Wilmington journal., 1869-02-12

Company. iii the President testifes (sec
page II Of lteportl for 100000 of State
bonds, which he agreed to sell him if tn o
S2. 900, 900 loan bill passed. for his little
tieids) services rs an attorney in aiding
the passage of said bill.
The President OF the Chatham Il. L. Co.
, testified that he could not say whether lie
he'd known Alr. Lttlefeld one or two
years yet lie takes Littlefeld's draft aI
ninety days for 100000, and without en-
doraemeut Is any one so credulous as to
belieye that this 500, 900 draft is ever 10 be
paid or was ever intended to be paid
Milton S. Littiefield is the gentleman
who gave his draft for $1,000 to tho pro
prietor Of q SALOON for keeping the small
room IL tho Capitol, now occupied by the
keeper oi ito Coritol we'll supplied with
cigars, wines aud liquors, while Railroad
appropriation bills were under considera-
ton last session. This draft was paid by
the holder Of it. TO Cavanalgh, OF New
YocH city, for billiard tables, and by him
presented to the payer. Payment was re-
1useu, Whereupon the drntt was remitted 70
this city and sold to O capitalist here at q
| heavy discount.
| Does any one believe that the $50, 900 is
to be paid, or that anybody will be disap-
! pointed because of it's non payment? The
| facts have stated in regard to the So 600
draft are not in evidence because have
been informed of them since the report was
made. My informant is a gentleman who
Is cognizant OF the facts.
1t now remains for me to advert to the
case OF the Senator from Rowan On the
Saturday before the committee reported !
called upon the gentleman who had assured
me that he could prove that Senator had
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services in the Senate and informed him
that was ready to investigate the charge,
and desired to know the name of the Sen
atOr and the name Of the witness by whom
the charges could be sustained. He gave
me the name Of the Senator from Rowan as
the person implicated, and the Senator
from Caswell rs the witnesses by whom the
charge could be sustained. Although sew
eral Senators seem to have previously heard
of these names in connection with this
charge, this was the first time had heard
these names in this connection.
On the following Monday the Senator
from Rowan arose in committee and eX-
pressed desire TO make a personal expla-
nation. [ had not yet summoned Senator
| Stevens, and do not think the Senator
from Rowan knew of my intention. The
Senator stated, substantially, what he re-
| peated i'll the presence of the Senate sub
sequently. He confessed that he at first
intended to prevaricate in reference to it,
because, while he did not accept the 800
! from the Senator from Caswell for his vote
on the Senator's resolution for per diem
and mileage, nor as q bribe, yet it was i'm
! proper for him to have taken it and his
motive could be easily misconstrued.-
| Upon reflection he bad concluded to
voluntarily relate all the facts and circum-
stances.
The Senator has frankly admitted that
it WIS WI Ong for him TO have taken it for
any services as Senator The degree of
culpability ls the only question for the
Senate to determine, and / submit it to
you with the belief that you will exercise
such a spirit Of fOrbearance as the miti-
eating circumstances, in your Judgment
seem to Justify.
/ will not weary the Senate by detailing
the extent to which my questions were not
allowed, by q ma jority of the committee,
to be answered, or the unprecedented re-
fusal to allow me the exercise of the IN
doubted right to make such Questions q
matter of record, in order that the General
Assembly might Judge of the propriety OF
not allowing such questions to be an
sTered.
have no doubt but that that majority
discharged their onerous and unpleasant
duties as sconscientiously as did the minority
In conclusion I have only SO say, that from
the inception to the completion of this in
vestigation, it has been my earnest desire
to preserve the honor and maintain the
good name of North Carolina Ihave en-
deavored to