Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-03

Com nittee on Privileges and Elections.
| Mr. Durham moved to suspend the rules
and adopt at once.
The yeas and nays were called and the
motion to suspend prevailed.
The question recurrod upon the motion
| to refer.
Mr.. Durham said he hoped no reference
would be made, bat that tho resolution
would be at once adopted as the sentiments
of this Legislature, &c.
Mr.. Pou favored reference. He had
not formed an opinion one way or the 9th
The motion to refer, after some little de-
bate, prevailed by the following vote:
YEAs.-Ames, Ashworth, Banner, Barnett,
Barnes, Blair, Carson. Carey, Oawthorn, Cherry,
hagan, Gilbert, Gunter, Harris, of Wake, Hen
bricks. Hodgin, Hoffman, Horney, Hudgins, JUS
tioe, of Henderson, Justice, of Rutherford, Kelly
Chatham, Long, of Richmond, Mayo, McOan!ess,
Mendenhall, Moring, Moore, of Ohowan, morrill,,
Morris, Parker, Pearson. Peck, Pou, Price, Proc
tor, Ragland, Reafrow, Robbins, Reynolds, ST.
monds, smith, of Martin, Snipes, Stanton, Ste
vans Sweat, sykes. Vestal, Vest, Wadrop, Will
ke, Williamson, Wilson-G2.
| Clay ton, DAVE, Davidson, Durham, Ellis, Far
row, Ferebee, Gibson, Grier, Harris, Of Franklin,
HAWKING, Hicks, High, aodnett,, Humphries,
Jarvis, Kelly, of Davio, Malone Matheson, Nc
MILAN, Painter, Robinson, shaver, Smith, of AL
leghany, smith, of Wayne, Thompson, Welch,
! Whjttley-33.
BY MIR. Proctor \ bill for removing
distractions in Lumber river. Lies over.
By Mr.. Pearson y bill in relation to
liquor dealers. Referred.
Mr. Malone moved to suspend the rules
and take up the resolution requesting the
opinion Of the Attorney General on GER
| tain sections of the homestead act in refer
ence to the liability Of honlt stcals to exc
cution.
The motion prevailed, ana after some
debate the resolution was adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The resolution requesting Congress to
remove political disabilities in this State
was taken up.
Mr.. Jarvis offered substitute, that our
Senators be instructed to do all in their
power to have disabilities of all in this
State removed. and the test oath repealed,
and to request our Representatives in Con
gress to CO operate to the same end, and
instructing the Governor to forward to our
Senators and Representatives copies Of the
resolutions.
Mr.. Malone urged tue adoption of the
substitute in q few appropriate remarks,
| which we should like to give in full, but
our limited space forbids.
Leary, colored, favored the original
resolution
Mr.. Jarvis sustained the substitute in
speech of some length. He dwelt especially
upon the necessity and justice Of a
repeal Of the test oath.
The question was announced on the sub
stitute, when Mr.. Durham demanded the
yeas and nays, which were ordered and
resulted yeas IS, nays Z , as follows
YEAs.-Mr. Speaker ard Messrs. Ames, Argo,
Armstrong. Barnett, Barnes Blair, Boddie, Oan-
der, Cawthorn, Clayton, Davis, Davidson, Dur
ham Ellis Fcrebee, Gibson, Gilbert, Gror, Gun
ter, Harris OF Franklin, Hawkins, Hendricks,
Hicks, High, airnant. Hodnett, Hoffman, Hum
phrlos, Hud2inea, Jarvis, Justus OF Henderson,
Long of Richmond, Malone, Matheson, McMil-
Ian, MendenhAl MOCro OF Alamance, Moore Of
Uhowan, Painter. Parker, Pou, Price, Renfrow,
robinson, Reynolds, Shaver, Siegrist, Smith of
Stevens, Sweat, Sykes, Thompson, Vestal, Wal
drop, Welch, Whitley, Williamson, Wilson-65.
NAY8.-Messrs. Aehworth, Carson. Crawford,
EaSes, Forkner; GahaS$n, Graham, Hodgin,
Kelly of Moore. Kinney, Mayo. McCaness. Nor |
r!Il, Pearson, Proctor, Ragand, Nea, Robbins, !
9imonds Smith Of Martin 81.
Mr. Pou moved to amend by prefixing
to the substitute just adopted, the pre-
amble of the original resolutions, which was
adopted after amending by inserting ''po-
litical and civil before equality"
The question was then put on the adop- |
ton Of the resolution, and resulted, yeas
Sc, nays 10, as follows:
YEAs.-Ere8a1s. Arnes Argo, Ashworth, Bar
nett, barnes, Blair, Gambler, Carson, Cawthorn, !
Cherry, Cisyt0n, Crawford, Dixon, Eagles, Fere |
bee, Gilbert Graham, Gunter Harris OF Frank
lin, Harris OF Wake, Hendricks, Hiunant, HOd- /
nett, Hoffman, BOrney Humphrics, Eudgings, |
Jarvis, Justice Of Rutherford Kelly Of Moore |
Kinney, Leary. Long OF Chatham, Long Of Rich !
nOnd, Malone, M&thesOn, Mayo, McCaness,
IendenhalI, Moore OF Alsmancc, Moore of Chow
an Morrill,, Morris, Parker Pearson Peek, Pou,
Price, Proctor, Ragland, Renfrow Robbins, Rob
inson, siegrist, Smith Of Martin, Smith of Wayne,
Snpes, Stanton, Stevens, Sweat, Sykes, Vostal,
Waldrop, Whitley, Williamson, Wilson-GG.
NAYs-Messrs. Armstrong, Davis, Davidson,
High Mcmillan, Painter, Shaver simonds,
Smith OF Allegheny, Ihompsoa-15.
In voting against the resolution as
amended Mr.. Durham said that this pre-
amble not only said ''political' but abso-
lutte civil equality" He wished to know
if gentlemen did not recognize marriage |
as ''civiP' relation, and that in voting
for the resolution and preamble, gentlemen |
did commit themselves to the recognition
Of the validity Of such civil relations.
Further, that he would not stultify him
self by saying that 'the time had mo,O
come for the removal Of disabilities" for !
that would imply that they should not |
have been removed long ago.
UNFINISHED business.
Mr. Pou removed his motion to suspend !
the rules and adopt his resolution, that |
the House on and after Tuesday will re-
solve itself into committee of the whole. |
to examine alleged railroad frauds.
After some debate the House adopted a
substitute, that the House would convene
for an afternoon session and go into the
committee of the whole, for the purpose
of examining the States interest in certain
railroads.
Isham Sweet, (colored,) said that they
had started out to raise committees to
examine alleged frauds, they had dwindl
ed down to nothing-just mere investi-
CATION of the condition of the roads, it
was complete fzzle. He thought cor
ruption and frauds in the management of
money appropriated by this Legislature
to certain railroads, &c. was to be investi-
gated.
Mr.. Moore, of Chowan, thought the !
matter had better be postponed until next
week. They should have the report of the
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