Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-01-26

State.
Mr.. Robbins, of Rowan, urged the re.
consideration. Pc conbatted the !uea y.
the purpose of this bill being to drive out
the negro. That notion, he said, emanateu
from interested demagOgues whispered INTO
the negro's ear. Mr.. r. enlarged upon his
views as given i'll the previous report OH
this bill. e
The question required on the passage OF
the bill on its third reading, and resulted
yeas %, nays y. o,,o .ho
Commissioners Of Arson to levy speclal |
tax.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is.
Ionse called to order at the usual hour.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill in regard to the public debt
failed to pass its second reading, being the
unfinished business of yesterday, its con-
sideratiOn was resumed.
Mr. Sparrow advocated the motion. lie
said that if this Legislature should ADJOURN
without taking action in this matter, he ana
the people too would regard this Legislature
as a failure.
Mr.. Brown moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table. Lost
The motion to reconsider was put to
vote and adopted.
The question recurrea upon the passage
of the bill.
Mr.. WEIGH offered substitute for the
BILL authorizing the Governor to appoint
commissioners to investigate and report the
lust and legal debt of the State, and to
make settlement with the legitimate creul-
tors of the State by the surrender OF the
in
works Of internal improvement
Mr. WEIGH supported in remarks OF
length the adoption of his substitute.
Mr.. Withers opposed the substitute and
favored the original bill.
On motion of Mr.. Sparrow. the substitute
was ordered to be printed and the whole
matter made special order for tomorrow at
| IL o'clock, Il. III.
SPECIAL ORDER.
| The Senate bill to amend the constitution
| of North Carolina, on its third reading, be-
! ING the special order for this hour (11 a. n.y.
| it was taken lup.
! Sykes, colOred, offered a substitute.
! Sykes, cOlOred, in his remarks i'll advo-
| cacy of the substitute said he had voted tor
! the pending bill on its second reading with
| Il hope that compromise could be ef-
! fected, and he offered this measure as a
! compromise, &c.
Mr.. Justice favored the substitute.
Mr.. Sparrow said it seems that the Re-
publicans were very hard to be suited i'll
the matter of constitutional amendments.
| They had constantly declared that the con-
| stitutiOn needed amendment in many par
| ticulars. The Conservatives had offered to
call convention. Republicans objected to
a majority call. A bill providing for a con-
currence of two-thirds was offered, and
/ N
| Republicans then persuaded the people to
vote down the convention measure, de-
claring that they would support the amend
ments if made by legislative enactment.
Now this mode is being resOrted to and yet
we find the Republicans are solidly Oppo-
sing the amendments sought to be con-
summated.
The greatest opposition to this bill was
on account of the reduction OF the number
of Supreme and Superior court judges.
Why was the increase ever made? Simply
and solely to make places for party pets
Could the Republicans Justify themselves
before the people in refusing to make this
reduction and save So, 800 per year to the
taxpayers of the State? Three Supreme
Court justices and nine Superior Cont
judges were ample, fully ample to meet the
ends of justice.
Messrs. Hargrove and Williamson, col
Oreu, favored Ine substitute anu opposes
the bill.
In accordance with the resolution q cal
Of the House was had and 116 member
answered to their names. Messrs. Cope
l land, Chamberlain, Fisher and Phillips
being the only members absent.
On motion Mr.. Johnston, of BuncOmbe
the previous question wasf called.
The question REQUIRED upon the substi
tute, which was rejected by vote of yea
3S, nays Is. The original bill then paSse'
its third reading by the following ballot:
. AYES-Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong
Ashe, AtWater, Atkinson, Brooks, Bryson
BroadfoOt, Cawthern, Carson, Clinard
Crawford, Currie, Dickey, Drake, Duck
5 worth, Durham, Fur, Gambrel, GARRISON
Calling, Gore, Gulick, Grayson, Gregory
: Hampton, Henderson, Houston, Hinnant
Johnston, of Buncombe, Johns, Jones, Q
e Caldwell, Joyner, of Johnston, Joyner, G
Pitt, Jordan, Kelley, of Davie, Kelly, Q
Moore, Kelsey AKincaid, Lasster, Lucas
McAllister, McCauiey, Mcneil, Mills, Mitch
ell, Nicholson, Paylor, Powell, Rankin
Reid, Regain, Robinson, Scott, Settle, Shul
, Smith, of Arson, Smith, Of Wayne, Spar
u row, Stanford, Stewart, Strudwick, Tucker
of Iredell, Warning, Welch, Withers, Wilcox
;, Womack, Woodhouse, Young, of Yancey
" and York-76.
NANS-Bedll, Brown, Bryant, OF hal
fax, Bryan, Of Jones, Bum, Buxton, Co
. lis, Darden, Dudley, Ellison, Faulkner
Fletcher, Goodwin, Guyther, Harris, {
Guilford, Harris, of Franklin, Hargrovt
Hardy, Heaton, Johnston, of Edgecombt
=. Jones, of Northampton, Justice, LOftiI
n Lyon, MADISON, Morris, Morgan, of Mont
gomery, Morgan, of Wake. Newsome, Mis-
h son, Page, Reavis, Robbins, Smith, of Hal
l. fax, Sykes, Tucker, of Craven, Willis, VIII
} hanson and Young, of Wake-37.
Ii BY Mr.. Strudwick-A bill to amend tn
Constitution of the State. Calendar.
e BY Mr.. Broadfoo.-A bill to incorpOrat
the Cumberland County Agricultural Soc
, ETY.. Referred.
e BY Mr.. Broadfoot-A bill to incOrporat
the Clarendon Military Academy, Cumbe
l. land county. Referred.
BY Mr.. Ashe-A bill to amend and e,
e tend the charter of Cape Fear Lodge, |. {
O. f. Referred.
n BY Mr.. AShe-=A blll to aid in the COZ
structon Of a hospital in Wilmington. RI
g terred.
The House, on motion of Mr.. ASile, II
it fused to concur in the Senate amendment
IS to the Revenue bill.
l. On motion of Mr.. Maxwell, the bill
)r change the county of Sampson from the Al
to the 9TH Judicial district, was taken Il
N and passed its several readings.
IF On motion, the House adjourned.
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SENATE.