A window into North Carolina’s postwar legislature, captured in official record form.
This nonfiction volume compiles the Senate Journal from the 1869-70 session, offering a practical glimpse of how state government operated, debated, and organized after the Civil War.
The book presents the day-to-day workings of the Senate, including organizational gestures, introductions of bills, committee actions, and formal resolutions. It also records memorials, adjournments, and the Governor’s messages, giving readers a clear sense of the period’s political priorities and procedures.
- Observe how bills move from first reading to committees and floor votes.
- See how leadership, rules, and parliamentary procedure shape legislative outcomes.
- Read about memorials, greetings, and the customs that mark official state business.
- Follow the sequence of daily events, from organizational milestones to final adjournments.
Ideal for readers of North Carolina history, government, and 19th-century public records, this edition preserves the exact tone and structure of the original proceedings, offering an authentic view of the era’s legislative process.