The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-19
THE AMENDMENT
FINALLY PASSED
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amendment to the Constitution. inns
was the Constitutional amendment as
. creed rpon in the Caucus. The roll was
called 10 ascertain the number OF oeha-
TORS present. Forty-four Senators re-
to their names.
on motion of Mr.. Travis, the rules
were suspended and the bill was placed
upon its several readings.
Mr.. Crisp, of Graham, Republican
leader offered as substitute that all ne
proes of the third descent shall be dis
qualified from holding office along with
conyicts and those who do not beileVe
in the existence of Almighty God. His
substitute was as follows:
"Section l.. That chapter 21S of the
Public Laws of 1899 be amended as fol-
lows. That all between section | and 2
of said act be, and the same is hereby
repealed, and the following substitute
therefore:
THAT section ) of the Constitution OF
North Carolina shall be amended SO as
to read as follows: The following
classes of persons shall be disqualliled
fer office.
First. All persons who shall deny the
Almighty God.
Second. All negroes and all persons
of negro descent to the third generatiol'
Third. All persons who snail nave
been convicted of treason. pe.Jufy, or oi
anv other infamous crime, since pecoll-
ing citizens of the United states, or Oh
corruption or malpractice in office, I'M
less such person shall have been legally
restored to the right of citizenship
Mr.. Crisp said: Il offer this substitute
in good faith. Everybody l%aughed.) |
cast nv vote against the enfranchlse-
ment of the colored man when 1t was
proposed just after the war. | am sui
onnosed to it and am stronger OF that
opinion that the State did wrong IN
Giving the negro the ballot. / was all
he more convinced when I heard Isaac
Smith speak in the House today.
Mr.. Cooke asked: Has the Republl-
can caucus passed that bile"
Answer: 4 have attended no Repub-
lican caucus
The Lieutenant Governor said, sotto
yocc. The Republicans have been too
badly scattered to hold a caucus
Fuller. of Warren, the only cOlored Sen
ator. said he came here because he nad
an interest in the State. He thought
"the last session gave the negro the devil,
hut the negro is now between the deVli
and the deep blue sea. | am a processing
Christian and therefore | can escape
from the devil. but / have not learned &c
swim. | will vote against the SUBSTITUTE
offered by the Senator from Graham.
The substitute was voted down by q
viva voce vote.
ON the third reading of the Constltu-
tiCnal Amendment, Senator FRANKS, II
explaining his vote, said that as ne was
| an illiterate man and unable TO INSTRUCT
the Supreme court, he would vote no.
The vote on the Constitutional amend
ment. as amended. was or both readings
the same, fl ayes and , noes, as folioWa
Aves-Messrs. Black. Brown. Bryan
Butler. Cheek. Cooke, Collie. Cooley
Cowper. Daniels, Davis, Fields, Glenn
Hairston, Harris, Hicks, Hill, jackson
| James, Jerome, Jones of Johnston. Jus.
tice, Lambert. Lindsay, Lowe, Mason
Miller. Mcintyre. Osborne, Robinson, Sat
terrified. skinner. Smith. Speisht. stan
back. Thomas. Travis, Ward, Whitaker
Williams, Wilson.-41.
Noes.-Messrs.C Campbell, Crisp, Franks
Fuller, Goodwin.
\ message was received from tn
House stating thai it had passed 4 bill
TO incorporate the Clarence Baker Me
| moran ftOSiiIdl dHl hloltil'di y O. 49,
more. an institution to be establishe'
and endowed by wealthy people. MI
Cooke supported the bill and said it wa
to incorporate 4 hospital for the poor
It puts the management in the hands @
the yestry Of All Souls Church an
physicians to be selected.
Mr.. Hicks feared the exemption froI
taxation. Cine property owned by tn
association is exempted from taxation
provided y does not exceed $loo, ooo
Passed second and third readings.
\ message was received from tn
House that it had passed q resolution I
furnish certain Supreme court reports
the State University Law Library. IaSs
ed it's second and third readings.
A message was received that the HouS
had PASSED a bill to print SO, 900 cOpit
of the Election Law, and 200, 900 COPE
Of the Constitutional Amendment. q
motion of Senator Daniels, the bill pass
ed it's second and third reading.
Senate then adjourned till 10 p. m.