Wilmington journal., 1874-01-23


cents on the poll in line 4, end insert
rs cents on the poll, which was also
adopted.
The question then REQUIRED on Air.
Norwood's amendment, when Mr..
DunLam took the floor in opposition
to its passage.
The discussion was Continued by
Iessrs. Avera, Flemming, Ransom
and Worth.
On motion OF Nj. Morehead, of
Guilford, the,further consideration OF
the bill was postponed till l. o'clock
Nondav, when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIN E3.
SATURDAY, Jan. l..
BY Mr.. Houston, a resolution pro
testing against the passage OF the Civil
Rights bill by the Congress Of the
United States. Calendar.
BY Mr.. McGehee, a resolution de-
nounclng the Civil Rights Bill BOW
pending III Congress. Calendar.
by Nj. McGehee, = resolution k
ing our Representative i'll Congress
to secure through the United States
Government from the In ,llsh Colonial
and other offices IN London copies OF
documents relative 20 tie early history
of North Carolina. Calendar.
BY Mr.. Perry, ii Biaden, bill to
prohibit the sale OF liquor in certain
localities. Referred.
By AEr. Whitmirc, a bill for the pro-
lection of sheep. Referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Mitchell, the res
olution OF Mr.. Houston protesting
against the passage Of The Civil Rights
bill was taken up.
Mr.. Guyther moved 10 lay the reso-
luton on the table. Tie yeas and nays
were called, and the motion was re-
iected by the following ballot
AYEs-Abhott. Bean, Bowe, Brown.
OF Davidson, Bryant, of Halifax, Bum,
Cobb. Corson, Dudley, Ellison, Foster,
Gilbert, Goodwvn, Gray, Guyther,
Hampton, Hughes, Jones, of Nortamp-
ton, Jordan. Lloyd, LntterlOh, Nc
Laurir. Miller, Micha., paschall. Per-
rv, Of Bladen. Sharp. Sneed ani WINS
low.
NiTs--AndcrsoI, OF Dav;e. Ballard.
Bennett, Blackwell, Blythe, Bowman,
Bryson, OF Jackson, Bryson, of Swain,
Bryan, tf Pitt, Bryan, Of Sampson,
Bryan, Of Wilkes, Bryan, ot Allegheny,
Brooks, Carter, Costner, Cox, Craigc,
DicEey. Du!a. Freeman. Cant. God
fey, Gorman, Grady, Gudger, Haynes,
Houston, .Tchnston. Jones, OF Cald-
wei, Jones of Orange. Jones, OF tyr
rel, Jovner, Johns. Ii isav, L,tcAey,
Marler, 1Laxwell, McGehec, McNail,
Mitchell, Moring, Moss, Norment,
Reid, OF MAclilen burg, Presson, Rich
ardson. Settle, Shaw, Shinn, of Ircdel
Shinn, of CabarrEs. .Shackieford. Stowe,
Stanford, Todd, Turner, Wnr;ir!i. Wad-
dill, Watson. Waugh, Webb, Wiley.
WLitmire, Nhisnart and Hoodhonse.
4 long ana excited discussion en-
sued, when
Williamson, colored, offered the iol-
lowing substitute for the resolution
HCs0lrcd hy tie UD'tSc Of Erl,rc-
scnt0tirc&. The .%rnot" >.nnc,,i.fii,9.
That our Senator's be Instructed. aud
our Representatives requested, to- vote
for such a bill IS will secure equal civil
and political rights, ard agains: all
bills tending TO an enforcement of so
ciai equality.
Mr.. Jones, OF Caldwell. offered the
following amendment to the original
resolution :
Rcaoltcd, That Tie General Assem-
ID. OF North Carolina 10 most earn
eatly add respectfully petition to the
Congress Of TIE United States not to
fnss the bill now pending IN the House
Of Representatives known as th,, civil
rights bill, believing as We do that the
immediate effects OF such law would
be the supprcssio:- Of our public
schools. for both white and cuiored,
the closing Of many OF our houses Of
Worship, the ruin OF our landlords and
hotel proprletors, as we'll as the thor
o,oh decentralization OF our society, and
the cause Of bitter strife between the !
two racee.
From thorough knowledge Of the /
We are satisfied that the bill .
would operate most disastroEsly to orr ;
best interest, and therefore we prefer /
this petition; /,
Mr. Houston called for tic previous |
question, which WAS ordered.
Tie question recurred on William
son $ substitute, which was II iected by
It vote of yeas 46, nays 81.
This WAS strict party vote, with
the exception OF Mr.. Bowman, Rerub-
ilcan, who voted in the negative.) /
The amendment of Mr.. Jones, of
Caldwell, was next put to vote and
adopted.
The question recurring upon the
resolution, it was adopted by The fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Anderson, Of Davie,
Ballard, Bean, Bennett, Blackwell,
Blythe, Bowman, Bryson, of jackson.
Bryant, of Pitt, Bryan. OF Sampson,
Bryan, OF Wilkes, Bryan, of Allaeha-
ny, Brooks, Garter, Costner, Cox,
CraiGe, Diclley, Duly, Ellison, Free
man, Cant, GidEey. Giimer, Godfrey,
Grady, Gudger, Haynes, Houston,
Johnston. Jones, Of Caldwell. Jones.
Of Tyrrell. Joyner, Johns, Lindsay.
Luckey, Marler, Maxwell, McGehee.
Mcneil, Michael, Mitchell, Mizen.
N1oring, Moss. Norment, Perry, OF
Biaden, Perry, Of Wake, Presson,
Reid, Of Mecklenburg, Richardson,
Rhodes, Settle, Shaw. Sharp, Shinn,
If Iredell, Shinn, of Cabarrus, Shack
elford, Stanford, Stowe, Todd, Trivett,
Turner, Warlick, Waddill Watson,
Waugh, Webb, Winslow, Wiley. Whit
nire, Wheeler, Whistnant and Wood
louse.
NAys-Messrs. Abbott. Bowe, Bry- i
INT of Halifax. Bum, Cobb (white). ,
Jorson (white), Dudley, Foster (white),
Gilbert (white), German (white),
4oodwyn and Gray (whitel, Guyther !
white), Hampton (white), Hughes, $
Zones of Northampton, Jordan (white),
lloyd, Lutterloh (white), McLaurin, {
1iller (white), Paschall (whlte), Scott ,
white), Sneed (white) and Williamson.
Ellison. COL, moved to reconsider
he vote by which the resolution was
dopted, and made the motion to re-
the special order for next
Wednesday !
Mr.. Jones, of Caldwell, moved TO
ay the motion to reconsider on the .
able. The motion to table prevailed !
y vote of yeas 63, nays 81.
SENATE.