficiency of the Heme Guard
Organization. -
The following sngrossed bills and resolution j
passed their several readings under q suspension
Of the rules, viz: bill to amend the charter Of tho
town OF Salisbury; bill to give jurisdiction to the
Superior Court of Wilson county, and resolutions
to raise joint committee to investigate abuses BY
Railroad companies of their chartered privileges,
etc.
Nj. Bsnbury offered the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
ResolUsd, Messrs. r. S. Tucker, principal and
Jno A. Stany, Assistant Clerks of this House, arc
hereby rendered the thanks of this House for the
faithful discharge of their duties
Mr.. Benbury also introduced the following:
RssoIoed, That the Hon. z. S. Donnel is entitled
TO- and is hereby rendered. the thanks of the House
of Commons for the able, dignifed and satisfactory
manner in which he has discharged the duties Of
Speaker during the session of this Legislature.
In support Of this Mr.. Grssom said:
cannot in justice to my feelings, permit this op
portunity to pass without bearing testimony ta|
what honestly and consciously believe to be tho |
extraordinary claims OF the highly meritorious in
cumbent of the Speakership of this House of Com.
mons.
Without attempting what is perhaps not prscti.
cable, discrimination in favor of the importance
of any one Of our public stations or our peculiar
sobgations to any one of our public functionaries
can say without doing violence to the truth, that
with but few exceptions, none is of more conse-
quence to the public interest than Speakership to
the General Assembly, and none more deserving
of esteem and confidence for public virtues and
substantial attainments than the able and dsun'
guished gentleman who has presided over the do
libsrations of this House with 50 much ability and
satisfaction. --.-.+-
This il the popular branch of one of the CO.
ordinate departments of the government here tho
popular will upon all subjects of public policy"
supposed to be well understood and faithfully re-
fected.
And upon the order, conduct and management Of
its deliberations, depend to great extent that
successful and proper legislation which promotes
the honor, the interest and the glory OF NORTH
Carolina
1t is'no Ordinary compliment to be called upon
to preside over the deliberations and to be maze Ia
legal and parliamentary sense the represensa'Nss
embodiment of the House of Commons As sovereign
State but it is = much more enviabe distinction
have exercised and performed these high iuncuU"I
with acknowledged, satisfactory and SUCCESSFUL
| ability. :, 49,.
The present incumbent was chosen to oil 'h''
important position in highly complimentary u.
ner more than two years ago, at . time o, ea" .nd
binary political interest and peril. The oae
the country were in crisis that no per'oo VI on.
previous history of any part Of the American If
tinent had Witnessed by the clasu
resonnding arms and oonvulsed by polltlcs uPn.
ings unparalleled in point Of fiercensss and m'0'
tude in ancient or modern times.
Extraordinary emergencies might wen .. .
posed to require extraordinary efforts ana eA" Nd
binary qualifications to meet and equal them.
as if TO make the occasion still more e'nOs mr.,
in the general meta,norphosis OF affairs, NC" .prs
ties sprang into existence and found theli N
sentatives upon this floor, whose inexpsllsa1d no
parliamentary and legislative usages anCiu sh,ir.
additional ease 70 the duties of the Speaker
He brought to their discharge however, M" nur.
with torbearanes and ability with tolerance .assnt
ing all that eventful period, down to tne have
moment the responsible duties Of legls'A'o'
not been of easy performance. 40. N ID.
To give proper aid, strength and suPpo,', the e.
general government in its various CLAIMS ~ :,h and
ercise Of its jurisdiction and to protect cne,s and
maintain intact the landmarks Of civil ifeeso nd 70
States Rights, as conferred the one manu- Y.
served on the other BY that instrument "nsihit,
have sworn to regard, is legislative VIII
| of no ordinary moment. And he is fortuna. ~ h,v
can leave these Halls With q CONSCIOUSNESS of AMI
ing performed it, with satisfaction to h,a's sonsti
advantage to his country and fidelity 10 ''''
| tuents. ,olicy Of
Amidst all the conflicting views upon pu,SSiH after
principle among ourselves, there has oeen ~