The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-14
The LEGISLATURE.

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! On Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday Of last week
nothing of much importance done by the Legis
lature.
The election Of two U S. Senator's takes place or
Tuesday of this week The candidates spoken Of
are John Pool Alfred Dockery, DR. VIM Sloan, Gen
Abbot, Col Heaton, Judge Logan, &c.
1t was not expected that much would be done IN
til after the election of Senators.
| The pay of members fixed at So per day and
20 cents per mile for travelling expensesthe ocers
to receive $40 per day and mileage
Mr. Bowman, of the House, introduced a bill pro-
viding for Public Schools, and requiring separate
schools for blacks and whites, which referred to
the committee Education.
On Thursday, the resolutions proposing to investi
gate the conduct of Judge Jones Zone of the new
Superior Court Judges up for final action when
they were indefinitely postponed.
MIR Pou Republican, of Johnston county, offered
the following resolutions:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representa-
| tves, that the Congress of the United States is
| respectfully requested now, to remove from all
citizens of this State the political disabilities i'm
posed by the 14th Article ofthe Federal Constitution
! I'd. That properly authenticated copies of this
resolution be Immediately forwarded to the presid
| ing officer of the United States Senate and to
the Speaker of the United States House of Represen-
tatives.
Mr. Pou made in support ofhis resolutions, lengthy
| and able speech.
Mr. Sinclair also addressed the House in support
of the resolutions in speech of force and eloquence
Mr. Abbott did not propose to discuss the resolu-
| tiens at any length They were identcally the same
that were introduced in the Republican State Con-
vention and introduced by the same faction. In re-
gard to Mr. Pou, from what little he knew Of him. he
did not doubt his honesty and sincerity but for
the gentleman from Robson, all he had to say
that he had sent his baggage over to the Conserva-
tives and he had better follow it,
Mr. Sinclair demanded that the Clerk should take
down the words.
Mr. A. took his seat, while the Clerk read the OBJ
jectionable words.
MIR Sinclair said he had not objected to the words
about the baggage" but the inference drawn be-
tween his honesty and sincerely and that of the gen
tleman from Johnston but he understood that
no personal reflection was meant.
Mr. Abbott then resumed in opposition and said
that until be signs of repentance and good
fruits of loyalty, he wsuld suffer his right arm to
drop off, and his tongue to cleare to his mouth be-
fore he would finch from his position in this matter
This resolution was step towards debauching the
politics of the State and taking the power the
hands of the Republicans. He thought the better
and safer policy strengthen and fortify their
position and render their policy impregnable the
future attacks of the disloyal element, &c.
MIR Proctor moved to lay the resolutions ON the
table but withdrew his motion to indulge
Mr. Estes, Northern sojourner,) who said in the
course of his remarks that these resolutions would
bring upon the surface the old politicians to plunge
the State into rebellion. He alluded the bitter
ness with which the opposite party had conducted
the late canvass and said that those still
actuated with the spirit that influenced them
in 1861. He would not vote for the resolutions to
enfranchise set of who had still the spirit of
rebellion, &c.
The motion to lay on the table being renewed, Mr.
Sinclair called for the yeas and nays
The call was sustained and. the roll being called,
resulted in the following ballot:
Ayes-Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Ashworth Bowman.
Blair Barnes, Banner Carson, Gambler, Clayton Of
negro Dixon, Ellington, Estes, Foster, Franklin
Forkner negro Gahagan Gunter, Gilbert, Graham
Hutchings, Hoffman, Horney, Hodgin, Hayes negro,
Hendricks Ingram, Justice of Henderson, Justice of
Rutherford, kinney, Kelly of Moore, Leary negro
Mayo negro, Morrill,, Morris negro, Mendenhall
McCanless Moring Peck, Price negro, Proctor
Pearson, Robbins negro, Ragand, Renfrow, Rey
nolds, Rea, Rhodes, Smith of Martin, stilley, Sim
mons, Seymour, Stevens, Sweat negro, Sykes negro,
Siegrist, Vestal, Vest, Williamson negro, Wilkie
Wiswall, Waldrop and Williams.
Nays-Argo, Armstrong, Boddie Barnett Clayton
of Pennsylvania, Davis, Durham, Ellis, Farrow,
Ferebee, Calling, Gibson, Green, Hodnett Hicks,
High, Humphries, Harris of Franklin, Hnnant,
Jarvis, Kelly of Dave, Matheson, Pou, Profit, Rob-
nson, Smith of Allegheny, Sinclair, Short Shaver,
Stanton, Thompson, Whitley and Williams.
In the Senate, on Thursday bill for the relief of
Shertts and their securities in the State passed its
third reading.
In the House, W. T. J. Hayes, negro, gave notice
that he would introduce bill to prohibit the distil
lation of grain.
Mr. Justice of Henderson, gave notice that he would
offer bill to change the county of Catawba from
the 9th to the 10th District.
The following Act has passed the House and is
now under consideration in the Senate:
an Act to prortde for the qualification ofcertatn
cbcers recently elected uader the provisions of
the Constitution Of the State Of North Caro-
Ina.
Section l. The General Assembly Of North
Carolina do enact, That the Solicitors, Clerks of
the Superior Courts and Sherifs, provided for
in Article w. of the Constitution of this State
shall qualify before Judge of the Superior
Court, or the County Commissioners, and file
with the Register of Deeds the bonds required
by existing laws approved by said Judges of SUI
perior Court or County Commissioners.
Sec. 2. That Coroners provided for in Article
" of the Constitution of this State, and the
County Commissioners, provided for in Article
VII shall qualify before any Magistrate or Off
Ger qualified to administer an oath.
Sec 3. That all other County officers provided
for in Article VII of the Constitution of this State
shall qualify before the Board of County Com
missioners for each County.
Sec. f. That all County officers required to
give bonds, by the laws OF this State, shall file
their bonds with the Register of Deeds.
Sec B. And be it further enacted, That all
persons holding Offices of trust or profit in the
State of North Carolina shall, Immediately upon
being relieved from Office by the officers duly
elected under the provisions of the Constitution
of this State turn over to the said officers, when
duly qualified, all MONIES books papers, process
ses, executions, lists of taxes collected and un-
collected and all other written or printed matter
which pertains to their Offices respectively, who