The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-03-24
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March is. 1Sf

THURSDAY, March 1S, 1869.
Messrs. White and Wynne, by permits
sion, recorded their votes in favor of the
18th amendment.
Mr.. SMITH, from the committee on Propo;
sitions and Grievances, reported, recon-
mending the indefinite postponement of
bill to annex certain counties of Virginia;
and fayorably on bill for the relief of Jesse
Turner, and favorably, with certain amend
ments, on bill authorizing county commits
sioners to investigate the official conduct of
county officers. ...
Mir. BARROW, from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported adversely on bill to re-
peal an act passed in 1859 relative to
Roanoke Canal
MIR. BEEMAN, from committee on Finance,
reported adversely on bill to lay off new
county to be called Rocky Mount.
Mr.. FoRKNER, from the special committee
to which was referred the language of the
Senators front Carteret and jackson, report
ed the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The committee to whom was refer.
red the disrespectful language used by the Sena-
tors from jackson and Cartcret towards each
other IN the presence of the Senate, and in the
course of its proceedings have had the same nm
by courtesy and against its rules permitted the
Senator from jackson to give his reasons for the
vote he was about to give on the Bill 10 pro-
vide for system of Public Instruction" The
senator began his remarks by reflecting on the
Senate for the course of its proceedings by
adopting the previous question which excluded
debate was clearly ont of order, and any Senator
had the right to call him to order The Senator
from Carteret, therefore, was in the performance
OF his duty when he called the Senator to order.
The language used by the Senator from Jackson
III reply to this interruption that the Senator
from Carteret knew nothing of the interests of
the people OF North Carolina that he was mere
Squatter, was highly insulting, and without any
just proyocation and lead naturally to the subse-
quent disorder. To this language the Senator
from Carteret retorted In language still more in
sultlng and offensive, that 'the Senator from
jackson was liar" which provoked other of
IenslVe and insulting language from fhe Senator
from jackson. The Senate charged with great
public interests cannnt possibly discharge its
duties unless order and decorum in its proceed
ings are preserved. 1t is its duty, therefore, to
enforce Its observance of the rules of courtesy in
deDate by all the power it possesses. 1t cannot
lall 10 be observed that in the transaction under
any consideration both Senators are censurable.
put the Senator from jackson, as the aggressor'
wlthout adequate provocation or excuse, in
grossly insulting on the discharge of a pubIic
DUTY, deserves the highest censure of the Senate
AT tne same time wrong committed by anotb
er, though 1t may afford to it some mitigation or
pailiatlon. The committee, therefore, recon.
mend the following resolution:
- heSoEced, That the Senators from jackson and
Carteret, by language highly insulting to each
other IN the presence of the Senate, and in the
course OF It's proceedings, which language was
injurious TO Tie public service and unworthy of
the dignity OF the body have justly incurred its
censure and are hereby censured.
heSototd That this censure rightfully falls with
more severity the r
acting without provocation or Just excuse.
MIR. ROBBINS thought the Senator from
Carteret, considering the relations which
mad existed between himself and the Sena-
tor from Jackson, had commenced the as-
gression by calling the Senator from jack
son TO order. He thought that there should
be no discrimination made between them,
and moved to strike out the last resolve.
Mr. OSBORNE said it would have been in
better taste for the Senator from Carteret,
considering the relations which subsisted
between himself and the Senator from Jack
son, not to have called him to order. But
with this we had nothing to do. The Sena.
tor from jackson was rejecting on the Sen
ate, and the Senator from CarteIet had an
undoubted right to call him to order The
Senator from Jackson should have submit
ted. He did not do so, but replied with
insulting language; consequently he was
the aggressor.
Mr.. LOVE had no disposition, it was not
his nature to, to make any servile OF slavish
acknowledgements. Any proper apologies
he was willing to make. He had stated
half dozen times within the last ten days
that he never intended to notice the Senator
from Carteret, because of unpleasant feelings
between himself and that Senator. When
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