Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-17

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taken in tho case
| The question was put e'shall the decis-
ION of the Chair be sustained" and deci-
ded in the affirmative.
| The resignation Of the Senator was a3cep-
| ted.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 1869.
| Mr.. French arose to d question OF priv
! ilege in regard to acme remarks Of Mr..
Jarvis yesterday when the question Of the
| Committee going to New York was dis
cussed.
| RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
| Mr.. Pom offered resolution that the
| Public Treasurer be directed not to pay
| interest on the coupon bonds issued for
| the purchase of Peniten;iary site.
| E[r. Pou said that a similar resolution
| had passed the Legislature last session but
owing to some strange omission u did not
appear among the public laws.
| On motion OF Mr.. pon the rules were
suspended and the resolution passed its
second reading by a vote Ofyeas IS, 9,nays U.
The resolution then passed its third read
ing and WAS ordered 70 be sent to the
Senate.
By Mr.. Moore, OF ChoWan: 4 bill 10 lay
Off End establish u new county by the name
OF Dare Lies over.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The motion to reconsider the vote by
which the resolution raising Committee
Of three 10 proceed to New York, to inves-
! tiglto the rules and mum pulatiOna OF North
Carolina bonds.
MI. Moore Of ChOwan, spoke for some
time in favor Of &c reconsideration. He
hot
the Committee would he useless and pow
eriess in New York.
Mr. Welch argued al length against the
motion.
The gentleman (Mr. Dnrham) who intro
duced the resolution thought he could fer
ret out some fraud by going to New York.
Why no. then let him go? Every man
who voted for these appropriations, and
| especially the Railroad Presidents, should
| be anxious for it. II Mr.. Durham shall
come back and be compelled 10 report to
! this House that he could find nothing then
| that will rebound to the benefit of the Re
publican party. He (Nfr. Welch) could not
understand why every proposition should
| be SO strenuously and persistently fought.
| Gentlemen fight this resolution as they say
| on account Of the expense, the whole mat
! ter would not cost $500, and surely this is
a most insignificant sum when millions are
! envOlved, &c.
Mr. ingram said all this opposition to
every proposition looked very much like
/ shirking an investigation.
Mr.. Pou said he should support every
proposition looking towards investigation.
lie could not understand why gentlemen
! should oppose any measure which might
=. tend to aid in this investigation, sc. He
opposed any reconsideration.
Mr.. Downing said he saw froEl the Sen
ti7ae2, that the information could be had
| from New York without the Committee 60
ing there, therefore, he was in favor of the
reconsideration.
Mr.. Seymour thought the House would
make itself ridiculous by sending the com
mittee to New York He proceeded to
some length in favor of the reconsidera
ton, &c.
Mr.. French spoke for some time in favor
Of the reconsideration. He repeated in
substance the same arguments that were
used on former occasions.
Mr.. F. called for the previous question.
| Mr.. Malone desired to be- heard and re-
| Quested Mr.. French to withdraw the call.
Mr. French refused.
The call for the previous question was
sustained.
The question required upon the motion
| to reconsider.
The yeas and nays were called and the
motion to reconsider was adopted by the
| ballot.
| IEAs.-Messrs. Ames. Ashworth. Barnett, Car
| son, Gary, CaWthorn, Cherry, Crawford, sDow'
| ming, Eagles, Forkner, Foster. franklin, french,
! GahaGan, Graham, Gunte1; Hendricks, Ei!liard,
| HodRin, Hoffman, Horney, HudGings. Justus ol
| Henderson, Justice, of Rutherford, Leary, Long,
| of Richmond Mayo, Mendenhall, Moring, Moore,
Of Chowan, Morrill,, Peck, PRICE, Rea, kenfrow,
Smith, OF Martin Snpes, Stanton, Stevens. Still
| lev, Sweat, Sykes, Vestal, Vest, Waldrop, White.
Williamson and Wilson-54.
NAYS Messrs. Argo, Armstrong, Barnes, CLAY
ton, Davis, Davidson, Durham, Ellis, Ellington,
| Ferebee, GibsoA, Harris, Of Franklin, Hawkins,
Hicks High, Hinnant, Hodnett, Humphries, In
gram, Jarvis, Kelly, OF Davie, Kelly, Of Moore
Moore. Of Alamance, Nicholson, Painter, Pou.
Shaver, Smith, Of Wayne, Thompson, Welch,
| Whitley, Williams, of Harnett, and Williams, OF
| Sampson SO.
The question REQUIRED upon the adoption
of the resolution.
Mr.. French moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole matter and upon that mo.
ton called for the previous question.
The call was sustained.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
then rejected.
Mr. Seymour then moved to lay the res
olution on the table.
The yeas and nays were called and re-
suited in the adoption Of the motion by
the following ballot:
YEAs.-Ames, Ashworth, Barnett, Blair, Gar
son, Carey oawthoIn Cherry Crawford Dow
Gahagan Graham, Gunter, Hendricks, Rodein
Hoffman, Horney, HudsiDgs, Justice, OF Ruther
ford. Kelly, OF Moore, Leary. Long, CT Richmond
Mayo, Mendenhall, Moring, Moore. of Chowan
Morrill,, Peck, Rea, Renfrow. Robbins, Reynolds
Seymour. Sinclair, simonds, Smith, of Martin
snipes, Stanton, Stevens, stilley Sweat, Vestal
Vest. Waldrop, White, Williamson Wilson
| Yeas 81.
NAHs;-Argo, Armstrong; Rann9r, Clayton
Davis, Davidson. Durham, Ellis. Ellington, Fer
ebee, Gatiing, Gibson, Harris, of franklin, Haw
kins, Hicks, High, HinnaEt, Hodnett, Humphries
Ingram Jarvis, Kelly. of Davie, Tong, of Chat
ham, Malone, nstheson, McCanless, Mcmillan
Moore, of Aamance, Nicolson, Painter, Pou Rob
inson Shaver Smith, of Allegheny, Smith, O
Wayne, Thompson, Weleh, Whitley, Williams, O
| Samps0n.-Nays 40.
! SPECIAL ORDER.
Committee of the Whole to investigate
alleged railroad frauds.
Mr. Pom in the Chair.