The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-09
ANNUAL SESSION, 1sss-'e9.
Tseporfss Specially fer the ST. sDArDl 4
y THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 1868.

ment.
The President in the Chair
The Journal of yesterday was read and APP
proved.
The PRESIDENT asked and obtained leave
II of absence for two weeks.
Nr. WEAKER gave notice of the introduc.
.tbh of the following bills for the relief of
guardians and administrators:
..sss@Bii regulating the investment of trust
funds .,....,t .a,,ii.. .37-,,,.ll gH of
!. iag 2, s7BHI 70 punis, violence BY person in
is'siaisgnise. ~ '. 80 t55 3D.
-a1sdI MI RoDBiSs, from the committee ON the
Judiciary, reported amendments to act rela-
la91 tiny 10 punshments, and recommended its
~ passage as amended, ,,...-,-,,,,r !, ,4r4 -.
SAG Mr. SWEET, from tue committee on the
nsni Judiciary, reported adversely on bill restor-
ing to married women the right OF dover. 81,
ss3 70 The resolution requiring Justices of the
eol Supreme Court, to give opinions out OF term
eii time, when called upon to do so by the
eAl General Assembly or the Attorney General,
,oss came up as unfinished business. Question,
h'5 motion to refer to Judiciary Committee. ii
rug Mr.. RoBBlNs agreed with the Senator from
10 Robson in most of his remarks, but hoped
the reference would not DO made. 4.
% Mr. HAYES made q lengthy speech in sup
port of the bill and called for the yeas and
e 9s nays He wanted the people to know who
oh' were for them and who against them in this
sNr matter. Ordered. - ,a...lti.. J.,.,p.ce4 Il
sgE9M Mr.. ROBBINS said a man might be friendly
to the object of the bill and still not admire
the bill itself. "a. 49,, II III ne Il
blp6a Mr.. GRAHAM hoped this bill would be re.
81 ferred to the Judiciary Committee and new
go one got up. s ,,,.,5.s,j.,,.,,. Ill, .,ts y
sw Inc motion to refer was lost by the fol-
sssasolowing vote; ,,i 1894 9zg.I ~ i.oia &
n, a., YEAs.--Messrs Barnes, Beasley, Beeman, Da-i
-; Wis, Graham, Harrington, Jones, of Wake, Love,
- Mason, Meichor, Moore, OF Yancey, Osborne,
-. Purdie. Robbins, Scott, shoffner, Smith and
s9dnWmstead-1S
"a Burns. Blythe, caves, Etheridge, Epps Forkner,
= Hayes, Hy man, Lassiter, Legg, Lindsay, Long,
80 Martindale, Moore. of Carteret, Richardson,
.snRespass, Stephens, Welker and White-2. d,
osa5 Mr. HAYES moved to amend line.three /,
Mr. JONES did not think the amendment
-l' helped the resolution much, and could not
havote for 1t as it now stood Z. s..'.'...,,s
10 The amendment was adopted. .d
;si" Mr. GRAHAM moved the further conside-
90 ration Of the matter until January 81, 1869,
sa'on Which motion the yeas and nays were Or
q dered, and the motion lost by the following
ie vote .,..'..a-..,f,
YEAS Messrs Barnes, Bcasley Beeman Cook,
Oh Graham, Harrington, Love, Melchor, Osborne,
Purde and Scott-11
-ucsNAY -Mcssrs.t Barrow, Bellamy, Brogden,
Burns, BY the Colgrove Davis caves Etheridge,
4, Eppes. Eorsner, Galloway, Hayes, Lyman, Jones
" OF Wake, Lassiter, Legg Long, Mason, Martin
-oqdae, Moore, OF Carteret, Moore, Of Yancey, Res
zgfpass Robbins Shollner Smith, Stephens, Sweet
srsWelker and White-S0. Ill s'1i-isff 'l3a
-tos; The resolution passed its second reading.
,oqs Mr. JONES called up resolution in favor Of
9bThonlpson and others Passed final read
In -FfTtt
-Dlas0n motion Of Mr. SWEET, the bill to au-
n9thorize the consideration of the Atlantic and
,-n(North Carolina, and North Carolina Rail-
-s,roads was taken up. - a9H6 ~ ia3
.ssi Mr.. GALLOWAY thong hit this bill that
q should be referred to the committee ON In
Internal improvements, and moved it should
q; be so referred. tl4 ;9'gis erl q sis'fsi
ysd Mr.. SWEET did not consider the proposed
is;reference to be aproper one It was simply
ia question of law as to whether the State
sehad any right to promote the consolidation
bnof these companies, and this fact had been
bscensidered when the bill was referred to the
naJudiciary Committee. 'ani DDS ~ '2iii
ssqoMr. Cook was in favor of the motion to
-oaefer the bill to the committee on Internal
Improvements. He did not like the bill,
ysand considered it as scheme for nne set of
Sastpckholderss to rob the other. s'it.sii
5gaoMr. SWEET would inquire if the Senator
zsfrom Johnston intended to imply that he
rwastr3ing to swinol lie anybody a1''i1.aG
sqso Mr. Cook did not intend to imply any such
sithing, and had no. used the word ''swindle.n
!sHeJ had said that this bill afforded an CD.
opportunity for one set of stockholders to rob
Gsthe other 500 ue 73aug &c r4-taH
.ea On molten Of Mt. Cooke, the yeas and
bnays were ordered and the motion to refer
SOTO the Committee on internal Improvements