The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1866-06-20
RALEIGH, N. o., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. 1866

merical superiority Of the four Let us ex-
anime the figures One white man east;pays
as much tax as -four west. In Hertford one
white man paid as much taxSas seven in
Buncombe in Martin one as mach as nine
| in Haywood, and so on through the whole
east and west. This property of the east
ought to be protected Up to the present
hour it has been, and thus far our State has
pursued her conservative career to the
safety and prosperity of her citizens.
Mr.. Boyden said that he favored taxation
as !. basis for the Senate, and fnr the House
of Commons, the white population. This
would be in accordance with the spirit ofthe
Constitution, that one House might act as a
check upon the other. He pursued his
remarks further, but our space forbids an
extended report e
Mr.. Phillips offered substitute for Mr..
!. .Logan,s amsndment. MAD >faxation the
basis In the Senate, and white population in
the House, to go into effect when the Con-
stitution is ratified by the people.
Mr.. Moore of Wake, said he desired to
direct attention of delegates to what would
be the character of our State government
should the white basis be adopted for both
Senate and House of Commons
The Governor is elected by white people,
with no veto power, the House of Commons
is elected by the same people and the Senate
would be elected by the same.
So that all checks established in the Con-
stitution would have been swept away, and
that instrument placed in the hands of one
class alone. The State government would
only be kept frnm anarchy by the protecting
hand of the federal government.
He admitted the fundamental principle
/ that all power was derived from the people,
but he held that it was no abridgment of the
powers of the people to fling checks and re-
straints about their agents.
Every government has its checks. The
United States government is one of checks
and balances, and so is the English govern
ment. In government there were two great
interest, persons and property. Both ought
to be protected, and he desired that the pro-
lection given to property by our State Con-
stitution should remain. t
If the West should now establish the white
basis in order to regain power, ere long the
East would agitate for negro suffrage. What
condition would we be in then (? He ask
W. S5SheiShiSh W PAUSE dlAh COlioAuCi tuC III
ture.
Mr.. Moore proceeded at some further
length, when
Mr. Caldwell of Burke said he was willing
to vote for Mr.. Phillips amendment provid-
ed that it went into effect Immediately, so
that the next Legislature might be consti-
tuted under it.
A debate here sprung up between Messrs.
Settle, Caldwell, Dick, and Messrs Phillips,
Rumley, Satterthwaite, Bynum, ,sStarbuck and
King, all favoring the compromise measure
of taxation in Senate and white basis in
House, but disagreeing as to the time the
amendment should take effect, the former for
immediate effect and the latter advocating
that it should be submitted to the people,
A motion was made to refer the whole
matter, but was lost
The amendment, was fhen aderted by the
following vote.
YEAs-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Baines,
Barrow, Berry, Boyden, Brickell, Brown,
Brooks, Burgin, Buxton, Conigland, Dock
cry, Eaton, Faircloth, Ferebee, Foy, Gillian,
Goodwin, Grissom, Hodge, Howard, Jackson
Jarvis, Joyce, Joyner, King, Lash, Lyon,
McCauley, McCorkle, McKoy of Sampson
Mckay of Harnett, McGehee, Nat. Mclean
| Nc Laughlin, Nc Rae, Mebane, Moore OF
Wake, Murphy, Norfieet, Odom, Patterson
Perkins, Person, Phillips, Polk, Richardson
Rumley. Russell, Rush, Satterthwaite, Sim.
mons, Sloan, Smith of Anson, Spencer Of
Hyde, Spencer of Montgomery, Starbuck
Stephenson, Thompson. Walkup, Ward
Warren, Wiley, Williams, Winburne and
Wright-70.
NAYs-Messrs. Baker, Bingham, Bradley
| Bryan, Bynum, Caldwell of Burke, Caldwell
Of Guilford, Dick, Dickey, Ellis, Faulkner
Gahagan, Garland, Garrett, Harris of Gull
ford, Harris of Rutherford, Harrison, Haynes
Henry, Jones of Davidson, Jones of Hender
son, Jones of Rowan, Logan, Love of Jdck.
son, Mcdonald of Chatham, Mcdonald d
Moore, Moore of Chatham, Smith of John
ston, Smith of Wilkes, Stewart and Swan
| 81. D3
When, Mr. Bynum offered the ordinance
originally introduced by himself as a sub
stitute for the whole.
Mr.. Bynum said the only difference be
tween his ordinance and the amendmen
| just adopted, was that his ordinance provi
| ded for the change in basis of representation
to take mediate effect
Mr.. Grissom moved to reconsider the ordi
nance for exchanging stocks of the State fo
bonds issued before the year 1851, which
motion lies over until tomorrow.
THURSDAY, June IA, 1866.
Mr.. Brown submitted a petition from citi
zens of Caswell concerning amnesty.
A motion was made to suspend the rule
and enter into consideration of
UNFINISHED BUSINESS,
Being the basis of representation A debat
sprung up on this point, involving the mel
its of the question. M M
As on yesterday, it seemed to be under
stood that taxation was to be the basis i
the Senate and white population in til
House, the point of difference being whe
the ordinance should go into effect.
Messrs Caldwell of Burke, Starbuck, Joyc
and Logan favored the suspension of th
rules.
/ Messrs Conigland and Pearsall opposed
The rules were not suspended.
Mr. Mclaughlin introduced the followin
resolution. which was ordered to he printed
| WHEREAS, 1t appears from the Treasurer
report that large sums of money have bee
drawn from the Treasury and from til
4 Banks to be sent to England for the purpos
of raising funds to run the blockade, an
Whereas said Treasurer says that the bool
of the Treasury do not enable him to gi0
any information relative to this Englis
debt, and that a large amount of Bonds ha
been issued, to wit: the amount of one mi
lion five hundred thousand dollars, whie
bonds are still outstanding, and said Treasl
rer does not know what disposition has bee
made of the same, nor by whom they a
held; and that large sums of money ha,
been borrowed on the faith and credit of Il
State, and placed in the hands of agen
whose names are not given, and who hay
never accounted for the same; and that Il
z one-half of the steamer Advance belongir
to the State had been sold, in; part paymel
Z, of which Governor Vance had fled in tt
Treasurers office Bonds issued since the 30t
of May, 1861, to the amount of $13O,O00 o.
and in order to ascertain the proper righ