Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURsDAY, Jan. %, 1870.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
THURsDAY, Jan. %, 1870.
PETITIONS.
Mr. French presented petition in re-
gard to a petition relative to cutting a
canal from Colly Greek to Black River
Lies over.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
By Mr.. F1ench: A bill 20 incorporate
the Excelsior Planting Company. Re-
ferred.
By the same: A bill in behalf of the
Mediterranean and Oriental Steam Navi-
cation Co. Referred.
On motion of Eagles, COL, message
was sent to the Senate, proposing to raise
Joint Commi ttee-3 on the part of the
House and on the part of the Senate
to take into consideration amendments to
the bill in relation to the Special Court of
Wilmington.
j. H. Harris, of Wake, col, moved to
reconsider the vote by which the House
passed the resolution yesterday, request
ing M. s. Littlefield to resign his position
as State Printer.
The call being sustained, the mo
ton to lay on the table the motion to re-
consider, was adopted by the following bal
lot:
YEAs-Messrs. Armstrong. Banner, Barnes,
Durham, Ellis, Farrow, Ferebee. Gatling. Gibson.
Gilbert, Green,a Grier, Hawkins. Hicks, High,
Hinnsnt, Hodnett, Humphries, Ingram, Jarvis,
Justus, of Henderson, Justice, of rutherford,
Kelly, of Davie, Long, of Chatham, Long, Of
Richmond, Malone, Matheson, Mcmillan, Men
denhall, Moore. Of AIamance, Nicholson, Pain
ter Profitt, Robinson, Shaver, Siegrist. Smith,
of Wayne, Waldrop, Welch. Whitley, Williams,
of Harnott, Williams, of Sampson-50.
NAYs-alessrs. Ames, Ashworth, Barnett. Blair,
Eagles, Forkner, Foster, Franklin, Gahagan,
Gunter, Harris, OF Wake Hayes, Hodgin, Hoff-
man, Horney, Hudgings, Kelly, of Moore. Ieary,
son, Proctor, Ragland, Rea, Renfrow, Robbins,
Reynolds, Seymour, Sinclair, simonds. Sni2es.
Stanton, Sweat, Sykes, Vestal, Vest, White, Will
| hanson, Wilson 45
Mr.. Downing offered the following reso-
| luton
WHEREAS, Charges have been made in
this House against the State Printer
therefore,
Be IL Resolced, That a committee oi
three be appointed by the Speaker, pro
tena, to investigate the whole matter and
report to this House at as early day az
possible
Harris, of Wake, colored. offered the
following as a substitute
WHEREAS, Rumor has charged nj. S
Littleield, State Printer, with charging
an unfair and enormous price for the
public printing, &c. therefore,
ReSOtoed, That a committee of three be
appointed to investigate the matter an:
report to this House at the earliest da,
practicable.
ResoIoed, That Messrs. Ames, Argo anc
J. M. Justice be appointed as said com
mittee.
On motion of Mr.. Moore. of Chowau
the preamble OF the substitute was amende
so as to read:
"WhereaS. Charges have been made b
the gentleman from Rutherford, &C."
, MIR. Ingram moved to add an additions
section, that said committee have pcwe
, to send for persons and papers.
, Mr.. Robinson proposed substitute fc
: Mr.. Ingram's amendment, that said Con
1 mittee have power to send for persons an
/ papers, take testimony, administer oath
I and examine witnesses.
: MIR. Ingram accepted the substitute.
Q The substitute offered by Harris,
9 Wake, was adopted as amended, an
= the proposition as amended was the
adopted.
r On motion of j. w. Leary, colore,
u the rules were suspended and the bill