The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-02-28
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HOUSE OF COMMONS. d
WEDNEsDAY, Feb. 81, 1856
The House was called to order at 10 o'clock
AM 81, s -s,s
Prayer by Rev. Henry Hardie Of the Pres
| byterian Church. = = ~ : = -
The; Journal Of yesterday was read and
| approved. = :
Mr. Chandler introduced bill to amend 1
the charter Of the Asheville and Greenville
Turnpike Company. Changes the title to
| the Buncombe Turnpike Company Re
ferred. * ''7s'. :,
On motion Of Mr. Waugh, a message was
sent to the Senate proposing that the two
| Houses proceed forthwith to elect a SolicI-
| tor for the 9th Judicial Circuit The Senate
| concurred, and the House voted as follows.
| For Mr.. Caldwell, 49, for Mr.. Dargan, 43;
| for Mr.. Furches, 8; for Mr.. Dowd, 1.
The Committee that superintended the
| election subsequently reported the election OF
| Mr.. Caldwell-he having received % votes,
| Mr.. Dargan 81; scattering 2 *,
A resolution in regard to the papers belong
4 ing to the Office Of the Clerk of the House Of
! Commons, passed second and third readings
under suspension Of the rules. (Authorlzes
the Clerk to arrange said papers, and appro-
| pirate fifty dollars for that purpose.)
g A bill to regulate pleadings in courts OF
law was laid on the table on second read
ing. ag.
| :" A bill to authorize the exchange of the
stocks held by the State of North Carolina
4 in certain railroads and canals, for bonds OF
| the State or the interest thereon now due, and
for other purposes, was put on its second
1 reading. Pending its consideration the
| House voted as above for solicitor. Mr.. MICA
den, (by leave0 introduced bill to author
ize the chairman of the County Court of Ala
nance County to sell real estate. Adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The House, at II O'clock A. M. proceeded
to consider the special order; viz: "a bill
concerning Negroes, Indians and persons OF
color or of mixed blood
| Sundry amendments proposed by the Ju-
dietary committee Stated in former report,)
were adopted.
| Mr.. Smith of Hartford, moved to amend
by inserting after the words persons OF &C /
or" in line list, section 8, the words mot
otherwise incompetent" Adopted.
Mr.. McNair moved that the bill be indefin-
itely postponed. which was decided in the
negative asfollows:
Messrs Arlington Burgess, Daily, Dargan,
Davis of Halifax, Terrell, Foster, Harrison,
| billiard, Hodnett, Jenkins of Granville, Jen-
kins of Warren, Judkins, Kenan, Lucas,
| Luke, Marler. McNair, iNiven, Nicks, Shaw,
Simmons, Smith, of Cumberian and, Smith, OF
Guilford, Thigpen, Williams, York,-27
Messrs. Allison, Ashworth, Baxter, Beasley,
Blackmer, Blair, Blythe, Bonner, Bryson, Bur
ton, Caldwell, Cameron, Campbell, Gambler,
| Carson, Cowan, Cox, Craige, Crawford, Da-
Wis of Carteret, Dickey Dunn, Faircloth of
Green, Faircloth of Wayne, Fla ROW. Flythe,
Furr, Gaines, Gidney, Harper, Henry, Hol-
derby, Hoke, Holmes, Houston, Horton, Hy-
man, Jenkins of CASTOR. Jones, Kinney, Lee
of Gates, Leigh of Tyrreli, Lo gan, Manly,
Matthews, McAden, Mcdonald, Mcclure,
Mcintosh, Nelson, Moore of Alan ance, Moore
! of Chatham Moore of Martin. Newsum,
Page, Palmer. Potter, Rosebro, 81 nth Of Col
umbus, Smith of Hartford, Stilie. 7, Scoggin,
league, Thompson, Trull Waugh, Wheeler
| Whitley and Wilson-72.
| Mr.. Hyman moved to amend by adding at
| the end of section 0 formerly the, eleventh.
as follows:
Proeided, That this section shall not go
into effect until civil authority is fully and
completely restored in this State
| Messrs Lyman and Moore, of MAJ tin, sup
| ported the amendment.
Messrs. McAden and Caldwell of auilford,
opposed it, as tending to emasculate the bill.
The amendment was modified by Mr.. Hy-
| man. at Mr. Manly's instance to read as fol-
lows:
| Psocided, That this section shall not go
into effect, until jurisdiction in mat! ers rela
| ting to freedmen, shall be fully conn nitted to
the courts of this State. Thus mod flied the
amendment was adopted by the blowing
| vote:
| YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Arlington, Baxter,
Beasley, Black, Bonner, Burgess, Burton,
| Cameron, Carson, Coates, Cowari, Craige,
Crawford, Dargan, Dickey, Dunn, T aircloth
| of Green, Farrow, Foster, Gaines, &arland.
Gidney, Hamilton, Halves, Holderb. I, Hoke,
| Horton, Hutchinson, Hyman, jenkins IF War
rem, Judkins, Kenan, Lee of Gates, ] Ieigh of
Tyrrel Logan, Lucas, Lyon, Manly, Marler,
Matthews, McAdcn, McNair, Nelson of Ala
nance Moore of Chatham, Moore of Martin,
| Murrill, Niven, Rosebro, Shaw, ST nmons,
| Smith of Columbus, Smith of CUNT erland
| Smith Of Guilford, Stilley, league, L ligpen,
Whitley and Williams-63.
NAYs-Messrs. Ashworth, BIackmer Blair,
| Blythe, Bryson, Caldwell, Campbell, Cand-
Ter, Cox, Daily, Davis of Carteret, Fl tircloth
of Wayne, Terrell, Flythc, Fur, . Harper
| Harrison, Henry, Hodnett, Holmes, II custom
| jenkins of CASTOR, Jenkins of Or awhile
Jones, Kinney, Luke, Mcdonald, M cGuire
| Mcintosh, Mott Nicks, Newsum, Page
Palmer, Potter, Scoggin, Thompson, Trull
Waugh, Wheeler, Wilson, Yellowlt y and
York-40. it7
Mr.. Niven offered an amendment TO sec
ton 5, authorizing the acknowledge lent O
marriages between persons of color, to be
made before Justices of the Peace as well az
before County Court Clerks, as provi ded il
said section. Adopted
On motion of Mr. Crawford the section
was further amended by extending til tint
for the acknowledgement of such ma riage
to the first of September, 1866, striki ne on
the word May"
Mr. Jenkins, of Warren, moved to strik
out sections 5 and 6, which was not ; lgreet
to- .s
Mr.. McNair moved to amend by st ikins
out section 9, in relation to negro test mony
The House refused to strike out.
YEAs-Messrs Arlington, Burgess, c oates
Daily, Dargan, Dickey, FerrelI, Foster Gid
ney, Hamilton, Harrison, Henry, Hill lizard
Eodnet, Holderby, Horton, jenkins of Gran
vile. jenkins of Warren, Judkins, K enar
Leigh of Tyrrell, Lucas, Luke. MarIer, NJ
Nair, MuTrill, Niven, Shaw, Simmons, { init
of Cumberland Smith of Gnilfog1f, SEQ ggir
Thigpen, Waugh, Williams and York b..
NAys-Messrs. Allison, Ashworth, Ba xtc
Beasley, Black, Blackmer, Blair, Blythe, Boz
| ner, Brysm, Burton, Caldwell, Cam erol
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