Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-19

ored, Cra~f..rl co3orcd, Ellington Estes. Forkner
colored, Franklin, French, Gahagan, Gilbert Ora
ham, Gunter, Harris of Wake colored, HudgiDgs
colOred, Ingram Justice, of Rutherford Kelly, O
Davie, Lafln Long, of Richmond Mayo. colored
No; lis, colored, PARK ker, Pearson, Peck, Price
RG3oreh; ,o Proctor Renfrow Robbins, eoloTed
ley, Sweat, colored, Vestal, Vest, White. Whitley
Williamson. coored, Wilson and Wiswall.
The remainder of the time was spent il
discussing various amendments to Other
sections of the bill.
Pending the debate upon section %
schedule B, in reference to the tax upor
lawyers and physicians, the House ad
journed until 10 o'clock, tomorrow morn
ing.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Feb. II, 1869.
A message was received from the House
transmitting the following bills, &C.,
which were referred to appropriate com,
mittees, viz
Resolution in favor of J. K. Smith, OF
Wayne county.
Bill to incorporate New Hanover Agri
cultural Society.
Resolution concerning lands owned by
the State.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Martindale: A bill to tax railroad
tickets five cents on each ticket sold to pay
the interest on the State debt. Referred
to the committee on Finance.
By Mr.. Cook: A bill to incorporate the
Lockville Manufacturing Company. Re-
ferred to the committee on Corporations
By Mr.. Long: A bill to incorporate the
town OF Lexington. Referred to the com
mittee on Corporations.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Bill to amend sec. 3, chap. 80, of the
Revised Code, in regard to obtaining
divorce. Rejected.
On motion the vote was reconsidered.
Bill relating to special procedure in cases
of mills, passed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Bill to construct Turnpike Road in
Carteret county, through the lands belong
ing to the Literary Board. Numerous
amendments were offered and considerable
discussion arose on motion of Mr.. Bel
lamy to refer to the committee on Educa-
ton, upon which he called the previous
question. The call was sustained and the
motion was lost.
Mr.. Robbins proposed an amendment.
Mr.. Moore, of Carteret, raised the point
that the previous question having been
called on the main question, the amend
ment was not in order
The President (Mr. Brogden in the
Chair ruled that the amendment was in
order, the previous question having been
called on the motion to refer and not on
the original bill
Mr.. Moore, Of Carteret, appealed from
the decision of the Chair. When,
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 o'clock
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
THURSDAY, Feb. II, 1868.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr. Mendenhall, from the committee on
Education, reported favorably upon the
blu to provide for system of public in
struction. The bill was ordered to be
printed.
A message was received from the Senate
transmitting the following bills and resolu-
tions, asking the concurrence of the House,
viz:
Bill to incorporate the Yellow Mountain
Bridge Company
Bill to prescribe the power and duty of
the Governor in respect to fugitives from
justice.
Bill to incorporate the North Carolina
Purchase and Trust Association.
Bill to incorporate the Raleigh Cemetery
Association.
Bill to incorporate the international
Commercial Company of Norfolk, Va.
Resolution in relation to Joint commit
tee to consider the erection of State
prison.
Mr.. Hinnant presented bill from the
Code Commission to provide for procedure
in special proceedings generally, and in
application for widows yearly support anG
in dover. Referred.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The various bills submitted by the Cod,
Commission.
The bill toamend chapter 40 Revised Code
was taken up. The amendment reported
by the judiciary committee to whom the bill
was referred, was adopted and the bill was
| ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Ingram, the rules were
suspended ana the bill authorizing elec
| tions i'll certain towns on the I'd Monda,
in April, that failed to hold them at tn
proper time was taken up, amended so a
to read the 4th Monday in May, or within
ten days thereafter, and passed its thire
reading.
On motion Of Isham Sweat, colored, th
| rules were suspended and he was allowed
to withdraw from the calendar bill in re
lation to the law of evidence introduces
some time ago by himself.
The consideration of the Code Commits
sion bill was resumed and the bill to de
clare persons of color competent to testif
| in all cases, considered.
J. s. Ieary, colored, and Isham Sweat
colored, opposed the bill on the groun,
that it was useless, as the Civil Rights Bill
and the Constitution of the State oblitera
ted all such laws as prohibited persons Q
color from enjoying all the rights that an
other class of citizens enjoyed. The pas
sage of such bill would imply that oil
laws making distinctions on account c
color and race was still in force, &c.
Messrs. Seymour, Pou, Harris, of Wake
colored, favored the bill because it merel
repealed law placed upon the statut
books when distinction on account of rae
and color were always made.
Mr. Malone said that the Chief Justic
had decided that, as the law now stooc
colored persons were not competent in a
cases to testify, and that refusal woul
have the effect to transfer the particula
suit to the Federal Courts according to
requirement of Congress. So variou
amendments were offered and odopted, an
amongst them the following by Mr.. Malone
as section of the bill
That hereafter it shall not be lawful ft