Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-01
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From the alci,h News
RALtIGH. Septcmer Goth.
uoonr-cTtoS OF ORDINANCES AND RES
OLUTO>s.
p Mr. Manning, OF Chatham,
aDintion to add three sections to art
Provides that Judges may be re
re5 tor mental or phys cal disability
O concurrent resolution ,f the
G =! Assembly; Clerks OF C.onrts
- he removed for same causes by the
Tndca riding that Circuit after ten
Avs notice. Referred.
Nv Mr.. Kerr, an ordinance to pro-
Mi secret political Organizations il
tbis State. Referred.
Rv Mr.. Spake, an ordinance 10
,,o1d article Is. Conventions shall
D. allied by two thirds Of tue General
Assembly and ratified by the people
Referred.
By MIR Turner, an ordinance to
rrnSeat the sale Of the States interest
n apv of her railroads, and other
things. Referred.
CALENDAR.
The ordinance to amend section 3.
article 9 WAS taken up.
1hp Grdiuauc.. amends that section
an the 9Th article Of the Constitution
60 that said section chail read as fol-
lows: Each county OF the State shall
he divided INTO a convenient number
ofdistr CT, IN which one or more D1Ib-
lie schools shall be maintained, at
least four months III every year; aud
fine General Assembly shall make suit
abe provision by law for the manage
ment and regulation Of the public
schools, and for perfrcrlng the system
Of Tree pubIc instructions; and the
children Uf the white race and colOTed
race shall forever be kept separate
in the pubiic ~choOls of this State.
Mr.. Morehead. from the Committee
Oh Educutipn, offered a substitute for
the whole matter and to cover all
pending propCs tions III regard to this
matter. He asked TO be allowed to
withdraw the above and offer the fol-
loving IN lieu thereof. Permission
was granted.
Amend section Of article by ad-
ding the following words and the
children OF the white race and the
children Of the colored race shall be
taught III separate public schools.
VI
pOucd f,r consideration and the new
proposition printed.
MIR. Morchead sail that the prop
osItion # the Committee did not i'll
terfere with the Constitution. Il was
uakvdq u ation as to separate schools
He saw 40 Use IN postponing, as it
lad already gone over for week.
OIInra, col, wanted the matter
postponed.
Smyth, COL, was III favor of the
present proposition AID did rot see
any reason for lis postponement.
Mr.. Buxton offered al amendmt ut
which provides that there shall be no
discrimination made IN favor of or to
the prejudice of either race.
Crosby, col, offered the following
amendmtut: Provided that coIorcd
children shall equal advantages with
whites III their vicinage, and that all
monies raised for school purposes shall
be rateubly divided between white and
colored children according to the num-
Der of children of each race within
school ages.
MIR. Tourgee was decidedly in favor
of Crosby's amendment, Mr.. BuXtOu's
amendment WA, too vague, and under
1t or the other race might be puG at a
disadvantage. During the course of
his remarks lie said that he deemed
the provisions against mixed schools
unnecessary.
Mr.. Smyth, COL, spoke at some
length III opposition to the principle of
placing IN the Constitution such things
as were proposed III this ordinance.
In his remarks he said that he ap-
proved of the civil rights measure as
1t was arranged aud advocated by
Charles Sumner, but III It's present
emasculated condition he had no sym
pathy with it. 1t did not suit h.n or
his people, and did nCt give them those
rights which 1T was intended they
should have. He Thought tnis Ques-
ton should not come atuil before this
Convention, and no ordinances should
be placed INTO the Constitution winch
would work hardship to either race, or
probably to both. He said that # the
same laws were given the Colored tina
were gwen to TIE whites, III the 10
distant future negro votes might be
gwen to the Democratic party.
Mr.. Chamberlain, rep, SAID that (
Tor many years past the colored race /
had proven bone of contention, but /
he hoped that day was passing away. !
Pending his remarks, the hour for |
the special order arrived, and the |
further constitution of the question |
was postponed
SPECIAL ORDER.
Ordinance providing that the amend |
ell Constitution shall be submitted to |.
the people Of The State for ratification |
or rejection at the general election to |
be held il November, 1876, the return, |
to be made within twenty days there
after to the Chief Justice of the Su- |
preme Court, or to the AttOrney-Gen- |
eral IL case there should be any vac2n-
cy IN such office; and that is, upon
such canvas, It shall appear that n ma
!orty Of the votes polltd were in ia or
OF the ratification of the amendments, |
uen the said amendments to the Con !
stltutlon shall constitute part of the |
constitution of the State, and shall |
lake effect as such on the first day of |
January, 1876
Mr. Iourgee moved an amendment /
mat for the amendments" and |
against the amendments" be printed /
upon the tickets, instead of "ratifca- |
uon or ''reiection
, -hI- hOSu moved an amendment that |
Tue amendments be Submitted separ-
Steiy-lnstead of whole.
=, MIR. Vaughan moved an amendment |
tHat the time required for the returns |
u The election be 30 days instead Of 30 |
uayS- Accepted
MIR. Tourgee's amendment Was lost |
Dy vote Of - to s..
Mr.. Boyd, rep, advocated his |
amendment to submit the amendments |
@S separate propositions.
Mr. htld SAID this woutd create I'M
tsuulng confusion. There might be
n91ored or more amendments, and IN
au"ltlon to the trouble that would be
oteated at the polls, some of the
amendments might be adopted and
u.nefS rejected, and in this case it
HouLd leave Constitution probably
%Lantl9g III some Important parts. 1t
SN W be an unerdlng chain.
Mr. bryan, rep, favored the amend
t tIent' but thought this ought to be
ton. ~ 'Ao ooh' GIL
c. Mr. Manning, of Chatham, said the