The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-03-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
ANNUAL SESSION 1s6s-'6s
(Reported Specially for the standard.)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
EVENING SESSION.

| EVENING SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, March II, 1869.
The House met at Il o'clock.
The resolution of MI. Argn, instructing
our Congressman to use their influence to
secure the passage of an act to relieve from
political disabilities all citizens OF this State
was taken up.
Mr.. FRENCH moved to refer to special
committee of five
| Messrs. ARGo, Cawthom, Gambler and
Leary opposed the motion.
Messrs. Mayo and Hudgings favored the
| motion.
Mr.. RENFRow said the men whose disa-
bili.ies were proposed to be removed did
not ask it, and only desired it IN order to
get control of the State, and they had said
| if they did obtain control of affairs, the
| State would be made too hot for white Re-
publicans. These men were too proud OF
their rebeIlous record to ask pardon, and
their disabilities should not be removed un-
til they brought forth fruits meet for repen-
tance.
MIR. HoDGIN thought it would be time
enough for this resolution when the 18th
article OF the Constitution of the United
| States was adopted; and he moved to lay 1t
on the table.
The motion did not prevail-yeas 80, nays
| 4S.
The question required on the motion to
refer to special committee.
The motion was discussed at consi derable
length.
MIR. SINCLAIR SAID it was not question
whether disabilities should be removed, but
hoeo tlev should he removed. The Repub-
lican party had adopted one way, and the
Democratic party said another way should
he taken. Now any one who desires his
disabilities should be removed must make
application and say he accepts the situa-
tion; but the Democratic plan is to take
everybody whether they want it or not.
This spirit was illustrated to-day when
member said if the name of Grant was ia
ken from the proposed new county, he
would vote ior its establishment. We say
to every man, ." Do You want your disabili-
ties removed 2" He was not ready for the
Democratic way to force it upon men. The
Democrats were fillibustering in this House
and had demoralized some members. He
would not designate thesedemoraliZed MEM
hers weak-kneed; but there were true men
and false men. He thought party lines
should be drawn tightly and no man should
be relieved unless he asked it,
The motion to refer to special commit
tee of five prevailed, 45 to AZ, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Ames, Ashworth, Banner
Blair, Carson, Carey, Cherry, Crawford, Dixon,
Estes, Forkner, Franklin, French Gahagan, Gil
bert, Graham, ,Gunter, Hodgin, Hoffman, Horney,
Hudgings, Justus of ofHenderson, Justice of Ruth
ford, Latin, Long ofChatham, Mayo, McCanless,
Moore of Chowan Parker, Pearson, Peck, Proc
tor, Ragland, Rea, Renfrow, Robbins, Siegrist
Sinclair, Stanton, Stevens, Stiley, Vest, Wal
| drop, Whiteand Wilson'S.
; NAYs-Messrs Allison, Argo. Armstrong, Bod
die, Gambler, Cawthorn, Clayton, Davis, Dur
ham, Ellington, Farrow, Ferebee, Gatling Glib
son, Green, Harris of Franklin, Hendricks, Hicks
High, Hinnant, Hodnett, Humphries, Ingram,
Jarvis, Kelly, of Davie, Leary, Long of Rich
mond, Mcmillan, Moore, of Alamance, Nichol-
son, POu, Protfltt Robinson, Smith of Alegha-
ny, Smith of Wayne, Sweat, Thompson, Vestal,
Whitley, Williams of Harnctt, Williams of Samp-
son, and Williamson-42.