The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-24
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FRIDAY, January 10Th, 1865.
The House met at II o'clock A. NJ. The jour
nal was read, and the roll being called quorum
was aseertained to be present.
On motion of Mr.. Waugh a message was sent
to the Senate informing that body of the organi-
cation of the House.
Amessage was received from the Senate pro-
posing to raiee a joint select committee to wait
on the Governor and inform him of the organi-
cation of the General Assembly, and of its readi-
ness to receive any communication he might wish
to make. Agreed to, and Messrs Mckay and
jenkins of Warren, constitute the House branch
of the committee.
- RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Dargan, resolution inquiring into the ex-
pediency of adopting stay law. Not agreed to-
Mr.. Mcdonald, OF Chatham, a resolution re-
appointing all Magistrates who held their COM
missions as such on the LIST day of May, 1851
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Manly, resolutions in behalf of North Car
olna soldiers in the late war, (anthorizes the Gov
ernor to contract for artificial limbs:) Passed its
several readings.
The Speaker presented the resignation of L. @.
Sharpe, member elect from Iredell County, and
writ was issued to fill the vacancy
Mr.. Hutchinson, a resolution to make the ap-
pointment of Justices of the Peace the special
order for Saturday, u o'clock.
Mr.. Henry opposed the resolution on the ground
that such haste was unnecessary, and that sever
al members were absent.
Messrs, Mckay, Dargan and jenkins were in
favor of the resolution, remarking that haste was
necessary, the State was almost entirely desti-
tute of civil officers.
The resolution was adopted, and message sent
to the Senate.
MESSAGE PROM THE GOVERNOR.
At u clock, NJ, the message Of the Governor
was read as follows:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF NoRTH-CARoL1NA.
Raleigh, Jan. IS, 1866.
To the Honorable, the General assembly,
of North Carolina
GENTLEMEN: Being notified by dis
patch from the President of the United
States, Of the discontinuance of the Provis-
iona1 Government Gnrer;fifor Holden turn
ed over to me- on the 2Sth December last,
the great seal of the State and other State
effects in the Capitol, and 1 entered upon the
discharge of my duties as Civil Governor
Ientertained the opinion, in which l was
sustained by legal. gentlemen whom con.
suited, that under proper construction of the
9th section of the Ordinance of the Conven
ticn ratified on the 18th day. of October last
the powers Of justices of the Peace and of al
other officers appointed by the Provisional
Governor, were determined by the discon
tinuance of the Provisional Government
This section of the Ordinance is in the fol
lowing words
All the acts and deeds of the Provisiona
Governor of the State, appointed by the Pres
ident Of the United States, and likewise al
the acts OF any officer or agent by him ap
pointed or under his authority, done O
which may be done in pursuance of the au
thority conferred on such officer or agent, ar
hereby ratified and declared to be valid t
ell intcpts and purposes: Provided necsrth,
-sss, that so far as it may be competent fc
sfiis Convention to declare the same, all az
pointnents made and all Offices and placs
essssya By or a4dsr the authority Of ii