The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-11-28
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
TUESDAY, Nov. goth, 1866.

TUESDAY, Nov. Goth, 1866.
The Ho use was called to order at 10 o'clock,
Mr. Cowan in the chair. 5
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved. a
Eight new members appeared and were
qualified - s ia
Messrs r. D. Whitley WIN. H. Crawford,
Jos. S. Jones, J. NJ Carson. H. Harding, B.
C. Williams, P. Horton and Tyre York.
A message from the Senate was read an
nouncing the organization of that body.
On notion of Mr.. Holderby message of
similar purport was sent to the Senate, also
proposing to- raise joint committee to wait
| upon his Ex,'ellency, the Governor.
The committee on the part of the House
being Messrs- Holderby, Russ and Kenan.
Mr.. McNair moved that a message be sent
| to the Senate proposing TO go into an cleo
ton for public printer at o'clock to-day.
Agreed To.
| Mr.. Waugh gave notice that on tomorrow
he would introduce resolutions looking to
| general amnesty, and hereafter bill to re-
peal the stay law passed by the late Con-
| venti0n.
Mr.. Rogers moved the appointment of
Thomas Badger as q Justice of the Peace for
Wake county. Agreed to. .!
A message was received from the Senate
proposing to raise committee of two on
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 for Public 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.
Mr. 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 fol
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, O
Franklin; A. s. Barbee, of Orange R. V
| Blackstock, of Buncombe; s. M. Stone, O
, 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 latte
f 80. III
, A message was received from the Cover
: nor, and ordered to be read.
3 When partly finished Mr.. McNair move,
e that further reading he dispensed with, il
r order to 60 into an election for Public Prin
< ter, which was eoneurred in and ten copie
: ordered to be printed for the use of eac
8 member
: The election for Public Printer resulted 8
follows, the name of w. B. Smith being ad
? ded to the nominations
; MT. Pell received IFS votes Messrs. Nict
k OILS 4 Co, 81, and Mr.. Smith, s.
n The House voted as follows:
d For Mr.. PEIL-Messrs. Autry. Baker. Ba
den, Beasley, Boyd, Bowe, Braddsher, Brow
brysen, Chadwick, Clark, Clements, Cowal