The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-03-15

60 down This bill, he said, Was passed
IN comp nee With the wishes Of the East
ern Democrats. They wanted more, but
could hot get it. so they take this sub
stitute. ts the best they can DO As a re
suit tn Judiciary commiuee has reported
this substitute unanimously. He said the
South should go SLOWLY and do hing TO
make the North think that there was in
tention to live save a. a baud of brothers
He said he would offer an amendment to
section 10 of the bill, providing that no
person shall be registrar of election who
cannot read and write. He concluded by
saying that his people i'll Davidson were
prosperous and wanted the old law 10
stand.
Mr., Mastin offered a substitute for the
entire bill. One provision of his was to
put the State election in September.
Mr.. Sutton said there would be little
said on the bill on the Democratic side
The Democratic side was q unit on the
matter The substitute, which had now
become the bill, was drawn by a W esteIn
member he stated and met the hearty APP
probation of the entire Judiciary commit
tee. He hoped that the House would vote
down any substitutes or amendments.
Mr.. Mastin's substitute was voted on
lie demanded the yeas and nays. The vote
was yeas 32, nays 76. This was a strict
party vote.
Mr. Walser offered an amendment that
the board of county canva>serS shall not
have judicial powers but that the present
law shall stand as regaIds them He
spoke in support OF his amendments He
said that if this law was passed the peo-
pie would regret it. He did not think the
boards should he given such power. They
did not lave the ability. He cited the
decision OF the Supreme Court in the
Boone case. The Legislature did not in
tend to give the boards the power to re
view the returns. This bill Is merely an
other extension Of the miserable county
government system in North Carolina
The higher courts viii always have the
power 20 review III every case. He said
the Supreme Count had settled this mat
ter.
Upon his amendment Mr Walset de
manded The yeas and nays. The vote WAS
yeas 33, nays -
Mr. Reynolds offered an amendment to
section u, giving ne county commission
ers the right to refuse to adopt this Law.
Lost
Mr.. Cary 0ccl1 Republican, took the
floor He began an attack upon the bill
Ia a low tone Of voice. Mr. Temple (white
Republican from Wake called ',louder!'
.'II0ld your tongue" while the Democrats
laughed. Mr. Carey then beggn q regular
onslaught on the bill He opposed the
limited time for debate. He >ald the bill
WAS tiNed With AL the machinery and
'manOeuverl mag aglnaDie, 10 dlSfranchlse
the neGlo. Mr. Carey SAID that it was
because the negro was involved hat this
bill was given 80 little attention. He said,
however, that the great and just God who
had given ihe negro his freedom would
stand by hlm nov He said that for $50
years the negro had worked for.the white
people. 1t was evident that Mr. Carey
had memorzed his spec ch Very carefully
and he really did very well, and was
heard with marked attention He de
clar.H that The Democrats would live to
regret this measure. He SAID the | nlted
states would LAY itS heavy hand upon this
iuiquitous lay. The same God who had
led Washington and Grant to victory
would protect lie colOred people now. He
said the bill gave the Democrats of Eas-
tern North Carolina The right to regulate
the negro vote. lie said e power Of
Gougr' - - regulate elections would be
most aSsuredly invoked III such a case as
this lie SAID the white people oWed he
colored topi,- and the negro 3 debt for
250 years Of labor The debt was one the
white people could never pay. He hated to
appeal to this. He addressed himself par
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