The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-09


and that said committee, if deemed necesss
ry, may employ such aid as in their iudo
ment will facilitate the progress of thei
duties
The following messages were received fror
the House of Representatives
"A message concrrring in the Senate resc
luton t" print the rules of both Houses.
A message returning Senate resolution
concerning election frauds in Caswell county
amended by adding: land all other evidene
pertaining to similar cases in the State"
On motion of Mr. Etheridge, the Senat
concurred in the House amendment /
message was transmitted to the House O
Representatives, informing that body of TIL
same.
The President appointed Messrs Gallo
way, Welker, and Love, as Senate branch o.
that committee.
Also, Messrs. Burns and Brogden, as Senat
branch of the committee on the resolution
relative to the office of Auditor of Publ,
Accounts
OF Representatives, proposing to go at once
into an election of an Enrolling Clerk-ask
ing the concurrence of the Senate.
On motion it was ordered that the propo
sItlon of the House of Representatives, to
proceed to an election for an Enrolling Clerk
be concurred in, and that a message he sent
to the House of Representatives, informing
that body OF the same, and that Messrs
Sweet and Wilson have been appointed by
the President of the Senate, as the Senate
committee to superintend the election and
that the Senate will proceed to the election
upon tbe retlkyn of the messenger.
| - DIR. Barrow nominated John A. McDon-
aid.
A message was sent to the House of Re-
presehtatives, notifying that body of the
| same.
The President announced the return of
the messenger, and that the Senate would
proceed to the election of an Enrolling Clerk.
The following Senators were excused from
voting:
Mcssrs. Robbins, Forkner, Beasley, Barnes,
Eaves, Smith, Love, Etheridge, Long, Wei
ker, Shoffner, Brogden, Wilson, and Eppes.
The following message from the House OF
Representatives were received:
A message transmitting a Bill, entitled
"a bill to change the name of Town Site of
Mitchell county,"
The bill was read its first time.
A message was received from the House
of Representative. receding from the amend
ment of the Senate resolution in relation to
the printing of the Governors Message and
other documents-and concurring in the
! original resolution.
Amessage transmitting bill entitled "a
bill to provide for the relief of the Sheriffs
and their sureties of the State" Read first
time.
| Mr. Barrow introduced bill for the re-
| lief of the Sehriff of Northampton.
| The bill was amended so as to include
! Nash and Wilson counties. Passed first
reading.
On motion of Mr. Long, the bill, entitled ::
| "a bill to amend the charter of the David
son Copper Mining Company" was taken
up, and read second time; and on motion,
was referred to the committee of the Whole.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, of Carteret, the
Senate proceeded to elect an Engrossing
Clerk
Mr.. Moore, of Carteret, nominated Mr.. w
B. Rich of Pitt county.
Mr. Love. nominated r w Best, late Sec
rotary OF State.
The yeas and nays were taken. Senator
Rich was excused from voting.
Mr.. Rich having received 80 and Mr.. Best
6, was declared elected.
On motion of Mr.. Robbins, the rules were
suspended to allow him to introduce bill
IN relation to marriage licenses.
The bill was read first time.
On motion the ruleswere suspended-and
the hill passed i-( It, essTnng.
| A motion to suspend the rules, and put
the bill upon its third and last reading, was
lost and upon the motion of Mr.. Jones, of
Wake, the bill was referred to the committee
on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Long moved to adjourn to 1O1 o'clock
tomorrow.
Mr. Blythe moved to amend by saying
4 P NJ this evening. Carried.
The motion was put as amended, and
lost.
Mr. Welkcr moved to adjourn to 104 to-
morrow. Carried.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, July 7, 1868.
Mr.. Seymour, acting as Speaker pro tenn,
called the House to order at 10 o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Welker.
A message was read from the Governor,
informing the House that he had complied
with the joint resolution of the two Houses
asking for copies of the Constitution and of
the ordinances of the late Convention.
By Mr. Rhodes, bill entitled an act con-
corning the settlement of public taxes.
Mr.. Abbott suggested that the bill be re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance. So re-
ferred.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr. Whites bill for the relief of Sherlffs
put upon its third reading.
Mr.. Abbott moved to amend by striking
out Section 1. Carried.
Mr.. Abbott moved to amend Section 3, by
inserting that the liens of the State shall
not be impaired" Carried.
The bill. as amended, was then adopted.
Mr.. Bowman introduced bill to change
the name OF the town site in the County OF
Mitchell, from Davis to 'Bakersville'; and
moved that the bill be put on its second and
third readings, which motion prevailed.
The bill then passed its second and third
readings.
Mr.. Abbott introduced the following res
olution, which was adopted:
'WHEREAs, 1t being known to some of
the members of this body that Rev. Henry
Hardie, of this City, has made tour OF this
State, and ia now engaged in preparing
volume, which shall embody an account of
the resources OF North Carolina for the in
formation of the public, especially those at
a distance, who contemplate settling here.
Therefore
Rssolued, That the Committee on Educa-
ton be instructed to confer with Mr.. Hartie
as to the contents of the book looking to its