The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-06-26
NC STATE CONVENTION.

500 for every six Gays they were officially en-
Gagged, and 500 to the Clerk of Judge Fowle.
The ordnance to extend the time for shefifs
and tax collectors, for making settlement for
taxes, to the first of January 1867, was taken
up, on motion of Mr. King, and passed the Sec
ond reading, after considerable discussion. The
vote, on the call of the yeas and nays, stood
yeas 81, nays 81.
The Constitution and amendments thereto
were taken up On motion Of Mr. Moore, OF
| Wake. sections to II were amended by strik
ING out the words "whte" and "white persons"
and .free white" provision for the qualifca-
lions iotimated by these words, being incorPor-
ated 10 separate section 10 another place.
Section ID was ase amended, on his motion,
by striking out the same aud substituting there
for six other sections, defining and limiting the
mowers of the two Houses of the General As
sembly
MIR Howard moved that section numbered 16,
of these amendments, which provides for the
presidency of the Lieutenant Governor over
I the Senate, be stricken out, and the Convention
refused to strike out, by vote of Is affirmative
| to rs negative.
Section was amepsed by making the quail
6cation of Senators to lie, thirty years of age,
one years residence in the district, and Ian
ded qualification of three hundred acres, or
freehold of not less value than one thousand
dollars.
The discussion of section to fix the eua6-
| cation Of members Of the House of Commons,
consumed the remainder of tie days session
TUESDAY, June 19.-Tbe resolution to have
the Capitol lighted with gas was adopted.
An ordinance to provide circulating medl-
um, taken up on its second reading.
Mr. Logan addressed the Convention In sup
port of the measure. Mr. Foy offered a substl-
tute for the ordinance proposing to relieve The
people by allowing losses resulting from the
war, the abolition of slavery. &c, to be set Oft
against debts contracted prior to the lst of May,
1865, the State to assume the residue OF indl-
vidual Indebtedness, and to issue treasury notes,
to the aggregate amount of such debts, as cir
culating medium. Mr. Smith, OF Johnston,
moved to amend the substitute by adding
proviso that its provisions shall not extend to
original secessionisfs. Mr. Warren opposed the
ordinance, as it was clearly in violation of the
Constitution Of the United States. Mr. Cald
we'll of Guiford, replied, defending the ordi-
nance. He cited the previous issues of State
notes as a circulating medium to rebut the
allegation that the ordinance was uDconstitu-
tiona, and urged that "the Stay Law" that
every body favored, was much more open to this
objection than the ordinance under considera-
ton. Mr. Warren moved to lay the ordinance
on the table. Adopted-yeas SO, nays IS.
The Convention proceeded to consider the
amended Constitution. The question required
on the motion of Mr. Faulkner, to amend section
9 of article g. by abolishiDg the property quail
fcation for membership of the House of Com
mons. Mr. Moore, of Wake, opposed the amend
ment.
Mr. King, moved to amend the 9th section,
by requiring 100 acres of land, ora freehold Of
the value of $500, as qualification for the
Commons.
Messrs Settle, Smith of Wilkes and Grissom
addressed the Convention in favor Of abolishing
the property qualification Messrs Eaton and
Caldwell favored its retention.
Mr. Baker moved to amend the amendment
by requiring residence of five years in the
State and taxable property of the value of $500
as the qualification. This amendment was re-
jected.
This question recurring on Mr. Kings amend
ment, it was adopted-yeas 40, nays 49,.
The question recurring on Mr. Faulkners
amendment to abolish the property qualification,
it was rejected.
Mr. Baiues moved to amend by requiring
members of the House of Commons to have at
tanned the age Of 25 years. Not agreed to.
Mr. Baker moved to amend by requiring FIVE
years residence Immediately preceding election
to the House of Commons. Not agreed to.
MIR CALDWELL Of Burke, moved to amend by |
inserting after the property qualification the |
words land shall have annually paid the taxes
thereon Not agreed to-
The section, as amended, was then adopted
Section II amended so as to read that |
every person having one sixteenth part of negro |
blood or mole, shall be deemed person of color:
% motion Of Mr. Satterthwate, the article |
Was amended ly the addition of section pro- |
vidlng that 10 new County shall be formed that
does not contain the l20th part of>the white
population of the State, nor if its formation
deprive other Counties of said 10th part.
WEDNESDAY,, June 2Oth-An ordinance to
incorporate the Wilmington Railroad Bridge
Company passed its several readings.
The Convention proceeded to consider the Or
dinance to limit the action of the Railroad Com
panies, its second reading. Mr. Settle adj
dressed the Convention in support of the ordin-
ance. lie adverted to. the unjust monopolies
created by. contracts between the railroads and
Express Companes-the exorbtant rates charged
10y the latter for the transportation of Express
lfe'ghtS under these exclusive, oppressive con-
tracts, DC The ordinance was amended, on
motion OF Mr. Moore, Of Wake, by a provision
suHectlng 1t to modification or repeal by the Leg
lsIature.' Mr. Ward advocated the measure, and
characterized the existing Express monopoes as
violations of the railroad charter. and gross i'm
positions upon the public Messrs Bovden.
Moore of Wake, and Caldwell of Burke opposed
the ordinance and defended the action of the
railroads. Messrs Congand and McIvor also
opposed the ordinance, and on motion of the latter
it was laid on the table-Yeas As, nays At.
The Convention proceeded to further con-
sderation OF the amended Constitution. The :
Question recurrluo ON the amandp,o,, ~ Al !