Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-02-24

the following Attorneys, namely. B. =. Lehman
a. 9. Seymour and w. J. Clarke for prosecutions
dred dollars (s5OO.l making the entire ex.
Penoitureg under said and twelve Thousand nine
hundred and ninety-six dollars and ffty-eight
cents Q2.S9e 3d. The Adjutant General will ex-
plain why these documents, which are not copies
but the originals were not cent to the House the
hrst day after the passage Of the resolution in
that the act which authorizes the employment OF
. detective force by the Governor is expressly
designed for the apprehension Of f1gitiuee from
Justice, but His Excellency, with that generous
ibera atty Of constituting his own powers, whether
for arrestin1 men or Ter holding them with the
strong hand when arrested or for preventing
their arrest, by which he has SO signally distin-
kuished his administration, has made of this de-
tective force band Of spies and informers, set
them TO hunt mp evidence and to hunt men down
and given authority to arrest men whether fugi-
Gves or not. Your committee present the &C.
oompanyiDg bill and recommend it's passage
further, that the documents accompanying the
communication from the Adjutant General be
returned TO him. and that the committee be dis
charged from farther consideration OF the mes
sage. report. and papers Aforesaid.
HENRY f. JORDoN,
z. B. WITHERs.
J. HENRY OURRIE.
The undersig ned, q minority of the said ma
jority OF the Committee, begs leave to submit
the following additional to the report OF the
committee it is generally believed, and the un-
dersigned shares that belief, that the Governor
bad in bis service men who played the part OF
in this report OF the Aojutant General nor in the
Auditors report ; mon not regularly retain ed
and commissioned as detectives, aud not
therefore under orders or instructions from
the Adjutant General nor paid from thu
public Treasury; mon scatterediperhaps throu ia
oHt the country in every county and height
hood. The names OF these men We have Jailed
to get and their reports have not been furnished
us. but being among his Excellency's private pa
pers. il anywhere, are not accessible to Us, hence
must it forever remain who have been his Excel
Iency's pimps and political scsvengers in each
community, and these names and those which
have been most desired by the honest and res
HENRY F. JORDAN.
THE report was accompanied by a bill
repeating the act under which Holden
employed the spies.
Messrs. Morris and Fisher, submitted q
minority report.
By MIR. Ashe: A bill in regard to OBJ
tanning goods under false preteuse; refer
ed.
By same: A bill to enforce an agricultur
al lein; referred.
On motion of Mr. Ashe, the resolution
in favor of ". A. Allen. as Commissions
in the Granville county contested election.
was taken up and passed its several read
ings.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bill consolidating the Northwestern
N. O. L. R. with the North Carolina E. r.,
being the unfinished bust ness, its conside-
ration was resumed.
After the rejection Of numberless amen
ments and the adoption Of one offered by
Mr.. Luckey. the further consideration OF
the bill was, on motion of Mr.. Jordan,
postponed for the present and the bill in
reference to the Penitentiary was taken
up.
pThe bill authorizes the Treasurer to pay
out a sum not exceeding SIS, 900 for work
already done in the erection Of the Peni-
Tertiary.
After some little debate the bill passed
it's several readings.
On motion, the House then adjourned.