The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-07-22

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Prayer by R,v Mr. Brewer
Mr. Hayes arose to question of privilege.
The Sentinel had reported him as not voting
on the school question yesterday. He was
in favor of separate schools for the two
races, and so voted.
The Chair announced the following stand
ing committees:
On Printing.-Messrs. Blair Farrow, and
Sweet.
JOINT COMMITTEE.
On Public Buildings and Grounds
Messrs. Hodgin, Moring, Robinson, Stanton,
and Sykes. -,,.,....-..f -..-.-.,..
On Library essrs. Smith, Of Martin,
| Latin, Hayes, Davis, land GAMBLER.
On Deaf and Dumb and the Blind Asy-
| lum.-M essrs Mendenhall, Moore, Sinclair,
| Short and Leary. f Al
On Finance-Messrs. Estes, Dixon.
| Downing, Hodgin, Franklin, Proctor, Sic
grist, Kinney, Cherry, Clayton, of Transyl-
vania, and Hicks.
Mr.. Abbott rendered his resignation to
the House as representative from New Han
over, ia take effect on the 10th inst, which
was accepted.
During the morning session leave of alb
sence was granted to each of the following
gentlemen:
Mr.. Sinclair from tomorrow till Thursday
following Mr. Green and Mr. Hoffman till
Monday next Mr.. High until Friday next;
MIR, Short from Saturday till Wednesday
! ensuing.
Mr.. Seymour, from the Judiciary Com
mittee. made a report recommending that
the bill to change the method of electing
Judges of the several Superior Courts, be
postponed for the session; that the bill pass
| preventing the sale of Intoxicating liquors on
election days that the bill regulating the
taxation OF incorporate towns do not pass:
and asking to be relieved from the consider
alton of the resolution requiring a bill to be
reported regulating the bonds of public Off
GERS.
The committee was relieved from the con-
sideration of the resolution. - ..... ..
MIR. Barnett, from the committee on cor
porations, reported back the bill continuing
the municipal authorities of the town of
Salisbury, recommending that it do not
pass.
BY Mr.. Rhodes, a resolution instructing
the committee on Propositions and Griev-
ances to consider and report a bill in favor
OF j. R. Parker and others, sureties on the
official bond of A. J. Summerlin, tax col
lector of Wayne county. Adopted under
suspension of the rules. s. ...-.-..
- BY Mr. Hendricks, a resolution providing
for the organization of the militia. Placed
upon the calendar. r..- -H-
Mr.. Sinclair moved to reconsider the mo-
ton passed yesterday in favor of the faculty
of Edenboro Medical College, with view
thai the matter might be referred to the
Judiciary committee to examine and report
whether it was private bill or not.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, and
the reference was accordingly made.
BY Mr.. Stilley, a resolution requesting
the code commissioners to draft and report
at once bill to this House, providing for
the organization of cities and towns with
view to sustain as far as possible all APP
pointments made in such cases by the Gov
ernor.
The rules were suspended and the resolu-
ton adopted.
Mr.. Harris, of Wake, from the committee
to devise means to provide for the desti-
tute and medium farmers, made report,
submitting Herewith bill.
The bill empowers the commissioners of
any county to levy special tax upon all
county property liable to taxation in q sum
not to exceed $1,000, for the purpose of at
forfling relief. @ @
Ii impracticable at once to collect the
SAID tax, then the Commissioners can issue
county orders TO be paid out of the tax,
when collectcd,) for any amount not exceed
ing the sum of $1,000, said orders to bear
interest, and to be sold by the Commission
ers at not less than 10 per cent of their face
value, DC.
, Mr.. Rhodes moved to amend list section
by striking out $1,000, and insert $1,000
| Carried.
Mr.. Argo moved to amend 1st section. by
inserting after q Constitution the words
also upon the poll"
The amendment was discussed by Messrs
Argo and Harris, of Wake, when
Mr.. Downing moved that the whole mat
ter be laid upon the table.
Upon this motion, Mr. Harris, of Wake,
! called for the yeas and nays, which, being
{ ordered. the motion to table prevailed.
YEAs-Messrs. Argo, Ashworth, Arm
= strong Boddic, Barnett, Barnes, Banner,
Carson, Gambler, Clayton, of Transylvania,
!, Davis, Durham, Dixon, Downing, Ellis,
- Ellington, Estes Foster, Farrow, Ferebee.
:, Gatling, Gahagan, Gibson, Hodnett, Hicks.
= High. HUMPHREYS Harris, of Franklin, Hold
> GIN Hawkins, Hendricks Ingram, Jarvis,
1Aihh"s, hSHy, WI l|dNic, nelly, vi NDoTe,
, Long, of Richmond. Matheson, Morrill,, Nor
: ris, Mendenhall, McCanless, Moring, Pou,
{ Parker, Proffitt, Robinson. Rhodes, Smith
e of Allegany, Smith, of Martin, Sweat, Short,
;, Shaver, Stanton, Thompson, Vestal, Vest,
u Wiswall, Whitley, Waldrop, and Williams
-91. al1
;, NAYs.-Messrs. Ames, Blair Cherry, Cav
9 thorn, Ellington, Forkner, Gunter, Gilbert
= J. Graham. Hutchings Harris of Wake, Hor
: ney, Hayes, Hinnant, Justice, of Rutherford
= Mayo, Peck, Price Proctor, Pearson Rob.
y bins, Ragand, Renfrow, Reynolds. Stilley
~ Simmons, Seymour Stevens, Sykes, Sinclair
= Siegrist, Wilson, Williamson, and White
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y MessTs. Leary, and Long, of Chatham were
:, excused from voting. u....s
!, ...- JOINT SESSION.
lie The hour of IL NJ having arrived, accor
a ding to previous arrangement, the members
IF OF the Senate proceeded from the Senat,
he chamber to the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives, for the purpose of counting il
r joint session the votes of the two Houses
n for the two United States Senators elected
s. on yesterday.
ID The President of the Senate presided. &C
cupyinga seal on the right of the Speake
ii of the House of Representatives, and thu
lie respective Senators filling seats on the RICH
N of the Hall, vacated for that purpose.
RS By order of the President of the Senate
lie the journals of the two Houses bearing OF
the election, were read by the RESPECTIVE