Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-01
THE GONSTIs CONvEH-
VEON.
Fifteenth pays Proceedings.

Fifteenth Days Proceedings
From the Raleigh News.
RALEIGH, Septemer 22th.
Sypth, col, arose to a question OF
personal privilege, in regard to the
Nezrs Reporter styling him ''cOlored,"
stating IT, at he should hereafter treat
that Reporter with dignifed indif-
ference.
OLUTIONs.
By MIR. Bennett, an ordinance to
amend art. 2 of the Constitution, pro-
viding that no Convention or General
Assembly shall act upon any proposed
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States, unless the body shall
be chosen after the presentation OF
said amendment. Referred.
By BIr. Sinclair, an ordinance to
amend sec. 10, art. II of the Constitu-
deaf and dumb mute5 @nd the in
sane.
By Mr.. Coleman, ali ordnance to
amend section 7, article a. of the Con-
stitutiOn. Provides that dIsqualitica
ton of officers from holding any other
Office, or sitting in the General Assem-
the University, or any person holding
an office or place, to which no COM
pensati0n is attached.
By the same, an ordinance to amend
article 6, Provides six months resi-
dence in "A county before voting. Also,
that ''no person who, since the tilst
day of January, A. d., 1868, has been,
or hereafter shall be. convicted of
fnrCnTu toYcpnU
any other crime, Infamous by thc laws
of is State at the time of the COM
mission thereof, or of corruption or
NAL practice in office, shall be eligible
to office or to a seat in either house of
the General Assembly, or be compe-
tent or allowed to vote or be a juror,
unless he shall have been L gaily re-
Iieved of such dlaabilitIos.'
By Mr. Bennett, dem, an ordinance
amending the Constitution; providing
for the exemption from taxation of all
agricultural products. Referred.
UNFESIsHED BUSINESS.
The question of per diem aud mile
age of members of the Convention
came up as unfinished business, the
bill being to pay S. per day and 2Octs.
mileage.
MIR. Robbins withdrew his motion
to make it special order for Tues
day next.
Mr.. Withors offered M amendment
making the pay the same as the ordl-
nance adopted by the Convention reg
ulating the pay of the members OF
the General Assembly, being 81 per
day for the members and 10 cents mile
age.
The main question being ordered,
the substitute of MIR. Withers was
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. President, All son,
Altman, Anderson, of Clay, Anderson,
of Madison, Bateman, Bean, Bennett,
Bingham, Blocker, Bowman, Buxton,
Bryan, Carter, CIingman, Coleman,
Cowell, Cunningham, Dnla, Durham,
Everett, Faircloth, Faison, Farrior,
French, George, Grantham, Green,
Hampton, Harrington, Hassel, Hen
derson, Hinnant, Hoffman, Holton,
Jones. of Caldwell, King, of Lenoir,
Love, Lowe. Manning. Of New Han
over, Massey. McCaudIess. McCork!e,
McEachin, Morehead, Motz, Neal,
Nicholas, Novel;, Patterson. Price,
Radwine. Reid. Bobbins, Roberts,
of Davidson, Roberts, of Gates, Rum
ley, Scott, of OnsiOw, Shoher, Sin
clair, Sngletary, Snake, Summers,
Turner, Vaughan, Watts, Wilcox.
Wilson, Withers, Woodfin-72.
NaYs-Messrs, Badger, Barrow,
Bell, Blivens, Boyd, Bullock, Cary
Chamberlain, Crosby. Davis, Dixon
Goodwin, Hodge, Horton, Justice
Mannix, McCabe, McDoland, Munden
Page, Smyth, Wheeler-22
The bill as amended then passed its
second readil & by vote Of 76 to 20
and under suspension Of the rules
passed its third reading.
ORDINANCES on THIRD READING.
Ordinance providing for the re-
moval of the Supreme Court from
Raleigh to some other point or points
at the option of the Legislature, was
considered.
Mr.. Avera moved as a substitute to
sec. 8. which is proposed to be stricken
out, an ordinance providing that the
terms of the Supreme Court shall be
held at such times and places as now
provided, until otherwise provided by
law. Adopted by vote of 81 to Sc.
The main question WIS then put and
adopted by a vote of 53 to So.
THE REMOVAL OF HoLDEN's DIsABILI-
TIES.
The ordinance of the removal of
VIM. W. Holden disabilities came up
at II o. clock as special order on it's
second reading, the Committee having
reported adversely upon the passage
of the ordinance,
MIR. Badger, of Wake, took the floor
in support of the passage of the ordi-
nance. He appealed to the bost feel
ings of the members of the Conven-
ton to relieve this man of the disabil-
tiles that had been imposed upon him
for Offences cor crimes" that he may
have committed. He reviewed the
doingS of 1870 and defended the ac-
ton of the then Gov. Holden as being
but in response to the crying demand
that came up from the people to him.
He had no excuse to offer for the
crimes that may have been committed
by the men who acted under Gov.
Holden, as 1T was impossible for the
one man to control the actions OF men
in an hour when party and personal
feeling ran SO high but he would
say from personal knowledge, having
been present at the councils then held
that Gov. Holden Indignantly spurned
advice, the very mention of which
would make the blood run cold even
at this day. He then argued at some
length upon the power of this Conven-
ton to remove these disabilities. He
claimed that this act was not legisla-
tive in its character, and that there
was no restrictions upon this BODY,
and if this be SO, he appealed to the
members of the Convention to grant
this pardon asked.
Mr.. Reid wished to suggest to the
delega from Wake that under the
Constitution OF 1868, the government
OF North Carolina was one of restrict
ed powers. The judicial Committee,
of which he waa a member, was now
preparing bill providing that the
General Assembly shall have general
power i'll cases of Impeachment to grant
par Ion and amnesty, and this wouIt
relieve this body from acting under
restrictions seemingly imposed by the
present Constitution.
MIR. Manning, of Chatham, at the
request of the Chairman of the Judi
cial DanaTtmant stated that tho Coro