North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-25

favor ofit IL would require OF tn
Legislature to call Convention, and it might fail
If the people were consulted, some provision ough
to be made forcarrying out their wishes. He though
no equal suffrage could go against the bill ne
! had offered. ~
Mr. Mizell looked upon this as one of the mos
important questions of the session, and he hoped II
would be laid over day for consideration.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Leach was Their
withdrawn and the question taken on the lndennlte
postponement of the bill, which motion was lost
yeas fl, nays 6T. ,- -, >. =.
Mr.. Rav3er then offered his bill to call limited
Convention, as an amendment Mr. Fleming pro-
posed further amendment, to call an unuled y on.
vention which motion wasilost. MT. figott oHereo
a nnandment thai the Convention should be limited
to some eioht or ten northumberland suffrage,
election of Judges &C., which amendment was also
lost-yeas "A, nays 65.
! Mr. Jones considered the amenoment proposed by
Mr. Ravner as calculated TO defeat the proposition
! offe,ed Nv Mr. Mclean. The latter could be passed
by majority the former would require two-thirds of
the whole house, .r
eouaI suffrage and nothing else. He considered 1t
an ingenious machine to defeat the proposition oer-
ed by Mr.. Mclean.
Mi Stevenson thought this was plan to override
the Constitution. That instrument provided the way
in which Convention should be called, and this
was only way of getting around it, by putting 1t to
the people say. If it requires two-thlds OF the
Representatives to call Convention, it ought to re-
qure two-thirds of the people also. He was oppos-
Mr.. Rayner thought his bill would pass by the
Constitutional majority. He was opposed TO the rule
of mere majority, and it was nothing but mockery
to pass the bill offered by the gentleman from Surry,
and not make some provision for carrying out the
wishes of the people. He did not believe in this
agrarian iacobnca doctrine of mere majority ruling.
MIR. Steele thought it best to consult the people
first. The only difference between the two PROPOSE
lions was that Mr.. Rayner's bill called the Conven-
ton and then consulted the people, while Mr. Mclean
he DeODle
idea that a Convention would be called than that he
should be sent Minister to the moon, missionary
extraordinary - to South Carolina.
Mr. Avery agreed with the gentleman from Rich:
mond that the people would not call Convention.
But as the equal suffrage bill had been Filled in the
Senate, he was in favor of submitting the ques-
ton the people, They would then ascertain whether
a Convention could be called not, and the public
mind would be quieted He believed that maj OIL
ty of the people were in favor of amendment by leg
isa;ive enactment.
Mr.. Barnes of Northampton, said he wanted to
hear hat the people said and he intended to be gov
erned by them. He thought there was no danger OF
an alteration of the basis of representation. If Con-
yentinn was called, it would bear the same general
character as the present House of Commons, aud the
recent vote on. the distribution of the School Fund,
showed what that was.
Nh Leach OF Davidson, announced himself as an
equal suffrage out and out, and intended to go
home and advocate it strongly.
Mr.. Mizell would for striking out, and also
against the amendment. The question then ia
ken the motion to strike out, and Iost-yeas 80,
nays &c.
Mr. Rayner offered another amendment, that the
question should be put TO the people whether they
would have equal suffrage or not.
Mr.. Mclean said that was just about the PROPOSE
lion the House had already voted down. He did not
believe that limited Convention could be called.
Mr.. Rayner inquired if this House intended to let
mere majority of the people call Convention.
Mr.. Mclean said he had warned eastern gentle
men, if they did not pass this equal suffrage BILL that
they would have to go farther.
Mr.. Rayner said he would rather go for equal suf-
rage by legislative enactment than submit to the
1ictaton of a mere majority.
The amendment was rejected-yeas AZ, nays 81.
Mr.. Winston moved an adjournment, which was
ost-yeas l6 nays 90.
The bill then passed it's second reading-yeas p,
nays 10, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Amis. Avery. Barnes OF
n, Boyle Brazier, Caldwell of r., Caldwell of G.,
Campbell, Cherry, Cockerham, Gotten, Davidson,
Douthit, Drake, Dunlap, Durham, Erwin, Fleming,
Fynt, Foard, Foster Of D., Foster of W., Gordon,
Hackney. Harrison. Hayes of Cherokee, Hayes Of
Caldwell, Hill of B., Holland, Johnston, Jones,
Iaum, Leach of D., Locke, Love, Marshall, Mar
in, Maultsby, McKoy, Mclean, McCeese, McMil-
an, n. McNeiI, w. McNeli, Montgomery, Par
lam. Patterson, Pegram, Rankin, Reinhardt Russell,
Saunders of w, Scott, Sharpe, Sheek, Sheriff.,
Shinpock. Siler, Sloan, Steele, Stowe, Subbs Thorn
,urgh, Trip: Walton, Waugh Webb Wiley, Will
NAYs-Messrs. Barco, Barnes of E.. Blow, Bond,
Boykin, Bridges, Brogden, Eaton, Eure, FonvilIe,
Herring. Hill of c., Hill of II. H., Jarvis. Jenkins,
Kelly, Leach of j., Mcdowell, Mizell, Newsom.
Person of ~, Pgott, Poole, Pope, Powers, Rayner,
Rollins, Rufin, Sanders of j., Saunderson, Sherard,
Stevenson, Sutton, Swanner, Taylor,
Thgpen, Thornton, Wilson and Winston-40.
The House then took recess.
81 O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
A number of engrossed bills and resolutions from
he Senate were read the first time.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of
he special order, being the bill to incorporate the
North Carnlin. and Tennessee Railroad Company.
Mr.. Avery moved to amend the bill by striking out
III after '' enacting clause, and inser: clause to
ppropria. ST. 900 out of the Cherokee fund to make
survey of the route
The amendment was debated by Messrs. Avery,
Iayes of Cherokee, Erwin and Fleming, when on
notion, the bill and amendment was laid on the table,
The special order for four o'clock then taken
Up, being the bill repeal the act CT 1867, redis-
ricting the State.
MIR. Fleming addressed the House in favor of the
ill, when on motion, it indefinitely postponed
yeas CO, nays 40.
Mr.. Saunders of Wake moved to take up the bill
treating a Judicial circuit, which motion was
disagreed to-yeas 35, nays SO.
On motion of MIR. Steele, the revenue bill was ia
ten up and made the order for O'Clock tomorrow
The House then took recess.
SEVEN O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
A number of bills and resolutions from the Senate
we're read the first time.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The following bills were read the third time and
PASSED A bill TO improve the Deep and adkIn NV
RS, and connect the same by Portage Railroads.
ill to lay off public road from Salisbury to Mocks-
ille-a bill to improve Haw rivera bill to moor
,orate the Arson Plank Road Company bill to in
.rease the canital stock of the WILMINGTON and RAJ