Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-24
urged its adoption.

biEGne urged 1tS adOpLlOn
The amendment was made, and the bill,
as amended, passed its third reading and
was ordered TO be engrossed and sent to
| the House for concurrence.
Mr. Love having been q member of the
committee was opposed to the bill as pre-
sented by a majority of the committee, ana
| read an able minority report which was
entered on the Journal.
The hour of II o'clock having arrived,
the Senate proceeded to execute the Joint
order, viz The election Of State Prin-
ter.
The Chair appointed AIessrs. Welker
and Barnes to superintend the electiol-.
Mr.. Moore nominated n. Paige, and Mr.
Robbins nominated Messrs. Pell & Gales
The ballot resulted AS follows Mr.. Paige
received 81 votes, and MessIs. Pell & Gales
received 5.
| A message was received from the House
concurring in the action of the Senate on
the bill to provide for the representation
of stock owned by the State, and the coun-
ties of Carteret, Craven and Lenoir in the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Com
pany.
A message was received from the House
transmitting a bill empowering the Cover
nor to appoint inspectors for the city CT
Wilmington. Ordered to be printed.
| Also bill providing for the registration
of voters in the city of Wilmington. Re-
| ferred to the committee on Corporations.
| Mr.. Winstead, from the committee on IL.
vestigation, to whom were referred the
certificates of Messrs. Osborne Alien and
Turner, reported that they were banned by
the Howard Amendment, and, therefore,
are not entitled to take their seats.
Mr.. Robbins offered lengthy and able
minority report, and moved that it be sub
stituted for that of the ma iority.
The motion was lost, and Mr.. Love
moved that the further consideration of
the subject be postponed until II o'clock
tomorrow, so as to allow those Senators a
hearing on this floor or by counsel which
was adopted. The following Senators
voted in the negative, viz:
Messrs Bellamy, Burns, Colgrove, Davis
Etheridge, Legg, Long, Moore, of Cartaret
Rich and Smith.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
/ By Mr.. Lindsey A resolution praying
Congress to take some action for the relief
of the loyal people of this State, who sus
tanned loss by the destruction of their
property by the Federal Government
during the war.
By Mr.. Blythe A resolution instructine
the Judiciary Committee to report bill
prohibiting the practice of carrying con
cealed weapons.
By MIR. Robbins The following resolu
tions; which lie over
The General Assembly Of North Carolina dc
resolce: 1st That we recognize the radical dis
tinctions of color, blood, physical form, and pc
culiarities of intellect, between the white anC
negro races, and all efforts to destroy or abridgt
these distinctions are crimes not only agains
society and civilization but against God himself
I'd. That the common rule, as we'll as the eX
perience of mankind, prove that the white race il
superior to the negro in physical and intellectual
endowment and that civilization and its future
successful progress are safe only in the hands o
the white race.
| 3D.. That the governments Of the United States
and of the several States instituted by white
| men, have been administered by white men, and
ought to be administered by white men, forever
| hereafter.
4th That it is the duty Of this and all future
General Assemblies of North Carolina SO to shape
their legislation as to secure the rights of life,
property and liberty to all men residing in the
State. without regard to race, former condition
| or color, but at the same time to recognize the
natural distinctions OF race.
5th. That in carrying out their purposes, it is
! the duty of this General Assembly, in providing
| for the establishment of a sS stem Of Common
| Schools for public instruction, to provide es-
| pecially for the education of white children in
| schools separate from those provided for negro
| children.
9th. That in forming militia system special
provision shall be made for organizing the white
| militia from the negro militia.
7th. That stringent provision shall be made by
appropriate legislation, to prevent the Internal
rage of the white and negro races IN this State,
and to punish the crime of mscegenation.
8th. That these resolutions embodp principles
and course Of policy vital to the int rests of the
people Of this State and of the whole Union, as
we'll as to the interests of enlightened civilization
and good and stable government, and all efforts
to avoid or prevent free, fair and candid eX-
preston of opinion touching these principles
ought to be, and will be, regarded unfriendiy
| to the well-being of society.
On motion the Senate adjourned unit
tomorrow morning, 10 O'Clock.