Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
FRIDAY. March a. 1870

Hou@e called 10 order at 10 o'clock.
.ir. Durham said that the Chairman of
the Special Committee on Investigation,
was particularly DESTROYS of examining
Gen Littletied to-day, therefore, he Dur
ham, moved that the order summoning
Iittlefield before the House to-day be re-
sciuded and that the Chairman of the Com
mittca OF She Whole be directed to sum-
mon Mr.. Littlefeld to appear tomorrow
at u o'clock, Carried.
NIr. Seymour wanted to know something
about what had become of the summons
issued for tlc appearance OF certain Rail
road Presidents, returnable this morning.
Mr.. pou, Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole, replied that the acting Ser
r. aaut at arms OF the House had served
.sur1l1lOus upon Gen. Llttleheld, but could
rot fn,a Mr.. Swepson.
Mr.. SEX. ~ our then moved that an alias
summon TO issued for the appearance of
SWepso", .eturnable on Wednesday next.
Carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill :, Inc entitled an act to raise rev.
enuc.
The bill was discussed section by Sec
sion.
In sche,uIo 3, section 8, which provides
that on e4cl exhibition of spirit-rappings
or other Il vice, by whatever name called,
which processes to reveal communications
from the spirits of the living or dead for
profit, there shall be a tax of ten dollars.
Here q theological debate of about two
hours duration arose, during which the
creed aud doctrine of every denomination
was discussed at length, without any one
being conyerted.)
The motion OF Harris, of Wake, colored,
to strike out section 6, was put to a vote
and was adopted by vote of yeas Is,
nays %.
PendiDGa discussion upon section II,
schedule T. Mr. Iou moved to postpone
the matter under discussion.
In support Of his motion, Mr.. Pou said
that the Senate was now debating propo-
sition to abolish the Investigating Com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Bragg Phil
lips and Scott whether it would be done
he did not know, bat n case it should, he
wished 10 forestall such action by the
adoption Of resolution by this House
making it 1.-THE committed committee of
the House. He appealed to every honest
man, who wished to have these swindlers
biazoned to the public, to support him in
5LiS movement.
He had been informed by the Chairman
Of the Committee that the summons for
Messrs. LittIetield and SWepsOn had been
placed in the hands of the Sheriff of this
county on the 22d of February last. DC.
Mr., Durham hoped that the motion to
postpone would prevail, and that the rules
would be suspended and Mr.. Pou's resolu-
ton adopted. The House was pledged to
investigation and the Senate too was
pledged to it. Was it not strange that Is
soon as two Of the most important witnes-
ses appeared, Though one had since run
or gone away,) that there should be an
effort in the Senate to abolish the Com
mitteo? He heard on the floor of the
senate Republican Senator declare that
nineteen Senators met privately, last night,
and resolved to abolish this committee. -
He declared that the action of these Sena-
tors showed plainly that they were parti-
cspS crinlinis, and if he knew them he would
denounce them by name. If his informa-
ton was correct, he would not hesitate to
lionounce this as a bold stroke by men
deeply implicated in these swindles to
defeat thorough and effective investiga-
tion, &c.
Mr.. Pou's motion to postpone was put
10 a vote and adopted.
Mr.. Pou then offered his resolution
(which is IN substance the same as the one
adopted by the Senate raising the Com
mlttee, only making the Committee a
House one alsol.