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nsnt 10 knos The iset. {
Mr.. Or said that Mr.. slmOntOu could not be
until . anal disposition De mads Of the
resolution.
Mr., CIinguan wanted the question again
brought before the House with a view 10 a
merdment.
Mr. Humphrey Marshall, before the House
voted wanted lhe prisoner brought before the
bar.
The speaker remarked that The Sergeant at
Arms had informed bin that Mr.. simonton
was IA custody and was present.
A voice -"Wbere is he?" Response There
be is at the desk"
The pending question was decided IN the AZ
frmaiys BY ii6 agsios, n. The House then
resumed The consideration Of the bill reported
from the committee nOle effsctually to enforce
the attendance Of witnesses on the mmon o.
either House Of Congress and compel them TO
disclose testimony. which passed. 1t e%bfeFcss
the attendance Of v illnesses, and cOmpels them
to testify.
Mr.. simontOn is in the close custody Of the
deputy sergsant.St.arms at a private boarding
house, where bis friends have free access TO
him. lie has engaged Hon. Revsrdy johnson
as bis counsel, snd intends to bring bis case be-
fore the Circuit Court on a writ Of habeas cor
pus. to test The right Of a citizen and the press
under the action Of the House, as affecting the
personal liberty, Of which he has bsen deprive
ed.
WAsHIxeroN Jan. %
SESArE- The Senate passed the bill TO COM
pei witnesses to testify, only three voting
against 1.-THE debate was animated and long
~eontinu ed.--yhe friends Of the measure press
ed its necessity 10 order to preserve the honor
Of members from grave charges, the present
laws being insufficient to punish Witnesses for
contempt. The minority maintained that the
bill was a fragrant violation Of the constitution
al rights of American citizens. During the gem
ersl debate Mr.. Halo said that if congress s.
should make the issue with a newspaper rspor-
Ter VINO u III OuabOu9B VI a'on "Nh . suSe'
scavenger. be would beat Congress upon it be-
fore the country. and would have the public
sympathy whether he was right or not.
Mr.. Tombs said the principle Of honor a
mongst thieves was now brought forward to
prsvsntths admin ~s'ralion Of public justice.
He thought It proper that the House shoula
protect its members from the Righteousness Of
the press and It's miserable minions who are
allowed TO go about these Halls, Senate ad
jourbed.
} Defeat ofAe Salary bill in the Ohio Legislature
The bill providing for an increase Of the sal
aries Of the Judges was effectually killed on
) Wednesday in The House. The question beng
} on the indeiaitS pdstponement, the vote stood
as follows:
YEAs-Messers. Allen, Anderson, Bell, Blair
Blakesles. Boyer. Bunker. Burns, Campbell,
Cook. Cowan, Of Ashland, CoVan of Shelby,
Crooks, Dooley, Gabriel. Games, Gifin, Culh-
; RE, Hamilton. Hatcher, Hawkins, Hendren,
: Holbrook, Hunter, Hutchinson, Of Washington,
Jewett, Latham, Lawton, Lovelaud. McGurdy.
Mendenhall. Ofo.. Mendehhall OF j.. Mills,
: Monroe, Needham, 0dell, Patterson. Pittman,
!, PlympGon' Potts, Post, R%allston, Kicker, Rus
sell. Shepherd, Sinnet. Smith OF Knox, Thorn.
son Of CoshOcton, Todd. Townsend, Truesdale
Turner, Upham, Weatherby, West and Will
hanson,
! NAYs--Msssrs. Andrews, B~aaghman, 3ing
ham. Brayton. Burton, Gable, Caldwell, Carliu,
/ CLANCY. Clark Of Gslli,, Flowers, Franklin.
Green, Grier, Haines, Holmes. Hutchisou, oil
: Madison, lion, Langdon, Liusr, Lyle, Miller,
Mygatt, Parsons, Peck, Plume, Robinson,
Shaw, Simmons, Slough, Smith Of Franklin
Smith of Montgomery. Thomas. Thompson 0
/, Brown. Turpin. Waston, Yhple and Speaker.
While the judges were turned off, ia the
House, the Senate was defeating the House bill
0 for raising the fees OF Jurors to one dolla
CITY per day. We think the latter bill certain
: " ought to BE- passed. One dollar a day is Ia
. ami GIANT -C1epelona Lander.