Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-11

argue in favor of bis own production.
Pass this resolution, Senators, and you
have severed the Republican party.
MIR. Forkner said he was not prepared
to vote on the resolution and moved that
it's further consideration be postponed I'M
til the 10th inst.
Mr.. Jones, OF Wake said he had always
opposed these Committees because he did
not believe thoy would accomplish any
good, ard great deal of time had been
consumed by them he thought unneces-
sarily He would vote to abolish this Com
mittec before the adjournment OF the
Legislature, but at the present time pre-
ferred pOsEponemen1. Aholner opjec1ion
ne had to the Committee was, that there
was member OF it who was SO constitu-
ted that he did not believe he could do a
DoIiticaI opponent Justice. in other words
he did not believe he could get justice if
he were summoned before him; the par
tizan feelings Of that gentleman were so
strong. He thought he was a gentleman
and IN Honest man nevertheless, yet he
W. 81, O. .stituted he could not help it.
ar Graham said the people of North
Carolina would bear with surprise that
rlos E3d.., S4LnI Phillips and Wm.
Scott who har" taken an oath to investi
gate 10 Jet impartially, have violated
Int.. .s..u UG Will not do a political OPP
Don..,it Justice. The Senator from Wake
will find 1t rough task to make the peo
pic u the State believe any such state
1reul You may use every means in your
rOvFl Senators to defeat this investiga-
ton, out t will come the House has al
lc.tdy PASSED a similar resolution to sustain
mis- investigation. SO you will accomplish
uotb.D& by passing this unless you intend
TO u-t-iu the man against whom the charge
has been made on this floor, that he had
led ami clothed Senators.
.,ir. Jones, of Wake, desired to explain
what lie meant by his illusions to the
COMMITTEES he certainly meant nothing
offensive 10 the committee he believed
they were II! honorable men, but there
IS one Of them that was 40 c instituted by
nature :hat under certain circumstances he
could not control his prejudice.
Mr. Jones, Of Mecklenburg. said the
remark OF the Senator from Wake wa
direct imtimation that the judges he had
assisted IL electiEg could not do Justice to
Z. political opponent on trial. Ii they are
80 constituted by nature there is no safety
IN Cuur5 Of Justice.
Mr.. Lindsay said about the middle of
Tie njHLt there was a drunken reveI as
aeInbi"3 ut tho National Hotel and Little
field Was III the midst, when nineteen
Senators. pledged themselves to vote for
the resolution. The trial must be covered
uI, the scent WIS getting too hot, some
thing must be done to put a stop to this
Investigation. He would like for some of
these nineteen who were present at that
drunken rrveI to state if there was not
some money promised, or something else
vaiuRble for these votes. He had q reason
Tor thinking so.
M Hayes called tho previous question.
which Was sustained, and the resolution
was rejected by the following vote
Avs "easrs. Beeman. Bellemy. Brogden,
Colzrov" took, Davis, Eppes. colored, Gallo
way cOIore3, Hayes, harrington, LYMAN, coll
Ored, Jones' ot Columbus, Jones, of Wake LeRg,
NartirdaIe, 1oore OF Oarteret, Smith, Stephens
and S II EEI-2O
NAYS 'Ica -rs. E1rnts BeaU, Cherry, Flythe,
Forknor, Graham, Hawkins, ZONES, of Mecken-
burg. Lindsay, LoCe, Mason, Aelchor, MoLdogh- |
liz, Mu,I1hI AOGbSnS, Scot, Shoffner, Welker, |
Hhto aud Fhue$jde 20.
(Dcnucr&ts IN italc.}
The Chair was about to give the casting
vote il he negative when Messrs. Beeman,
and Jones, of Wake, changed their votes
20 the negative.
On motion the Senate adjourned.