The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-06-27
Proceedings Of the Convention.
ADJOURNED SESSION.

TUESDAY. June Goth, 1866.
Z. A resolution of Mr. Caldwell, of Burke,
limiting debate to five minutes to each speech
and two speeches was adopted.
The resolution to light the Capitol with
gas was adopted.
An ordinance authorizing an exchange of
State bonds for certain causes, with substi-
tutc from select committee, was put on its
third reading. The hour for the special or
der -
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CIRCULATING
MEDIUM,
It was taken up and read.
Gen. Logan as chairman for the committee
proceeded to demonstrate the necessity of
giving to the people a circulating medium
He thought that If it could be done without
damaging the credit of the State, the ex-
change of State bonds issued prior to Jan.
1861, for circulating circiicatcs would meet
the exigencies of the case The ordinance
which he had the honor of reporting con
tenplated such exchange and issue; and he
Thought it sufficiently guarded as to secure
public confidence in the circulating medium
proposed to be issued. Mr.. Logan explained
the provisions of the ordinance and invoked
the serious attention of the Convention to
the subject; when
Mr.. Foy offered an ordinance as a substi-
tute.
Mr. Smith. of Johnston offered On amend.
ment to Mr. Foy's ordinance. which if accen-
ted he said it would secure his support, as fol
lows: '.Prvcided, That the provisions of this
sionistsn
Mr. Mcdonald of Chatham suooosted q
call of the Housc 10 find ont who 'ay oric;.
nal secessionists
Mr. Warren. tbouoht the whole matter
unconstitutional. The constitution of the
q. S. provides that no State shall emit
bills of credit. &c. nor make anvcurrencv 3
LEGAL tender except gold and silver. There
fore. he moved to Law the whole matter or
the table.
The motion was Withdrawn and Mr.
Caldwell of Gn;lford renlicd that he tho ,oh,
nrecedcnt sustained tl,;s or,l;nonce .s FL,
State had emitted shin plasters before and
their constitutional;ty had never bet n de
n;ed. and that tle ot,r law v,oo far ,nnr,
,nconst;tut;onol tb.,, tI;s or,l;n.n,n
Mr. W,rre,, renewed his not;on r., low q,
+ho to,,Ie ond Tho re,s ond NO ,s WV, lor,o,
ded which resulted as follows. ''''''
Yp.s-Messrs Alien Raines Rak ,r Ror
row Rr;clclJ Rrown Cl.rk n, n;r,ond
Cowper, Dickey, Eaton. Faircloth, faulkner
Gahagan. Gillian, Grisson, Hodge, Howard
Jarvis. Joyner, King, Manly, Nc Koy of Samp
son. Mcdonald of Chatham, MEG ehee. Nc
Ivor, Nat. Mclean, Mclaughlin. Norfeet
Pearsall, Perkins, Person, Phillips, Polk
Pool, Richardson, Sattertl,v site. Settle
Spencer of Montgomery, St,J ,ensou. Stew
art, Thompson. Walkup. Wan Warren. viii
lia,ns, Winburne and Winst 10.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, A e -l;lnder, Bagicy
Berry, Bingham, Boyden. F. en-, Burgin, By
mum, Caldwell, of Burke, Ce Idwell of Gull
ford, Dick, Ellis, Foy, Furcn IS, Garland, Gar
rett, Goodwin, Harr of GuiIford, Harris q
Rutherford Harrison, Hayi IS. Henry, Jack
son, Jones of Davidson, Jon, of Henderson
| Jones of Rowan, Lash, Log n, Love of Jack
son, Lyon, McCauiey, Mel ,dald of Moore
| McRae, Moore of Chatl am, Patterson
! Rumley, Rush, Sloan, s NTH of Ansor
| Smith of Johnston, Smith of Wilkes. Spen
Ger of Hyde, Starbuck, a. d Swan-45.
| Mr.. McGehee, a resolut on of enquiry il
| relation to the State fnan ces Adopted
| Dir. Settle moved that an ordinance in re
lation to railroads and E: ;press companies b
made special order for tc morrow 81 O'Clock
THE CoNsTg TUITION.
The question was IN nounced to he mo
| the motion of Mr.. Fort ner TO amend sec
| of art. II abo,isbinsr ropertv oualiticatio
| for a seat in the Housf of Commons
Mr.. Moore. of Wake opposed the motor
Mr.. King, moved 20 make qualification
100 acres of land or a freehold worth S3O(
|
was relic of the ter lal system. Its tender
cies in monarchicat . overnments were to cor
servatism, because It supported the lande
aristocracy. but in -epublican government
its tendencies wee to radicalism. He sal
| the late rebellion we'd its origin to the pror
erty-holders, the D or people being Oppose
to it almost tc a man. A man NAV hay
| S1OO 600 in bonds and vet not be entitled {
a seat in the Com, IONS Another man ma
| own $40 wort], of rocks or sand and hold
seat in the same House. Where is the chec
or balance said to be found here But Ian
must be sore ,ned and protected, and Ian
alone. This looks like the days of the feuds
| system and the institution of the laws
primogenatrre. when land was the chief all
oflife. does it not? There arc other indu
tries and intere SITS equally as conservative Q
land and as lie: erving of protection. A ma
may be Presid ut of the United States will
out snch qualification, but he cannot be
Commoner in his State without it. Wha
use of such a qualification thereforea Ii
could not see it.
| Dir. SMITH, of Wilkes, desired it to b
known that he also opposed such propert
qualification.
MIR. Eaton favored the qualification. e
denied that property-holders inaugurate
the recent war, but held that insolvents did
Nh. Griss,om said in his opinion, there ws
likely to arise before this Convention n
question, involving a more important prir
cipae or rec .uiring more calm and deliberat
iuagment chan the one under consideration
1t assd been discussed with zeal and abiit
as appertaining to other official position
: arSsdf.r the government but Its present Dr(