The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-22
In the House, Friday, Dec. II, 1860

Mr.. Seymour moved for call of the roll. II
| was evident that Democratic members had abb
| sented themselves for the purpose OF preventing
| the attendance OF a quorum.
| The roll was called, and G2 Representatives an
| swered to their names-a quorum.
| Mr.. Wilkie favored suspension of further
| proceedings under the call.
Mr.. Seymour thought it impracticable to trans
| act business with Only 62 members.
Mr.. French moved that the DoOrkccper be in
| structed to search for the absentees. take them
| into custody, and bring them before the bar OF
| the House; and in the meantime, that no men,
| Der be permitted to leave the Hall except by
consent of the Speaker. Carried.
The attendance OF quorum having been Sc
cured, on motion of Mr.. Leary further proceed.
ings under the call were dispensed with.
Resumed consideration of the resolution in
relation to defaulting sheriffs.
Mr.. Justice moved that the consideration be
postponed until tho second Tuesday in January
1870. Carried.
Mr.. Hodgin, on the part of the Finance Com
mittee reported unfavorably to the resolution in
favor of the Sheriff OF Chatham county.
Received sundry messages from the Seuate in
forming the House of its action on several bills
and resolutions.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill TO authorize the
Commissioners of Burke County to levy special
tax. Laid over.
Mr.. Seymour called up the Senate bill ito sc
He thought there were grave objections to the
bill but regarded its passage necessary 10 the
protection oil life, as the civil law seemed to be
wholly insufficient for that purpose. He would
leave the discussion mostly TO the opponents OF
the measure, and gave away for that purpose
No objection being made to the passage of the
bill, vote on the second reading OF the same
was rs follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Ashworth, Banner, Barnett,
Blair, Carson, Carey, Cawthorn, Cherry, Dixon,
rI.I;
French, Gahagan, Graham, Hilliard Hodgin,
Holman, Hudgings, Justus, of Henderson,
Justice, of Rutherford, Kelly of Moore,
Kinney, Leary, Mayo, McCanless, Morrill, Nor.
ris, Peck, Pou, Price, Ragland, Renfrow, Rey-
n4iGs, Seymour, Sinclair, Stevens, Vestal, Vest,
Waldrop, Williamson, Wilson, and Wiswal--46
lNAYs-Messrs. Amcs and Ellington.
No quorum voting.
Mr. Seymour moved that there be call of the
House. He said that lie found it difficult to say
anything about the proceedings of the Democrats
in this matter. He entertained kindly feelings
towards many OF them personally. He proposed
10 take no advantage of them He desired TO
allow them to discuss this bill, to amend il if
they could offer reasonable ain endmcnts They
refuse to consider it, and seek to defeat it by not
voting. 1t was charged and he believed with
truth, that there portions of this State where
ING ana property were not sale, where laws can
not DC enforced, where grand juries dared not
llmict. where Witnesses dared not testify, where
petty Jures dared not convict. That the enforce
lnent OF The laws was impossible He desired to
pass bill to remedy This evil The Democrats
refuse to consider it, or to offer substitute Let
them take upon themselves the responsibility.
II the time comes when men, despairing OF re-
dress from law. redress their own wrongs;
II, whenever an innocent man Of one party
is shot down, an innocent man on the
other side is shot down in retaliation ;
if the worst form OF civil war, guerrilla strug-
gle prevails, and men are to be daily shot down
from behind fences and trees in numbers as they