The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-21
LEGISLATURE of North Carolina.
MONDAY. July Ii.

MONDAY, July IL.
SEsATE-Mr Davis introduced bill to abate
the capitation tax in the county of Montgomery
Mr. Moore, of Yancey resolution relative to the
late Clerks of the Courts of North Carolina.
Adopted
On motion of Mr. Rich, the communication
from Governor Holden, making appointments of
Directors for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, was
taken up.
in by the Senate, as they were entirely satisfac-
tory to the Governor, and he supposed they were
competent in every way to fill the position.
Mr. Winstead stated that while he had the ut
most confidence in the good intentions of the
Governor, still if The appointees intended to dis
place Mr. Palmer, the present Superintendent of
that Institution, who had filed the position with
ability and general satisfaction, he would look
upon his removal as a great calamity to the Tn
stitution and the State and would vote against
the appointments. Mr. Welker endorsed Nh
Winstead's positions, and desired to see Nj
Palmer retained. Mr. Lindsay took the same
view and moved further postponement Of the
matter.
Mr. Moore, of Carteret, thought the object to
postpone was to pledge the appointees to retain
the present incumbent (Mr Palmer.) He
thought they should be entitled to act untram-
meied.
Tie vote was taken and the motion to post
pone prevailed.
The bill to incorporate the town of Brevard
came up and passed its second reading
A bill to attach the county Of Catawba to the
10th District was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
The bill providing for the qualification of
certain officers, recently elected under the pro-
visions of the Constitution Of the State of North
Carolina was on motion Of Mr. Lassiter, recon-
mitted to a special committee, viz: Messrs. Las
sitter, Sweet and Love.
HoUsE-The following resolutions were read
and placed upon the calendar:
BY Mr. Gilbert, instructing the committee on
Military Affairs to report bill providing for the
immediate organization of the militia, the two
races to be put in separate companies
By Mr. Eestal, instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to report bill providing that bonds Of
public officers shall not exceed the liabilities Of
| their respective Offices.
BY Mr. Gilbert, to raise joint committee Of
FIVE Of the two Houses, to take into consideration
the resolution of the late Convention providing
for freeholds for the landless population and re-
port bill in accordance Herewith.
BY Mr. Smith, of Martina bill repeating all
stay laws to take effect and after January LIST,
1869. Was read second time and on motion of
Mr. Sinclair, referred to the Judiciary Committee,
Mr. Sinclair, a bill regulating taxation OF the
corporate towns. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
I Mr. Reynoll's bill making lanlholders respon-
sble for the taxes of insolvent taxpayers living
on their lands was, on motion Of Mr. Sinclair, in
definitely postponed.
Mr. Proctors resolution, No. 10 nstructng
the Judiciary committee to report a bill providing
for Il proportonate distribution among creditors
of the property Of deceased insolvent debtors
was read and adopted.
TUESDAY, July Il.
SENATE-The communication from the Gov
ernor, nominating Directors for the Institution
for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, was taken up
After considerable discussion. the appointments
were concurrcd in. Mr. Welker, thereupon, in
troduced resolution, complimcnting the present
Superintendent, Mr. Palmer,) with the request
that the Board retain him in his present position
Mcssrs. Cook, Sweet, Blythe, Etheridye, Col
grove, Hays and Rich opposed this resolution
and exerted their utmost to defeat it. Messrs
Welker, Lassiter, Ninstead, Jones of Wake, and
Respass urged its passage; and the resolution
was adopted, Ayes 81; Nays 8.
Both Houses baotted for L. S. Senators, and
elected John Pool and Gen. j. G. Abbott.
HoUsE-Mr Bowman called up the bill pro-
viding for the establishment of separate schools
for the two races
After some debate, the bill passed it's several
| rcadings-two dissenting voices, namely: Sweat
and Morris (negrocs). Leary, Hays and Price,
and some other darkies, would not vote at all.
Sweat, (negro.) from Cumberland, opposed
the resolutions of the gentleman from Mitchell.
| Gentlemen would have to come down to facts as
they were. The Conservatives Of North Caro-
lima knew what they were about when they OPP
posed in the last campaign, the ratification Of
the Constitution by the people. They knew that
separate schools could not be had, under the pres
ent Constitution, and he would defy any gentle
man on the floor of the House to say so. Gen
tlemen, who had colored constituencies, dare not
90 back to them and acknowledge that they
voted for separate schools Gentlemen might
as we'll insist separate apartments in the Cap
itol to egisate in. demand separate schools for
their children under the Constitution Con-
seryatves were right-they could have no scpa-
rate schools, though for himself he was in favor
of them.
Harris, negro, of Wake, would like to know to
what race the negro from Cumberland belonged
He and his friend from Craven did not appear
to him Harris to belong to any in particular,
and they were as undecided in regard to their
politics. He went among the whites of the State
and pledged himself to give both races separate
schools. He understood better than the ':gen-
tlenan' from Cumberland, Or the gentleman
from Craven either, what the Constitution meant
For himself he would say that he was in favor of
a complete separation of the races,-colored
Churches, colored schools and colored teachers
Mr. Bowman said that he was astonished to
hear such sentiments fall from the lips of the
gentleman from Cumberland. With the gen