The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-12-07
Mr.. Hinnant was granted ave Of absence

Mr.. Hinnant was granted -syeef absence,
+ CALENDAR.
MIR. Sparrow moved a Suspension OF the
rules to take up a resolution for the adop-
/ tion of rules for the government of the
House. The rules were suspended. -
rules were taken up. #
- The Speaker announced that the House
would receive the Senate at ~ M. for the
purpose of counting the ballots cast for
U. s. Senator, and requested that the seats
on his right would be vacated for the pur-
pose OF giving seats to that body, and
further action on the rules would be sus-
pended. 80 F5AtE -
The joint assembly of the two Houses was
called to order by President Caldwell, who
announced the object of the convention
| The. clerks of the Senate and House read
their respective proceedings touching the
| Senatorial election and on comparing the
| ballots the result stood as heretofore report
ed and the President of the Senate announc-
ed that Hon. 2. B. Vance was duly elected
to represent the State of North Carolina In
the Congress of the United States for six
years commencing the 4th of March, 1871.
The Senate having retired, the reading
OF the rules for the House was resumed. The
rules were separately read, amended and
adopted ---,..1-t ~
Mr. Justice moved that sufficient num-
Der of the rules be printed to give each
member one copy.
Mr.. Strudwick moved that the printing OF
the rules be suspended until Saturday at IL
NJ. Adopted
A message was received from the Senate
notifying the House Of the passage of Sen
ate Resolutions, No. 81, for the relief of the
Sheriffs of Northampton and Wilkes, and
Senate Bill, No. 20, to provide for special
term of the Superior Court of Davidson
county.
MIR. Brown moved for q suspension of the
rules to put the Senate Bill on its several
readings. The rules were suspended.
MIR. Sparrow offered an amendment to the
bill which was adopted.
The bill, as amended then passed its
second and third readings.
Mr.. Justice moved that the vote by which
the bill passed its third reading be reconsid
cred. Carried .a.ttlss
Mr.. McAfee moved that the bill be pro-
perly engrossed and transmitted to the Sen
ate. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Settle the rules were
suspended and The resolution as reported by
the committee Of Privileges and Election.
in regard to the late election in Alamanct
and Caswell counties was taken up.
Mr.. Justice mbved to strike out the coun
ty OF Almanac and refer it back to the
committee on the judiciary. @
After lengthy discussion Mr.. Dunbar
called the previous question. The call wa:
sustained and the yeas and nays were called
and the motion of Mr.. Justice was lost BY
the following vote: t-L
YEAs-AIessrs. Bryant, of Halifax, Bryan
of Jones, Bum, Copeland, Darden, Dudley
Goodwin, Harris, of Franklin, Hargrove
Hardy, johnson, of Edgecombe, Jones, O
Northampton, Justice, Lyon, Morris, Moi
gan, of Montgomery Morgan, of Wake
Halifax, Sykes, Tucker, Willis Williamson
Young, of Wake-2i. -4
NAYS Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong ,Ashe
Atwater, Broadfoot, Brown. Bryson, Buxton
Carson, Chamberlain, Clinard, Coils Currie
Dickey, Duckwo.tb, Danham. Ellison, Fauk
ner, Fisher, Fletcher, FUR, Gambrel, CARR
son: Gatling, Gore, Gullick, Grayson. Gre
CORY, Hampton, Harris, of Gulford, Hender
SON, Houston, Hill, Johnston, of Buncombe
Johns, Jones, of Caldwell, Joyner of John
ston, Joyner, of Pitt Jordan, Rely, o
Davie, Kelly, of Moore, Kelsey, Kincade
Lucas, Luckey, Martin, MADISON, Marler
Maxwell, McAfee, McNeill, Mills, Mitchell
Nicholson, Parrot, Phillips, Powell, Rankin
Reid, Regan, Robinson, Scott, Settle, Shull
Smith, of Arson, Smith, of Wayne, Spar
row, Stanford, Stewart, Strudwick, Tomlin
son, Waring, WEIGH, Wilcox, Womack
I Woodhouse, Young, of Yancey, York-77
The question then REQUIRED on the resolu
ton as it came from the committee. TIL
yeas and nays were called and the resolution
was adopted by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong ,Ashe
Atwater, Brooks Broadfoot, Brown, Bryson
Buxton, Cawthorne, Carson, Chamberlain
Clinard, Coils, Currie, Darden, Dickey
Durham, Ellison, Fletcher, Fur, Gambrel
Gatling, Gore, Gullick,- Grayson, Gregory
Hampton, Harris of Guilford, Henderson
Houston, Hill, Johns, Jones of Caldwell
Joyner of Johnston, Joyner of Pitt, Jordan
Kelly of Davie, Kelly of Moore, Kelsey
Kincaide, Lucas, Luckey, Martin, Maxwell
McAffee, McNeill, Mills, Mitchell, Nicholson
Phillips, Powell, Rankin, Reid, Regain
Robinson, Scott, Settle, Shull, Smith, O
Arson, Smith, of Wayne, Sparrow, Stanford
Stewart, Strudwick, Sykes, Tomlinson
Waring, WEIGH, Wilcox, Womack, Wood
house, Young of Yancey, and York-76
NAYs-Messrs. Bryant, of Halifax, Bryan
OF Jones. Bum, Dudley, Faulkner, Garrison
Goodwin, Harris, of Franklin, Hargrove
Hardy, johnson, of Edgecombe, Jones, o
Northampton, Justice, Lyon, MADISON, Nor
ris, Morgan, of Wake, Nilsson, Page, Reavis
Robbins, Smith, of Halifax, Tucker, Willis
Williamson, Young, of Wake-27.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor announcing the death of Mr.. Wood
ard, member from Nash.
The following committees were announced
Committee on Claims Messrs Settle
Jones, of Caldwell, Atkinson, Gore, Young
of Wake, Carson, Jones, of NORTHAMPTON
Lassiter, Atwater, Buxton and Wilcox.
Committee on Penal Institutions Messrs
Jordan. Harris, of Guilford, French Hin
nant, Womack, Kelly, of Moore, Bum
MADISON, Martin, Stewart and Shull.
COMMITTEE on C0rp0rationS-Broadf
Henderson, Regain, Marler, Joyner, OF John
ston, Currie, Morgan, of Wake, johnson, o
Edgecombe, Johns Garrison and Fur.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures, Hill
Tomlinson, Scott, Robinson, Lucas, Cav
thorne, Jones, of Caldwell, Parrot, Ellison
and Harris, of Guilford.
On motion the House adjourned
| SENATE.
| Ha THURSDAY, Dec. 1st, 1870.
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