The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-16
HOUSE OF COMMONS.


The House was called to order at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
Mr.. Harper, for the committee on finance,
reported bill to authorize the consolida-
ton of the securities of the State, held by
the literary Board. Passed its 1st reading.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Wilson. of Forsythe, a resolution in
favor of Mary Transom.
Mr.. Jenkins, of Castor, resolution in IA
yor of j. L. Withers and james White
Mr.. Lowe, a resolution requiring the COM
mittee on adjournment to report on or before
the 10th inst. Adopted.
Mr.. Foard bill to amend the charter of
Olin High School.
Mr. Horton, of Watauga, bill to provide
for keeping up public road near Sampson
Mountain.
Mr.. Russ, resolu ton that the Judiciary
committee enquire what compensation should
be made the attorney general, for services
rendered by him in investigating the affairs
of the Cape Fear Navigation Company.
ON CALENDAR
A bill to regulate taxation by County
Courts, and
A resolution relative to weights and meas
ures, passed their end and Sd readings
EjlliS I'd dlneuO Tic CudTCtC OIL Cn6 UTeeu-
vile and French Broad railroad company.
To appoint a tax collector for Martin
County.
To abolish Imprisonment for debt
And to protect executors and administrators,
were laid on the table on end reading.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The House proceeded to consider the bill
to enable the Western railroad Co., to ex-
tend its line across the N. &. railroad to the
Virginia line near Mount Airy in the County
of Surry.
Mr. Waugh addressed the House in sup
port of the bill.
The bill pissed its second realizing
CALENDAR RESUMED.
A hill to- give Buncombe Superior Court
exclusive jurisdiction of Buncomhe turnpike
road, was discussed and laid on the table.
A bill to amend the charter Of the town of
Hendersonville, was amended and passed I'd
and Sd readings.
SPECIAL ORDER NO. 2.
n bill to establish penitentiary, on 2Ed
reading.
Mr.. Hutehison offered a substitute for the
bill.
The substitute proposed to raise $4,000
annually 10y taxing luXuries, such as spirit
lie applied to the erection of penteatiary.
1t provides also for the appointment of three
commissioners to visit northern prisons with
Il view to ascertain the best mode for con-
structine penitentiary.
Mr.. Mckay moved to substitute for the
original hill and substitute, Il bill on the cal
endar authorizing the Courts to sentence
convicts to labor on the public highways
Mr, Dargan addressed the House in o;1}o-
sition to the bill; and moved its indefinite
pOstponemcnt.
Mcssrs. Freeman, Kelsy and Bowe favor
ed submitting the question of 9 Penitentia-
AIRY" or no Penitentiary" to vote Of the
people.
Mr.. Allen opposed the bill, and favored
the substitute proposed by Mr. Mckay.
Messrs Hotlnett and Guess favored the bill,
and opposed indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Long, said that if the question came
to direct vote, he should. support the bill
in Difference to the wishes of his constitu-
ents.
Mr.. Hutchison addressed the House at
length in support of the bill.
Mr.. Durham thought the House should
postpone action, until they had received the
Pententiary bill Eow under consideration in
the Senate He therefore moved to lay the
bill on the table for the present
This molten prevailed, yeas SO; nays 45.
Mr.. Russ presented memorial accompa-
MED by resolution in favor of the ladies
memorial association Of Wake County.
On motion eff Mr. Russ the rules were sus-
pended, and the resolution passed its several
readings.
[Appropriatcs $500 to said association
to aid them in Improving and adjoining their
,cemetary near this city for the burial of the
Confederate dead.
Mr. Mckay introduced resolution asking
an early report from the committee on fed
eral relations, which was laid on the table
ON molten of Mr.. McNair.
SEndry private bills from Senate had their
first reading, and the House adjourned
THE New GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CAN
ADA-Ricltard Southwell Lord Mans, has
been appointed governor general of Canada
He was bern on the 21st of February, 1922,
andis consequently not quite forty five years
of age Gn the 31st of October, 1949, he
married Blanche Julia, third daughter of
Col. George Wyndham, of Petworth, Sussex,
by whom he has had several children The
public life of his lordship has not been one
of particular prominence, although he was
known to the House of Commons as one of
the most tiresome speakers In that body
After the resignation of the Russell ministry
an 1851, and the succession of Earl Derby,
Lord Naus was appointed chief Secretary for
Ireland, and was appointed to the same po-
sitlnn upon the second administration of the
earl in 1859. He is represented as tall,
stout gentleman, with a large, round face and
has very small eyes. When a member
of Parliament he was known as the " fat
Irish boy" Heis man of average ability,
but lacks energy end decision.
The New York Times complains of the
" log rolling" between Western members who
want plethora currency, and the Eastern