The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-30
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of the 9th and 11th sections of the act. As
it is very desirable that the civil courts shall
mete out uniform justice to all White and
black, according to law, and that all cause al
dissatisfaction as to conflict of Jurisdiction
should be avoided, / recommend the subject
to your consideration
My relations to your body, as / conceive,
do not warrant me in submitting any recon
mendation whatever in reference to the scope
of your action. Hence, I had not intended,
until your call of yesterday, to submit any
message whatever. Having the fullest cs@-
fidence in your wisdom, would not obtrnde
my views or wishes upon you.
May God guide your counsels to resulpg
beneficial to our unhappy country
JONATHAN WORTH.
The report of the Public Treasurer was
read also. It will be published hereafter.
Mr. Foy introduced an ordinance for the
relief of the people of the State, who have
suffered losses by the war Lies over.
Mr.. Moore introduced two ordinances.
amendatory of "an act concerning negroes,
persons of color or of mixed blood"
The hour of twelve having arrived Mr..
Clark called up his resolution to adjourn.
introduced yesterday M
Mr.. Clark demanded the yeas and nays.
The vote was taken, and the resolution
tabled, yeas 90, nays 81, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Baines.
Beam, Bell, Bingham, Bradley, Bricken,
Bryan, Buxton, Bynun, Caldwell. of Burke,
Dickey, Eaton, Ellis, Faulkner, Furchcs,
Gahagan, Garland, Garrett, Goodwin, Girls.
som, Harris, of Guiford. Harris, of Rpthcr,
ford Harrison, Haynes, Henry, Hedge, Jack
son, Jones, of Davidson, Jones, of Henderson
Jones, of Rowan, Joyce, Joyner, King, Lash.
Logan, Love, of Chatham, Love, of jackson.
Lyon, McCauley, McCorkle Mcdonald, OF
Moore, McGehee, McIvor, Nat. Mel lean, ,ssc,
Laughlin, Moore, of Chatham, Moore, oi
Wake, Pearsall, Phillips, Rush, Settle Smith
of Johnston, Smith, of Wilkes, Spencer, OF
Montgomery, Starbuck, Stephenson, Stewart,
Thompson, Williams and Wilson.
NAYs-Messrs. Bagley, Barrow, Berry, Bur-
gin, Clark, Conigland, Cowpcr, Dockery, Fer
ebee Foy, Gillian, Howard, Jarvis, Johnston,
Manly, McKoy, of Sampson, Mebane, Murs
ply, Odom, Patterson, Person, Polk, Rumley,
Simmons, Smith, of Anson, Spencer of Hydi
Wiley, Winburne, Winston and Wright.
An ordinance to provide homcsteads wise
taken from the calendar and read, when
On motion of Mr.. Forkner, it was referees
to a committee of five; constituted as ioi.
lows: Messrs Forkner, Dockery, Grissom
Winburne and Foy.
Mr.. Phillips obtained leave to introduce
resolution proposing to raise committee os
five to draft an ordinance calling Conxen.
ton in 1871, and providing for the adjour,s.
ment of the present body.
Mr.. Phillips moved that the rules be sus
pended and the resolution put upon its sew
eral readings.
Discussion arising Mr.. Settle said that hs
regretted that he was forced 10 go into the
merits of the resolution upon mere motion
to suspend the rules. But to suspend the
| rules and adopt this resolution instructing
committee to prepare an ordinance would
commit the Convention to line Of policy,
which in effect embraces not only the resolu-
tion of Mr. Clark, just voted down, but goes
a step beyond. And if any member should
now vote for suspension of the rules for
the purpose of passing this resolution, when
the committee did report according to in,
structions, that member would be committed
to the report, or if he voted against it. his
vote would be inconsistent.
Mr.. Phillips said that Mr.. Clarks resolu-
tion prescribed certain time of adjourn
ment-his resolution did not, but left that te
the committee. That he voted against Mr.
Clark's resolution because of its phrascoo-
gy, but that he did favor an early adjourn
ment of this body. He did not see that thi.
Convention was further necessary in the work
of restoration. The Legislature could do all
that was necessary to be done, even under the
proposed Congressional plan of reconstruc-
ton.
As to the powers of this Convention, h..
thought them ample to enable this body to
do rightfully anything it might see just ard
proper to do. But there were questions
which he did not deem expedient to agitate,
now, or to settle without consulting tho
wishes of the people. They would arise,
they must be met, and they would not down
at any ones bidding. Among them was the
proposed change in the basis Of representa-.
ton. With the lights before him be favored
it. But had we not better wait for the cen.
sus of 1902 Would it not be better for thu
public mind to cool off, and our people be-
come more settled2 He thought SO, and i'm
PEELED by these reasons he had introduced
his resolution.
Mr. Settle said that his first positions in
regard to this resolution were now proven +;
be correct. This resolution not only propcsed
an adjournment but went further He did
not see the necessity for such steps.
Why, said be, if there be questions agitat-
ing the public mind which would not down
at our bidding, attempt to tie up the peo-
Piles hands for four years by an ordinance
like this, when those questions could mean
time be settled dozen times over3 And
why pass on ordinance putting it beyon,'
the power of the people to call a Convention
in four years He was prepared to meet the
issues referred to- and although he had not