The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-15

.s,,ort of the Committee was in some respects
able one. but there were two sides to the
,ast;on. He denied the committees asser-
-, that this amendment had not been con-
.t;tutionally offered to tue subjugated States.
DO denied that the proposed amendment
o,nbcdied the doctrine of negro equality.
he wished to he understood as being de-
o;drdIy in favor of the Constitutional amend
,ncnt The President and Congress were at
,,ariance and the Presidents plan of recon-
struction was failure,
IF tbe amendment is rejected harder terms
,onId he eXacted, and submission now
',ouId he honorable and In keeping with the
,rlitional surrender of the Confederate
Armies.
The report was adopted as follows:
,xrs-Nessrs. Allen, Autry, Baker, Bardcn,
peasIey, Black, Boyd, Bowe, Bradsher, Bright,
Brown, Bryson, Carson, Chadwick, Clark, Gle.
pnwnn. Dargan, Davidson, Dnrham, Everett,
DIV Foard Freeman, Galloway, Cambria,
rarriss Cranberry, Guess, Harding, Harper, Hold
nett. Hoderby, Horton of Watauga, Horton, OF
Wits Houston, Hutchison, Jones, Kelsey, Ke
WIN Kendall, Latham, of Craven, Latham, of
Wilmington, Lee, Long, Lowe, Lutterloh, May,
M. WcNair, McRae Morehcad, Morton, Muir
iii Ned Patton, Perry, of Carteret, Reinhardt,
Rir'lard<on Rogers, Russ, Scott, Shelton, Smith,
If Duplin Smith, of Guiiford, Stevenson, Stone,
Sidrrth Trull, Turnbu!l, Umstead, Walker,
Msn.rh Westmoreland, Whitley, Wilson, OF Per-
onimans Williams, of Harnett, Williams, of Pitt,
WiIiiams of Yancey, Womble, Woodland and
1oTIh.xswMessrs. Ashworth, Blair, Blythe Gar
r,tt, G,.dwin, Hinnant. Jenkins, of CASTOR, Jen-
iins OF Granville Jordan, Lyon, Rountree, Scog-
rim league Fcstal, and Wilson, of Forsyth-15
,rhe resolution rejecting the Constitution
al amendment was then adopted as follows ::
yr.s-Messrs. Allen, Autry, Baker, Beasley,
Rack Boyd, Bowe, Bradsher, Bright, Brown,
Brvson, Carson, Chadwick, Clark, Clements,
1?nwan, Crawford, of Macon, Crawford of Rowan,
Dnrran Davidson, Durham Everett, Farrow,
Foard, freeman, Galloway, Cambria, Garriss,
Goodwin, CRANBERRY, Guess, Harding, Harper,
taugl, Horton, of Wilkes, Houston, HutchiSon,
Jenkins. of Granville, Jones, Kelsey, Krnan,
Kendall Latham, of Craven, Latham, of Wash
ington Lee, Long, Lowe, Lyon, Lutterloth, May,
Martin, Macarthur, McCiammy, McGougan, Me
Kav, ilcNair, McRae, Morehead, Morton, Murrll,
Neal Patton Perry, of Carteret, Renhardt, Rich
ardson Rogers, Rountrce, Russ, Scott, Sheiton,
smith of Dupln Smith, of Guilford, Stevenson,
stone, Sudderth, Trull, TurnbuEI, Umstead,
wilson of PerQuimans, Williams, OF Harnett
Williams, of Pitt, Williams, of Yancey, Womble,
Woodland and orh-93.
NAYs-Messrs. Ashworth, Blair, Blythe, Gar
rett, Hinnant, Jenkins, of CASTOR, Jordan, Scog-
GIN league and Wilson of Forsyth-10.
A message was received from His Excel
lencv the Governor, transmitting correspon-
dency with the Military authorities, ia rela-
ton to the Military order suspending the In
flicticn of corpeeal punishment by the courts
OF the State.
On molten of Mr.. Cowan this correspon
dence was sent to the Senate, with the fol-
lowing resolution. in which the concurrence
of that body was asked:
Rss01ced That three commissioners be sent
to Washington City to inquire into the al
legged necessity, if any actually exists; and II
it be otherwise to correct the misapprehen
sions with regard to the administration of
Justice in our State, which led to the sup
posed necessity; and His Excellency, the
Govenor, be requested to act as the head of
the Commission, and to select his associate
Commissioners.
The House coneurred in message from
the Senate, proposing (at His Excellency's
instance) to change the time for the Govern
or's Inauguration, and fixing the 22nd inst as
the day, instead of the 10Th as heretofore de-
ternined
The House then adjourned.