Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-10


on Monday, unless they are detained by
sickness. Passed.
CALENDAR.
Resolution to withdraw the State bonds
from the market, its consideration was
postponed for the present and was made
the special order for Tuesday next at 1C
o'clock.
Resolution asking the representation OF
this State in Congress to use their iG-
duence to SECURE the abatement of the
direct tax in this State On real estate, on
motion of Mr.. Lindsay, was amended by
requesting them also to have that portion
of said tax that has been paid refunded,
and the bill as amended passed; ayes 80,
nays, Messrs. Bellamy, Colgrove and Eth
eridge-3.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1st, 1869.
By Mr.. Barnett bill authorizing the
Petersburg and Weldon Railroad to con-
struct road from Garysburg to Weldon.
Lies over.
By Mr.. Pou, joint resolution taking q
recess from Dec. 18th to Jan. 18Th, 1870
Lies over.
Mr.. Vest called up his motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the House decided
to go into Committee of the Whole on
Thursday, for investigation Of railroad
matters.
Isham Sweat, colored. moved to lay the
motion on the table.
The yeas and nays were called and re-
suited in the following ballot
YEAs.-Messrs. Argo, Barnes, Blair. Bod6lie,
Gambler. Carey, Clayton, Durham, Eagles, Ellis,
To- Corn d. u -
Wake, Hawkins Hayes, Hicks, High, Hiunant.
Hodnett, Kelly, of Davie, Leary, Long Of Chat
ham, Malone, Matheson, Mcmillan, Moring,
Moore Of Alsmance, Moore of Chowan, Nicholson.
Painter, Parker, Peck, Pou, Price, ReDfrow,
Robbins, Robinson, Reynolds, Shaver, Smith OF
Allegheny, Smith of Wayne, Stanton, Sweat,
Sykes, Thompson, Welch, Whitley, Williams, OF
Harnett, Williams, of Sampson, andWilliamson-
54
NAYs.--Messrs. Armstrong, Ashworth, Banner,
Dixon, Downing, Ellington, Forkner, Franklin,
Gatling, Gilbert, Graham, Gunter, Hendricks,
Hoffman, Ingram, Kelly of Moore, Kinney. Long,
of Richmond, McCanless, Men0enhall, Morrill,,
Pearson, Proctor, Ragland, Seymour, Siegrist,
Stevens, Vestal, Vest, Waldrop and Wilson-31.
By Mr.. Graham, joint resolution to
provide for the insane, instructing the
Board of Public Charities to provide for
further accommodations suspended
and resolution adopted.
MIR. Calling, for Judiciary Committee,
cerning the taxes assessed upon the r. &
G., and the ". & w. Railroads.
On motion of Mr.. Gatling, the rules
were suspended, and the resolution passed
its several readings.
Mr.. POu moved to suspend the rules and
take up the bill enforcing the attendance
of witnesses upon Investigating Commit
tees. and fixing penalties for perjury.
Mr.. Gambler said he was opposed to the
bill because there were only five or siZ of
the Committee present when the bill was
considered. He was the only one present
that opposed the bill.
Mr.. Moore, of Chowan, raised the point
that if only minority reported upon the
bill, it was not before the House properly.
Mr.. Durham Are you opposed to the
passage of the bill ?
Mr. Moore wished the bill to be act
ed upon by majority of the Committee.
MIR. Durham repeated the same ques
ton.
Mr.. Moore returned the same answer.
Mr.. Gambler said he did not oppose the
bill because he was opposed to an investi-
CATION, but because he did not see why the
right of the House should be questioned to
send for persons. He wished the investi-
CATION to go on and that the House had q
right to send for persons and papers.
MIR. Pou advocated the suspension of the
rules and the passage of the bill in remarks
of some length. He thought if the House
intended to go on with the work of inves-
tigation, honestly and sincerely, they
would not hesitate to pass the bill.
Mr.. Downing was opposed to the I'd
section of the bill which makes it misde-
meanor for persons refusing to appear
when summoned
The motion to suspend the rules was
put to vote and adopted.
J. Ell. Harris, of Wake, (colored,) moved
to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. Malone opposed any recommit-
ment. Why shoI,ld men having the inter-
est of the State to guard, and the interest
of private stockholders, hesitate about
voting for the passage Of this bill. Frauds
in the management of Railroads have be-
come crying crime in this land. Mr..
M. continued his remarks to some length
which our limited space prevents us from
giving them in full. He did not see how
gentlemen who were at all in earnest in
wishing an investigation, could refuse to
vote for the bill giving the House the
means to ferret out frauds, which it is
openly charged exists in certain quarters.
Mr.. Malone made some remarks, show
ing why the bill should be adopted in or
der that the House might enforce the at
tendance of witnesses, and punish them if
they should swear falsely, when he was in
terrupted by various points of order in
regard to his consuming more time than
he had right to.
On motion of J. S. Leary, colored, he
was allowed to proceed
Mr.. Malone continued by saying that he
dared and defied gentlemen and their
party to vote down this bill. In the name
of common sense and the God of Heaven,
how anybody, after voting for this inves-
tigation, could now object to measures
giving the House the means of thoroughly
and effectively prosecuting such investiga-
ton. He would consider, as would the
people, refusal to pass this bill would
amount simply to an acknowledgment on
the part of the dominant party in this
House, that they intended to have no real
investigation.
Mr. Malone then proceeded to show
from the condition of our credit and the
manner in which our bonds were manipu-
lated in New York. and charges universal
Iy made and believed, that frauds and mis-
management were almost without doubt
rampant in certain quarters, &C., &c. He
concluded, arguing against any recommit-