The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-09
Proceedings of the Convention,
ADJOURNED SESSION.
THURSDAY limo 7tb 100,


tee on State amne~ty, reported substitute
for ordinance in relation to that sub;eot
referred to said committee.
VIZ. Wilson, from the cor mittee on tlo
stay law, reported an ordinance to amend on
act passed by the late General AssembIr
commonly called the stay law.
Discussion arising upon the ordinance 90
reported, it was recommitted when
Mr.. GrisSom asked and obtained Leave 70
be discharged from the committee.
Mr. Grissom said that if this Convention
adjourns without passing some law for the
protection of the unfortunate debtor. the
gentleman from Orange, (AIr. Phillips will
be mainly responsible for it.'
Mr.. McIvor a resolution as follows:
ResolUed, That the Honorable B. F. Moore
Bedford Brown, Lewis Thompson, Nathaniel
! Boyden and Alfred Dockery be appointed to
wait upon the President of the United States
and inform him that the Convention of tbe
people of North Carolina, called together
under his authority, is about to close the
labors for which it was convened, and 10
give to him the highest assurances of the
confidence of the people of this State in his
administration, of their gratitude for his
magnaminity, and of their determination to
look to the Union of the States under the
Constitution as the only hope of saftey and
of freedom and that they confer with him
as to any further action by this Convention.
Mr.. Buxton, moved to suspend the rules
Mr.. Winston, moved to print.
Messrs Mcdonald of Moore, Winston
Dick and Phillips addressed the Convent n
although copious notes were taken of the
debate, our limited space to-day preventsa
full report.
The resolutions were made special order
for tomorrow at two o'clock.
The resolution providing for afternoon
sessions was rescinded by the passage of
another appointing daily session from 8 A.
NJ to 3 P. NJ. The Constitution will be con-
sidered daily from II to 2 until perfected
The balance of the days session was con-
sumed in the consideration of two ordinances
amendatory to the act concerning negroes,
persons of color &C. Ordinance No. 49,
was passed. The other was under eonsidera-
ton when the Convention adjourned
FRIDAY, June Sth- 1865.
Mr. Mebane introduced a resolution to adj
journe sine die on Tuesday, 18th inst, at
o'clock. Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Patterson, an ordinance to provide a
mode by which the just debts of the State
may be asceftained.
Mr.. Grissom, an ordinance to change the
Jurisdiction of the Court and the rules Of
pleading therein.
Mr.. Caldwell of Burke, for the minority of
committee, reported fayorably to passage of
an ordinance prohibiting the General Assem-
bly, from comforting office upon members OF
that body.
On motion an ordinance for the relief of
the voting population OF Rutherford and
Polk, was taken up, when
After a few explanatory remarks by MIR.
Logan, the ordinance passed its several rea-
dings.
Mr.. Grissom from select committee re-
ported an ordinance authorizing the exchange
of registered bonds for certain causes.
An ordinance to repeal section IL of an
act concerning negroes, persons OF color or OF
mixed blood with substitute reported by
committee, was taken up.
Mr. Eaton offered q substitute which was
adopted.
The ordinance was amended and passed
its several readings.
THE SPECIAL. ORDER
Being the consideration of art EN, sec. 2,
judicial Department of the revised Constitu-
ton, as amended by limiting the number of
justices to three. Sections and were
passed.
To secs4, Mr.. Adams offered an amend
ment limiting the term of office for the judi
ciary to years.
Mr. Logan an amendment to amendment
limiting the term of office to 10 years, and
providing that no Chief Justice or associates
shall remain on the bench after the age offs
or Judges of Superior Courts after 70 years
of age. Lost.
Mr.. Adams amendment was not g:eed
to.
Mr. Love of Jackson moved to limit term
of Justices of Supreme Court to good beha-
vior, and Judges Superior Courts to IL
years.
Mr.. Moore of Wake opposed the amend
ment He said that the judiciary of North
Carolina was a source of pride to every NortE-
Carolinian. 1t was system which had been
tried and found thus far to be good indeed.
Mr. Moore said that after 10 years upon the
bench, there would be but poor opening
for any Judge, who would then be cast upon
his own resources. His old clients would be
gone, and other lawyers have filed his place,
He would have to commence anew in the
world.
Such was not the case in England When
a Judge was elevated to higher office in
that country but in the course of political
events was ousted from that Office. he retired
upon pension. 1t was due to his eminent
services. In England they held office during
good behavior. 1t was great concesslonto
liberty when the tenure of their office was
taken from the crown and conferred on them
during good behavior. He was in favor OF
allowing the section to stand as it was, the
Judges to hold office during good behavior
Mr.. Loves amendment was lost.
Mr.. Mckay of Sampson, an amendment
rendering all Judges ineligible to all other
offices in the gift of the State during their
term of office or for two years thereafter.
Mr.. Conigland moved to amend by making
Judges ineligible to other offices in the gilt
of the Stete during their term OF Office
Rejected.
Mr. Mckay moved to amend his amend
ment by inserting the words g except to the
office of Judge of the Supreme Court" 3
The question required upon the passage Oh
the amendment rs amended.
Messrs. Caldwell of Guilford, McKoy Oh
Sampson, and Settle urged its passage.
Messrs- Phillips, Winston and Conlgianu
opposed it.
The question being mooted as to whether
under this amendment Judges would not DC
excluded from Congress and whether any
restriction in the State Constitution coulu
effect this,
Mr.. Thompson of BERTHE moved to obVlate
the difficulty by applying the restrictions on
ly to offices under the Constitution OF Noftn-
Carolina. This amendment was accepted 3,
The yeas and nays were demanded anu
resulted as follows.