Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1855-01-10
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fered q resolution to that effect. eommuni.
cation was read from Mr.. Walters resgning his
seat 10 the House.
Mr. Russell moved to accept the resignation
Of Mr.. Walters.
Mr. Benson offered substitute:
That Mr. Clark was entitled to aeas in this
House. and that the House sccept the resigoa-
Nj. williams demanded division Of the
question.
oMr. Russell moved to strike out the FRS,
clauss Of the substitute.
Mr.. Boaaon withdrew his substitute.
Question on the original motion: Adopted.
Mr.. Samuels moved the adoption Of the ~.
port of the COMMITTEES.
Mr. Russell moved to r. commit the report
and resolution to the cominiftee on elections
Mr. Benson moved to lay The motion on the
table. Adopted.
Mr. Russell anovsd TO strike ONT Of the origi
nal resolution. lin Ne riacs Of flames n. Wal
terA." Adopted.
Mr.. Neal said:
rise for the purpose Of calling the attention
of the House 10 the letter Of WIN. H. Stone l.
David Sianiieli, read on tits floor and publish
ed in the Republican OF this city, on the 9Th
ult., designed to charge me Y i'h some derelie-
ton from duty, as The cause why the papers in
the contested election case, now pending in this
House, were not transmitted according TO law.
l am not surprised that the Clerk and his
friends should see that he has placed himself in
no enviable predcament %
But Sir, am not willing to be made the
| scape goat 10 bear off his sins. think shall
do well, il / answer for n own.
| ! now propose 10 examine these swim Wit
| nesses, who say theyQppear unbidden upon the
t-ssaed s.thsfny remsiks may be corrected b.
They say the papers in the case referred to
and also the papers in the case OF the State w.
Dixon, were made out and properly endorsed
BY the Clerk al least tsco sceeks before the Leg.
islature convened, and on Tuesday evening, thu
30lh slt., being the evening prior to Mr.. NeaP!
departure for the Capitol, DC. Dates are i'm
portant here Now il is notorious that start
ed for the Capitol on the 29ih, audit was on tn,
| 2Sih that ! called on the Clerk.
The Clerk In his letter says that il was OF
the 28th. that called for the papers.
/. But one word about the taco reeks. hold il
my hand the rapers in the case Of the State w
4 Dixon, f,om which will read the attestation o
the Clerk.
IT. witness whereof, I, A. B. Miller, Clerk Q
The District Court Of Marion county, Iowa
4 have hereunto Get my hand-and affixed the sea
OF said District Court, At Knoxville, in sal
county, this 9th day Of November. A. D. 1854
4 (Signed.) A. B. MILLER,
i Clerk Dist. Court, Merton CO.. Tow,
Only three days, according TO their 0w
dates, before started for The Capital and onl
one day in fact before called for The paper.
which sufficiently accounts for their not bein
finished and sealed up on the 28th, and corrot
crates my statement heretofore made. But whs
has become OF their tsco ,ceeks.
=. witness that proves too much, prove
nothing But there is another fact connecte
with these papers, which wish to notice.
find a certificate of the Clerk in the case Of III
State OF Iowa vs.. ID. B. Dixon, from which
, make the following extracts.
s'And further certify that said cause WI
, tried at the September term, 1853, of the Di
, ,rict Court of said county. to.wit: Septembs
l4'h, A d.. 1853.
In wi'uass whereof, have hereunto set m
hand and affixed the seal Of the District Con
Of Marion county. Iowa, this ll,h day OF D,
cember, 1874.
Is. A. B. MILLER,
Clerk Dist. Court, Marion co., Iowa
~ hereby certify that the foregoing is trt
COPY Of the original certificate now before N
| this All day Of January, A. d.. 1855
GEO. s. HAMPTON,
Clerk Sup. Court, Iowa
Which shows that a complete transcript
the record was not made ont at the time cal
ed for it, nor yet until after the meeting Of Il
, Legislature even up to the lltt Of Decembe
: 1851.
I leave the House TO draw its own coaa1neil
from these facts, and -
! witness Shouldss