Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-13

Those who voted in the negative we're
Messrs. Daniel, Durham, Ellis, Etheridge,
Graham, of Orange, flare, Hodnett, King,
OF Lincoln, McCubbins, Merritt, Sander
lin, and Williams, of Wake.
Mr.. Ashley moved that the third reading
of this article be made the special order
for Monday next at - O'Clock Carried.
By permission, Mr. Rodman, from the
committee on the judiciary, reported an
ordinance favorable to enforcement be-
tween certain parties.
After great deal of debate, the previous
question was called and the question re-
Cured upon the adoption of the ordinance.
The vets and nays were demanded and had,
and the vote stood, yeas 60, nays "a
Mr.. Rodman introduced another report
of a similar character, divorcing John Rob
erts, of Chowan county, from his wife. The
yeas and nays being demanded and called
upon the adoption OF the report, resulted
in yeas 81, nays q.
On motion Of Mr.. Renfrow, the House
adjourned.
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Chatham, read com
munication from the ''Lat3ies Of the african
Church." inviting the members of the Con-
vention to attend festival to be held at
the old Guion Hotel, this evening.
NIGHT SESSION.
FRIDAY, March 6, 1868.
According to adjournment, the Conven-
ton was called to order at y o'clock.
The report of the committee On Home
stead was taken up and read the third
time.
In the first section, Mr. Jones, of Cald-
well, moved to add to the 9Th line the
oil cd n
the Constitution"
Mr.. Rich said that this subject had been
debated SO thoroughly, that he deemed
further discussion unnecessary. He hoped
the amendment would be voted down.
Mr.. Trogden supported the amendment.
He was opposed to retroactive homesteads,
as he thought them to be nothing more nor
less than reputation.
Mr. Hodnett said that if this amendment
was voted down and the Convention passed
Il retroactive homestead, the fate of the
public debt was sealed. You educate the
people to reputation. He had all his life
opposed reputation and opposed it now
most strenuously, but if you pass law i'm
pairing private debts, will then, and SO
will the people Of my section, demand the
population of the State debt.
Mr.. Forkner spoke in opposition to the
retrospective plan.
The question REQUIRED upon MIR. Jones
amendment. The yeas and nays being
called, the vote stood, yeas 81, nays 65.
Mr.. Tourgee moved to amend by insert
ing the words and is hereby before the
word " exempted" Carried.
On the adoption of the section, as amend
ed, the yeas and nays were called and re-
suited in, yeas rs, nays 16.
Section 2 was read, when Mr. French,
Of Bladen, moved to amend by striking out
the word t" exempt" in Sth line and insert
the words "and it is hereby exempted. -
Carried.
Mr.. Dow moved to insert in the Sd and
Sth lines 50, 900 instead of $1,000.
On motion of Mr.. Graham, of Orange,
the yeas and nays were called upon this
amendment and the vote stood, yeas 90,
nays 76.
Hood (negro) called the previous ques-
ton. The call was sustained and the ques-
ton REQUIRED upon the adoptio of section
%, as amended, which was put to vote
and carried.
Section was amended and adopted.
Sections 4, 5, 6 and were adopted with
out debate.
Mr.. Tourgee moved to reconsider the
vote on section 6. Carried.
Mr.. Tourgee moved to amend, by strik-
ing out, in the 4th and 5th lines, the words
after the adoption of the Constitution.
Carried.
The section, as amended, was then
adopted.
The article, as whole, was pat on its
final passage. The yeas and nays being
called, resulted in vote of yeas So, nays
Is.
On motion, the Convention then adj
journed.