Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-05-29
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Whether (-aid he) vow will 20 to o
Ter c,~am,oauon. md whether you wll hear 1t a,
TIC lar. bow yuur mrahrr IL concerned, IL n
o@u"''ioo without n question. Nobody viii be will
log o. be ja6gof q . committee Of seven or cight
persons 90 o chamber TO cSamlne a member or in
gcnrcl, when a member hoe been concerned, it
was never dooc bot Il hat ausc. id u b. rcporfoi
specially, Ia strange q committee should exam
'ne a member whether guilty or nul guilty. If
You commend The committee brfuta ;bc bll comes
q" pefho'i'n, you msy hear yont member answer
90 his p'occ. und uppnint a day tor H.. You YOUR
selves caunlt cmroWcr o committee 10 examine n
member. II is he privilege Of The House, and
The irsilcgo Of every member IN 1t. n tho mom-
Der tails 10 coiiaioraliy, a c'cu ,nvy h'a' . m,,"
her named. they stand up. and go no further, but
report 1t TO the House. II they have done irtcgu-
lafly, Hiil YOU do so too ? Let II DO ~rccommiited,
aud yonr member may answer ia he place."
Mr. Speaker, lf the very care How before Ms had
been upon n hearing ~ the Buush Parliament
nothing could have more perfectly described 1t, or
more clearly laid down The principles of common
sense applicable 10 II than tue remarks | have
quoted. Might n member of Parliament justly
object "to be Judged at a committee of seven or
eight persons ~ a chamber Bpd may not a nom
Der Of ibis liousc properly urge the same obJcc-
uonl Was i, then sltaugo that "a omm.ltc
should examine a member, whether guilty OF not
guilty r. and /, il less strange now Was IT "rhe
oriyi,c,o If ,o ll.,.o and tho o,i,d. oe II o,orv
member IN u ,o mamma ,n,rLc,r ,,ncLi,c n
question Of guilt, involving his right 20 Il seat 10
'aflament md its II lees The privilege Of this
House, and OF every member IN ~ Was it just
aud right then TO allow an implicated member TO
"ausW er IN hs place, before o criminal proceeding
should be institu;ed against baml and has 1t ceased
to be Just aud night nos
il be romcmbor,d we sogomnly declared n, ,he
first .es.ion of the oroscnt Compress should be the
lar Of hs Uop,e H. laid thot. TO bring The cnse
of nm imohcaioo meu,Ler .ith,n II. I, mus, fail ont
,oeiA,,,U, IN tho con,.o IF A General ,nouiry he.
rnr, a committee tina, he IA ,nyol,.d. mad that.
in,snrcb no +, uss in tho r,csout ,osc lnovn
vLcn ,hs r-o,oI,,,, .as ogo,,,d Inn conan
mo,.L,r. or ,b,o II,,so w,,o ,n,.l,cd tLc re.olu-
lion mos, M. ,,ton ~ La,c L.cp aimed At them
and .boulJ h,.o ,Lo .,nm. ,recl os tbo,ch thew
! had loon ,.ucd l., , a.J L,J c,,c.r,.d ,no,iol
|aullouty 10 inooi,o ,.,,.,,irg iLom.
Now. a momeut's roacc,,on vii enable any one
to see that this j. "A complete evasion Of the rule,
aud does really deprive the members Of this House
Of The puulege It was intended to secure. What
Is hat privilege I! II ~ 10 "ansv or In thor places
al the tcry ncoghoa Of o arorrrdlu, aeaI.4t them
1uI ..o~ ouusc Nby 10 should not ice prusccutcd.
Rui b0w can this be- done. uu.cts DIZZY are named
m tho resolution a. objects Of Tho lnquig1 "a
member who should, upnu the in,roIgcuou VI tiea
general resolution. rifc m As place. end ,onlcud
that proceedings sbould no, be ,|nettotod against
him. would make himsolr an object OF ldiculc, aud
be pot down as d,sor!1ly. He would. very prop
erly. 5e told that II would be time for him TO de-
leud himself when he should be accused that,
has name was no, in iho resolution, ond he could
NOT be beard. And What reply could be made 10
? tLI- Name nj nil IrufI tLc never or "A tnsolu-
ton should introduce lato it, or there should be
Incorporated IN it by way of amendment, aud thus
r placed on The record. a charge against a member.
the preliminary defence contemplated IN The rule
would. as TO him. be a mere nulIity.
Thus you see. sir, that At wSs m ile power Of
the mover og the resolution. N this case to de-
prive tie u.ombers who have proved TO be in
VOWED" o. tdoy Ucre m fact deprived, OF tho
ugnt WHICH the rule c~.ntcmplaics. do not say
ne omission was intended Tor tuoh an Effect
D1ubtlcfa IL was r9i. Bot lAat such ,cas is eGect.
none wll deny. And hat such eject ail, IA 9TH
or cases that may nrse. be iaieadrd. aud. If the
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