North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-25

/, n, Caldwell cf G1ilfoTd bill incorporate the
Mutual Insurance Company In the town OF Greens-
I-,,,o. referred to the committee the Judiciary.
ftn molten of air. McCleese, the Judiciary COM
,i,t were instructed 10 inquire into the expedency
Of making the act Of harborIng or conceaiing APP
6rrntices whether white or colored indIcta6le Of
| fence.
| MI Sharpe a bill to improve the Administration of
Iusce: referred the committee the Judiciary.
3iIl orovdes for the election of Jus of the
Pace ia each captains district. from the present
| JusiIces of the Peace, 10 continue in Office three
years. wo shall have exclusive jurisdiction over cer-
! taid civil suits.
Clerks ana Masters of Equity, increasing the fees oil
the same referred TO the committee the Judiciary.
On motion Of Mr. Erwin, The bill relating 10 the
nayment Of costs by prosecutors was taken up, and
made The special order of the da for the I'd day oil
January, 1851.
CoNsrIrUTIoNAL QUESTION.
The unfinished business OF yesterday was then Ia
ken up, being The equal suHr1ge bill reported by the
committee amendments TO the Constitution, and
the amendments thereto offered by Mr.. kayner and
Mr. Foster.
Mr. Erwin took the focT and concluded his remarks
from yesterday favor of calling unlimited Con
venlion He read from Mr. jefferson and attempted
TO show that he advocate Of the white basis.
Mr.. Mclean then took the floor. He argued that
the objections urged by Mr.. RayneT against Amending
the Constitution by Legislative enactment were also
good objections his bill. He read from the debates
in the Convention of 1885 the remarks of Governor
Swain, to show that ti:e people of the West were
satisfied with the action of that Convention. The
proposition amend the Constitution by Legislative
had been inserted in The Constitution at the
request Of the Wes because they feared they would
be able any future time TO get another ConVen-
rioB He thought the Constitution ought be amend
ed do away witt. the odous distinction that 10
now drawn between different classes of voters. This
bill does propose alter The basis Of representa-
tion does not disturb This Compromise and therefore
DOES alarm the East.
Ii he had to choose between The two bills he should
90 for unlimited Convention but, during the
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not been discussed and he did not believe was de-
sired by his constituents He alluded 10 the Inslnua-
tions thrown ont by the gentleman from Buncombe
that equal suffrage had been sed 10 elevate the Dem
ocraiic party into power he thought gentlemen
that side of the House had quite enough TO do to take
of themselves. A certain candidate for Cover
nor, he would say when where, had tried some
hobbies He concluded by saying that he prefer
red to have the Constitution amended by Legislative
enactment.
Mr.. Dargan addressed the House. He was in ia
Of Gov. Maniy's plan of submitting the question
OF change :" or no change" to the people. He
understood to say that he opposed to any
changes himself but the only way TO settle the ques
ton, thought, consult the people themselves
Mr.. Rufin believed that every man should have the
right To vote for Senators well as Commences. 1t
in accordance with the spirit of the age. and he
believed the voice OF North Carolina had been fully
ascertained on this point. The proposition of Mr.
Rayner had already been condemned by the people,
H. read from the resolutions adopted at the
Wing Convention last summer. The issues were
then made up; the Wings Were for a Convention.
while the Democrats had proposed two amendments.
This the chief issue in the Gubernatorai canvass
last summer, and if any opinion is be drawn from
an election, he thought the people had already deci-
ded the question.
The further consideration OF this subject laid
aside foE the present.
Mr.. Barnes of Edgecombe, Mr.. Simmons, Mr.. |
Person of Northampton, and Mr.. Hill OF Brunswick, |
ere moiion allowed leave of absence for several
days.
Mr. Saunders, from the committee the Judiciary, /!
reported substitute for The bill incorporate the
Milton Savings Institution, which substitute was |
adopted laid the table, and ordered to be printed
The House then took recess TO 81 o'clock.