Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-24

aware of the tremendous bowers IL oav
to one man, but as long as affairs were i
this condition he was willing to risk any
thing.
The bill was put on its second readin,
and failed for the want of quorum.
Mr.. Seymour moved for a call of tn
| House. In making the motion he recitec
various Ku-Klux outrages in certain part
of the State.
adopted, and 81 members responded te
their names.
Mr.. French moved to dispense with fur
Their proceedings under the call.
Mr.. Sinclair opposed the motion. He
Was for forcing gentlemen. Men in his
county dared not g i've expression to thei,
sentiments. Men in that county were
ruthlessiy shot down and their houses
burned. He wanted protection for his
people.
Mr.. French's motion was put to a vote
and lost.
On motion of Mr. Seymour, the doors
were ordered to be locked and no member
allowed to leave.
Mr.. French moved that the Doorkeeper
be ordered to arrest absent members and
that he be authorized to employ necessary
assistance. Carried.
On motion of Mr. Downing, further pro-
ceedlngs under the call was dispensed with,
doors ordered to be unlocked and the
DOOrkeeper recalled.
Mr.. French moved to postpone the con-
sideration Of the bill for ten minutes
Lost for the want of a quorum.
On motion Of Mr.. Seymour, another call
Of the House vas had and &C members re-
sponded to their names. The doors locked
again and the DOorkeeper sent for absent
members.
Mr.. French moved that the DoOrkeeper
station G. sufficient number OF pages around
the Hall to prevent members going into
the lobbies.
blr. French said he did not bame Demo
Gratis for their movements in opposition to
this measure, but he did blame skulking
members of the Republican party who had
left and gone home and left their party in
this condition.
Mr.. French modified his resolution so as
to make it an order of the House.
Mr.. Durham raised the point of order
that tie resolution as it stood was in effect
a temporary amendment to the rules of the
House.
Tho Chair sustained the point.
Mr.. Downing occupied the floor in re-
citing Ku-Klux Outrages.
Mr.. Sinclair gave numerous instances of
outrages perpetrated upon Democrats in
Robson county as o reason why the bill
should pass.
Isham Sweat, colored, moved to dispense
with further proceedings under the call of
the House.
This excited long debate.
Mr.. Pou argued that from the construc-
ton of the Constitution, that if there were
81 members actually present in the Hall
the House could vote upon and pass
bills without voting the whole of the 81
votes.
Mr.. Downing concurred with Mr.. Pou
in his Interpretation of the Constitution.
If there was quorum in the Hall the bill
would be a good one even if it did not OBJ
tain the 81 votes.
Isham Sweat, colored, withdrew his mo-
ton.
Mr.. French wished to know if the door
keepers could not be sent into the Hobbies
and bring N 3mbers to the bar?
The Chair decided not
Mr.. French said that he thought mem
bers could be arrested for contempt in 60
ing into the lobbies and refusing to vote,
In order to test the matter, he moved that
Mr.. Jarvis, of Tyrell, be arrested for con-
tempt
The Chair decided that such proceed
ings could not be had under call of the
House.
Mr.. Jarvis said his conduct in this House
was sufficient evidence that he never ap-
proved lawlessness of any kind. This bill
made an egregious mistake in the manner
which it sought to prevent lawlessness.-
It would incite the very evils it sought to
suppress. He thought it his imperative
duty 70 oppose the bill in every shape and
form. He hoped that while this House
was pretending to seek to pass bill pre-
venting crime and lawlessness, that they
would not endeavor to pass it in lawless
manner.
Mr.. Seymour moved to dispense with
further proceedings under the call of the
House. Carried.
The question recurred upon the passage
of the bill on it's second reading.
Mr.. Seymour called the previous ques
ton.
The call was sustained.
The yeas and nays were called and re
suited in the following ballot
YEAs-AIr. Speaker, Messrs. Ashworth, Banner,
Barnet, Blair, Carson, Carey, Cawthorn, Cher
~, Crawford, Dixon, Downing. Eagles, Forkner,
Foster, Franklin, French, Gahagan, Graham,
dinnant, Hodgin, Hoffman, Hudgings, Justus, of
Henderson, Justice of Rutherford, Kelly OF
Moore. Kinney, Leary, Long of Chatham, Mayo,
MOrlnS, MOrrlll, MOTIFS, 1eafson,
Peck, Pou. Price, Proctor Ragland, Renfrow,
Seymour, Sinclair, Simonds, Stevens, Sweat, Yes
tai, Vest, Waldrop, Wilkie, Williamson, Wilson
and Wiswall.-yeas 81
NAYs.-Messrs. Ames, Gunter, Harris OF Frank
lin, Horney, Mendenhall, Snipes, White and Will
Hams of SampsOn.-nays g.
Mr.. Seymour called the previous ques-
ton upon the bill on its third reading.
The call was sustained.
The yeas and nays were called and re-
suited in the following ballot
AYEs.-Messrs. Speaker. Ashworth, Banner,
Barnett, Blair, Carson, Carey, Cawthorn, Cherry,
Dixon, Downing, Eagles, Forkner,
Foster, Franklin, French, Gahagan, Graham,
Hodgin, Hoffman, Hudgmgs, Justus,
of Henderson, Justice, of rutherford, Kelly, OF
Moore, Kinney, Leary, Long, of Chatham, Mayo,
McOaness Moring, Morrill,, Morris. Pearson,
Peck, Pou, Price, Proctor, Ragland. RentroW,
Reynolds, Seymour, Sinclair, simonds, Stevens,
Sweet, Vestsl, Vest, Wsldrop, Wilkie. William
son, Wilson, Wiswall-54.
NAYs-Messrs. Ellington, Gunter. Honey,
lIendenhsll, snipes, White-6.
No quorum voting.
Mr.. Seymour moved to postpone the
dill until the first Thursday after the re-
ess and upon his motion took the floor
md drew picture of Sheriff Colgrove's
Heath. Mr. Seymour called the previous
question upon his motion.