Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-01

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and upon intimation of Mr. Bynum that he would to
introduce substitute for the BILL the Senate ad
Journed.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
| The House called to order at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Prayer by Rev. Henry Harde of the Presbyterian
The journal of yesterday read and approved
Mr. Chandler introduced bill to amend the charter o.
the Ashevie and Greenvle Turnpike Company Changes
the title to the Buncombe Turnpike Company. Referred
senate n proposins that torthwt
concurred and the House voted as follows For Mr. Cald
WELL As; for Mr.. Dargan, 49, for Mr. Furches s. for Mr.
Dowd, 1.
committee that superintended the election subse
quently reported the election OF Mr. cadwe7he having
resolution in regard to the papers belonging to the
office of the clerk of the House of Commons, passed Sc
Auhorizes TIE clerk to said papers, and appro
PIRATES fifty dollars for that purposel
Oh the table on second reading.
the State OfNorth Carolina in certain railroads and canals
bonds of the State the interest thereon now due
and for other purposes was put on its second reading
solicitor Mr. McAden tby leave1 introduced bi to a,
| county to sell real estate. Adopted.
| THE NEGRO.
The House, at Ii o'clock A. NJ, proceeded to consider
the special order viz: ga bill concerning Negroes Indians
! and persons Of color of mixed blood"
Sunry amendments proposed by the Judiciary commit
tee tstated III a former rcporD were adopted.
after the words persons of color, i'll line first section g.
the words mot otherwise ncompetent.1 Adopted.
Mr.. MeEair moved that the bill be indefinitely postpon-
ed which was decided in the negative-yeas 27 nays r.
Mr.. Hyman moved to amend by adding at the end of
section formerly the lltl) as follows
PrOrded That this section shall go into effect until
civil authority is fully and completely restored in this
Mcssrs. Hynsa zad Moore of Martin, supported the
1essrs 1IcAden and CALDWELL of Guilford opposed it,
as tending to emasCulate the bill.
The amendment modified by Mr.. Hyman, at Mr..
Manly instance to read follows:
Pr0ced That this section shall not into effect until
jurisdiction in matters restln TO- freedmen shall be fuy
| amendment was adopted-Yeas 63; Nays 40.
Mr.. Niven offered amendment to section s. author
color to be made before Justices of the peace well
Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Crawford, the section was further
amended by extending the time for re ackOwlcd
of such marriages to the sFt of Sptember 1866, striking
out the word 90 May.
and s, which not agreed to.
Mr. McNar moved to amend by striking out section .,
in rela ton to negro testimony
The House refused to strike out, yeas 81, Nays Ga
Mr.. Jenkins of Warren, offered the following a sub
BE uenacte de-, That the slaves recently emancipaed
by the proclamation of the President the United States
entitled to all the rights and privileges of free negroes
in the State.
Mr. Dargan moved adjournment until 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ tomorrow Not agreed to.
Mr. Jenkins of Granville, moved to lay the substitute
and bill upon the sable. Not agreed to:
Mr. Baxter moved that the House adjourn. Not agreed
Mr. jenkins Of Warren moved to postpone the further
consideration of the subject until the 4 day of July
Tie question then recurring upon the substitute it was
-Messrs. Arlington. Black Burgess Coates, Raby
ton Harrison Henry Hliard Hawes Horton, Jenkins of
Granville, Jenkins of WarreH Jones, Judkn., Keenan,
Gf Ven cRs s% Simmons sn Of
Cumberland, Scoggins, Thigpen Waugh, Williams and
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, ,Ashworh, Baxter, Beasey Black
mTer Blair Bhe Bonner Bonner crn Bryson Burton ~ Caldwell
Crawford Davis of Carterett Dunn Faircoth OF Greene
Faircoth Of Wayne Fythe Fnrr Gains Garlan1 Harper
Hyman Jenkins, of CASTOR, Kinney Lee of Gates Logan
Manly, McAden, Mcclure, Mcintosh Nelson, Moore of
Columbus Smith of Guilford Smith of Hertford Stiiey
league Thompson, Tru, Wheeler Whitley, Wilson and
Mr. McNair moved that the House adjourn. Not agreed
The bill then passed its second reading as follows
Messrs. Allison, Ashworth, Baxter, Beasley Backmer,
Blair Blythe, Bonner Bryson, Burton CALDWELL Gamer
Davis of Carteret Dunn Faircoth of Green FarcIoh of
Hee Of ata Hstf M
gan Lyon Manly MeA1en, MeDonaid, Mcguire, McIn-
tSsh so HGFs Pr Of ey Tdaaa Sf Mot
ra lo wheeer wHey Wilson, 81
BY Dssaa Dss Rss
Gaines Garland Hamilton, tsrrsoh Henry billiard
ins Of warren. jones' ;ualns Kenan, Lsish Of Tyrre
Lucas, Luke Marler McNair, Moore Of ChatAap, Muir
Smith of Guilford scosSm, Thgpen, Trul Waugh Will
lams, York-Nays As.
reading in the House. One of these entitled bill
cernnS indictments in Courts of Oyer and Terminer,"
passed it's several readings under suspension of the
rules [Renders heretofore pending in Courts
of Oyer and Teiner rable at the next term of the Su
heidi heidi ''''' '-'~ '0 " -
The House adjourned until 10 O'Clock a. m
WoMAN-Mrs. Stevens the 60 sweet story wri-
ter" has, somewhere, thrown off this eloquent
passage
Woman, woman truly she is a miracle
Place her amid flowers foster her a tender
plant, and she is a thing of fancy, waywardness,
and something of folly-annoyed by dew-drop,
fretted by the touch of butterfiy's wing ready
to faint at the rustic of beetle. The zephyrs
too rough, the showers too heavy; and she is over
powered by the perfume of q rosebud. But let
real calamity come, rouse her affections, enklndle
the fires of her heart, and mark her then. How
her heart Strengthens itself how strong IS her
purpose. Place her in the heat of BATTLE give her
a child bird, anything she loves OF pities, topro-
tect and see her, as in a related instance.
raising her white arms a shield, and as her own
blood crimsons her upturned forehead, praying
for life to protect the helpless Transplant her
into the dark places of earth, awaken her ener-
cies to action, and her breath becomes "a healing,
and her presence IL blessing she disputes inch by
inch, the stride of the stalking pestilence, when
man. the strong and brave shrinks away pale and
affrighted. Misfortune daunts her not she wears
away life of silent endurance, goes forward
with less timidity than to her bridal IL pros
perity she is a bud full of imprisoned odors, wait
ing but for the winds of adversely 20 scatter them
abroad-pure gold, valuable but untred in the
furnace In short, woman is Il miracle mys-
terry"
THE NATIONAL FINANCE.-Business at the north
hesitates white the financial policy of the govern
ment remains unsettled 1t is urged in Washing
inton that action upon the funding bill be taken,
and that the revenue will be ample for all purpo-