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

Mr.. Bennett, from the committee on
the Judicial Department, reported un-
favorably on the ordinance to relieve
the disab lities Of w w Holden.
Mr. Roberts, of Gates. from the com
mittee on Enrolled Bills, submitted
a report. Mr.. Wilcox, from the
special committee on per diem and
mileage, submitted report giving
members of the Convention So per
day, pres ding officer IS, Secretaries
Sc, Enrolling clerks 50, Sergeant-at-
arms and DOorkeepers So, pages 81,
and mileage 10 cents each way. Cd
endar.
BY Mr.. Henderson, an ordinance
submitting to the people the amend
ments to the Constitution adopted by
this Convent on at the regular cleo
ton i'll November, 1876. Referred.
By MIR. Wheeler, rep, an ordinance
to prOhIblt the payment Of the pub lie
debt or any part thereof until a bill for
that purpose shall have passed the
Legislature and submltte i to al.i
sanctioned by the people. Referred.
BY The same, an ordinance to provide
for che keeping Of pubic roads by
taXttlon.
By the sane, an ordinance to amend
sec !, art 6, prey tutIug the Township
Board Of Trustees from assessing their
own property. County Commissioners
to appoint three DISTINGUISHED persons
to do it.
BY the same, an ordinance to amend
art I, aholishlng registration Of voters.
Every one to be allowed to vote with
out registration.
BY Mr.. Barrirger. al ordinance to
amend sec %. art l, relati ug to the
militia, giving them the right to bear
arms, and the practice of carrying coz
cealed arms. Referred.
By MIR. Turner, a resolution that it
Is the sense of this Convention thal
the exchange of bonds of the Raleigh
and Augusta Airline Railroad bonds
for deprecated state bonds should
cease until the General Assembly could
be heard from.
By Mr.. Jarvi". an ordinance to
amend sec. 6, arr. 2, repudiatirg special
tax bonds and the bonds issued by
the Convection of 1868
Mr.. Badger moved to suspend the
rules and take up the ordinance to
relieve tue disabilities of ". W. Hol-
den, reportt & upon adversely this
morning. and make it the special or
der for Wednesday next at II NJ. The
motion to suspend was adopted. and
the question was made the special or
der for that day.
motion to suspend the rules and
take up the report of the Committee
on the question of the per diem of the
members Of tue Convention was lost
by vote of 10 to ST. many of the
members having paired off and not
voting.
The ordinance reported by the Com
mittee on the judicial Department,
reducing the Supreme Court to u Chief
Justice and two Associates, WAS taken
up as the, special order.
Considerable debate ensned, when
Mr. Manning moved the previou..
question, which motion WAS sustained
by a vOt of % ayes TO 40 nays.
The main question was then put
upon its second reading and passed bv
a vote OF 50 ayes to 80 nays
Messrs. Bean, Boyd. Dula, Gran
than, Hampton, Hinnant, Lowe, Mas
sey, McCand. ess, Scott, of Jones, and
Woodtin, Republicans. and Wilcox,
Ind, voted with the Democrats, and
the following members were paired
OFF: Messrs. Badger, Bingham, Bull
10 k, Dixon, Dockery. Durham, Fair
cloth, HOItOn, Jarvis. Page, Ransom,
Stallings, Strowd. Taylor. Tourgee,
Vaughan, aud Withers
The report of the judiciary Commit
tee, recommending that several bills
to strike out art. sec. 9 of the Con-
do not pass, was considered
These bills proposed to do away with
the law now setting the me of holding
the sessions of the Suprem Court,
and leaving this matter with the Legis-
lature- On motion, farther cOusidera-
of the report of the Committee was
postponed until Tuesday next.
The report of the Committee on Leg
lslatlve Department., recommending
that the bill to abolish the Senate |
branch of the Legislature do not pass,
was considered, and the bill laid upon |
the table.
The resolution to amend the Con |
III relation te the filling of |
in the General Assembly, |
was, Oh motion, tabled.
The ordinance to amend sec. 3. art |
3, relating to public schools, was con-
sidered. The ordinance provides
that each county of the State shall be |
divided into a convenient number of |
districts, in which one or more public
schools shall be maintained, at least
our months IL every year and the
General Assembly shall make suitable
provision by law for the management
md regulation of the public schools,
md for perfecting the system of free
public instruction; and the children
If the white race and the colored race
shall forever be kept separate in the
public schools of this State.
The Committee recommended that
t do pass.
MIR. Badger moved to postpone
he consideration of the questi on
until Monday, but subsequently, with
rev the motion, and took the floor in
opposition to the measure proposed,
bending which the Convention ad-
burned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
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