THE GLEANER.
K »; Eiltvr.
GRAHAM, NJS:; OCT. 12, |b7s.
[ These ccldm)u arlf Sperffo fttc frse
discussion of affairs. The GLEANER
is not, responsible far the opinions
expressed by correspondents.}
• fHE NPBCIAI, TAX BONDS.
We were "sorry to see that the Con
vention voted down every proposition
looking to a final disposition of the;in.
debtedness of the State, known as the
special tax borids. That these bonds are
the result of fraud and bribery is too
well established to meet denial. The
circumstances attending their issue were
notorious, and amounted to notice ol
their fraudulent origin, to the whole
American public. Those who bought
and who dealt in them conld not have
dona so ignorantly. The reckless pas
sion of wild speculation l may have silg
gfestfed, that inasmuch as one legislative
body in the State had been bribed \o
istu! them, another might bo bribed to
provide for their payment, and thus
hopes of ultimate gain may have been
tysed. These rash speculators thus
took"their chances, they were
negligent tlicy took the risk
with open eyes. In their calculations;
fortunately for the people, they have
been disappointed. Since the. legisla
ture that was bought to do thb bidding
of a few men, there hns been no legisla
tive body iiv the State, that the briber
and corrupter dared approach. Tll.lt
good faith, good morals or religion de
mands of jfeoplc of ,thc State the
payment ot these bonds, wo suppose no
one will claim. That it is a fraudulent
debt, not binding in iquity aud good
conscience all -must-agree. That the
holders of this debt took: with notice of
the fraud cannot be denied/
-The past three legislatures occupied
much-.time, and expended thousands of
dollarf in considering of this nwftci 1 . A
legislature can do nothing really defi
lifbeirhd binding ill regard to, it;, for
ione legislature, enacts, another
repeal. The Convention bus-it,in
its power to filially dispose of these
special tax bonds. Wo think the people
action' at its bands. All sefem
to agree thdtthese boilds shOullbc rep
udiated. ,f
*fhfen the question would seerti to be,
what action should be tak
en sis whether any action at all. Hut, i*
is objected that so odious a thing as re
pudiation should liud a place in tI)P Con
stitution. It occurs to us that to place iu
the Constitution, a clause, the effect of
Wjbfch would be the repudiation of these
bonds would be a more manly course
tbmi with the subject, as has
been doiie'for the last five yors, and by
so dolng proclaimiug to the worjd that
we Avoi repi.dlattoii, but from the mi
pleasant §?«ii4 ©fttbe-iroKiiorffor.othoif
cause we are afraid. to do 30. That
North Carolina never Intends and never
will pay these bonds is perhaps the
opinion of every oiie. Thon why not
soothe matter at rest, by placiug in the
Constitution a section which will for
ever stand between the people, and
their liability tp the holders of these
fraudulent evidences of indebtedness
against the State. To do so cannot be
repudiation iu any sense in which that
tchnr &di4rephtablc/ There is no wore
connected with it tban there is
with the action of an individual when
he dtifonts the collection ot a fraudulent
dubL in the bands of a holdor who took
with notiee of the ftaud. We notice
there is an ordinance tiow pending, re.
q wiring a proposition to collect taxes
for ttnfpayraiiitofpttncipal or interest
on these bonds, to be sanctioned h.v
a vote of the people. We bopo it will
pws. 4 The people expect this Conven
tion to fMgfethia vtxed public deb t
nnftfltlnw ft nftthlllir IB tli)kUL.JkV— ILa
*§« « ■■■• ■■ ■I . NVMIIIIg IV UVIIV
we,npir : expect it to ocenpji
the; time pf our j;ears td
come.
if may; )#, though wo trust m>t,
that in the nncwrtain future North Car
opla will be again cursed by auother
legislature susceptible to the influen
!l»if> roo -Tr> ' W .- can v^ n?
people Want certain security against
all possibility of danger from this quar
t«fK, pietaia but one way to giva it»
and that ia by a constitutional provision.!
Ttoajr expect this, tb6y demand it. We
tttfcst the Convention will heed «&&r
■ ;
wants, i ..mm ■>.!:, «et ■ ■■ j
1.1 I i » «
Col; P.'Doiwo formerly of the .New
Yoirk Metropolitan Record, and more
recently of the Loxington (Mo.) Cauca
»ion is now sole editor or the Raleigh
Sentinel. ty*\givce evidence of being
a thorough newspaper-man as well as
a bold,%*#m«***»r. 1 'We totfleotifo him
t9l,;4.'sr. mMfell fit Con.
grass from the Wilmington district, has 1
written 'wcj interesting Jettcratto the
Wilmington iirwmen be aides
with the Ohio democracy, and takes
the ground tH&t'Tj6>Wgrtik l passed the
adfetoiraHine specie pnymeut, on tbe
iMi
it sbotfld ooine into power. »r -U iJ f
REl'l'Blilt'AV SINCEKITV.
Durlujr the late campaign the republi
can candidates and theirfriends profess
e l lively
andjaere full fbr the cost
a'convention woitllaTbniJg upon them.
They declared that to save them this
great cost they would adjourn as soon
as the convention organized, and would
neither charge mileage or per diem. A
uuuiber Qtcaudidatcs. said that in the
event a majority of republicans were
not elected, nnd an immediate ndjoun*
inent could not he ha 3., that they would
resign and coinc home. With these
professions and promises they called up
on the people to vote their names upon
a ballot, aud by so doing they would
virtually be voting "no convention."
By those promises aud and
by exciting the fears ot the people by
groundless assertions and declarations
some democrats voted for republicans,
and many others refused to vote at all.
Now let us see how their acts have
proven their sincerity. Noton'C has re
signed as many, of them, unasked and
unquestioned,.polemfy promised to do.
All solicitude, for the'dear people 90
far as the expenses of the convention
is concerned is lost sight of. The sole
object'of the republican delegates is to
clog and dolay th 6 transaction of bus
iness by the convention, aud to do this
they have restarted to means disgraceful
to any deliberative body.' Hi's but fair
to say that when the convention sljal]
have finished its labors and adjourned
ouelialfof Hie per diem paid delegates
will be justlyohargcble to radical.trick
ery in retarding the business of that
body; when their only aim and objeet
was to delay and hinder, and thus aocd
mnltvte the expenses* • JVO one will de
ny the right of republicans to oppose,
in a legitimate way, a'uv amendtnenf,
ottered or prpposed, to the present con
stitution, to wiiich they cannot- agree;
but they lmye jjwt, been with
this, ,but resorted to all sorts ofstrategy,
and filibustering, and boisterous coa
dnct; when they well knew that the
ouly possible effect it conld have would
bo to" prolong the sitting of the conven
tion. and thus increase the cost.
Were they ever 60 mindtul of the pecu
niary interest of the people as thfcy jpro
feSsah to be, they Would have pursued a
different course. They perhaps think
they aj e making party capital for anoth
er compaigu, but their conduct is too
transparent, their motives toomanilest
to deceive lu «Qy' ooo», Their whole
course has been intended to put ofiithc
day of adjournment. We must thus con
clude frctn their action; it will bear up
other interpretation, without serious re
flectionupou ttycir common sense. They
are doing all they can to increase the
expense they proteased to waiifc to avoid
entirely. „
DBn.OCBA.CV AND HAUD MOIYEI',
When the Government was honestly
administered and men liko Sumner and
Thad Stevens had np power "legisla
ting outside the Constitution," the dem
ocratic party was in favor of hard mon
ey and nothing else. While the de
mocracy were in power honesty and
economy prevailed, under rigid adhe
rence to the fundamental law; and no
such thing as "rag currency" wn9 ever
invented until the Abditioirista plunged,
the country irttd ft %ar that nearly ruin,
ed the South beyond redemption and
the results of which bid fair to desolate
nnA torment the North.
>y ben the republicans ?ot into power,
though opposed by the do in oc racy, they
violatcd the Constitution, as Mr. Chase
wheu Chief Justice admitted, by issuing
greenbacks as a "war ineasuro."
There was no more reverence for
C&ncrthutional law in issuing greenbacks
tlmn 'there was in emancipating slaves.
Bottredicta were' flagrantly Illegal and
in'defiance of the Cdnsmtiticta. Men
ltlii Stevens, Were (rank; enough
to adpiit this, and it is the basest im
posture for any man of seiiso or reason,
with (he record before him, to protend
otlierwise.
The South,without raising the Consti
tutional issue,accepted the freedom of
tlfc negroes as an inevitable result of the
conflict. The greenbacks has perfo/rce
accepted in the same way; and the
democratic parly propose, to make the
best of a bad bargain, returning to Con
stitutional money just so soon as it can
be accomplished without overwhelming
the producingclasses iu misery nuapoak
uble. f * H
The St. Loui* Timet, on this subject,
Is explicit and Inmiuous. It saya: '-Ac.
cordihg to democratic belief; th* ivsue
or paper money bv|the Government was
unauthorized by tbe Constitution, and
on that ground the democrats' protested
against it. tfbey predicted tie evils
w filch paper money would bring In Its
and their predictions have been
i more than verified. But, the radicals
' forced tbe paper money system upon
! the country, and we have it, on out
' bands, and the question is, what slml]
' we do with it? The propriety of Hi
5 iisue is no longer a subject for discus
j. sion;the issue is an accomplished tact
i Ifthe Government Had -tbe power tc
f,s issue money in time Of war, itbas tbe
same power in time of peace, l>ut there
is no longer any question of constitu
tionality and it was hardly worth while
for the
Supreme Court for the purpose ot do
olpring the legal teuder act to be consti
tutional.
"Constitutional or not, the paper}
money exists, and the currency issue is
a mere question ot expediency aud poss
ibility. The Democratic party is a
haru mon6v party in so far that it
would never consent to the substitution
of a paper currency for coin, if it wore
permitted to choose, but it is obliged to
look facts in the face, to deal with af
fairs as it finds them. The Radicals
have been unwillingly forced into the
position ot tavoring a speedy and eom
pulsery resumption of specie payments:
in other words, a substitution of coin
tor paper as currency. In this they are
not honest, as they know that they pro
pose an impossibility. To speak of re
suming coin payment with? 110 coiii to
resume with, with 110 prospers of get
ting any, and in the face ti'a constant
ly rising coin premium, is worse than
absurd: it is a great imposition. If
they Should carry their theory into prac
tice they would be compelled to resume
coin payment on (he first day of Janua
ry, 1879, if there shall be but five dol
lars in the treasury. To accomplish re
sumption with that live dollars,
they must reduce the paper circu
lation to five dollars. If .they should
have 'fifty million dollavjs in co}% it
would not make the case any better.
The logical result of their plan is ruiii.
We have seen how ruinousi have heen
their ineffectual effovts thus far,', id the
mere passage of theresumptioribili, arid
we can judge the effect of continued
contraction and of forced attempts to
resume. The Democrats say that it is
better to bear the ills we have than to
fly to others which we know too well,
and that It, is idle to talk of getting rid
of one currency before we can. see our
way clear, to auother. Iu short, (the
Democratic party do uot propose to ruin
the country, in ordor to sustain their
reputation as a hard money party;" I
Ttyjre is little needed in addition' to
tbiscWar statement. The Republican
have involved the country at large in
financial distress by'their issue ol'pap6r
money and abrogation ot the Consti
tution, and abi'Osfation of making .the
best of a monstrous policy, tliey propose
to repudiate their bantling and
choke it to death. The i Democracy pro
pose to return to Constitutional prin
ciples and practises as soon as possible,
but will not allow the people, in a mats
to be prostrated in order that the Ring
of Bondholders may rise up&n the com
mon wreck of iUdustrie9 which have
beferi compelled to exist tjndef a policy
of Radical dictation: Men with weak
eyes can uot come out or a dark chamber
and gaze iuto the Sun without deadly pe
ril ; and men ty.ho have been forced.iuto
adapting their business to a gr?bnback
currency demand that time, and plenty
of it, shall be allowed them to'save
themselves aud their property. Mean
while the money power—the Plutocra
cy—boa-constrictor like, while they
have the Government, are putting their
remorseless coils around the necks of
the debtor classes. The struggle now
going on is to break that tyranny, to
dislodge the tyrants, to shiver their
machinery of oppression, and send the
marplots of the Ring public howling
back to their lairs. When this shalj
have been accomplished; wnett honesty
shall have the domination of 'affairs ;
whei). special legislation shall he repeal
ed, when th* producer shall not be strip
ed of eyrything to bloa^,the bondhold
ers'' Wealths-then the Democracy will
without injury to any classes, and by
judicious prog res, reform tttwt abuses
that have, under Radical mal-adiniuis
tration, cursed and impoverishcdNorth
and South alike. With a man like Win
Allen in Grant's place, and economy in
aud out of office, business will revive,
patriotism will corile from its tomb, and
hard mone'y will follow al the jpfoper
arid appointed time.— Auyustt; Consti
tutionalist.
Moke TftdufctF. m Mifer&sfrpi.— Fri.
ara point Mississippi has bee* invaded
by au armed force of negroes', three
hundred strong, uude,r the lead of ,t)ie
uegro sheriff, named growu. The
whites are organized and under qO*>-
niand of Gen. Chalmers aud Senator
Alcorn. The Sboilff Browu some' .tittie
since went to Memphis,where be bought
a large quantity of ammunition whil-h
Mdistributed among his folioweh«. On
/Saturday night, the 2nd of this month,
the "bemocratio-Couservati've convention
waj held at Friars Point and a ticket
nominated in opposition to that headed
by this negro Brown. Senator Alport)
being present was called on ioc a speech
lje criticized Brown's official conduct
3n a severe manner. Brown became
much excited and wanted to reply. The
Chairman, fearing trouble, adjourned
the meeting. Brown then culled a meei
. ingifor Mondayiiijht wlieu it iaaupposed
the plan of resorting to force.wfasadopt
-1 ed. The whites are asking reinforce
1 ment. Tiie negroes retired before the
. whites and were on Tuesday the stli
three miles from town awaiting, rein
' tuivcinents wa- supposed. It is foa - d
> bloody work will be the result. Ohl
; the beauties of radical rale!
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVEN
TION.
TWENTY-FIFTH DAY .
©ie ordiuapce to stjjfike out section 1 *
15, 16, and tf, art. awffiirat the follow",
ing vx&s taken up;
j ''SEC.—, The General Assembly shall
have 110 power to deprive the judicial
department of any power or jurisdiction
which rightfully pertain# to it as a co
ordinate department of tho goverment;
but the General Assembly shall allot
and distribute that pcrtiou of this power
and jurisdiction which does not portwnri
to the supreme court amoiig the other
courts prescribed in this constitution, or
which may be established by law in such
{oaiufer as it riiav deem best, provide
a a proper system of appeals, arid reg
ulate by law when necessary, the meth
ods of proceeding in the exercise of their
powers, of all the courts below the su-'
prome court, so far as the same may be
done without conflict with other provis"
ions of this coustitritlqju." 1
This prdiiiancq,under a suspension
the rules passpd its reading,
Under a suspension of the rules an or
dinance was passed amending art. 3 of
of the constitution by adding a section
requiring the GJriei , al Assemby to es.
tablish a department of agriculture, im.
igration statistics.
An ordinance,, declaring that secret
political societies are dangerous to the
liberties of the people and should not
be tolerated, passed its second reading
A resolution Was adopted topayMesrs.
Nornjent aud McNeill, the contestants
from Robeson county, per diem and
mileage apto the day when the case
shall be decided. An ordinance was
passed striking out of the constitution
section S3 of art. 4 Which in these
words,.
"The several justice of the peace
sha)l have exclusive origiual jurisdic
tion, under such regulations as the Gen
eral Assembly shall proscribe, of al'
civil action founded 011 contract, where
in the suni demanded shall not exceed
twp hundred and wherein the
title to real estate shall not be in contro
versy ; and ot ail criminal matters aris
ing within their counties, where the pun
ishment csinnot oxdeCda fine of fifty dol
lars, or imprisonment for one mouth.'*
1 * * ■ * »■..
This leaves the jurisdiction,of fflagjs
whic will thus have power Walter aud
trafestobe be fixed by the legislature,
extend that jurisdiction as necessity' or
occasion may require.
After lengbthy discussion all the prop
positions in regard to the special tax
bouds and public debt wero voted
down.
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY.
Some twenty members offered a pro*
test to thg action 01 the convention yes'
terday in allowing per diem and raiie
age to Normeut and McNeill the claim"
ants of scats from Robeson county'
The protest ivas ordered spread Upon
the journal.
An ordinance for the financial relief
of tho people ofthe State introduced and
referred. » .
[Tike ordinance provides that the
state shall raise $500,000, to be invefeted
ju U. 8, boiuls., and banks to be estab
lished in each county 01 the state, and
money to be loaned to citizens npoii
good security and at reasonable rates]. |
A resolution in regard to completing
the railroad from Old Fort to some
ftoint 011 the Temiessee line intro
duced and referred. This resolution
provides that all the available means of I
the state should be applied to complete
this work, and that the General Assem
bly ought to have it done.
r A resolution instructing the principal
clerk to prepareo th journals of the con
vention after adjournment and to give
hini S2OO for his services.
On motion the rules were suspended,
and the resolution was taken tip ttnd
adopted.
There wa* a motion to reconsider the
vote by which the substitute in regard to
the special tax bonds was vpted down
yesterday. The substitute in'
substance, that no legislature ever
ha*e powei to levy any tax to pay
either the priucipal or interest upon
these bonds without first submitting
the question to the people; and having
the proposition to ratified
by them. The motion to reconsider
'Was tabbied by a vote of 52; Iq 49.
By Mr. Boyd: A resohifloii of'instruc
tion to the committee of the judical
Department to inquire, ,and report
whether this convention has the power
to require the treasurer to refund shout
f20,000 of taxes to the county ot Ala
mauce of which it had been defrauded
by an unconstitutional act of the Generr
al Assembly.
* On motion of Mr. Boyd, the rtiles
were suspended and the resolution was *
adopted. • ••••' ** «• H
By Mr. Manning of Chatham': An
ordinance concerning tnc public debt,
deferred.
[The ordinance provides that the
General Assembly shall not levy a tax to'
pay the public,dejbtt without first sub
mitting the question to the people.]
t The ordinance to abrogate sections 15,
[ iti, and 17 of *rti 4 passod its final read
ing. UpoH a motion toreddnsider, the
s,» ' T { •
republican side of the house commenced
filllibusleriug, and interposing all sorts
ot captious pointaijtf order, dilatory,
motions pf every conceivable character,
and motions to adjourn, pending this?
Contention took a redess
mi 4 o'clock p.ir - V *
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention called to order at 4o'slOck.
The question was the reconsideration
ot the vote by which the ordinance pass
ed striking out sections 15, 16, and 17.
Here insued ou the part of the republi
cans the most disorderly scenes of fili
bustering. All sorts ot irrelevant mo
tions were made,—frivolous points of
order were raised and debated in the
most disorderly manner—appeals from
the Chair in every decission almost was
taken, and every possible thing was
done to create delay and hinder the bu
siness of the Convention.. The repub
• licans frequently left the hall and went
into the rotunda, leaving oue or two
leaders to beckon them back, when so
signaled they would rush back. In a
word, there was nothing left undone by
the repubiicans tf> render the scene dis
graceiul to a deliberalive body. At
last, the lenders failed ia their pignal
for the return of the body of the repub
lican members, who had left the hall,
and the motion to reconsider was lost
by aclamation.
The substitute reported by the Com
mittee on Suffrage and Eligibility to
Office for ordinances No. 39 and 232 was
considered. It requires ninety days'res
idence before a person can vote, and
prohibits any person convicted of fel
ony or other inl&moue crime irom vo_
sing.
Pending the consideration of this meas
ure the convention adjoined, until to
morrow a,t 10 a. m.
:• TWENTY-SEVENTH. DAY.
The ordinance to ameud section 1 art
-6.1n reference to disfranchising felons,
convicted hereafter, aiid making 90 days
residence in a county necessary for vo
ting was taken up. Here the republi
eauscommenced filibustering, and uuin
bers Of motions to adjourn to various
days and various times were made. An
amendmeut to the ordinance was intro
duced, by Smythe col. making mal
practice in office and atheism a bar, to
suffrage and elegibility to office. This
was voted down. The ordinance then
passed its second reading. Then fol.
lowed a number of motions from re
publicans to clog the business of the
Convention. The motion to, suspend
tlie rules was tiira'ly lost. Tlie conven
tiou took a recess to 4 p. in.
|. AFTERNOON SESSION. - nf.l
Ordinance giving the legislature pow
er to remove Judges nnder certain cir
dUmstances, and Judges the power tore,
move clerks of the Superior Court pass,
.edits third reading.
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
Mr. Turner presented a petition from
citizens Of wake against paying special
tax and penitentiary bonds, and .asking
the passage of an accompanying ordi.
nance to that effect. It provides thai
the question of pay ng these bonds shall
be submitted to the people asa-separate
amendment.
Mr. Turner moved to suspend the
rules and put the ordinance on its second
rcad.ng. The yias and nays were called
j and the motion fail d by a vote of yeas
60, nays 42, it requiring 61, a majority'of
the whole number of delegates. The
petition itiid ordinace went on the cal
ender.
Resolution introduced to adjourn on
the 18th ol this month.
By Mr. I home, an ordinance abol
ishing all moral religious aud sixual
bars to suffrage and office.
Mr. Boyd moved to suspend tne rules
and take np his resolution instructing'
the Committee on Judical department'
to prepare and report a suitable ordf- (
nance declaring Ibatthe general assein"
ply shall nut have power to levy a tax
to pay special tax aiid aud penitentia
ry bonds, without first submitting it
,to the peopjp. The yeas and nays were
called aud the motion to suspend the
rules was canied by a vote of yeas 63
-'nays 41.
' R solution 'was adopted.
The ordinance £o ameud section 1 art,
6,' in relation to sullrage aud eligibility
to office came up on its third' reading.
(We published the ordinance npou it„
stcoiid reading) The negroes in the
convention spoke against , it. Crosby
col., said that the negroes were a power
in this land and would reruaii- so.
Dockery, Barringer and Badger also
opposed the ordinance in speeches.
The various pending amendments
were voted dowu and the question re.
■ curred on the ordinance on its third
reading.
The question wag divided and it re
curred on! the first proposition, the 90
rP ts ' 1 '>'ifp. Th" yew and nsyg
were called and it. was adopted
by a vote of yeas 57, nays 49.
Suestion recurred upon the sec-"
proposition of the ordinance, the'
disfranchisement on account/ of con
viction of an infamous crime, and it pass
ed.
Question recurred npom the pn«-
sa e of the on inance a« a whole On its
third and filial reading. "Yens aid
oavs were called and it pas. Ed bv a
vote.of yeas uays 49....
Convention took a recess to 4.30 P.
M.
TWENTY-NINTH DAT.
Ordinance to amend" article 7 -of the
constitution by an additional section,
w»8 taßjfcn upM the unfinished business.
W 1 he proposed sectiot) reads in sub
-Bj|nce «s follows:
- Sec. 14. The general assembly 6hall
have full power by statue to modify
change, or abridge any or all the pro
visions of this article, and substitute oth
ers in their place, except sections 11 and
18.
(Thisip a substitute for the original
report of the committee on municipal
corporations, introduced by Mr.'Sftop
he*a, of Beaufort ant# adopted yesterday
afternoon.) i • -j •;
Queetjoor -was- on sreand reading,
aiaeflairtehl Offered provided tfia'fto wn
ship officered shall"'be ehscteH as now.
After various amendments and after
:t>hn..nged,oeHitiiviM Ve*e
'*W?d down and. the. ordinance passed
its final reading. ,
It provitfc«iirf f*ubitarf«d,:thßt ft sfial 1
.brtlm duty of tltfe legislature to prOvtflo
for the government aird otggmfeatidn of
( cities, tywii&.and incorporated -villages,
&iid to restrict thfeir power of taxation,
assessments. borrowing money, con-
aijedit
,so as to pi;eyeMtabuse? . in assessments
and in contrafctiiig debts by such mrtn-
corporations; and further pro
;vktes that the, legislature shaft regulate
all county gove rumen t. "':
W " ' AFTBjtNobif SESSION.
: Ordinanc'e-j ;ijn relation to jurisdiction
; ct magistrates was amended, giving the
right of .appeal in all cases decided by
justices of the peace, and extending their
jurisdiction to ,ci*il!tci»nft atber' than
those"fpund&i on contract'
value of property in 'Contrbvefgy does
WJI |BU,Mr
amended sp*s»ed«its final - The
conveMon refused to suspend the rules
to consider resolution ii regard
Western North Carolina itailroad foir
the reason that restriction contained in.
,oath taken by members prevented qny
legislation upon this subject- Conven
• tion refused !to suspend jules jto
consider an ordinance relating' to
disabilities! of Gov. llolden.
Ordinance to add three sections to ar
ticle 4 of the constitution, so ft? to pro.
vide lor the removal of judges by the
lagislatnre aud clerks of- the courts by
the judges.
Mr. Jurvia called the previous ques
tion, which, was sustaued.
The ordinance then passed its. 6econd>
reading by a, vote of 68 to-33w
Mr. Badger asked that substitute Btrik
ing out sections 26 and 27, article 4 of
the constitulion be read.. The substi
tute provides that judges be elected by
the people., passed its second read
ing-
IBISTIETIf DAT.
Committee on judicial department re
ported that it was of opinion that the
conventioahad uo powejrfjb grant divoi:
ces. Ordiuau.ce introduced to establish
salaries oi state officers, &c. Referred.
Petition of grand jury ol Wake coun
ty, asking fhat legislature hereafter be
prohibited from paying dpgcial tax
bonds without first submitting question
to the people.
T he following ordinances passed their
several readings.
Ordinance to amend section 1. art.,
9.
, .Ordinance to strike owt sec-31. art 9.
and add additional section.
Ordinance that officers of such infe
rior courts as may bo by
la>w r are i® be elected.in. a manner to
be prescribed, by law..
Ordinance prohibiting marriage be
tween white persons aud negro persons
to the third generation.
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