The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-21
Proceedings of the Convention.
ADJOURNED SESSION.

TUESDAY, June Goth, 1866.
A resolution of Mr.. Caldwell, of Burke,
| limiting debate to five minutes to each speech
| and two speeches was adopted.
| The resolution to light the Capitol with
gas was adopted.
An ordinance authorizing an exchange of
State bonds for certain causes, with substi-
| tute from select committee, was put on its
third reading. The hour for the special Or
| der,
! AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CIRCULATING
! MEDIUM,
| 1t was taken up and read.
Gen Logan as chairman for the committee
proceeded to demonstrate the necessity of
giving TO the people a circulating medium.
He thought that if it could be done without
| damaging the credit of the State, the ex-
| change of State bonds issued prior to JAM
1861, for circulating certificates would meet
the eXigencies of the case. The ordinance
which he had the honor of reporting con-
tempiated such exchange and issue and he
thought it sufficiently guarded as to secure
public confidence in the circulating medium
proposed to be issued. Mr.. Logan explained
the provisions of the ordinance, and invoked
the serious attention of the Convention to
the subject; when H..
Mr.. Foy offered an ordinance as O substi-
tute
Mr. Smith, of Johnston, offered an amend
T.,
ted he said it would secure his support, as fol-
lows: "Pr0oided, Tt at the provisions of this
ordinance shall not apply to original seces-
sionists." 80.
MIR. Mcdonald, of Chatham, suggested
call of the House to find out who are oripi-
nal secessionists.
Mr.. Warren. thought the whole matter
unconstitutional. The constitution of the
U. S. provides that no State shall emit
bills of credit, &C., nor make any currency
legal tender except gold and silver There
fore, he moved to lay the whole matter on
the table.
The motion was Withdrawn, and Mr..
Caldwell, of Guilford, replied that he thought
precedent sustained this ordinance, as the
State had emitted shin plasters before and
their constitutionality had never been de
unconstitutional than this ordinance
Mr.. Warren, renewed his motion to lay on
the table. and the yeas and nays were demar,-
ded, which resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Baines, Baker, Bar
row, Brickell, Brown, Clark, Conigland,
Cowper, Dickey, Eaton, Faircloth, Faulkner,
Gahagan, Gillian, Grissom, Hodge, Howard,
Jarvis, Joyner, King, Manly, Mickey of Samp-
son, Mcdonald of Chatham, McGehee, Nc
Iyor. Nat. Mclean, Mclaughlin, Noraeet,
Pearsali, Perkins, Person, Phillips, Polk,
Pool, Richardson, Satterthwaite, Settle,
Spencer of Montgomery, Stephenson, Stew
art, Thompson, Walkup, Ward, Warren, Will
lianls, Winburne and Winston-49.
/ NA1s-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Bagfey,
Berry. Bingham, Boyoen. Bryan, Burgin, By
mum, Caldwell, of Burke, Caldwell, of Gull
ford, Dick, Ellis, Foy, Furches, Garland, Gar
rett, Goodwin, Harris of Guilforsl, Harris of
Rutherford, Harrison, Haynes, Henry, Jack
son, Jones of Davidson, Jones of Henderson,
ZONES of Rowan Lash Is,eyans Love cf Jselr
SON, Lyon, McCauley, McDodald of Moore,
McRae, Moore of Chatham, Patterson.
Runley, Bush, Sloan, Smith of Ansor,
Smith of Johnston, Smith of Wilkes, Spen-
Ger of Hyde, Starbuck, and Swan-45.
Mr. McGehee, resolution of enquiry in
relation to the State finances Adapted.
Mr.. Settle moved that an ordinance in re-
lation to railroads and Express companies be
made special order for tomorrow 81 O'Clock