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he believes, implicated as one Of the par
ties concerned in tbs charges again
HIM, and therefore are improper persons
to act as members of The Committee {,
investigate the charges against him.
lSiened1 S. T. MARSHALL.
Sworn 70 before me, this 10th day Q
December, A. d. 1886.
lSigned1 SILAS. A. HUDSON,
Chief Clerk H. R.
Which protest based upon and connect
cd with said affidavit, the majority Of thi,
House refused TO consider. Thus die
said majority. upon the important subjec
Of the liberty Of citizen, refuse 10 lister
to . reasonable aud just request; denying
him any right 10 object at all to the mod,
and manner Of trial, disregarding his en-
treaties to q fair and impartial trial; peril
naciously adhering 10 Committee whose
Chairman was challenged as his persona
enemy; and another member Of which
Committee was shown to be conspirato,
to eltap him, and totally disqualified te
eel upon the same
lmparIialiiy is one of the chief attri.
butes Of Justice; and the undersigned
most conscienciously believe, that when .
branch Of the Legislative body so far for
get the high station which they occupy .,
TO disregard the petitions and requests ol
citizens, which are based upon the plain.
est principles Of natural justice, that the
C.~r onl
STRANGE has arrived.
s. That on the day CT December,
A. D.. 1916, the said Mars shall being still
in the custody of,he Sergeant al-Arms of
this House, cid. in respectful language,
represent to this Honorable oody, that he
was unAble To deiray the necessary ex-
penses incurred for his board, &c., du.
ring his detention, and that ho had wit.
nessss in attendance whom he could not
deta'n without means to pay them. and
prayed this House 10 furnish him means
Tor that purpose. The majority Of this
House reused to listen to said petitioner,
or to make the least enquiry into the truth
Of his representation.
The undersigned protest that il this
body bring accusations against any person
whatever, that 1t IL bound 10 furnish the
accused sustenance during his arrest and
confinement, and also with the means to
enforce the attendance of his witnesses;
and when the right to inprison the ac-
cused is doubtful, II is retirement in cru
city which would have put to blush Ne
70 or a Caligula, to refuse 10 furnish the
prisoner with food; ard it would be
mockery to demand the trial of the &C.
cnssd without giving him the benefit of
his witnesses.
In conclusion, the undersigned would
state that said Marshall should not have
been arrested or imprisoned by the sane
ton Of this House, until tie charges
against him had been sworn to aud PIE.
scented before the House. That he ought
10 have been heard by his Counsel.
That an impartial Committee ought to
have been appointed 10 conduct the inves.
ligalion Of The charges against him.
That his protest and petition ought TO
have been heard and treated respectfully.
That he ought to have been supplied
with food and neoessaries during his i'm
prisonmeut
That his Witnesses should have been
paid (if it was necessary, in order to Sc
cure their testimony by this body.
To all Of which acts and d"ings of the
majority Of this body, set forth and speci-
lied as aforesaid, the undersigned having
The Constitutional right, do hereby dis
claim, disavow, and against the same do
protest, and demand that this, their
protest, be entered at length upon the
Journals of this House.
5. G MATSON, GEO. MONTAGUE,
DUDLEY HARDY, .B.WILLOUGHBl,
W. E.LEFFINGWELL, Trad c. DAY,
:. H. BONHAM, S. B. OLMSTEAD,
ANDREW LEIGH, S. REYNOLDS.
GEO. +. GREEN, ROBERT SMITH,
JAS. X. BAILY, S. WHlTMORE,
MICHAEL OBRIEN, w. II. LYONS,
J. n. KINSMAN.
Rem n YISS Of Mr.. n.CG1inUNvHHl