Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
From the Raleigh S6
The Constitutional Conventic'
(sO-called.)

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The Constitutional COnventic !"
(so-called.)
/ FRIDAY, Jan. "a, 1888.
The Convention was called to order at II
o'clock. -
Prayer by the Rev. - Warwicl
(negro.)
A letter was received from Gen. Canbv
containing substantially the same as tSee
communication of yesterday.
Mr.. Heaton submitted the following ro-
port from committee
Resolued, That the President appoint the fol-
lowing additional committees, viz On ImmipTa-
ton on Statistics on Miscellaneous Affairs and
on Adjustment of Articles of Constitution o
Adopted.
A report from the Committee on "Gov-
ernor and other Executive officers" wac
made by Mr.. King, of Lenoir, and ordered
to be printed. Goes to the Committee of
the Whole.
Mr.. Rodman submitted report from the
Judiciary Committee, concerning q memo
rial from w. ID. Pearsall. No action taken
and asked to be discharged from its further
consideration. So ordered.
Mr.. King, of Lenoir, a report from the
Committee on Contingent Expenses, STATING
that they had contracted with Mr.. j. w
Holden, to report the proceedings and de.
bates of this Convention, in a condensed
form, at compensation of six dollars per
day, to be published in some daily news.
paper III this city. Adopted.
Also, another report from the same Com.
mittee, recommending that no clerk be en-
ployed to assist the Chairmen of various
committees. Adopted.
The committee appointed to wait on the
Secretary of State, to procure one hundred
and twenty copies of certain documents,
reported that only sixteen could be OBJ
tanned.
MIR. Mcdonald, of Chatham, resolution
inviting Gen. Candy to visit the Conyer
ton. He moved that the rules be srs-
| pended and that the resolution be put on
its passage. Adopted.
| Mr.. Turner, resolution regulating the
Senatorial Districts of the State. Referred.
Mr.. Parker, resolution that all taxes
levied on property in this State shall be al
Ualorena. Referred.
Mr.. Jones, of Washington, q resolution
requesting that the Treasurer furnish the
Convention with statement of amount of
stock held by the State, in the Chesapeake
and Albemarle Canal Company. Referred.
By the same, a resolution requesting the
Treasurer to furnish the Convention the
| amount of Indebtedness of the State. Lies
over.
Mr.. Peterson, a resolution in regard to
militia duties. Referred.
Mr.. Rodman, q resolution that the Chair
mau of the Committee on Printing have
power, on the request of the Chairman of
any committee, to cause to be printed anv
matter that they may deem necessary Lies
over.
Mr.. Peterson, a resolution on public
schools. Referred.
Mr.. Peterson, a resolution raising Board
of Education in each county, consisting of
five citizens, to be elected by the people.
Referred.
Mr.. Hare, resolution in regard to the
debts Of deceased persons Referred.
Mr.. Watts, an ordinance for relief from
debts. Referred.
Robbins, negro a resolution inquiring
into the expediency of Incorporating into
the Constitution a provision prohibiting
the hauling of seines on the Sabbath Re,
ferred.
Mr.. Dickey, an ordinance authorizing
the W. N. @. r. r. Co. to endorse their
capital stock, and for other purposes. Lies
over.
Mr.. Mcdonald s. resolution, appealing to
Congress to advance money to our various
railroad enterprises, was taken up.
Mr.. Mcdonald advocated its passage, as
it would, if successful, give employment to
large numbers of the poor, and would tend
greatly to develop the resources of the
State.
Galloway (negro) thought that it should
be referred to the committee on Internal
Improvements !; and, after some little dis
cusslOn, the reference was made.
Mr.. Heaton introduced an ordinance
that the Treasurer of the State of n. c.,
upon the warrant of the President of this
Convention, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to pay the per diem and mileage
of officers and members of this ConYen-
ton.
Mr.. Ashley, n resolution instructing the
committee of sixteen to consider the expe-
diency of forming standing committee on
Industrial Resources. Adopted.
Mr.. Rodman, O resolution authorizing
the Legislature to establish Bureau of
immigration and Statistics. Referred
Mr.. Heaton moved a suspension of the
rules, in order that the ordinance in rela-
ton to the payment of the per- diem intro
duced by himself, to-day, might be put on
its passage. The rule was suspended.
Mr.. Sweet said that he was under the i'm
preston that the laws of the State required
the Comptroller and Governor to sign all
warrants for money, and he did not think
the Convention should depart from the es-
tablished rule
nAA' OA'AAobA1 VI OLdASCJ OdllCu
to the acts of Congress prescribing the
manner in which the members of Conven-
tons should get their pay, and said that
they had right to go beyond that law
Under its provisions they had not the
slightest right to make draft upon !he
treasury for one cent. He would oppose
the measure.
Mr.. King, of Lenoir, thought If they
had right to levy G tax. they had right
to appropriate taxes already paid.
Mr.. Heaton thought that calling on the
Treasurer was the proper way. The mem
bers of the Legislature got their pay on the
certificate of the Speaker alone. That was.
a precedent, and, besides, he wished to
know the position of the State authorities
in regard to this matter.
Mr.. Durham said that the payment Of
members of the Legislature was provided
for by law Of the State; that the matter
now under discussion was entirely beyond
the province of the Convention. If Con