The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-02-07
Proceedings Of the Legislature.
n CALLED SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE.
go MONDAY, January %, 1885,
No minister appeared in the Senate Chamber
this morning. sfe, Nh az i-jh q
On motion Of Mr.. Howard Mr.. Mckay, Sena-
tor elect from the county OF Sampson, was quail
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Mr.. Wilson, from the joint select committee to
whom was referred the resolution relative to the
status of the present General Assembly reported
that in the opinion of majority of the commit
tee, the present session is continuation of the
session that adjourned December 18th, 1855.
On motion of Mr.. Bynum, the report was laid
on the table, and made the special order for
Thursday next, IL o'clock IT,.
Message received from the House transmitting
the Senate bill Furnishing horsestealing with
amendments, and asking the concurrence of the
Senate. Concurred in. .. -f-
Mr.. Morehead said, II this convocation of the
General Assembly should be declared session
separate and distinct from the adjourned session
of December last then it would appear in the
attitude of having unconstitutionally passed an
important criminal law. For the bill which has
Just been declared law, is part of the unfnish-
ed business of the first session, and had been read
but one time in the Senate at its present session,
Whereas the constitution declares all bills shall
be read three times, and voted on three separate
times.
These facts having struck the Senate as being
true, Hon. Thos. Settle, Speaker, remarked that
the bill had been taken up in the early part of
this session through inadvertency OIL his part;
his views, however, as well as his ruling, were
familiar to Senators, and still he knew of no rea-
son which would warrant a modification of these
views. He remarked also, that the Speaker of
the other House entertained views quite to the
contrary, and the bill had passed that body.
Mr.. j. NJ. Leach then moved that the vote by
which the amendments were adopted be recon-
sidered. Agreed to. And the bill was then laid
on the table
On motion of Mr.. Mclean, the rules were sus-
pended and the bill incorporating the Clarendon
Bridge Company passed its second and third read
ings. f
Bill compelling clerks of Courts to reside with
in the corporate limits of their county towns, be-
ing on its second reading, elected protracted
debate, and finally passed.
Bill incorporating the Weldon Enterprise and
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was referred to the committee on the judiciary.
Bill authorizing the Public Treasurer to employ
another clerk during the session of this General
Assembly, passed its several readings.
Message received from the House transmitting
communication from the Governor, accompanied
by report of the President of the Western n C.
Railroad, which was ordered to be printed.
Bill to amend chapter 101, section 9, Revised
Statutes, read second time and passed.
Bill fixing the per diem of Coucillors of Stale
being on its second reading,
MIR. Shober moved to amend by striking out the
distinction in the per diem between the councillors
and their officers. ADOPTED, and the bill passed.
Bill to amend an act of 1867, 66, concerning the
burning of records in the County of Sampson,
passed second reading.
Mr.. Ferrebee moved TO reconsider the vote by
which the bill authorizing the commissioners of
the town Of Fayetteville to issue certificates of
Indebtedness, was defeated Prevailed, and the
bill laid on the table,
Mr.. Cowles' bill amending an act for the relief
of landlords, passed second time.
Mr.. w. D. Jones offered resolution in favor
of Drury King. Referred
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for five
Trustees of the University. Pending the result,
the Senate adjourned till to morrow II o'clock