Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, March Is, 1869.

Mr.. Argo introduced a resolution in
structing our Representatives in Congress
to vote for any measure looking towards
the removal of the political disabilities of
citizens of the State, and instructing the
Secretary of State to forward to each of
thOre Representatives copy of the reso-
luton.
Mr.. Argo moved to suspend the rules
and adopt at once. Carried.
Mr.. Argo then moved to make it the
special order for tomorrow evening at
half past o'clock.
Mr.. Proctor moved to lay the resolution
on the table.
The yeas and nays being called the
House refused to lay on the table-yeas
3D. nays Sc.
The motion to make it the special order
for tomorrow evening, was then put TO a
vote and adopted.
Mr.. Latin, from the committee on In
ternal Improvements, reported favorably
with amendment) upon the bill in rel
ton to the Louisburg branch of the Will
mington and Weldon railroad. The bill
was placed upon the Calendar.
By Mr. Graham : A bill to incorporate
the Charlotte Railroad Company. Refer
red.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The qrestion recurred upon the adop-
ton of Mr.. Estes amendment as amended
by Mr.. Pou, making the salary of Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction 81, 800.
j. Fl. Harris of Wake, colored, moved
to make it $2 100. Rejected.
J. III. Harris, of Wake, coiored, moved
then to amend by making the salary $2,-
OO5.
Mr.. Durham called for the yeas and
nays.
The call being sustained, the House
adopted the amendment by the following
ballot
YEAS s--Messrs Ames, Ashworth, Banner, Bar
nett, Blair. Bowman, Carson. Carey, Cherry,
Crawford, Dixon, Downing, Estes, Foster, French,
Gahagan, Gilbert, Graham. Harris. of Wake,
Hsyes hodsn, Hoffman, a Hqrney Mud Hudsings. Mgs
denhall, Moring, Pearsor, Peck. Price, Proctor,
kea kenfrow, Robbins, Reynolds, siegrist, Sim
clair, simonds, Stevens stiliey, sykes, Vest,
NAYs-Messrs Allison, Argo, Armstrong, Bod.
die, Gambler, Clayton, Davis, avidsoa, Durham,
Ellis. farrow, Ferebee. Frankiin, Gatling, Glib
son, Green, Harris, of Franklin, Hicks, High,
Hnnant, Hodnett Humphries, Ingram. Jarvis,
Justice, of Henderson, Kelly. of Davie, Kelly, OF
Moore, Long of Richmond McCaniess. Nc MILAN,
Moore. OF Alamance, Nicholson, Painter, Parker,
Pou, Profitt, Robinson, shaver, Stanton, Sweat,
Thompson, Vestal, WalGrop, WeIcb, Whitley,
Williams, Of Harnett, Williams of Sampson-F.
Mr.. Durham moved to strike out the
50, OO5 and make it 81, 600. He said it was
800 more than that officer received before
the war.
Mr.. Foster opposed the amendment.
After some debate the House rejected
Mr.. Durham's amendment.
Mr.. Durham said that on the proposition
to make the salary $2,O there had been q
mistake in the count of the vote. He
moved to raise a Committee to verify the
count. Carried.
Messrs. Durham and Stilley were ap-
pointed as said Committee. The Commit.
tee repaired to the Clerks desk and in a
short time reported that the vote stood
yeas At, nays At.
Mr. Moore. of Chowan, said he had just
come in from the Senate before that vote
was announced, and endeavored to catch
the attention of the Speaker in order to re-
cord his vote in the affirmative.
Mr.. Durham raised the point, as the gen-
tleman did not press his right to record
his vote, then he had no right to do SO
now. when the vote had been announced
as tie
Mr.. French moved to reconsider the vote
upon the amendment.
Mr. Durham said, as he wished to defeat
the measure, he was opposed to recon-
sideration.
After some little debate, the motion to
reconsider was adopted by vote OF yeas
s., nays 45.
J. Fl. Harris, of Wake, colored. renewed
his motion to strike out 81, 800 and insert
So, OO5 per annum.
Mr.. French said he was in favor
of making the salary of the Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction
So, 900 a year, and would vote for the
figures approaching nearest that sum. &c.
The question upon the amendment was
then put to a vote and adopted by the fol-
lowing ballot
YEAs-Messrs. Ames, Ashworth, Banner, Bar
nett Blair, Bowuean, Carson. Carey, Cherry Craw-
ford, Dixon. Downing, Ellington, Estes, Foster
Harris, Of Wake, Hayes, Hodgin, HOFFMAN, Eor-
ney, Hudgings, Justice, of rutherford, Laflin'
Mayo, Mendenhall, Eoring, Moore, of Chowan,
Morrill,, Pearson. Peck. Price. Proctor. Renfrow.
Robbins, Reynolds, siegrist, Sinclair, simonds,
Smith, of Martin, Snipes, Stevens. Stiley. Sykes,
Vest williamson Wilson and Wiswall-52 T.