The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-03


the Senator from Person. If the report of
the Committee vas not full it was due the
Committee that they should have an
other opportunity of making it so. A
grave charge was made that the report did
not state the whole truth in the case of Mr..
Robbins. This Committee was created that
we might have the whole truth as regarded
all fraud laid before us, and we could not be
expected to vote to suppress part of the
truth in any case. When these charges were
first made they had related to the Chatham
Railroad appropriation, but after that had
been tdrned against the General Assembly.
If we accepted report that did not contain
the full evidence given before the Commit
tee we should be charged with having sup
pressed part of the truth. He hoped the
motion to recommit would prevail.
Mr. Rich considered If we referred the re.
port back to the committee from which it
came, we cast an unjust reflection upon
them, by assuming that they had neglected
their duty and violated their oaths in ma
king their report. He considered it as in
suting to the committee to take the ground
less statements of outsiders in preference
to its sworn declaration.
Mr.. LINDSEY thought the object was to
stave off Investigation. -
Mr. ETHERIDGE wished to state why he
had offered the resolution to recummit the
report to the committee. 1t was known
by members that a certain part of the evil
dence in the case of Mr.. Robbins had been
omitted from the report If any member of
the General Assembly had been guilty OF cor
ruption ne must be punished. 1.-THE Sena-
tor from Rowan had accepted bride, ac-
cording to law he must be expelled. II the
Senator from Craven failed to make good
his charges he must follow Mr.. Robbins.
The evidence should be made as full as Civ
en- before the committee, and should then he
laid before the people. He considered that
the Senator from Craven had not pro-
ven his charges, and offered this resolution
to give him last chance of doing So If
he did not prove them, out of the Senate he :
should go.
Mr. ROBBINS wanted the man who was
witness to have another swear at him.
He had been going around with helish
malignity saying that his evidence had been
suppressed, and he wanted chance to swear
still harder against HIM. He( Robbins) wanted
justice and demanded justice If any man
charged him with intentional wrong he lied
and be knew it. Would any man go to a
political opponent and put himself at his
mercy for twenty dollars, and not even ask
him to keep it secreta 1t was nonsense.
Mr.. BARROW moved the previous ques-
ton. Sustained.
On motion of Mr.. Cook the yeas and nays
were ordered
The resolution to recommit passed by the
following vote:
YEAs.-Messrs Barrow. Beall, Bellamy, Brog-
den, Burns, Blythe, Cook, Davis, Eaves, Ethe-
ridge, Eppes, Galloway, Harrington, Jones ,Legg,
Long, Love, Mechor, Moore OF Carteret, Moore
OF Yancey, Smith, Welker, Wynne, and VIM
stead "a. ri
NAYs.-Messrs Beeman, Colgrove, Graham,
Hayes, Lassiter, Lindsay, Mason, Martindale,
Osborne, Rich, Richardson, Shoffner, White and
| Wilson'S.
Mr. Cook moved to reconsider the vote.
We had not evidence that any part of the
report had been suppressed. If there had
been, to what it related no one knew To
recommit was simply to say that the COM
mittee had violated theil oaths. If any gen.
tleman would state in black and white what
he knew Of evidence being omitted, let him
he put on committee to investigate the
matter, for the Senate will then have declared
the original committee unworthy of trust by
| the act of recommitting.
| On molten of Mr.. LOVE, the Senate adj
| journed until 10 o'clock Tomorrow
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, Jan. 25, 1869.
The House met at 10 O'Clock.
Mr. ESTES in the Chair.
| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. SHAVER, of the
| House.
The Journal of Saturday last was read
| and approved.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
| Mendenlall.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By. Mr.. PAINTER: Resolution in favor of
| B. S. Buchanan, sheriff of jackson county.
Referred to the Committee on Propositions
and Grievances.
By Mr. FRENCH: Resolution in favor OF
| w. s. Virgins, R. Y. McAden and r. G.
Harper, Committee on Claims
| On motion of Mr.. FRENCH, the bill to
amend the charter of the Green Swamp
Company was taken up under a suspension
of the rules
Mr. FRENCH said the bill as it stood in eff
feet repealed the usury laws He offered
| certain amendments to correct that The
/
ed its second reading.
On motion of Mr.. GAMBLER, bill to char
ter the bank of Asheyilc, North Carolina,
was taken up, and the amendments of the
judiciary Committee concurred in.
Mr. FRENCH said the bill repealed the usury
law SO tar as the bank was concerned He
moved to postpone the bill until Wednesday,
SO that action could previously be taken up
on the usury bill.
Mr.. SINCLAIR asked the meaning of the
clause in reference to taxation.
Mr.. GAMBLER said it was to limit taxation
to two-thirls of one per cent.
Mr.. SINCLAIR said the gentleman voted
against an amendment of similar import, Of
tered to the railroad bills by the gentleman
from Cleaveland, for the protection of the
people, and now favored this for the protec-
ton of a moneyed corporation
Mr.. GAMBLER said he understood that in
the former case it would be nugatory if
| passed.
The motion to postpone prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. FRENCH, the bill to re-
peal the usury laws was taken up, ordered
to be printed, and made special order for
Tuesday evening next at O'Clock.
On motion of Mr.. REYNOLDS. the rules
were suspended and the resolution concern
ing the laws of the State was adopted.
Mr.. PoU, 10y leave, introduced bill to al
low probate of deeds and other instruments
on certain cases. Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. FRENCH, the bill to in
corporate the North Carolina Dental Asso-
citation, &C., was taken up.
Mr.. FRENCH offered several amendments
i Mr. SINCLAIR opposed the lin