The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-08-19
SENATE.

saI TUESDAY, August II.
The Senate met according to adjournment.
The President in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Blythe, Senator from Hen
derson. ta''5s. t -.
The Journal was read and approved.
On motion OF MIR. Sweet, the special order for
10 A. NJ. was postponed until II Am. -
House message relative to Penal Institution,
&c, was concurred in r..ls =
Mr.. Rich presented report from the co mmit-
tee on Corporations. Adopted. anI
Mr.. Lassiter introduced bill to prevent the
carrying of deadly weapons
Mr.. Moore, of Carteret, presented bill rel ative
to the town Of Newport.
Mr.. Davis presented notice of a bill.
MIR. Smith asked leave of absence for Mr. Love
from Thursday next for the balance of the ses-
sion. ttif' go f'-i-..- w
Mr.. Sweet objected. ar stls
Leave was granted. -r". ~ 11Eia
MIR. Robbins presented report from til COM
mittee on Judiciary relative to the Courts of
Justices OF the Peace, together with the commit
tees amendments. Report and amendments
adopted. fa. --l5-5 " :
Mr.. Robbins offered an mendment Adopted.
D. Mr.. Barnes offered an amendment. Adopted.
Bill passed as amended ' -
On motion OF Mr.. Smith, the consideration of
the militia bill was postponed until l2 NJ
Mr.. Robbins called up the bill relative to
swamp lands and naval store comp any, which
passed its second reading. i ---l! 'it
MIR. Winston called up bill relative to sending
commissioners to Caswell county to investigate
alleged election frauds. He wanted commits
sloner with full powers sent there 20 investigate
these alleged frauds, that the people OF CasWell
may have Justice done them. - ~ jd..'i
Mr. Sweet being in the chair, and being chair
man OF the COMMITTEES which reported the bill,
asked that it be postponed until P. M. Agreed
to. 5'It s H ~ HIT ~
On motion of Mr.. Robbins, the rules were sus-
pended to allow swamp land and naval store bill
to pass its several readings. -
Mr.. Osborne gave notice of bill relating to
capital punishments. 1Ifo
Mr.. Moore of Carteret, moved that the Senate
should not concur in House amendment to bill
relative to section 2 and g. chapter lO, revis ed
code. u. Ht4- ..5a-iAi' 30 fflI ,'lil =
Mr.. Barnes opposed the m otion Of the Senator
from Carteret. 91 ,r' q l,f
Mr.. Moore advocated his motion. -if
Mr. Etheridge opposed it. i'l- s+ +4@
The motion was lost, and the Senate concurred
in the action of the House ar i
Bill to organize State militia force now. came
up by assignment =
Mr.. Martindale presented substitute for the
original bill to the subs situte presented by Mr.
Raspass. ~ :" s- =,
Mr. Osborne moved the postponement of the
consideration OF the bill until l0. O'Clock, A. NJ
"Wednesday. iir' u .t -ii
Mr.. Love asked for information concerning the
preparation oil the bill. :
Mr.. Barnes stated that it was the offspring o.
! the majority of the GcLeraI Assembly, and had
been prepared under careful examination and
with much consideration 1t had been printed
and lald on the desk of every member, that al
| might have chance to give il careful exsmina
ton and to inform themselves as to its proyis
| IONS
| Mr.. Osborne cor sidered that, the bill inaugu
rated and entered new state OF affairs i'm Norti
Carolina, but wxs willing to. vote for any meas