Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-01
NINETEENTH DAY,


NINETEENTH DAY.
The Convention met at 10 O'CLOCK
President R,nsnm III the c. air.
Prayer 10y the lev. DIR. PritcharG
OF the city.
Journal of Sntu day read and ~
! proved.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On motion of Mr.. Mundcn. Col
Julian Alien aud Capt Oliver Il. LEIGH
OF New York, were invited to honor
airy seats on the floor Of the Couyeu
ton.
Messrs. Garter, Durham and Good
"Jn were reported as being detaine,
III their ROOMS on account of sick
ness.
RESOLUTIONS.
by MIR. Jarvis, a resolution to amend
rule II 80 as to require member tt
speak only once upon a question, and
then only for ten minutes.
MIR. Jarvis moved to suspend the
rules and the resolution be put on its
passage.
Mr.. Bowman demanded the ares
ma nays on the motion, and being
su5talue +, the roll WAS called and the
motion :ost.
BY Mr.. Blocker, a resolution to ad-
!ouFn sine die Oh the 4th of October.
Lies over.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The ordinance IN relation to mixed
schools was taken up as the unfinished
business of Saturday. The eubsti-
tute was adopted.
Alr RnSt,il' q
on Saturday, was adopted
The question then REQUIRED on the
Crosby amendment.
Mr.. Wlthtrs said the amendment
advocated by Mr.. Tourgee proposed
only to defeat the express stipulation
IN regard to separate public schools
for the two races.
Mr.. Barringer doubted the proprie-
tty of passing the amendment offered
10y Crosby, col, and opposed the snme
which will upper i'll full IL the public
press IL few days.
MI. Morei'end called the previous
question. which being sustained, all
amendments were vot. 4 down and the
bill passed It's tin4l reading by vote
OF 80 ayes to 3 hayes. Those voting III
the negative were Crosby, col, Bell
and Tiiorne.
Mr.. Thorue explained his vote at
some length, but as he stated tina his
expressed views would be published in
ertcItSr, the reporter regards it uu-
necessary 10 condense his remalks.
CALENDAR.
The following ordinances were taken
mp IN regular order and tabled:
Ordinance to resciud sec. 81, art. 7.
Ordinance requiring the Governor
to reside in the Executive Man sion.
Ordinance to amCud sec. 49, art. 2.
ordnance to amend art. l, sec. 5.
Ordinance to reduce the salar les of
the Executive Officers.
Ordinances to amend art. 6, sec. 5,
of IA Constitution
Ordinance to amend s5c. 10, art. /,
of the Constitution.
Ordinance to amend sections 4 AID
3, art. 9, of the Constitution.
An ordinance introduced by Mr..
Cooper IN regard to the preservation
OF the school fund, requiring the same
to be paid only to the County Treasur-
ers, and by them distributed, was in
formally laid over on motion of Mr..
MOrehead, who is Chairman of the
Committee, assuring MIR.
Cooper that ordinance 143 met the re-
luirenJeuts of hi ordinance
Ordinance l43, for the preservation
and just distribution of the public
school fund taken mp. The following
substitute (by the committee) for the
OrdlL ance Was adopted:
Sec. L. The proceeds OF all lands
that have been or hereafter may be
granted by the United States to this
State, ana not Otherwise appropriated
by this state or thn United States Al
50 all moneys, gtOcAa, bonds, and 9TH
er property now be!Dakiug to any
State fund for purposes cf education
also the net proceeds OF ali SAFES OF the
swamp lands belonging TO the STATE,
and also 81 ottler grants, gifts or de-
Vlses that have been or hereafter NAV
be made to this State, and not other
wise appropriated by the State or by
the terms OF the grant, gift or devise,
shall be paid into the State Treasury,
and together with so much Of the Or
binary revenue OF The State as may be
by law set apart for that purpose, shall
be faithfully appropriated for estab-
fishing and maintaining III this State
a Hystcm tree public schools, and for
other purposes OF education.
Sec. 2. All moneys, stocks, bonds
and other property belonging to a
schooI fund also the net pro-
leeds from the sale Of estrays; also the
clear proceeds CT ali penalties and for
feitures, and of all fines collected in
he several counties for any breach Of
he penal or military laws of the State;
and ali monies which shall be paid by
persons as an equivalent for exemption
rom military duty, sh~il belong to and
remain i'll the several couatIes and
shall be faithfully appropriated for es
and maintaining free public
schools III the several counties of this
State.
Adopted.
The question then recurring on the
of the bill.
Mr.. Tourgee, offered the following
which was adopted pro-
gided 'that the amOLnt collected in
each county should be annually repOr-
Jed to the oupt of Public instruction"
to come in at the end OF sec 2nd.
After considerable discussion the
ordinance passed its second reading.
Mr.. McCabe moved suspension of
,he rules to put the ordinance on its
third reading. Failed.
Ordinances No. 1877, to amend art.
Ii, sec. IA Of the Constitution in re-
ference to the rotationof Judges, taken
up aud the following substitute recon-
mended by the Committee:
REPORT OF THE CoMITTEE ON THE JUDI
GAL DEPARTMENT.
The Committee on the Judicial De-
partment, to which was referred Reso-
luton No 1877, have considered the
same. and recommend the adoption of
the following substitute :
That every Judge Of the Superior
Court shall reside in the district for
which he is elected Tie Judges shall
presi le in the Courts OF the different
districts, successfully but no Judge
shall hold the Courts in the same dis
trict oftencr than once il four years
but III case of the protractad illness t
the Judges assigned to preside IN any
district, or ANY other unavoidable acct
dent to him, by reason of which he
shall become unable to preside. the