The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-12-28

Johnston of Buncombe, Scott and Broad
foot to constitute the committee Of seven to
conduct impeachment at the bar OF the
Senate. ~ vi
The Committee then proceeded to vote by
ballot, and the members Nominated were
elected fz 5Ass-sas
On motion OF Mr.. Sparrow the committee
then rose and reported progress, and asked
to be discharged, through Mr.. Strudwick,
the chairman.
The question being on the adoption OF
the report,
Mr.. Hargrove said that he rose tor the
purpose of making some remarks on the
manner of proceeding in electing by ballot
committee of seven. The Constitution
provides that all elections by the people shall
be by ballot and all elections by the General
Assembly oiua goce In order to make the
election had in the committee Valid. the
House must reflect the committee giUa Uoce
otherwise it would be an illegal election.
Mr.. S.rudwick thought it was only neces-
sary for the House to adopt the report of
the committee in order to confirm the cleo
ton OF the committee.
Mr.. Hargrove said his understanding of
the Constitution was that all elections by
the Gensral Assembly must be viua 0oce.
Mr. WEIGH. Does the gentleman think
that this House is the General Assembly.
Mr.. Hargrove. No sir, but 1t is part of
the General Assembly, and all laws relating
to the government of the General Assembly
apply to this House. If you simply concur
in this report you only adopt report and
do not elect as required by the constitution.
MIR. Justice. 1 would like to understand
if these lawyers that are to be called in are
to receive such fees as lawyers generally
charge
Tie Speaker. All of this business comes
wit in the jurisdiction of the House. They
can arrange it as they think best.
Mr.. MADISON. Mr.. Speaker, can this report
be amended?
The. Speaker. This is a report. The
CHARTS of the opinion that 1t cannot be
| amended. ''
The question recurring on the adoption of
the report,
Mr.. Justice called for the yeas and nays.
The call being sustained, the report of the
Committee was adopted by the following
| VOTE .rt....i ltat-s,f
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong,
Ashe. Atwater, Broadfoot, Bryson, Cham
berlain, Clinard, Crawford, Currie, Durham,
Furr, Gambrel, Gullick, Grayson, Gre
CORY, Hampton, Houston, Hill, Johnston,
Of Buncombe, Jones, of Caldwell, Joyner OF
Johnston, Jordan, Kelly, of Davie, Kelly,
OF Moore, Kelsey, Kincaid, Lassiter, Mar
Ter, Maxwell, McAfee, Mcneil, Mills, Mitch
ell, Nicholson, Powell, Rankin, Reid, Regain,
Robinson, Scott, Shull, Smith of Arson,
Smith of Wayne, Sparrow, Stanford, Stew
art. Strudwick, Tomlinson, Waring, WEIGH,
Wilcox, and Womack-53
NAYs-Messrs. Brooks, Bryant, of Halifax,
Bryan, of Jones, Bum, Buxton, Cawthorne,
Carson, Coils, Copeland, Dudley, Duck
worth, Ellison, Faulkner, Fisher, Fletcher
Calling, Goodwin, Harris, OF Franklin,
Harris, of Guitord, johnson, of Edgecombe
Jones, OF Northampton, Justice, Lyon, Nab
son, Morris, Morgan, of Montgomery, New
some, Nilsson, Page, PARROT, Phillips, Rea
Wis Robbins. Smith, of Halifax, Tucker.
Willis, Young, Of Wake, York-3S.
On motion of Mr.. Johnston Of Buncombe
the House agreed to hold night session
beginning at quarter after seven o'colck.
! The House then adjourned.