Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-14
WILMINGTON. n. c.. FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST IA. 1876

This did not take so we'll, and the debate,
much to the annoyance of the Ma jor, con-
tinued.
After good deal of squabbling, it was
decided to refer the matter to the Commit
tee on Finance.
A message was received from the Senate,
concerning tax collectors. Referred to the
Committee on judiciary.
The bill regulating the term of holding
Superior Courts in Halifax County, passed
its second reading.
The bill preventing the distillati on OF
grain, after a great deal of debate, was
postponed until the 3rd Monday in Novem-
ber next.
The bill concerning the qualification of
under suspension of the rules.
The bill for the relief of Willis Grandy
was recommitted to the Committee on Pro
positions and Grievances.
The Chair announced the Police Bill as
the Special Order for this hour.
Seymour (c. b. offered a substitute,
which, in sum and substance, is almost
identically the same thing as the original.
1t only changes the name from "police "
to 8" militia" and decreases slightly, the
pay of its members, when On duty.
Seymour called the previous question.
Mr.. Durham denounced in proper terms,
such proceeding. He said such action
was without precedent in the history of any
Legislative body in this country. Here was
a substitute offered for the most impor-
tant bill of the session, and yet the Con-
servatives were debarred the right of dis
cussing it. The late Convention, in the
height of its iniquity, never perpetrated
CT oh ont, fhn h,
No one had been 6 iven an opportunity to
examine the provisions of the substitute,
and yet, by this Infamous gag-law, we, and
the people we represent, are not allowed to
be heard. Mr.. D. then moved to adjourn,
and called for the yeas and nays.
The call was sustained, and the roll be-
ing called, resulted in the following ballot:
YEAs--Messrs. Argo, Armstrong, Boddie, Bar.
nett, Clayton, of Pennsylvania, Davis, Durham,
Davidson, Farrow, Gatlng, Gibson, Grier, Hod.
nett Hicks, High, Humphries Hawkins, Jarvis,
Kelly, of Davie, Leary, (negro.l Moore, Mathe-
son, Nicholson, Robinson, smith, of Allegheny,
Sinclair, Shaver Thompson, Whitley and VA
liams.
NAYs.-Iessrs. Ames, Ashworth, Bowman.
Blair, Barnes, Banner, Carson, Gambler, Clayton,
OF Chowan, Crawford, (negro,) Cawthorn, (ne-
gro,) Dixon, Downing, Ellington, Estes, Foster,
autchings, (negro,) Harris, of Wake, (negro, J
Hodgin, Hayes, (negro,l Hinnant, Hendricks.
Justice of Henderson, Justice, of Rutherford,
ney Kelly of M06se fGng of Mdn
Pou, Price, (negro,) Parker, Proctor, Pearson,
Robbins, (negro,) hentrow, Rea, Smith, of Mar
tin, stilley, simonds. Seymour, Stevens, Sykes,
lnegro,) seigrist, Stanton, Vestal, Vest. Wilson,
Williamson, (negro,) Wiswal and Waldrop.
Mr.. Durham then moved to lay the whole
matter on the table, and called the yeas
and nays upon the motion. The call was
sustained, and the motion was lost, by a
vote Of yeas 33, nays So.
Mr.. Durham changed his vote from the
minority to the majority, in order to move
a reconsideration, which motion he made,
and demanded the yeas and nays upon it.
The Chair ruled him out of order, where
upon Mr.. Durham moved to adjourn, and
called for the yeas and nays.
The call was sustained, and the roll being
called, the motion was lost by o vote of
yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. Durham again moved to adj journ and
called for the yeas and nays. The Chair
ruled the motion out, saying when a mo-
tion to adjourn is put and lost, some bust
ness must intervene before another motion
to adjourn can be made.
Mr.. Durham appealed from the decision
of the Chair, and upon the appeal called
for the yeas and nays.
The roll being called the decision was
sustained by vote of yeas 65, nays "a.
Mr.. Sinclair moved to adjourn and called
for the yeas and nays. The call was sus-
tanned, and the roll being called, resulted
in vote of yeas 27, nays 81.
MIR. Durham then moved to recommlt
the bill, with the substitute, to the Gem
mittee on Military Affairs. The Chair ruled
the motion out of order. Mr.. Durham ap
pealed from the decision. The Chair ruled
the appeal out of order, saying that the
Chair had been sustained by the action o1
the House upon tho same point.
The question recurred upon SEYMOUR
| (the man who takes off his spectacles tc
read and puts them on to talk) call for the
previous question, which was put and car
ried.
Mr.. Durham moved to adjourn anc
called for the yeas and nays upon the
motion. The call was sustained, and wa!
lost by vote of yeas 27, nays 55.
Mr. Argo moved that the substitute bt
read, and, on that motion, called for the
yeas and nays. The call was sustained
and resulted in a vote of yeas At, nays 38
The substitute was then read and the
question required upon its adoption.
Mr. Durham called for the yeas and nay
upon its passage. The call was sustained
and roll being called resulted in the follow
| ing ballot
YEAs-Messrs. Ashwortll, Bowman, Blair, Barnes
| Banner Gambler, Clayton, of Chowan, Cherry, ne
| gro, Cawthorn, negro, Dixon, Downing, Ellis, Els
| tes, Foster, Forkner, Gahagan, Gunter, Gilbert
Graham, Hutchings, negro, Harris, of Wake, ne
| gro, Horney, Hodgin, Hayes, negro, Hendricks
| Ingram, Kinney. Long, of Chatham, Latin, Nor
rill, Mendenhall, McUanless, Price, negro, Proc
| tor, Renfrow, Rea, Stiey, Seymour, Sykes, negro
| Siegrist, Stanton, Vestal, Vest, Williamson, ne
| gro Wiswall, Waldrcp.
| NAYs-Messrs. Ames, Argo, Armstrong, Bod
| die, Clayton, OF Transylvania, Davis. Durham
| Davidson, Farrow, Gatlin, Gibson, Grier, Hod
nett Hicks, High, Hinnant, Hawkins, Justice, O
Ruther ford, Jarvis, Kelly, of Davie, Kelly, o
Moore, Leary. negro, Moore, Matheson, Nichol
son, Pou, Profitt, Robinson, Smith, of Allegheny
Smith, of Martin, Sinclair, Shaver, Thompson
| Whitley White Williams.
Seymour (c. b. moved to suspend the
rules and place it on its second reading
The rules were suspended, and the substi
tute Was placed on its second reading.
| Mr. Durham called for the yeas and nays
The cali was sustained, and the. substitute
passediits second reading, by a vote of yeas
Sc, nays 27.
| Mr. Durham moved to adjourn, and OF
that motion called the yeas and nays. The
House refused to adjourn by vote of yeal
%, nays 5S.
Seymour moved to suspend the rules anC
put the substitute on it's third reading, anC
on that motion called the previous ques
ton.
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