The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-11

Estes, Justice ~ nuCnerIorQ, frlce, eating
Moore, Ragland, Hayes, Rcnfrow, FarroW
-Messrs. Stevens, Kinney, Pierson, William.
son, Proctor, Wilkie, Gunter, Hoffman, Da
Wis, Reynolds, Kelly of Davie
On Observation-Disclosures Abbott, Men,
denhall, Harris, of Wake, Stevens, Hodgins
Ragland, Wiswall, Cawthorn, Foster, Shaver
On Penal Institutions :-Messrs Graham,
Blair, Hinnant, Cherry, Crawford, Carson,
Boddie, Ferebee. Long, of Chatham, White
On Engrossed Bills :-Messrs. Downing,
ings, Forkner, Humpllries, Ellington, Haw-
kins, Sinclair.
On Privilege and Elections -Messrs.
Pou, Stilley, Durham, Smith, of Martin,
Sykes, Moring, Short, Long, of Richmond.
Peck, Siegrist, Harris, of franklin
On Judiciary -Messrs Seymour, Bow
man, Pou. Barnett, Durham, Argo, Gambler,
Abbott, Harris,of Wake.
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs
Jarvis, Hodgin, Cawthorn, Dixon and Nor
MIR. Hicks, Representative from Clay, ap-
peared, qualified, and took his seat.
Mr. Robinson moved that the credentials
of Mr.. Brown, Of Haywood, be referred to
the COMMITTEES on Privileges and elections.
Carried.
Mr.. Abbott asked leave to defer making
the report on political disabilities until to-
morrow, which was allowed.
Mr.. Gunter offered the following resou-
ton, which wasordered to lie over under
the rules:
Resoloed, BY Ne House of Representatives,
the Senate col iSsing,s that a. COMMITTEES. sot
one from each Congressional District be APP
pointed to report the location and manage
ment of States prison or penitentiary, in
accordance with Art. II, Sec. 3, OF the Cons
titution.
By Mr.. Justice, of Rutherford, bill en-
towering the judges of the Superior Courts
to grant license to applicants to practice
law Referred to the judiciary committee.
By Mr.. Hutchins, a bill entitled an act to
prohibit distillatiOn of corn. Referred to
Judiciary committee.
By Mr.. Kelly, of Davie, bill to empower
State Commissioners to select site for
State penitentiary. Referred.
By Mr.. WiIkie, bill to provide an abate-
ment of taxes in Jones County. Referred.
The consideration of Mr.. Pou's resolution
petitioning the Congress to relieve all per
sons banned by the Howard Amendment,
was resumed.
Mr. Proctor renewed his question to his
colleague, (Mr. Sinclair) i. e., what section
of the county of Robson he represented, and
that advocated the principles contained in
the resolution of Mr. POu? He did not pro
pose to discuss the merits or dement's of
the resolution, and moved that they be laid
upon the table, but withdrew it at The re-
quest of
Mr. Estes, who said that the resolutions
are of vital Importance to us, to our State,
and to the recently enfranchised colored
voters. In the recent campaign the wealth and
intelligence of the State, the influence OF
Al a fbau of he
ecutive were all arrayed against us with the
utmost vindictiveness and bitter partizan
spirit. We were told by the public speak
ers, ON the part of the opposition, that if
successful, they would make it hotter for
us-than ever Sodom or Gomorrah were."
To be Republican was to them, all that
was low, vile and degraded private char
acter was blackened; and we were held up
as degraded criminals and penniless adven-
turers. The resolution proposes to put these
same men in power again, that they may, if
successful throughout the country, take the
helm of State, repeal the reconstruction
acts, undo all that has been done during the
past three years. He was not for waging
war on those who voted to plunge the coun-
try into secess;ss sbeffevete that many OF
them were honest and conscientious, and ne
could honor a man who fought tor princi
pie. But those men, so quiet in 1865, who
laQ arOuSeu lIOH eilclI pcdSCluiuCoS az viz
voice of Andrew johnson, and who had
since opposed the progress of Liberty and
Union, he could not vote to remove their
disabilities. He stood ready to take by the
hand every man who fought for secession,
when he acknowledges that secession and
slavery are dead, and that universal man.
hood suffrage is law of the land. We are
not to be frightened into support of the
resolutions at the mention of Mr.. Sinclair, of
the formidable party which would meet us
next fall. That party is without head, front,
or leader. The Republican party has dared |
more than any party that ever existed. and |
can survive without the aid of Mr.. Sinclair,
were he to array himself against it. The |
time had not arrived for the removal of dis
abilities from all persons in the State. The |
emancipation proclamation of Mr.. Lincoln |
was written six months before it was announ- |
ced and when he was urged to make it
law of the land, he said 1.-THE people are
not ready to receive it-wait." So, Mr.. |
Speaker, the time has not arrived for the |
adoption of these resolutions We must |
& wait"
Mr.. Proctor renewed his motion to lay
the resolutions on the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called for, which being ordered, the motion
was decided in the affirmative, by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Ashworth,
Bowman, Blair, Barnes Bonner, Carson,
Gambler, Clayton, of Chowan, Cherry, Craw
ford, Cawthorn, Dixon, Ellington Estes, Eos
ter, Franklin, Forkner, Gahagan, Gunter,
Gilbert, Grier, Graham, Hutchings, Hoff-
man, Horney, Hodgin, Hayes, Hendricks,
ingram, Justice, of Henderson, Justice, of
Kinney, Kelly. of Moore, I.eary,
Mayo, Morrill,, Morris, Mendenhall, McCan-
ess, Moring, Peck, Price, Proctor, Pearson,
Robbins, Ragland Renfrow, Reynolds, Rea,
Rhodes, Smith, of Martin, Stilley, Simmons,
Seymour, Stevens, Sweet, Sykes, Siegrist,
Vestal, Vest, Williamson, Wilkie, Wiswall,
White and Walolrop.
NAYs-Messrs. Argo, Armstrong, Boddie,
Barnett, Clayton, of Transatlantic, Davis,
Durham, Ellis, Farrow, Ferebee, Calling,
Gibson. Green, Hodnett, Hicks. High, Hum
,hries, Harris, of Franklin, Hinnant, Jarvis,
Kelly, of Davie, Matheson, Pou, Proffitt,
Robinson, Smith, of Allegany, Sinclair,
Short, Shaver, Stanton, Thompson, Whitley
md Williams
Mr.. Sinclair's resolution in reference to
Judge Jones, was taken up.
Mr.. Sinclair pressed the adoption of the
for tho others |