Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-23


Hlorsr.-Thc House passed thirteen pri- |
waite bills
Mr. Kelsey, rising to question Of privi-
lego, offered a preamble setting forth that
Jos. J.. Chester had been duly summoned be-
fore the Corruption Investigating Committee,
and had neglected to appear, and concluding
with the resolution that the Speaker issue his
warrant, directed to the Sergeant at-arms. com
handing him to take into custody the body of
the said Chester. wherever found and the
same forthwith bring TO the bar of the House
to answer for contempt of It's authority.
Mr.. Florence mqurcd-Whorc is your ou-
thority for all this
Mr.. Jones of Tennessee, believing the
House had no such power moved to lay the
resolution on the table.
1 Mr.. Paine demanded the yeas and nays.
/ Mr.. McMulcn regarded this as a very inn
portant question and time should be afforded
90 look into it. His motion to adjourn recei-
we'd a decided negative.
At the instance of Mr.. Orr, the precept ad-
dressed boy the Speaker TO the Scrgcant-at-
arms, commanding the latter to summon Chcs-
ter, was read. The prccept was returned by
the Sorgcnt-at-arms. with the endorsement
that he had served the summons on the llth
inst
Mr. Orr was permitted TO make a statement.
lie said the Committee had NOT acted in this
matter without looking G,llv into the author
tiles. which, they thought, fully sustained
c,so occurred ~ ts17 or 1913 ~ ttis cfFoct
"a narty annl;cd IN Icr.is Wil,;or,s MON.
bor of tbis House and ,,ro,osod IN nav him N
nocupiory consideration 10 mato 6vorablo
rc,,ort On, , crrtoin KIN NJ Vfli,r,s hro,,.L,
Inc fact TO the attention of tbo House. which
ordered the arrest of tho marty in the lam
gnoyc of tbc resolution now boc3re tho House
which the nrcsent Committee conied from the
proceedings in that case. Tbe marty was
brouol,t bcf,re d,o Tronsc and ,eor rial y.os
roprimondcd opIv bv tbo Smoker or tbc
House. hccause tbcro wore mitisatin, circum-
stances After his DISCHARGE from custody
he instituted am action agoinst tbo Scrgcort.
at-arm.. for false imnrisopment The case
,ras tried in tbo T. : Circpit Co,r, and h.
cdcd against the nlaintiF and ON anncol IN
the Suprome Court that tribunal decided
flat tbo uo,,so had ,I., ,,o,,or a. act NJ - boI
dome and Amt II ,yos' ,rnncrl,. ovcrc;scl rho
Scrgcart.at- ARMS WAS ,,ratccfod and ,l,c com
ploint disr,issod m ,i,ross i, tl,o -.
raso WAS snbnoncd but GiIod 70 orocar If
nc uoosc bod NAT tho ,,o,.or ~ oIe,rco tl'o
attendance of tbe ,,it,csscs ,,o ;nyosti,,tio,
was n mockcrv. apdbo orr \ should not CON
tpuo ,ncubcr or nc Corn,;tfco rritbad
mot tbc po,y,r I'm cnlorco. rocns,ots ~ tcs,ic,
to Gcts within ,bc;r lro,yleJ,o ,bo in,osf
o8tiop would f,ll I'm tbo. ,,ronnd
Mr. Rroonc ,,isboJ ,o rnalo a .t.to,,,,t
relative IN Mr. Chester but NJ lone nj
Tom said tbov wanted IN b.,r othi,., ,bo,t
Li,,, p,,-
Mr. Harris of Ul.-Whon the witness pur-
CESS himself of the contempt. will hear the
explanation
Cries of Hear! hearty
Mr. Broome-I was informed this morning
that Mr.. Chester was sick and unable TO be
present before the Committee. ] would ask
the Committee whether they can produce evil
donce that Mr. Chester refused to appear
Mr. Paino-That is of no consequence to
the matter before the House
The House refused to lay the resolution on
the table. and then passed it nearly unanim-
ously Adjourned
SATURDAY, Jan II.
HoUsE-Mr. Otero introduced a bill grant
ing lands to new Mexico and Missouri for
railroad purposes.
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