Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-14
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Feb. G, 1877.

On motion of Mr.. Ellis, Of Colu1n-
bus, the SCHOOL, bill was made the special
order for Monday next at IL O'Clock,
and each succeeding day, till disposed
of.
ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC MESSAGE
The following message was received
from the Governor:
Executive DEPARTMENT, {
Raleigh, Feb. 6, 1873,
To the HOnorabic the general is
senabiy:
I have the honor to transmit here
With for your consideration. IN elabar-
ate report from the Board Oh Publ C
charities, which l have read with q
great deal OF pleasure. TO make some
suggestion, stating wherein l concur,
and wherein [ do not ccnc1r with the
recommendations OF tho Board; but
fearing that i may be charged, rs 1t
was charged. by nlcil.,-.., % your
honorable body. on Il former occasion
when [ endeayored 10 make what
appeared to me, legitiTn ate suggestions
with regard to Cur public debt,) that 1
manifested desire TO usurp le8 Il
tive functions, and interfere with yonr
prerogatives, I forbear now TO say or
90 anything on the subject matter
OF the accompanying report, t"rfAer
than to transmit the report Itself.
have the honor to be.
Very respectfully,
Your obi servant,
TOP Il. CALDWELL.
|, Mr.. DUNN N moved to lay the mes
sage On the tab and that the report
b. received.
Mr.. Love did not think this the bet
ter course to be pursued. He regarded
the me ,saga as playtii rather tiEnl
vicious; and while he did not think It
such as a Governor should send to a
legislative body, it was not sufficiently
offensive to call for such action.
Mr.. Norwood considered the mes
sage as the emanation OF q little spite
and hoped no notice WOnld be taken OF
it. He knew the Governor well, bet
ter, he thought, than he knew himself.
Mr.. N. spoke of the many good quail
ties of Gov Caldwell, and regretted
his immovable obstancy and violent
passion. The message he regarded
simply as tit for tat, and thought it
better to let it pass.
Harris, COL, moved t.lat the message
and report be printed.
Mr.. Durham moved to amend by
striking out of Harris amendment the
word message. The Senate would
be doing injustice to itself to allow
the message to be printed There had
been no action taken by the Senate to-
wards the Governor to which he could
take exception. The present message
was impertinent and sllould Mt be
printed.
Harris, col, said he wanted the re-
port printed, and thought it beneath
the dignity OF the Senate to notice
these petty chickering's.
Mr.. Love concurred in this view,
but still thought it beneath the dignity
of a Governor to send such a message
to the legislative body.
Harris motion to print the report
prevailed.
Mr.. Troy moved the message be laid
on the table
Harris moved to indefinitely post
order. --.f-r
The motion to table was rejected.
Mr.. Troy moved to refer the message
to the committee on agriculture.
Mr.. Norwood, Chairman of that
Committee, objected.
Mr.. Love moved to postpone till the
first day of April.
Harris, on the suggestion that that
was "All Fools day, moved to amend
by postponing till the first day Of
June. Adopted.
BILLS, &C.
Mr.. Love introduced a bill to incor-
porate the Raibon Gap and Short Line
Railroad Company. Referred.
Mr.. Troy, a bill to re-enact and con-
tinue in force the act to authorize. the
commissioners of Cumberland county
to levy a special tax. Referred
On motion of Mr.. Durham the spe-
cial order, the bill to amend the CON
stltution of the State, was postponed
till l o'clock.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
The hour for the special order hay
stltution of the State was taken ND.
re question being on the passage OF
the bill for the first amendment, In re-
gard to the State debt, on its second
reading.
Mr.. Cunningham proceeded in an
eloquent manner to advocate the pas
sage VI Iue Dlil, anu III DONG SO DISCUS
sed the merits of the several ameHd-
ments. The objections, he said were
based upon party feeling without re-
gard to the merits Of the amendments.
He went over the history OF the present
showing the eircumsta,l-
ces under which it had been adopted
and while admitting the danger OF too
frequent changes, showed the urgent
necessity for those proposed.
The propositions were plain and sim
pie and had no party in them. It was
admitted that amendment was neces-
,ary, and he thought willingness, on
The part of those who supported the
trainers Of the constitution, to relieve
it of its cfudities and, errors was COM
ne ndable and patriotic. He hoped to
zee every member of the Assembly en-