Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-11-29

1 line aQOpUlOn OF THIS amonQment, and
the election of representatives who could
| take the 'test oath" would, he said, Sc
cure the admission of the State, as such
action had already secured the admission
of Tennessee. The main difficulty in the
whole matter, was, in his opinion, this =
Leaders of the rebellion believed that I'M
der 1t they can never get pardon or hold
| office. It was in the power of the Southern
States to send eighty-one members to Con-
gress-more than Il third of the whole num-
ber-and it required q two-thirds vote to
pass any act over the Presidents veto. We
are now, he said, without representation,
and yet refused to send representatives to
protect our interests.
He called for the yeas and nays on the
resolution.
joint committee on the Constitutional amend
naent.
Mr.. Scoggin asked the yeas and nays on
the question of reference
They were taken as follows, the motion
to refer prevailing:
YEAs-Messrs. Speaker, Allen, Autry, Baker,
Barden, Black, Boyd, BOwe Bradsher Brown Bry-
son, Carson, Chadwick, Clark, Clements, Craw-
ford, of Macon, Crawford of Rowan, Daniel, Davis
Davidson, Durham, Everett, Farrow Foard. Free
man, Ganbril, Gdrriss, Gorham, Cranberry, Guess,
Harding, Harper, Henderson, Hodnett, Holderby,
Hutchinson, Jones, Judkns, Kelsey, Kenan, Ken
DALI Latham, OF Craven, Latham, of Wasting ton,
Lee, Long, Lowe, Lutterloh May, Martin, Near
thur, McClammy, McGougan, Mckay, McRae,
Moore of Hartford, Morehead, Morton Morissett
Murrill, Neal, Patton Peebles Perry, of Carteret
Perry, of Wake, 'Reinhardt, Richardson, Rogers,
Rosebro, Russ, Scott, Shelton, Simpson, Smith. Of
Duplin. Smith of Guford, Stevenson, Stone, Sud
derth, Trull, Turnbull, Umstead, Walker, Waugh
Westmoreland. Whitfield, Whitley, Williams, OF
Martin, Williams, of Pitt, Williams, Of Yancey.
Woodland, York.
NArs-Ashwort1, Blair Blythe, Galloway Gar
rett, Hinnant, Jenkins, of CASTOR, jenkins, OF
Granville, Jordan, Logan, Lyon, Rountree, Scog-
gin, league, Vestal, Wilson: of Forsyth.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCES.
By Mr.. BrysOn, a resolution in relation to
Cherokee lands.
BY Mr.. Waugh, a bill to repeal an ordi-
nance of the Convention to change the i'll
risdiction of courts and the rules of plead
ing therein.
BY Mr. Whitfield, Il bill for the relief
Of Executors, Administrators, Guardians,
&c.
BY Mr.. Mckoy, bill to authorize the
President and Directors of the Blount s
Greek Manufacturing Company, of the town
of Fayetteville, to rebuild their factory.
By Mr.. Davis, a bill to amend section -,
chapter us, Revised Code, entitled ovid
OWS"
by Mf. Williams OF I1tt, az Dlll Tor the
relief of W. II. Perkins, late tax collector
of Pitt county.
By Mr.. Morehead, a bill to prevent
fraud
By Mr.. Bryson, Il bill to amend the char
ter of the Western n. c. railroad
By Mr.. Cranberry, a bill to enable Ad-
ministrators and Executors to pay the debts
of insolvent testatOrs and intestates pro
rata.
By Mr.. kenan, a bill to change the rules
of evidence concerning mortgage deeds,
and for other purposes.
By Mr.. Scott, bill to authorize sheriffS
and tax collectors to grant license to auc
tiOneers, in incorporated cities and towns
| By Mr.. Allen, a bill to authorize Rufus
| Galloway, Sheriff of Brunswick county. to
collect arrears of taxes.
| These bills were appropriately referred
and the House adjourned until eleven
o'clock, A. NJ, tomorrow.