Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-24
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House The pending question was on !
he tnot,on 10 reconsider the vote by winch
= IS passed the esolut on directing the Ser
,.aa,- at Arm. 80 keep Mr. Simonton in
lose 20, finernen', and 10 lay that motion Oh
he table
M Humphrey Marshall asked whers
Mr. Simonton VS.! Whether he was IN
custody. and IL 50, ny wha, authority?
The Speaker replied, that *ss a question
no' properly before the House.
Mr. Marshall maintained tina, i, wss per.
''nehi TO know the fac'.
Mr. Orr said Mr. Simon'on could not he
confined until tinal disposition be made Of
The resolution.
Mr. Marshall, before he House voted,
wanted The prisoner brought 10 the tar.
The Speaker remarked that the Sergeant.
al Arms had Informed him that Mr. Simon
I n was in custody, and vas present.
A voice-Where is he
esponse-There he is a. hi, desk.
The pending question was dec 'ded in the
affirmative BY Ito against 81 The House
then passed the bill introduced from the
Select Committee 10 enforce the attendance
II witnesses and compel them 10 testify.
Baltimore, Jan -.
\ terrible tragedy occurred here to-
day. \ druggist filled pr .scription
ordered by Arnold, a German physician
for child. The child took the medi'
einc and died immediately Aronld
took the remainder Of the II edicinc to
to the druggist and told h m he had
made fatal mistake.
The druggist persisted that the med.
ieinr was right. and to show the conf
dcnec in his correctness he swallowed
Il portion himself. lie was immediate
" attacked by horrible commissions
and died in few minutes. The doe
tor who merely tasted the preparation
and spit it from his mouth, was also
attacked and was with difficulty saved.
The affair occa>ioned great excitement
the druggist had mixed cyanurct Of
potassium with lemon juice, develop
ing enough prursic acid in the proper
a ion to have killed thee hundred
penple.
jacksonville, Fa., Jan. Is.
zen. llarvc, has withdrawn his flag
Of truce, aud declared wal against the
Indians.
We have had a heavy gale here ac-
companied with SHOW.
MiLw NIB, Jan. -.
The Democratic caucus met last eve
nin. and nominated Judge Dunn for
t. :, Senator Nc election has taken
place yet.
Thermometer here this morning %
degrees below zero.
'ilouehc>tcr, y. J. Jan. -.
Twrn,y-four d~cIing houses were
burnt TIN. morning. They belonged
to the bleaching and prinlina works.
New York. Jan. -.
The London correspondent Of the
Comntrcioi lie rhsu saws tia, Lord
Napier is To- u" the new british minis
te; at Washington.
" aSiiingtor, Jan. -.
Mr.. Slm"n,on is III close custody Of
the DEPUTY Sergeant At Anus AT a
private boarding Aou>,, where his
friends have free .."ccs> To him. Tie
has engaged Hon. Reverb, Johnson as
his counsel. ami intrn;, I" bring his
casc before the ir'ui, Court on "A writ
"t hrt"u> corpus /" to-. TIE rights vi "A
citizen and the Pics urdcr ,l,,. action
ofthc House Il, aiic,'lh. the personal
liberty OF which b. has beef, deprived.
The Submarine Telegraph hlI' as
passed by the SENATE, retains jail its
Original features, hut has relieved
ameudnen, To- r.l,i.r its provisions
more explicit
l:o>ton, Jan. ~.
The liabilities %, CI,as. j.. lire,Ien
are uywaras ~ S5oo,ouo. An Eng
.,!,l house loses s3Uc,0ou.
Washington, Jan. 9Th.
SkSA1E.-Mr James ). Green, elected
Senator from Missouri III place Of Mr..
Atchison, appeared and was qualified.
Mr. Seward preseol-d u petition from
ths Geographical Society OF the City OF
New York, protesting against the coinage
Of three dollar anil three cent pieces, and
PRAYING that meme but demica! cons may
be issued from the Mint
llousR.-Mr Orr, from the Corruption
Investigating Committee, made report
setting forth that Mr. Sinonton had re-
fused answering certsin questions ~ TO
members 0: the House approaching him
with corrupt propositions, which we're
deemed material to the inquiry OF the
committee.
The report concluded with = resolu.
ton directing the Sergeant at Arms, TO
take Mr. Simonton into custody and bring
him before the bar o. tho House forth
with, to answer for contempt Of ito ~.
thority. The resolution was adopted
only IL voting in the negative.
Mr. Orr slsO reported the bill the more
efectually to enforce the attendance Of
answers Of witnesses, making them liable
to imprisonment and fine.
During . spiritcd die :ussion 10 which
II gave rise. tbs assistant Scrgesnt-at-
Arms brought Mr. Simonton before the
ber Of the Hou.e, to reply to question
from the Speaker - to what he hsd to
cay Why further action should not DO ia.
ken against him.
Mr. SimOntion said he ives prepared to
make speech, and spoke for more than
half an hour in jus,ifioa ton Of his rsfu-
sal to answer winch two members OF tho
House had approached him With corrupt
propositions. tie denied the power Of
the House to proceed against him in this
particular case, and Concluded By asking
to he heard BY the counsel.
Various propositions we're made req
pecting him. one by Mr. Orr was adopted.
Tor the Sergeant. 1t. Arms to keep him
close confined till hs purged himself from
the cootemps.
The proceeding. extended over: I've
hours.
Adjourned.
Phiiadslphis, jan q.
The St Leuis Rspubliess psblishs. 40
sdsanss copy Of Governor Gsary's Nee.
sage to he Ksasas Lseislaturs. With
regard to popular sovsrsieety. Gov
Gesry says 10 sabsssaes that, when he