The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-14
Proceedings Of the Legislature.
ADJOURNED SESSION.
SENATE. )
EVENING SESSION.

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The Senate was called to order at u
o'clock.
A message was received from the House
transmitting the following hill, viz: Bill to
amend an act to incorporate the Greensboro
Female College, passed its second reading,
and on motion of Mr.. Bynum was referred to
the committee on Judiciary Bill to establish
free hold homesteads in the State on motion
of Mr.. Virgins was referred to judiciary
committee. Bill to amend the charter OF
Governors Creek Mining Company, referred
to committee on corporations
Leave of absence was granted to the Sena-
tor from Nash until Monday evening.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The consideration of the bill concerning
negroes, Indians, persons OF color or mixed
blood was resumed, the question arising on
the adoption OF the amendment offered by
Mr.. Ferebee to strike out the 3rd section.
The yeas and nays were called, and the
amendment was not agreed to, by the d.
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aycock, Bullock, Coying-
ton. Cowles, Cowper, Ferebee, Gorrell, Har-
ris of Franklin, Harris of Rutherford, Jones
of Columbus, Jones of Wake, Leitch of Rob
eson, McCleese, Mclean, Pitchford, Snead,
Virgins, Williams Winstead-19.
NAYs-Messrs Arendell, Berry, Black,
Blount, Boner, Boyd, Bynum, Carter, DON
aho, Garner, Cash, Howard, Keener, Latham,
McEachern, Morgan, Shober, Stanford, Tay-
loe, WilSon-20.
The question recurring on the passage OF
the bill, Mr.. Mclean called for the yeas and
nays, and the bill was rejected as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Arendell, Berry, Black,
Boncr, Boyd, Bynum, Carter, Donaho, Cash,
Howard, Keener, Latham, McEachern, Sho-
Der, Sanford, Tayloe, Wilson, Winstead-1S.
NAYs.-Messrs Aycock, Blount, Bullock,
Covington, Cowles, Cowper, Ferebee, Garner,
Gorrell, Harris of Franklin, Harris of Ruther-
ford, Jones of Columbus, Jones of Wake,
Leitch of Robson, McCleese, McKoy. Nc
Lean, Morgan, Pitchford, Snead, Virgins,
Williams-S2.
The bill to establish scale of depreciation
for Confederate currency on its second read
ing being under consideration. Mr.. Howard
offered substitute for the amendment OF Mr..
Bynum, which was rejected. Mr.. Bynum's
amendment was then adopted and the bill
passed its second reading.
The bill to repeal the act to require execu-
tors to give security, was on motion of Mr..
Leitch, laid on the table.
The bill to prevent prosecutions in certain
cases, was on motion of Mr. Jones of Wake
laid on the table.
A bill to establish College to educate
teachers and ministers OF the Gospel Of the
colored race, was rejected ON itssecond read
ing
The resolution in regard to official papers
in the office of the Clerk of the House. was
on motion of Mr. Pitchford laid on the ia
bic.
The bill to allow the Comptroller Clerk,
was on motion of Mr. Gorrell indefinitely
postponed.
The bill to allow the Public Treasurer to
receive the lands and scrip donated by the
Congress of the United States. for education
al purposes, being on its second reading, on
motion OF Mr. Leitch the rules were suspen-
ded.
Mr.. Whitford at the suggestion of a friend,
moved that the bill be so amended that DR..
r. j. Powell, be constituted the Agent of the
State in Washington, to attend to the grant
and scrip. The motion was voted down, and
the question recurring on the passage of
the bill, it passed its several readings and
was ordered to be engrossed and sent to the
House.
The bill to legalize the transfer of regis
tered bonds of this State to bearer, passed
its second reading. The bill to extend the
charter of the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Road, passed its second reading
and on motion of Mr.. Harris. of Rutherford,
the rules were suspended and it passed its
third reading.
The resolution for the relief of the town of
Fayetteville was put on its second reading
and passed, ayes 25, nays IL.
The hour of adjournment having arrived,
the Speaker adjourned the Senate till to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.