Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-02
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
LEGIsLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
MONDAY, March %, 1869.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

Bill appropriating $4,000 to the Uni
versity.
The question REQUIRED upon the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the bill
was postponed until the Common School
bill should pass.
Mr.. Stilley hoped the motion to recon-
slider would prevail
Mr.. Durham said the State could better
afford to remove the University from its
present location and build up new Uni
versity somewhere else than give $500, 900
to an insignificant railroad which would
never pay, and would probably have to
have annual appropriations made to it in
order to keep it up. He had been informed
by member Of the Board of Trustees
and prominent Republican, that the Ex-
ecutive committee had employed these six
Professors without the least authority, DC.
Mr.. Downing argued for sometime in
favor of the motion to reconsider.
Mr. Hodnett said he had twarned gentle
men in the early part of the session that
10y their reckless appropriations they were
incapacitatiDg the State from carrying out
liberal system of common schools. He
did not think the masses were so much in
terested in University. They wanted
common schools in which children of poor
people could enter and obtain some edu-
entirely unnecessary, therefore he hoped
the motion to reconsider would not pre-
vail.
Mr.. Stilley next occupied the floor in
favor of the motion.
". T. Hayes, colored, favored recon
sideration.
Mr.. Ingram thought this a scheme te
build up au establishment for rich mems
sons, while common schools which were tC
benefit the poor people was being entirely
! ignored.
Mr.. Ferebee was willing to vote for q
! liberal appropriation to the common
schools, but he was opposed to giving this
money to support set of men in ldleness.
Cuffee Mayo, colored, called the previous
| question upon his motion to reconsider,
| but withdrew it in favor of
Mr.. French, who proceeded to argue IN
favor of reconsideration, when
Mr.. Malone asked him (French) if he
was in favor of colored people going to the
University.
MIR. French am in favor OF having 6
separate department at The University fol
colOred persons.
Mr. French continued for some time, anC
during his remarks said, that in regard tt
common schools he was in favor OF th'
County Commissioners deciding as t.
| whether there shOnld De separate ScnOol
or not.
Reynolds, colored, favored the motion t.
reconsider.
Cuffse Mayo, colored, renewed the cal
for the previous question.
The yeas and nays were called and th'
House sustained the call by a vote of yea
81, nays %.
The question REQUIRED upon the motor
. to reconsider
The yeas and nays being called, tn
- House adopted the motion By the follow
ing ballot:
IEAs.-Messrs. Ames, Argo, Barnett. Blai1
;, Bowman, Cawthorn, Downing, Forkner, Foster
|, ETanhiln, Frerch dahagan. Graham, Harris, G
r ney Hudgings. Justice, of rutherford, Kinney
!. Latin, Mayo, Mendenhall, Moore, Pearson, Peel
:. Price, Proctor. Ragland, Renfrow, Robbins, Rey
l.. nolds, simonds, Snires, Stanton, Stephens, Sti
10y. =, kes. Vest, White, Wilke, and william
SOFA.
NAYs.-Messrs. Armstrong, Banner, Carson
Clayton, Davis, Davidson, Durham, Farrow, Fere