The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-31

CALLED SESSION.
SENATE.
THuRspAY, January %, 1866.

s9fa Nnsisll THURSDAY, January 20, looV.
Prayer by the Rev. DIR. Mason, be. ..ii .f.li
nn Mr.. Bynum, from the committee on the ~
dietary, to whom was referred the PHI con-
tinuing in Office clerks and masters until their
successors are appointed, reported back the
same with recommendation that it pass. :.
Also. the bill to attach the county Of Mitch
| ell to the eighth judicial circuit, and recon-
mended that it do pass. sa,I,3 giasF,f,rs
!. The bill relative to clerks and masters was
read a second time and passed and on mo-
ton of Mr. Bynum, the rules were suspended
and the bill put upon its third reading. IT,
r, Mr.. Wilson moved an indefinite postpone
ment ofthe bill. Not agreed to, a. - ~;
The question then recurring on the pass
sage of the bill its third and last reading, the
yeas and nays were demanded, which resulted
yeas 26, nays ID. d 5aY .aei sf,lea IL, E. 6s
b. The bill to attach the county of Mitchell
to the eighth judicial circuit was, under a
suspension of the rules, passed its several
rea,Hngs.t siiaaosn Ill .erF l,o,s aal aaai
Mr.lJ. M. Leach, from the committee to
whom was referred the resolutions relative to
banks, reported the same back to the Senate
with recommendation that it be referred to
the joint select committee on. banks. =, ~, !.
The billempowering the magistrates of the
county of Carteret to levy q tax for the sup
port of the poor of said county, under a sus-
pension OF the rules, on motion of Mr.. Aren-
dell, passed its several readings. ra,,s.g = =.
Mr.. Harris of Rutherford, introduced res
olution instructing the committee on the ju-
dietary to consider the propriety of establish-,
ing, or adopting, as source of revenue, the
stamp system of taxation, Adopted. IA F.
Mr.. Covington introduced bill defining
the duty of constables and other other Off
! GERS, in certain cases. gstass, 1T. i;1e,. :
| The House bill prohibiting the distillation
of grain into spirituous liquors was read the
| first time, and ordered to be printed. 5,,.
| On motion of Mr.. Cowles a message was
sent to the House informing that body that
the Senate do not concur in the House list
Of magistrates for the county of Yadkin.
| Message received from the House transmit
| ting engrossed bills and additional recon-
mendations for magistrates. 500 -si.
The bill incorporating the Clarendon
Bridge Company read first time. $500.
MIR. Eure moved to proceed with the Tin
finished business on the calander at the close
| Of the last session. A,a. .-
| The Speaker said that as the General As
sembly was nos sitting under the call of the
Governor, and not upon their own adjourn
ment, it was a new session. When a session
is closed, all matters depending before the
| Legislature are discontinued, and at theirnext
meeting are to be taken up de moro, if taken
up at ALL Had the Legislature met upon
their own adjournment, it would have been
nothing more than continuance of the ses-
sion, but this session is under the call of the
Governor. Jefferson says if Congress is con-
vened by the Presidents proclamation, this
must begin new session, and of course de-
termine the preceding one to have been a
| session. t Il,
The Speaker further remarked that he was
not ignorant of the joint resolution passed at
the close of the last session, but holds that it
cannot operate to revive the business which
was discontinued as soon as this Assembly
met in a new and extra session. ha...,....
On motion of Mr. Wilson, the Senate adj
journed until tomorrow morning 10 o'clock