The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-12-07

The rules were not SuSPchueu dio thc Up
solution was referred to the committee on
Salaries and Fees. ~ g. M
l HOUSE BILLS.
House bin to fix the per diem was referred
to the committee on Salaries and Fees.
A resolution offered by Mr.. French, re-
uuesting the opinion of the Attorney Gen
eral in reference to tho Wilmington, Char
lotte & Rutherford Railroad Co., was taken
up under a suspension of the rules and
passed its several readings.
House bill to restore the records of the
several courts of the State, which were de-
stroyed during the war. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
House bill to incorporate the Methodist
Sunday School Singing Society OF New
Berne, was referred to the Committee on
Corporations.
House bill to fix the compensations of the
County Treasures of Henderson and North
ampton, was referred to the Finance Com
mittee. er.
House bill to restore to the County of
Clay certain official papers destroyed during
the war, was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
House bill to repeal chap. So, sec. 5, of
the public laws of 1SS6-57, referred to the
Committee on Corporations
House bill concerning the annexation of a
portion of Caldwell County to the County
OF Watauga, was referred to the Committee
on Counties and Townships.
House bill to authorize the late Sheriff of
Yadkin to collect arrears of taxes for the
years OF 1S69i'7O, was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
House bill entitled an act concerning the
| City of Wilmington, was referred to the
judiciary Committee.
House bill to fix the per diem OF the men,
bers of the Generals Assembly. Referred to
| the committee on Salaries and Fees.
| House bill to repeal, an act to secure the
better protection of life and property was
taken up.
Mr.. French moved to refer the bill to the
committee on Proposition and Grievances
After discussion of considerable length,
| the hour of 10 arrived and the further pro-
ceedings were postponed, and the House
proceeded into the election of U. S. Senator
| Mr., Crawford nominated q. B. Vance,and
Mr.. French nominated ]. C. Abbott.
Those who voted for Mr.. Vance, are:
Messrs. Speaker, Anderson, Armstrong,
Ashe, Atwater, Atkinson, Broadfoot, Bry-
son, Clinard, Crawford, Currie, Dickey,
Durham, Fur, Gambrel, Gore, Gulick,
Grayson, Gregory, Hampton, Henderson,
Houston, Hill, Hinnant, Johnston, of Bun
combe, Johns, Jones, of Caldwell, Joyner,
| of Pitt, Jordan, Kelly, of Davie, Kelly OF
Moore, Kelsey, Kincaid, Luckey, Martin,
Maxwell. McAfee. McCauley, Mcneil, Mills,
Mitchell, Nicholson, Rankin, Reid, Regain,
1 u Cl,,n 1;tl
Arson, Smith of Wayne, Sparrow, Stand
ford, Stewart, Strudwick, Tomlinson, War
ing, WEIGH, Wilcox, Womack, Young. of
Yancey-6s.
| Those who voted 70. Mr.. Abbot, are:
Messrs. Brooks, Bryant of Halifax, Bryan
of Jones, Bum, Cawthorne, Copeland, Dud-
ley, Ellison, Fisher, Faulkner, Fletcher,
French, Goodwin, Harris of Franklin, Har-
grove. Hardy, johnson of Edgecombe, Jones
of Northampton, Justice, Lyon, MADISON,
Morgan of Wake, Nilsson, Page, Parrot, Pow
ell, Phillips, Reavis, Robbins, Smith of Hal
flax, Tucker, White, Willis-33.
Those who voted for Mr. Merrimon, are:
Messrs Brown, and Duckworth-2.
Those who voted for Mr.. Warren, are:
Messrs, Carson, and Marler-2.
Mr. Coils voted for Mr.. Jones.
Those who voted for Mr.. Ransom. are:
Messrs. Chamberlain, Gatling, and Wood
| house,.
Mr.. Sykes voted for Mr.. Moore.
The election for Senator having been con-
| Different members took strong grounds for
| and against the repeaLof the law.
| Mr.. Strudwick called for the previous
| question, when the yeas and nays were
called, and the motion to commit was lost
blythe following vote: ...
Those voting in the affirmative, are:
YEAS Messrs. Brooks, Bryant, of Halifax,
Bryan, Of Jones, Bum, Buxton, copeland, OAR
den, Ellison, Fisher, Faulkner, Fletcher, French,
Garrison, Hargrove, Hardy, johnson, OF Edge
combe, Jones, of Northampton, Justice, Lyon,
| MADISON, Morgan, of Wake, Nilsson, Page, Phil.
lips, Reavis, Robbins, Smith, of Halifax, Sykes,
! Tucker, Willis-3 SO
Those voting in the negative are,
| NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Ashe,
Atwater. Atkinson, Broadfoot, Bryson, Brown,
Carson, Chamberlain, Clfnard, Coils, Crawford,
Gambrel, Calling, Gore, Gullick, Goodwin,
Grayson, Gregory, Hampton, Harris, of Franklin,
Henderson, Houston, Hill, Hinnant, Johnston,
of Buneombe, Johns, Jones. of Caldwell,
goyner, Of Johnston, Joyner, of Pitt, Jordan,
Kelly, Of Davie, Kelly, of Moore, Kelsey, Kin,
caide, Lucas, Luckey, Martin, Marler, Maxwell,
McAfee, McCauley, Mcneil, Morris, Morgan,
of Montgomery, Mills. Mitchell, Nicholson, Par.
rot, Powell, Rankin, Reid, Regain, Robinson,
Scott, Settle, shull, Smith, of Arson, Smith,
wick, Tomlinson, Waring, WEIGH, White, Will
cox, Womack. Woodhouse, Young, OF Yancey,
and York-T.
The question then returned upon the pas
sage of the bill, and it passed its second
reading by the following vote:
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs Anderson, Armstrong, Ashe, At
kinson, Brooks, Broadfoot, Brown, Bryan,
of Jones, Bryson, Buxton, Cawthorn, Carson,
Chamberlain, 'Ciinard, Coils, Crawford,
Currie, Darden, Dickey, Duckworth, Dun.
ham, Fletcher, Fur, Gambrel, Calling. Gore,
Gullick, Grays"n, Gregory, Hampton, Harris,
of Guillord, Henderson, Houston, Hill, Hin
nant. Johnston, of Buncombe, johns, Jones,
of Northampton, Jones, of Caldwell, JOY
ner, of Johnston, Joyner, of Pitt, Jordan,
Kelly, of Davie, Kelly, of Moore, Kelsey,
Kincade, Lucas, Luckey, Martin, Marler,
Maxwell, McAfee, McCauley, Mcneil, Nor
ris, Morgan, of Montgomery, Morgan, of
Wake, Mills, Mitchell, Nicholson, Parrot,
Powell, Phillips Rankin, Reid. Regan, Rob.
inson, Scott, Settle. Shull, Smith, of Arson,
Smith, of Wayne, Sparrow, Stanford, Stew
art, Strudwick, Tomlinson, Waring, WEIGH,
White, Wilcox, Womack, Woodhouse,
Young, of Yancey, York-s5. -7s ~.
Those voting in the negative are Messrs.
Bryant, of Halifax, Bum, Copeland, Dudley,
Ellison, Faulkner Fisher, French, Garrison,
Goodwin, Hargrove, Hardy, johnson, of
Edgecombe, Justice, Lyon, MADISON, Morgan,
of Wake, Nilsson, Page, Reavis Robbins,
Smith, of Halifax, Sykes, Tucker, Wi
lis-25.
Mr.. Robinson introduced a resolution in