Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-02-27
which was postponed to the next event

yey of Racine, was brought up for con
tempt in refusing to testify before the R.
R. Investigating Committee. He stated
that he intended no dsrespect in his refa-
sal to answer, but be believed that the at
tempted exercise of power BY the Legisla-
ture was unconstitutional and asked tn g
unusual privilege of being hoard BY coun-
sel in the matter! This motion was op
posed hy Knowton, Noble, j. B. Gray
and others, and favored by Clark, T. ii.
Smith, DE-. The privilege was denlei by
vote of 81 to 26. Certain interrogation
ries were then propouliled to Mr.. Falvey,
and tisuG given till o'clock, p. M. to ans
wer. AT that time time Flavey appeared
and made reply in an argument drasn up
by Mr.. Arnold, and by the indulgence Of
the Assembly read by him. In this docu-
meht the investigation WAS characteristics!
as unconstitutional because the Legislature
had no judicial power except in" npeach
nont and punishment for contempt com
united at the present session, that 10 III
quire into the misconduct Of former sessions
or any Jurisdiction either of the subject
matter embraced in the prnposed investl-
cations, or the companies or parties inpli-
Gated. Therefore in refusing to testify it
WIS urged that Mr.. Flavey hal been gull
ty of no contempt. The Investigation was
stignmtized aa ''Anti American" tex par
tie" abhorrent to the spirit as it is forbid
den by the letter of constitution, &e. AT
ter hearing the Assembly, by an almost
unanimous vote, declared Falveys answer
insufficient to purge him of contempt and
and he was sentenced to be kept 10 days
in custody of the Sergeant farms, foG
his contempt in noglccting to obey the
subpoena Of the committee, reserTing to a
future time Judgment for refusing to ans
wer questions.
l On the 18th tie Assembly had before
! them G. A. Stephens for contempt in fail
ING to appear ana testify before the com
; Imttee. He had taken out writ of Ha-
5eas Corpus before Commissioner Lana-
tug, but so explained his course and avow
ed his willingness to go before the commit
a. L, 20 y, a III
Ipriluand from the Speaker, and has since
'Ioiven in his testimony.
In the Senate a memorial of one Ira
Hodson was introduced offering to furnish q
site of Is acres and furnish all the stone
necessary for the building Of State Nor
NAL School, if the Legislature will appro-
pirate $4,000 for the salneypurpose. A
claim For $1,000 for services of J. G. Perez
val as State Geologist was introduced and
referred to the Joint Standing Investiga-
ting Committee.
At the evening session the Kansas
refolutions were discussed. The 40
resolutions of Mr.. Davis were with
drawn as they had been disowned by the
Democracy and characterized by Nh. Sinp-
son in the previous evenings stump speech,
/ denouncng the republicans d declared by
i him mere contemplate trick to catch
Votes. Mr.. Beams resolutions were also
withdrawn and some excellent anti slavery,
Anti."Dred Scott decision," Anti Lecomp-
ton resolutions. Davis and Bean spoke
! ably and polntedly in reply to Mr.. Simp
| son reviewing the action Of The fathers and
the events in Kansas, and in favor of the
resolutions. CLARK offered some excellent
! Anti Kecempson resolutions and the whole
1 matter was laid over to the next evening.
On the 18th, the Senate had an open
j Executive session on the Governors ap
continents of Normal School Regents
i AS debate on the merits of the different p
i pointees was impossible, under the elrcum-
i stances,the Senate first went on to confirm
i two, then backed down and reeonsidered,
then rejected all the appointments on the
! ground that they we're not properly scat
tered over the state !! fe
In the evening the Kanses resolutions
! again came up. Cook and Tucker, on the
/ Democratic side, occupied two or three
hours in speeches, well delivered, but full
J Of inconsistencies, being both Douglas and
Buchanan, Lecompton and anti-Lecomp.on,
! pro-slavery and anti slavery, full Of bitter
denunciations of the Topekaites, Jim
fl Lane, the Tribune and other 'sfiithy
Sheets" and the Republican party gener-
. ally. Hanchett reviewed these speeches
1 and the history of events in reference to
il Kansas, since the passage Of the Nebras-
j ka- Kansas bill, and made a most logical