Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05
Condensed from the Raleigh New.
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY,
JANUARY. 26th. 1879

THIRTY-SEvENTH DAY.
JANUARY, 26th, 1875.
Mr.. Kerr, a petition to prohibit th
sale Of liquor near Newton's Cros
Roads, in Sampson county. Refel
red.
Mr.. Stamford, bill to provid
additional accommodation for the In
sane Asylum. Referred.
Mr.. Taylor, a bill to reimburs
counties for support OF lunatics an
idiots. Referred.
The Committee on Corporation
having reported favorably on the bill
to amend the charter of the city O
Wilmington, Mr.. French moved tn
suspension of the rules to consider tn
| same.
Mr.. Cantwell asked who introduced
this bill, Che having been absent from
his seat since Friday last-)
Mr.. Kerr stated that he was tn,
father of bill, and he did not know
that the Senate was responsible TO
the absence of any Senator from his
seat.
MIR. Cantwell argued that this pil
was intended to take control of that
city from the hands of the majority
| and place it in the hands of the minor
| ity, iand that this effort was agains
the fundamental laws of the Ia nd
This bill was of immense Importance
to the people he represented, and he
would defend them against this efori
to take away from them those rights
guaranteed them.
The Senate refused to suspend the
i L =.
majority being nece ssary.
Mr.. Cantwell moved that it be sent
back to the Committee on Confer-
eDce.
An amendment from Mr.. Cantwell
was read.
Pending the motion to refer, the
Senate went into consideration of the
special order, being the bill to estab-
iish the new county of Ellington, out
of new Hanover county.
Mr.. Sandford offered two amend
ments, locating the county seat at
some point ON the w. & w. R. r ,
and to change the name of the county
to Pender. He advocated the passage
of the bill most earnestly. He stated
that the reason he introduced the bill
was that the petitioners had no repre-
sentative of their political faith on the
Senate floor; they desired to be freed
from the Radical rule and corruption
which had already Impoverished the
county of New Hanover The pro-
posed county had at the last election
Republican majority of %, but give
these people the right to control them
selves, cut them loose from the Radl-
cal ring of Wilmington, and the good
people, the tax-paying population of
the couty of Pender, would have an
honest representation in the l.. gisla-
tnre. The establishment of this new
county would not interfere with the
representatives; from any other county
III the State. 1t would give two rep
resentatives in the House and Pender
one representative. He read letter
from Mr.. Cantwell, dated December
18th, 1874, heartily endorsing the new
county proposed. The speaker stated
that the new county would have vot-
ing population of 2,01l.
During the remarks of Mr.. Stand
ford, several colloquies occurred be-
tween him and MIR. Cantwell, the Sen
ator from New Hanover, vino opposed
the measure.
The amendments of Mr.. Stamford
were adopted.
Mr.. LeGrand moved an amendment
that the question be left to the major
~ of the voters of the proposed new
county at an election to be held.
Mr.. Waring opposed the bill. He
did not care whether q newDemocratic
county was made or not; he opposed
the measure on general principles.
Establish the new counties of Pender
and Cohara, and every other section
OF the State would claim and demand
new counties, and where was the good
He could not see
where tins thing was to stop.
Mr.. Stamford opposed the amend
ment. His people asked for fish,
and for Gods sake do not give them a
stone.
Mr.. Kerr opposed the amedment of
Mr. LeGrand and favored the bill.
The section of New Hanover proposed
30 be established into a new county
was controlled and governed by col
ured men who did not own a dollars
worth of property. The tax assessors
we're as black as they were base, and
he demanded this relief in behalf of
the down. t1odden people whom it was
proposed to benefit.
Mr. LeGrand wished to know if the
Senator from Sampson believed in
taxation without representation
Mr.. Kerr stated he did not; but it
was a well known fact that fve-sixths
of the negroes of that section of the
State did not pay their poll or any
other taxes. He was willing to leave
this question to the tax paying people
of that district, but not to the wander
ing masses who would be colonized
into the territory for the purpose of
defeating the wishes ct the honest
citizens.
Mr.. Cantwell opposed the bill. he
said the Democratic party had for its
object the protection of the people,
and he claimed to have never left the
Democratic ranks.
Mr.. Stamford wanted to know if
the Senator he'd come back into the
Democratic ranks only since the Gin
dignation meeting" held in Whining
ton few days since against the Sena-
tors conduct on the floor?
Mr.. Cantwell continued his argu-
ment for the space of 80 minutes. the
time allowed for debate, and, pending
the question, the Senate adjourned
until IL O'Clock to o-morrow morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
By Mr. Mendenhall, a petition from
the Grand Lodge of Good Tenplars,
praying for an amendment to the pro-
hibition law. Referred.
By MIR. Erwin, petition from citi-
zens of McDo veil, asking for law to
sell the Western North Carolina Rail
road.