Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-02-15
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Tho o,,.o ,. .o1 TO order .. T FL osDa2 Feb 0th
The journal of yesterday read and approved.
Mr.. Gains from the committee that Superintendent, on
yesterday, the election for trustee Of the University
reported there had been no election.
INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill for the relief of landlords
Mr.. Garland bill to prevent distractions to the free
passage OF fish IN Caney river in the county OF Iancey
ON CALENDAR.
bill to establish ferry Hiwassee river, laid
the table on its second reading.
resolution favor of Jacob Sier, agent of the State
for the collection OF Cherokee bonds passed second and
bill CONCERNING the North Carolina Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, passed second and third
readings [ApPropaes the sum of $4,000 for the sup
bill further susPendng the operation of the statute of
limitations. Passed third reading.
Mr.. Murphy (by Ieave) introduced resolution to refer
so much OF the Governors message relates to the At
toney General, to the committee the Judiciary.
Mr.. Waugh introduced the following
Hesored That the Governor be requested to inform this
General Assembly whether from his correspondence with
manufacturers of artici Al limbs otherwise he has
stactory information whether artificial is of any
utility or merely ornamenta also what the artificial arm
viii cost and the probable number to be supplied under
23rd of January last. The resolution adopted.
The Speaker presented the resignation Of Nen Mckay,
ESQ., COmmoner from Harnett, to take effect Monday
next, the 10th inst
THE EEGRo AND
At twelve o'clock NJ, the House resolved itself into
Negroes, Indians and persons Of color Of mixed blood
Mr.. Rayner called to the chair.
eleventh section Of the BILL Mr.. Dargan addressed the
committee. He said this was question on which the
people of North Carolina would hold their representatives
to strict individual responsibility We had been too
prone yield to outside pressure and follow
The rushing Of this bill through the House in such hot
haste augh with danger to the rights liberties and
lives of people The bill proposed to allow negroes to
testify in their Suppose unfortunate white
man should, in sudden conflict with party of negores
happen kill one who could doubt that the bias of the
negro witnesses their sympathy for their fellows would
prejudice the white and lead to judicial murder.
There had been no expression OF popular OPINION upon the
subject, and the action proposed was premature. He
the negro educated and chrstianlZed although no one
had kndeT feelings towards that unfortunate than
the contrary, he had been only inu1gent 1t
proposed that the creature swayed by impulse
intellect whom the protfer of hog jOw1 ire
sistabe argument, should be licensed to against
the lives property of white We had
believe that the of this franchise would lead
to the removal of the reedmens bureau and argued at
length to show that the passage of the bill would lead to
demand for negro suffrage and might ultimately result
Of Nero tt6nv his nrnneness to nerinry The
negroes sole idea of freedom, that meant every
right ard immunity that white men eniov Thrftess
improvent depraTed and iterate the sounds of their
hdes might be heard at night in the various che60ngS OF
the city Such We're the creatures it was proposed to
admit to the witness box.
Mr.. Hyman moved to amend the bill by adding to the
until the military are withdrawn from the State.
man SAID he was opposed to striking out the sec
south had acted already The negro entitled to
Fp@th They longer had the protection of masters
and should now be given protection the courts.
They mad acted We'll during the war; and proven gen.
orally to their owners and in the name common hui
nanItyn the name OF Justice they entitled to
He had with clear conscience enlisted heartily the
southern He had been present when the last gun
vas fired, but the cause had failed and vctors had the
fght to prescribe their terms. Mr. H. here paid high
hbute to the patriotic bearing of President Johnson
WON he characterized the great breakwater
US sd the sweeping agrariansm of the Republicans
III Northa party that found its most fitting prototype
Jaco6ns OF France He appealed to the committee
10 CIV TO the president all the moral support in this
teSI WITCH the passage of this bill would give him.
% Everett said that the subject should be calmly
ana GisPassion"ey We should ask the question whether
oLcess1on OF this franchise will ultimately benefit eth
ee negro or tie white 1t has been argued that
P would lead to a removal of the Freedmen's
0ea9-Was IN fac. prerequisite to it's removal Other