Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-12-25

ade running, and of the LITERARY Fnnd.
| (rhis resolution authorizes the Gorernor
to appoint the committee.) Placed on
| calendar.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Resolution dec airing that the committee
on the Psnltentisfy transcribed their power
| III purchasing tie s, 900 acres OF land, and
| instructing the Public Treasurer to with
hold the bonds to complete the sale.
| Mr.. Osborne said that the only question
| was whe ther the committee had the power,
under the bill, to make the purchase of
the 5000 acres. He was of the opinion
that they did. I confess. Mr.. President,
(he said} that was surprised when I heard
that thencOm mittee had made this pur-
chase. 1ithorght it was a stretch of their
powers, and that they must have had great
Inducements to have made the venture. Ii
[ had been on the committee L should have
advised different course, but the purchase
Is made, and this is a question In which
private rights are involved, and it should
be considered maturely and Investigated
thoroughly. Iregret that the purchase has
been made, and no one regrets more than
[ do that the phraseology OF the bill will
even admit Of debate. Yet, sir, l am clear
ly Of the opinion that the committee were
sustained in their action by the provisions
OF the bill. I do not think this question
should be considered hastily, and there
fore move that it be referred to a special
committee. with the power TO Investigate
1t thoroughly; and should it turn out that
this committee Of honorable gentlemen
have been defrauded by Misrepresentation
| will vote for any measure declaring the
| purchase null and void.
Mr.. Llssiter approved of the course de-
signated by the Senator from Mecklen-
| burg, and hoped his suggestions would be
adopted.
Mr.. Lindsay said be was opposed to the
reference He thought that action should
be had at once to forestall the sale of those
| bonds A committee had had this subject
under investigation, and yet none of them
could say that this purchase had any coal,
| iron, or granite on it, and he could not see
| what good could be accomplished by this
| reference.
Messrs. Barrow, Graham, Robbins and
Sweet opposed the reference in speeches
Of SONS length, and Messrs. Burns and
LtssIter favored it.
The Senate refused to refer by the flow
ing vote:
IEAs--Nessrs. Burns. Blythe, Cook, Davis
Eaves Eppes colored, Galloway. color-d, jones
Wake, Larsiter, Moore, Of Gancey, Osborne aud
Rich-l2
>ATs-Messrs. B rrow, Barnes. Bea sey, Be. =
lhap, Bellamy, BrOgCeO, ColgrOVe, Etherldst,
Graham, harrington i-egg, Lindsay Lon :, Low
Mason, Melchor, Mo re, of Cartoret, McL.uch-
in, Purdie, kichardsou, RoObins, Scott, rhofuel
NTH, sweet, Welker, White and Wilson-25.
The resolution then passed its final read
ing as follows:
ATEs-MessIs. Barrow, Barnes, Beasley, Bee
| man, Bel'am., Brogden, Esheridge. Graham
! harrington, Leg, Lindsay. Long, love, Mas"n
VI, lchor, Moore, of Carteret, Moore, Of YanceH
hci:auchIin, Purdie. espsss,, hobbins, Scott.
%
NAYs-Messrs. Burns, Blythe, Colgrove, Cook
Davis, Eaves, Fpps, color ed, Gallo ~ay, oolored,
! Martindale Osborne, B ch and Richardson-l2
On motion of Mr. Welker, the resolution
prop sing to raise committee to investi
gate the affairs Of the Bank of the State
| md Of the Cape Fear Bank was taken up
| aud passed its several readings.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
| tonight, at y o'clock.