The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-22


| the House Is now organized and ready for
business. The message was concurred in.
The President appointed Messrs. Lehman
| and Latham as the Senate branch of the
I committee. sr
The hour for the special order having
arrived, two bills to alter the Constitution
! OF. North Carolina were taken up; and, on
motion Of Mr.. Robbins, OF Rowan, were
postponed for one hour.
Amessage was received from the House
ofIRepresentatiyes concurringin the Senate
proposition to raise joint committee Of
htteen on constitutional amendments, and
tbat Messrs. Johnston Of Buncombe, Gre
CORY, Hardgroye, Sparrow, Stratford,
Luckey, Phillips, Broadfoot, and Guyther,
constitute the House branch Of said COM
mittee. The President appointed Messrs.
Robbins OF Rowan, Gilmer, Merriman,
Murphy, Lehman, and Odds, as the Senate
branch of said committee.
Mr. Graham, Of Alamance, introduced a
bill TO change the time of holding the courts
OF Alamance county. Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
MIR. Lehman. from the joint committee to
wait on his Excellency the Governor, re-
ported that the Govern or would communi-
cate with the Senate at balf.past - o'clock.
MIR. Linney introduced bill to promote
the agricultural interests of the country.
Referred to the Committee on the Ju.
| dietary.
On motion of Mr.. Lehman, the Senate
| took recess for one hour.
After the expiration Of one hour the
Senate reassembled.
On motion of Mr.. Robbins, of Rowan,
the two bills proposing amendments to the
Constitution were taken up and referred
| to the Joint Committee on Constitutional
Amendments.
| On motion of Mr.. Flemming, the Senate
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House met 10 o'clock-Speaker jarvis In
the chair.
Prayer by Rev. MIR. Coils, OF the House.
MIR. Martin introduced resolution in
rtructing the Public Treasurer not to pay
any warrant, certificate, claim or claims,
| whatsoever, which are now outstanding for
work purportipg to have been done IN pur-
suance of an act entitled "an act to estab-
| lish turnpike road from North river, in
Carteret county, to the head OF Adams
creek, in Craven county," Referred.
On motion of Mr. Loften, message was
sent to the Senate notifying that body that
the House was organized and ready for
| the transaction Of business.
By the same Resolution to raise joint
committee to wait on the Governor and re-
ceive any communication he (the Governor
desired to make. Adopted. The Speaker
| appointed Messrs. Loftin, Carson, and
Dudley as the House branch Of the COM
| mittce to wait on the Governor.
Mr.. Welch introduced q resolution re-
questing Hon. Il. 3. Vance, United States
Senator. elect, to return his credentials in
time to enable the Legislature to elect 4
senator. Referred.
| Mr.. Ashe introduced abill to be entitled
San act proposing amendments to the Con-
stitution Of North Carolina" Referred.
| Mr.. Darden introduced bill to author
ize the commissioners Of Perquimans to
issue bonds for the purpose Of funding and
paying off the county debt. Referred.
| Mr.. Johnston, OF B1ncombe, introduced
la bill to amend the code Of civil procedure
in relation 10 executions, sc. Referred.
Messrs. Powell and Page were granted
leave Of absence for one week, owing to
sickness in their families.
| Mr.. WEIGH asked 4 suspension Of the rules
to take up resolution in reference to Z. b.
| Vance, and make the same the special or
der for Thursday at II O'Clock. The yeas
and nays being demanded, the suspension
of the rules was granted, and the resolu-
| ton made the special order.
! q message from the Senate notifying the
House that the Senate was organized and
ready to proceed to business was received !;
also, one raising joint committee on con-
stitutional reform-siX from the House and
three from the Senate-and asking the con-
currence Of the House. The Speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. Johnston Of Buncombe,
Gregory, Hargrave, Sparrow, Stanford,
| Luckey, Phillips, and Broodfoot.
A message from the Senate notifying the
House that the Senate has concurred in
House bill TO raise joint committee to wait
on tie Governor, and naming Messrs. Leh-
man and Latham as the Senate branch, was
received.
| The committee to wait on the Governor
reported that he (the Governor) would
transmit his message to the House at 12h
| o'clock.
The message from the Governor was re-
ceived. and read by the clerk.
Mr.. Johnston, Of Buncombe, introduced
O resolution to dispense with the reading OF
the documents accompanying the message,
and transmit the same to the Senate with q
proposition to print five copies for each OF
the members and fifty copies for each of the
Departments. Adopted.
! On motion of Mr.. Justice, the House adj
ljourned until tomorrow at 10 O'Clock.
Hotel Destroyed by Fire.
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