The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-02-07

hereafter IN Their proper ofder. Among them, 4
bill to protect culture Of the grape and other
fruits, introduced in response to Mr.. leagues
resolution of inquiry as to what legislation Is
necessary for the projection of vine and fruit
growing. The bill passed its first reading and
was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Smith, of Hartford, presented number OF
reports from the finance committee; also, re-
port from the committee appointed on the scale
of deprecated Confederate currency stating that
the committee had adopted the gold dollar as the
standard of value, and fixed a scale ascertaining
the rate of its monthly depreciation The COM
mittee asked to be discharged from its further
consideration. They were discharged accord
ingly. 15sr
Mr.. Blackmer from the committee on corpora
lions, submitted sundry reports as to matters
referred. 9 et -
Mr.. keenan,, from the committee that superin-'
tended on yesterday the election had for i've
Trustees of the University, reported: Whole
number of votes cast, 1873; necessary to choice,
TO- No one elected.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the House took
from the table bill authorizing court of pleas
ami quarter sessions for the county of Cabarrus.
The bill was amended in several particulars, at
the suggestion of Mr.. Allison, and passed its sew
eral readings under suspension OF the rules
SPECIAL ORDER.
At II o'clock the House proceeded to consider
a bill in relation to negroes Indians and persons
of color, or of mixed blood, reported from the
commission appointed to prepare code Tor the
Government of freedmen. &c, .r.1. -sts}s- 9Ht
On motion of Rayner, the House resolved itself
into a committee of the whole. afi IT,
At the request ofthe Speaker, Mr.. Rayner took
the Chair. on -a 4i 2i
On motion of MIR. Phillips, the bill was read by
sections. ~ it1 iffiN
After the Clerk had read the first section, Mr..
Phillips said the bill was badly printed, and ap-
peared in several instances to have been deliber-
ately misprinted. With regard to this Sec
tion,. the preliminary question arose, whether
the Legislature was prepared to change the exist
ing law, and define Indians hereafter as persons
of color. He objected to the definition, which
the commission had given to the term negro
They use, as it were, the unknown quantity in
their answer to the question, "achat is negro ?'
They define negro as one descended from negro
ancestors to the fourth generation inclusive
There was, he said, an evident intention to define
without definition, for the definition contained
the very words intended to be defined.
Mr. Manly, suggested the propriety of testing
the sense OF the committee as to including In
dams in the first section before taking any action
rtpon the substitute offered by Mr.. Phillips
Mr.. Phillips further objected to the expression,
"original ancestors" as exceedingly indefinite,
unless we 60 back to the days of Adam and Eve.
Mr.. Manly continued to suggest the propriety
of testing the sense of the committee as includ-
ing Indians in the first section, under the term
of"persons Of color" before taking action on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Phillips
Mr.. Smith, of Hartford, concurred with Mr..
Phillips in his structures upon the first section of
the bill. He thought there was manifest looseness
and improperly in using the word to be defined
in its own definition He was also opposed to
including Indians under designation of "persons
of color" There was no good reason for degrad-
ing them to a level with the negro.
Mr.. Hoke thought that some one should raise q
voice in behalf of the Indians. They had remain
ed here under their treaties and were thus depriv
ed OF the rights which those who had emigrated
had obtained He thought the Indian should be
allowed the same, if not greater rights and i'm
munities than are accorded to negroes. If the
term "Indianni is striker from the first section
as proposed, negroes would be allowed to testify
and Indians would not To this he was bitterly
opposed.
Mr.. Phillips offered the following amendment
IN tha fu-n frcf of fbo
adopted: r..s. rs -..s...5is t5
Negroes and their issue, even where one an
cestor in each succeeding generation to the fourth
inclusive shall be white, shall be deemed per-
sons of color; and by that phrase NAV be COM
pretended in all action of the legislative or judi
cial departments of the government"
Many other amendments were discussed and
adopted or rejected; which we deem unnecessary
to publish, they would be utterly unintelligible
to the reader. We will publish the bill in full as
soon as it shall be perfected.
On motion of Mr. Blaclmer, the committee
rose; Mr. Rayner, the Chairman, reported pro-
gress and ASKED leave for the committee to sit
again at II O'clock tomorrow. Report concurred
in. Leave granted. - -r-,.
Ga motion of Mr.. McNair, a message was sent
to the Senate proposing to go forthwith into cleo
ton for five Trustees for the University
The names of Messrs. Hutchinson, Cowles.
Amis, Whitford, Caldwell and Cowan, were with.
drawn. e. >s1,f e. i.--.,a- s
Mr. Caldwell nominated Bishop Atkinson and
Reverends Alexander Wilson, presbyterian R.
h. Marsh, Baptist and Turner NJ Jones, (Metl-
odist Episcopal.) RI 7' isiIfi@ 1850
Mr.. Mcdonald, said he thought that Trustees
should be elected, who lived in striking distance
of the University. He had heard it intimated
that only members of the Legislature stood any
chance of election. he trusted that this was not
the case, but that all would harmonic and elect
good and competent men, who did not reside at
too great distance from the University.
The Senate, by message, concurred in the pro-
position to go into an election of Trustees, and
announced the name of the Rev. n Shotwell /;
and the House proceeded to vote ~ -Ie ~. Is
Pending the announcement of the result, on
motion of Mr.. Manly, the House adjourned till
tomorrow 10 o'clock III a}7l rof lfGni IS
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