Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-26

considered by sections up to the hour OF
adjournment, 2 o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY. March II, 1869.
On motion of J. W. Leary, colored, the
rules were suspended. and the bill to
amend tho charter of the Fayetteville and
Florence Railroad Company, was taken up.
ordered to be printed and postponed until
Tuesday next.
SPECIAL oEDER.
The bill organizing the county of Grant
out of portions of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus,
Iredell and Rowan counties
Mr. Sinclair presented memorial from
certain persons asking for the new county.
The Clerk read the memorial
Mr.. Sinclair argued in favor Of the bill.
Mr.. Whitley opposed the passage of the
bill. He said that large majority of the
people living in the portions proposed to
be cut off from those counties did not de-
sire it. He moved to postpone the further
consideration of the bill until the Sd Mon
day in November next.
Mr.. Gatling took the floor in support of
the motion to ostpone.
During his remarks he asked Mr.. Sin
clair that in case the new county was estab-
lished did not he (Mr. Sinclair) intend to
move there.
Mr. Sinclair refused to answer the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Calling: Do you not. Sir, own
property in the section in which it is pro-
posed to establish the county.
Mr.. Sinclair again refused to answer.
Mr.. French next occupied the floor in
opposition to the motion to postpone.
Mr.. Durham asked him if he French)
did not think there were names by dozens
and twenties on the petitions that were
written in the same hand.
Mr.. French replied that the committee
had not examined the petitions, &c.
Mr.. Estes moved to lay the bill on the
table.
The yeas and nays We're called and the
House adopted the motion to table by q
vote of yeas 50, nays 81
On motion of Mr.. French, the rules were
suspended, and the bill to exempt property
held by the Masonic fraternity from taxa
tion was taken up.
After some debate Mr.. Pou moved to in
definitely postpone the matter.
Mr.. Pou moved to amend by including
in the provisions of the bill Odd Fellows,
Sons of Temperance, Friends of Temper
ance, Union Leagues, Ku Klux, &c.
A lengthy debate ensued, when
Mr.. French called the previous ques-
ton.
The call was sustained and the amend
ment was put to a vote and rejected.
The bill on its second reading was put
to vote and failed by vote of yeas 43,
nays 48.
Mr.. Foster moved to reconsider the vote
just taken.
Mr.. Painter moved to lay that motion
on the table Carried.
By Ct. w. Price, colored: A bill for the
better protection of manual labor. Re-
ferred
J. H. Harris, of Wake, colored, moved
that when the House adjourn that it ad-
ieurn to meet ut 10 o'clock to O-morrow.-
Lost.
Mr.. French said that there would be a
Joint caucus of the Republican party in
this Hall this evening, therefore he wonld
move that when this House adjourn that it
adjourn until tomorrow morning at a
quarter past 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Ingram said he was opposed to the
motion. He had heard gentlemen fire.
quently talk about wishing to adjourn sine
die and go home, but from the frequency
of the motions dispensing with the evening
session, he was forced to the conclusion
that 81 per day was too much of an object
to a great many gentlemen on this floor to
be relinquished. He felt no hesitation in
charging directly that 1t was the ST per
day that was keeping this Legislature here
so long, &c. If the motion was pressed he
would coll the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Pou, and Leary, celored, also oppo-
sed the motion.
After some further debate Mr. French
withdrew his motion.
CALENDAR.
Bill constructing Railroad through
the counties of Granville, Person, Rock
| ingham, Caswell and Stokes. was taken
up, but without action adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| NIGHT SESSION.
| RALEIGH, March II, 1869.
| SPECIAL ORDER.
The following resolutions introduced by
Mr.. Argo, to-wit
! 1st. That the Sen ators and Representatives. il
the Congress of the United States from this State
| be and are hereby requested to favor any measnr
that has for it's object the speedy removal OF po
itical disabilities from citizens of this State, AM
to restore all their rights and privileges Of citi
| zenship.
forward to each of said Senators and Represents
tiyes q CODY of these resolutions.