Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-06
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THURSDAY, Jan. %, 1874.

At 30 o'clock, MIR. Speaker hODln-
son called the House to order.
The Speaker stated that this session
had been called for the purpose of the
election of Trustees for the University
of the State.
Mr.. Brown, of Mecklenburg, offered
a resolution that eight Trustees be
elected from each Congressional Dis
trict, each District electing one-eighth
of the whole number (64).
The resolution was adopted.
Alter a lapse of few minutes a
message was received from the Senate
concurring in this proposition, and
naming Messrs. Cunningham and
Grandy as tellers. The Speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. Craige and Wheeler
as tellers on the part of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Bennett, the
House agreed to proceed to elect by
Congressional Districts.
A message was sent to the Senate IN
forming that body of the action OF the
House in regard to the mode OF cleo
ton. The Senate concurred in the ac-
ton of the House.
MIR. Guyther offered the following
nominations for the First Congress-
ional District:
Messrs. D G Winston, of BERTHE;
Jno A Moore, of Washington; G B
Hassell, of Martin; Louis billiard, of
Pitt: d M Carter, of Beaufort; w B
Shaw. of Currituck; w F. Martin, of
Pasquotank and Mills II Euro, of
Gates. The House unanimously elected
the nominees.
Mr.. Moss offered the following NOM
nations for the Second Congressional
District:
Messrs w II Johnston, of Edge
combe; E Digger, Of Warren; W T
Faircloth. of Wayne; Geo. Green, of
Craven; d B Hooper, of Wilson; W
H Day, of Halifax; r B PEBBLES, of
Northampton and DIR B S Hardy, of
Green. The House unanimously
elected the nominees for the Second
Congressional District:
Mr.. Shackelford offered the follow
ing nominations for the Third Con-
gressional District:
Messrs Forney George, of Column
bus; B F Grady, of Sampson; w L
! Saunders, of New Hanover; Rev. Neill
McKoy, of Harnett; DIR John McIver,
of Moore; r w Nixon, of Onslow; T
| D Mcdowell, of Bladen and r W Mil
lard, of Duplin.
! The nominees for the Third Dis
trict were unanimously elected by the
House.
| The following nominations for the
Fourth Congressional District were
offered by Mr. Watson and unanimous
ly elected:
Messrs. J II Thorpe, Of Nash; J
Amis, Of Granville; Paul G Cameron,
of Orange; John Manning, of Chat
! ham: K p Battle, of Wake; c. p San
ders, of Johnston J Davis, OF
Franklin and " a Graham, of Orange.
Mr.. Mitchell offered the following
nominations for the Fifth Congress.
sional District, which were unani-
mously elected:
Messrs. A NJ Scales, of Guilford;
David s Reid, of Rockingham; Jno
Kerr, of Caswell; John A Gilmer, OF
Guilford; J A Bla.-, of Randolph; NJ S
Robbins, of Rando.ph; j l. Dusenbu-
ry, of Davidson, and James A Graham,
of Alamance.
Mr. Bennett offered the following
nominations for the Sixth Congress.
sional District, which were unani-
mouSly elected
Messrs Archibald Purcell, of Robe
son Z B Vance, of Mecklenburg
S II Walkur. of Union J G Marshall
of Arson W L Steele, of Richmond
J T Hoke, Of Lincoln P B Means, OF
Cabarrus and W J Ewing. of Mont.
gomery.
Mr.. Luckey offered the following
nominations for the Seventh Congress
sional District, which were unani
mously elected:
Messrs r L Patterson, of Forsythe
J F Graves, of Surry; w Kelly Gibbs
of Davie G B Wetmore, of Rowan
E Hayne Davis, of Iredell JOSEPH
Williams, of Yadkin G II Hamilton
of Ashe and G S Cook, of Wilkes.
Mr.. Johnston offered the following
nominations for the Eighth Congress
ional District, VIII; CHI were unanimous
ly elected
Messrs D Coleman, of Buncombe
Rev CD Smith, of Macon; S Mel
Tate, of Burke; w S Twitty, of Ruth
erford; d Hyman, of Henderson;
W Jones, Of Caldwell; w G Bowman
of Mitchell, and J 0 Hicks, of Clay
The House adjourned without a com
parison of the joint vote by the teller.
of the two Houses.
NGTE-The Senate voted for the
same trustees as the House did, with
the exception of W T Dortch, o.
Wayne, in the place of VT Fairccloth
of Wayne. Mr. Faircloth, having re-
ceived the vote of the House, is
elected.