Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-01-03
WELLINGTON. n c.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, ls45.

judges IN this important matter, and that he
would not, if he even had the power to do so,
under the rnles of the Senate, impeach the
motives of any Senator present. The Speak
er called him to order, and told him to confine
himself to the matter Immediately before the
Senate; and ultimately, freedom of speech
having been virtually denied to MIR. Henry, he
retired from the Senate. After this, the SEN
ate was addressed by Mr.. Boyden, in opposi-
ton to the defence set up for the Senator from
onsiow, and by way of argument in the case,
When, on motion, the Senate adjourned until
half past 3 O'clock. -@
Inc Senate met again at the appointed hour,
and was addressed by Mr.. Francis, who ar
gned at length in support of the Report and
Resolutions submitted on former day by the
majority of the committee. The following
are the Resolutions:
ResolUed, That the certificate of the Senator
from Onslow, and by him introduced to the
Senate as genuine, the first day of the sion,
is forgery.
ResolUed further, That inasmuch as no evil
dence has been offered before the committee
70 lmpllcate any other person in the transact
ton, that the Senator himself has either been
guilty OF the forgery, or procured it to be done,
and therefore, practiced a fraud upon the Sem
ate and ought to be expelled.
ResolUed, That for the reasons aforesaid. the
Senator from Onslow be, and is hereby expel.
led from the Senate, and his seat therein va
Gated.
The first resolution passed unanimously,
when MIR. Francis moved to amend the second
by striking out all after the word ''done,'' and
inserting the following Or was aware, or at
least had strong reasons to suspect that the
certificate was not genuine, and by presenting
the same without explanation as his creden-
tlals was guilty of gross and criminal negli.
gence-thereby imposing forged certificate
and becoming instrumental in practising q
| fraud upon the Senate, for which he might
Justly be visited with it's severest censure
yet considering the evidence offered on the
| part of the Senate that he has heretofore sus-
tanned character of being harmless and inof
tenssve, and is also very ignorant man, and
hence was not likely to perceive fully the i'm.
pFoprlety Of his conduct, the Senate believe
that the case does not absolutely require the
severest censure, but that mider punishment
may. under the circumstances, be properly
substituted for expulsion.
Therefore resokved, That the Speaker do from
the chair reprimand the said VIM. Emmett, tn,
Senator from Onslow, for his misconduct, tn
said Senator standing in his place to receive
such reprilnand.
The above amendment was rejected aye
%, noes 25,-the Federalists in body. ex
cept Mr.. Moody, voting for it, and all the de
mocrats against it.
The second resolution then passed by tn
following vote:
Those who voted for it are
Messls. Albright, Boyle, Boyden, Cowpel
Dockery, Elliott, Francis, Halsey, Hargrave
HELEN, Jefferson, Joyner of Halifax, Joyne
of Pitt, Lindsay, Mcmillan, Moody, Phar1
Shepard, Smith, Tayloe, Thompson of Ber
tie, WaddeIl, Woodfn. and Worth-24.
Those who voted against it are
Messrs. Biggs, Boyd, Cameron, Drake
Eaton, Edwards, Etherdge, Exum, Ga7in
Gwynn, Hester, Hill, Holmes, Jefreys, Mel
win, Pasteur, Reich, Speight, Stallines, Stowe
Thompson of Wake, Tomlinson, Walker, an
Wilson-24.
The Speaker voted in the affirmative.
The last resolution was passed by the sam
vote, the Speaker still voting in the affirms
tive.
Dr.. Cameron Immediately presented til
. following Resolution, which was adopted
r Resolved, That writ Of election be issue
: by the Speaker of this House to the Sheri
of Onslow county, directing him to hold a
election OH Monday, the 3O;h inst, for Sci
ator from that county to supply TIE vacanc
: in this body occasioned by the expulsion {
\ VIM. Emmett, who was chosen to represel
that county in the General Assembly of TIL
State, now in session.
: On motion, the Senate adjourned.
: HOUSE OF COMMONS.
D After the transaction of some unlmportal
+. business, the House proceeded to the order
t the day, being the bill to locate the Jud ges.-
!, Said bill, after several Intellectual attempts
i amend is, passed its second reading.
Received from the Governor message IL
+ cling upon the attention of the Assembly tt
t importance of collecting, within our ow
! State, material for the Colonial History of n
: Carolina. The message was sent to the Sci
p. ate, proposing to print it.
:, Mr.. Washington, from the committee G
: the subject, reported a resolution for lnclosin
. the Capitol Square, which was read the fiI
r time and passed.
n The House took recess till o'clock.
' The House met at the appointed time, whe
the engrossed bill to amend an Act entitle
An Act to change the location Of the Cou
House of Montgomery county, and for 9th
J purposes, was read the second and third time
nassed, and ordered to be enrolled.
No other business of importance was tran
!, acted.
The House adjourned.
e IN SENATE.
g Monday, Dec. %.
F On motion of MIR. Biggs, the Journals we
so amended as TO embody the whole truth I
3 to what transpired on Saturday in regard
the point of order under which Mr.. Henry WI
d stopped whilst addressing the Senate. In tn
e body on the same day, resolution was pas
e ed by large majority. to send message
the Commons proposing to adjourn sine DIE {
the 9th of January.
on motion of Mr.. Francis. the Resolntlc
t. requesting the payment by the General TO
- -oo,+ of the fnurth instaIruant due md