Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-09-24

Ing vote: yes 48 nays ~.
On notion, the Convention adj
JOurued until IL o clock this morning,
FOURTEENTH DAY.
Mr., French offered resolution re-
quiriEg the Clerk t. place on the jour
nal ali original propositions, except
those adversely reported upon, and
amendments, and to this end to give
him an assistant at a cost not to cx-
ceed 81 per day.
Mr. Justice SAID he wanted t. make
recori here for the Il. publican party
Against all to" actions OF tins COnvrn-
ton. and hence he wanted the records
, to show everything TRANSFERRED.
Smyth, col, arose to Il question Hf
personal privilege. several OF the
newspaper reporters of the city per-
sisted III appendIng "cOlOred' to ms
name when MI" was applied to other
members upon the floor He did not
See why such privileges should be ia
! ken with his name, as he had no par
ticular familiarity with those reporters,
and he should like to be treated as
other delegates.
| INTRODUCTION OF OKDINANCES AND
RE- OLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Stroud. dem, an ordinance
to amend art. 3 Of the Constitution,
providing for the establishment OF a
Department of Agriculture. Re
fer,ed.
By Mr.. Faison, dem, an ordinance
to amend sec. II, art. 4 OF the Con
stitution Relating to the apprenti-
cling of children. Referred.
BY Mr.. King, rep, II resolution to
adjourn sL42e die. Lies over.
By Mr.. Cooper, dem, an ordinance
10 amend art, 5, sec 6 of the Constitu-
ton, Providing for the exemption
/ from taxation, cemeteries and certain
| other public properties and certain
amount of personal paoperty. Re
| ferred.
By Mr.. Turner, dem, O resolution
| conds mnatory of ''the fraudulent
/ practices of the II. & A. A. L. Il. L. y
Referred.
By Mr.. Durham an amendmept CIV
| ing Justices of TIE Peace jurisdi 5tlon
/ in all cases of III sdemeanOr and petty
| lYrceny, subject to an appeal to higher
courts. Referred.
Mr.. Durham moved a reconsidera-
ton of the vote taken yesterday by
which the ordinance In relation To the
reduction OF the number of Superior
| Cuurt Judges was reduced to nine, ak
moved that this motion be made the
special order for tomorrow l O'Clock.
He stated that his object to be to
move that the number he reduced % 8
instead Of 8. Adopted.
By MIR. justice, req, resolution To
the effect that all sensible people III
North Carolina oppose the mixing OF
children IN free schools. Calenc"r.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The Judiciary Committee reported
as its unanimous opinion that that the
Convention had no right, under the
oath taken by It's M mbers, to consider
the resolution to make the homestead
fee simple, and on motion, the SAID
resolution was laid on the table.
The r. solution to defrav the funeral
EXPENSES of the late Gov. VIM. A.
Graham, delegate elect TO this Con
Vention from the county OF Orange,
was considered.
Mr.. Badger stated that the expenses
attendant upon the burial of Gov.
Graham, from the time his remains
left Saratoga until they arrived IL
Raleigh, had been paid by the Virginia
Commission, of which he was mem
Der at the time of his de ath.
The resolution, under a suspension
of the rules, passed its several read.
ings.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Being an ordinance to amend sec
. 8, art. 4, of the Constitution, doing
away with the requirement that the
Supreme Court shall be held twice {
year in the city of Raleigh, and leav
ing the whole matter in the hands o.
the Legislature, was considered. The
Committee reported adversely thereon
/ Mr. Ave,a favored IKE passage O
: the ordinance as II matter of justice Il
, the whole people If the State.
, Mr.. Bennett, from the Judicial Com
2 mittee, stated the reasons which actu
f ated the Committee in reporting ad
versly upon this measure, that the.