Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31

and consult on matters of public Interest,
was adopted.
Tie Chair announced the appointment
Of the following additional standing COM
mittees:
On PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS Abbott,
McCubbins, Sweet, Forkner, Fullings.
On PRINTGSG Ashley, Andrews, Marler,
Duckworth
On CONTINGENT EXPENsEs king, of
Lenolr, Hood (negro), Morton, Read, Trog
den.
OK ENGRoSsAtEST AND ENROLMENT
Pool, Durham French, of Chowan and Har-
ris, of Wake, negro.
Mr. Rodman asked that his ordinance,
appointing a reporter, be taken up. The
Secretary read the ordinance, and Mr.. r.
proceeded to advocate the appointment
He did not suppose the people would OBJ
ject to increasing the expenses to attain
such an object
Mr.. Durham opposed the appointment.
He said that there was danger of being
nlisrepresented. The Journal of the House
was a sufficient record. This was an inno-
vation and he also opposed it on the ground
that it was a piece OF useless expense,
uuwarrantcd by any precedent III this
State.
Mr.. Hodnett said that the Office was be-
ing created only for the purpose of confer
ring it Oh partisan, and it would be made
q strictly party record, the publication OF
which would be given to certain Editor
in this city That would give him an un
due advantage over the other gentlemen Of
the press. He opposed it on the ground
that it was an innovation upon the customs
of good old North Carolina. He came here
an advocate for free schools and a liberal
system of education and while thousands
of children were being reared in Ignorance
and degradation, he could not vote for q
measure involving SO much useless expense.
Our people at home are starving and groan-
ing under debts and burdensome taxes,
and wo have no right to pass a measure
augmenting that distress, merely to feed
hungry partizans. He would oppose such
an useless and outrageous piece of extrava-
| gance to the bitter end.
Galloway (negro) advocated the measure.
Carey, (negro,) said he wanted repOr-
| ter-a good Republican, and went on to
allude to Mr.. Hodnett's having " dug in a
certain individual mine in Yanceyville. -
| (FIere the President told him to confne
himself to the matter under debate) He
resumed, saying that he orou!d get back
and stay when he got dar. He was gwine
to make q few remarks, and he wanted
| them put down by a reporter to go down
to the archives of gravity. Here, after al
! effort or two, the President put him down
and he subsided, after showing some signs
of resistance.
Mr.. Ellis said he was opposed to burden
| ing his taxed constituency by running into
such extravaganza. He stated that In New
Hanover, there were 1915 negroes regis
| tered 092 were reported over age leav-
ing 1888. Only GAG listed; 1,O37 failed to
list, who should have done so and that,
in his county, (Catawba,) 1852 whites listed,
| and only II were returned inSOlvent ia
! blacks listed and IS were returned insol-
vent. He could not, in Justice to his con-
stituency, vote for such measure.
Mr.. Mcdonald, Of Chatham, was op-
| posed to the creation of the office, but if it
was the sense of the House, he would vote
for j. ". Holden against the world. He
was Holden man.
Harris of Wake, (negro) was allowed
to give vent to some impudence III relation
to ''stripling Reporters" which we pass
by as unworthy of notice.
Mr.. Holt, of Orange, moved to lay the
ordinance on the table, and said the news
papers would tell great deal more, as it
was, than the Convention would like to
hear. He called for the yeas and nays ;
and, being called, they resulted in the mo-
tion being lost-yeas %, nays 80.
Mr.. Durham moved to strike out that
portion of the ordinance which cOntem-
plated expenditures from the State Treas
ury. Not adopted.
The question REQUIRED on the passage of
the original ordinance.
Mr. Durham called for the yeas and nays;
and, the call being seconded, the Secretary
proceeded to call the roll.
The following delegates are understood
to have voted in the affirmative, viz
Messrs. Abbott, Andrews Ashley, Barnes Ben
bow, Blume, Bryan, Carey (negro], Carter Cand-
ler, SChilson, Colgrove, COngetOn, Cox, Dickey,
DuckWOrth, @ppes (negro,) FOrkner, Franklin,
Fronch, of Rockingham, Fulling9, Gahagan, Gal
loway (negrO), Garland Garrett, Graham, OF
Montgomery, Grant, Of Northampton, Gully, HaT-
ris, OF Wake, neGrol, Hay, Hayes, Of HObcaoD,
Hayes, Of Halifax, (heSro), Highsnlth, He Itier,
Hyman tnegroJ, Ing, Jones, Of Caldwell, Jones,
of WashingtoD, kiug, Of Lenoir, Kinney, Latin,
Leo (ne8rO), Ifg6, Logan, Long May, May o lne-
gro), Morton, Mucan, Murphy, Nance, Nichol-
son, Patrick, Parker, Parks, Petree, Pierson (ne-
gro), Ragand, Kay Renfrow, Rhodes, Rich, Rob
bins (negrol, ROdman, Rose, Smith, Stlliey, Still
we'll, Taylor, league, Tourgee, Trogden, Tucker,
Turner, Watts, Welker Williams, of Wake, and
| Williams negro )-19.
In the Negative :-Messrs. Baker, Bradley,
Caerry (negro), Daniel Durham, Ellis, EtheTidge,
George, Graham, Of Orange, Gunter, Hare. Hobbs,
Hodnett, HOIlowell, Holt, Lemon, Mann, McCub-
bins, Merritt, MoDonald of Moore, Sanderlin,
| Williams, of SamrBon-25
Mr. Abbott presented resolution de-
| claring that the debt of North Carolina
shall be held inviOlate. Laid over.
Mr.. Abbott, a resolution rendering the
use of this Hall to Rev. DR.. Smith, to de-
| liver Il lecture on normal schools. Adopted.
Mr.. Tourgee, a resolution to inquire
| whether any member of this body is dis
| qualifed by the acts of Congress. Referred.
On motion of Galloway, (negro), the Con-
yention adjourned.
THURSDAY. Jan. %, 1868.
The Convention was called to order at
II 4. N.
The President invited any minister OF
| the city 10 open the exercises with prayer.
Prayer by hey. Mr.. Hood, colored.
The Journal of the preceding day was
read, corrected and approved.
Mr.. Rich offered petition in regard to
| divorce. Referred to the Judiciary com
| mittee.
| A communication from Gen. Candy to
| the President of the Convention was read
| noting the organization Of the Convention.
| Mr.. Mcdonald, of Chatham, offere a
resolution, appealing to Congress to al
vance money to our railroads, to be repla,
ced with interest. Referred
Mr.. Parker, a resolution that every free
man of Il years, felous excepted, be allow
ed to vote. Referred to the committee or
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