Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

ton bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
MONDAY, Dec. 10, 1870.
Mr.. Durham, from the committee or
Privileges and Elections, reported tina!
Mr.. Fisher of Baden, was entitled to his
seat in this House.
The committee was discharged from the
further consideration of the matter.
By Mr.. Brooks: A bill authorizing the
Commissioners OF Brunswick, to fill vacan-
cies occurring in their body referred.
By Mr.. McNeill: A bill in favor Of w.
j, Brown of Robe5on county; referred.
BY Mr.. Ashe: A bill to regulate the APP
pointment Of guardians al Item; referred.
By MIR. Hardy: A resolution to restore
the credit of the State; placed on the Cal
endar.
Mr.. Martin. from the House branch of
of the Select Committee on per diem and
mileage submitted report.
The rules were suspended and the re-
port was taken up, (gives members IS per
day and 20 cents mileage and is the same
bill that passed the House some days ago
and which the Senate amended, reducing
the per- diem to S. per day and mileage 10
cents, and the House refusing to concur
in the amendments Committee of Con-
ference was had, which resulted in the
House branch of the Committee reporting
in favor of the provisions of the original
House billy
Mr.. Sparrow moved concurrence in the
report.
Mr.. Marler hoped the motion to concur
would not prevail.
Mr.. Robinson was also opposed to q
concurrence in the report.
Mr.. Sparrow said he understood that
the Senate had voted down the motion
to concur in their body and it made no
difference what action the House might
take in the matter. He hoped the debate
on the subject would cease and a vote be
taken.
The previous question being called, on
motion of Mr.. Sparrow, vote was taken
ane the motion to concur was defeated.
Mr. Sparrow moved that another COM
mi5tee Of conference be asked of the Sen
ate, to consider the question of per- diem
and mileage.
After some discussion, MIR. Sparrow
called the previous question. The call
was sustained, and the motion for d con-
ference was put and carried by vote of
yeas 81, nays %.
Mr.. Scott. from the committe of 7, ap-
pointed to draft articles of impeachment
against W. W. Holden, Governor of North
Carolina. submitted q report setting forth
q number of articles of impeachment
against the Governor. The articles elabo.
rately set forth the various and fragrant
attractions of the Constitution by the
Governor in his recent war against the
people of Alamance and Caswell counties,
his crimes and outrages against the Hber-
tics of other citizens of the State and
other crimes and misdemeanors in office.
The document is SO voluminous that it is
impossible to incorporate it in this report,
but will be given an ectenSO as soon as pos
sible. At the conclusion of the reading of
the articles, Nr. WEIGH offered a resolution
to go into Committee of the Whole for
the purpose Of considering the articles of
impeachment, and to nominate by ballot a
board of managers to conduct the trial
before the Senate, which was adopted.
The House then resolved itself into the
Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Strudwick was called to the chair.
On motion of Mr.. WEIGH it was agreed
to consider the articles of impeachment
Seridtim.
The Clerk read the LIST article impeach-
ing the Governor for unlawfully sending
troops into Alamance county, and unlaw-
fully restraining certain citizens of their
liberties, which was adopted.
The second article in relation to corrupt
~ prOclaiming Oaswell county in state of
1nsurrection and through the instrument
atty of band of lswless men, despera-
does Selling and restraining of their lib
critics certain c1tlz6ns OF SAID county, was
read and adopted.
Article Sd, in reference to the unlawful
assault and arrest of Josiah Turner, Jr.,
of Orange county in the streets of Hills
boro, was read and adopted.
Article 18th, in reference to the seizure
and detention of John Kerr, S. p. Hill and
many other citizens of CasWell county,
was read and adopted.
Article 9th, in reference to the Governor
refusing to obey writ of ha6edS corpus,
issued by Judge Pearson in behalf of A. G..
Moore of Alamance county, was read and
adopted.
MADISON, colored, moved that the Com
mittee should rise and report progress
lost.
Article 9Th, in reference to the refusal
to make returns to the writs of hGbeds cor
pnS for the appearance of certain citizens
of Caswell, unlawfully held in confinement
by his order, was read and adopted.
Article 18th, in reference to organizing,
equipping and arming band of despera
does from this State and Tennessee, which
We're placed under the command of three
other Tennessee desperadoes, to wit: Kirk,
Burgln and Yates, and hurting them upon
me people of Alamance and Caswell coun-
TIES, and combining Josiah Turner, Jr., and
L. a. Wiley in dungeon, 60, was read
and adopted. ...s
Article 9Th, in reference to drawing enor-