The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-22
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY, Nov goth, 1866.
The House was called to order at 1 O o'clock
Mr.. Cowan in the chair.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
Eight new members appeared and were
qualified
Messrs. R d. Whitley, WIN. H. Crawford,
JOS S. Jones. J. NJ. Carson. H. Harding, B.
c. Williams, P. Horton and Tyre York
message from the Senate was read an
nouncing the organization of that body
On motion of Mr.. Holderby message of
similar purport sent to the Senate also
proposing to raise a joint committee to wait
upon his Exceilency, the Governor.
The committee on the part of the House
being Messrs- Holderby, Russ and Keenan,
MI. McNair moved that message be sent
to the Senate proposing TO go into an cleo
ton for public printer at 1 o'clock to-day
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Waugh gave notice that on tomorrow
he would introduce resolutions looking to
general amnesty, and hereafter a bill to re-
peal the stay law passed by the late Con-
vention.
Mr.. Rogers moved the appointment of
Thomas Badger as Justice of the Peace for
Wake county Agreed to.
A message Is received from the Senate
proposing t. raise committee of two
the part of each House, to wait on his Ex-
cellency, the Governor.
Agreed to, and Messrs Holderby and
Russ were announced as the committee
A message was received from the Senate.
agreeing to the proposition of the House to
go into an election fol1Public Printer, and
STATING that Messrs. Nichols, German &
Neathery were In nomination.
Mr. Richardson then put the names of
Messrs. Nichols, German & Neathery before
the House of Commons
Mr.. Holderby announced that the COM
mittee had waited on the Governor, and he
would communicate with the two Houses
by message at half-past 10 o'clock
MIR. Waugh offered the report of the
Comptroller and Secretary of State, in &C
cOrdance with an ordinance of the Conven-
ton instructing them to count Confederate
money in possession of the State.
He moved that it be transmitted to the
Senate, and be printed. Agreed to.
Mr.. Rogers moved to go into election for
three Engrossing Clerks. The Senate agree
ing.
The following gentlemen were put in
nomination
Messrs. s. B. Taylor, of Stokes, Jno. A.
Hampton, of Yadkin; S. w. Joyner, of
A. S. Barbee, of Orange; R. V.
of Buncombe; s. M. Stone, of
Franklin P. Busbee, of Wake; T. B. Long,
of Chatham; w. S. Ramsay, do. /; E. B. Free
man and G. M. Whiting, of Wake
Messrs. Ramsay and Stone were elected,
the former receiving 81 votes and the latter
&c.
A message was received from the Cover
nor, and ordered to be read.
When partly finished MIR. McNair moved
that further reading be dispensed with, in
order to go into an election for Public Prin-
ter, which was concurred in and ten copies
ordered to be printed for the use OF each
member.
The election for Public Printer resulted as
follows, the name of w. B. Smith being adj
led to the nominations.
Mr.. Pell received 115 votes Messrs. Mich |
Dis & Co., 81, and Mr.. Smith, 5.
The House voted as follows:
For Mr.. PELL-Messrs. Autry, Baker, Bar
len, Beasley, Boyd, Bowe, Bradsher, Brown, |
Bryson, Chadwick, Clark, Clements, Cowan, +
Crawford of Macon, Crawford of Rowan, }
Dargan, Daniel, Davis, Davidson, Durham, !
Farrow, Foard, Freeman, Galloway. Garriss,
Iorham, Cranberry, Guess, Harding, Harper