White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-17

A Disputed Question Explained.
Having said, several weeks since, tha
we were one of the half-dozen member
Of the House who voted against the arti
cles Of impeachment in the case of Gov
Robinson. The Leavenworth Conserva
tive, in the following article. intimate
that we have not stuck to the facts: -
We DoN'T SEE rr.-A few days ago
we stated that Sol. Miller voted last Win
ter for tho resolution i,npeaching th
State officers.
In the last White Cloud Chief We fin'
the following:
I'm the Legislature. last Winter, W
were one of tho half-dozen members VIII
voted against the articles of Impeachment
in the case Of Gov. Robinson, because w
could see no evidence that he was engag
ed in the Bond Swindle."
On referring to our files, VIC find tn
following. in q letter from our Topeka
correspondent, dated Feb. 14th, 1862:
"While the vote was being taken,
solemn and almost painful silence pre-
vailed. unbroken save by the AYE will
which every menaser responded. Ant
when the Speaker announced that sixty
Eve gentlemen having voted in the affir
native and none in the negative, applaus'
loud and long echoed throughout th'
Hail."
If Sol. Miller voted against that reso'
luton, it has never been generally knowr
to the public. Every member present
certainly voted for the resolution, although
votes may have been changed on the Jour.
mails afterwards.
The editor Of the Conservative proba.
bly, thinks the above is o crusher, as il
would be, were he not barking at the
wrong hole. We have asserted one thing.
which he attempts to disprovc, by quot
ing testimony upon a different point
stopping far short of the real issue. With
the utmost Difference to him and his cor
respondent, we will give short history
of the whole subject. which we trust will
enable him to "see it."
AS is we'll known, q Committee was
ordered by tho House, to investigate the
sale of State Bonds, as it should have
done; for there is no doubt that the State
was swindled in that operation, although
there is difference Of opinion as to where
the blame should rest. But the strangest
act of the Speaker of the House, was his
selection of the material of that Commit
zee, or majority Of it. If it was the
to bring about certain result,
which had been predetermined, regard
ess Of the evidence elected by the inves-
igation. then tho proper material was
elected /; but if the object was straight
onward, impartial justice. then it was
lot to be looked for in that crowd.
The Committee went to work but
hey appeared to be in secret conclavc
7ith certain United States Senator and
evcral distinguished outsiders, more frc.
uently than they were at work in the
Committee room. They had not fairly
operations, before, with sun
ry mysterious winks and mods of the
cad, they gave anxious inquirers to uu-
erstand that all the State officers would
G impeached. After time. they made
partial report, but it contained nothing
efficient to convict the Governor but
lc Committee stated that they reserved
'e privilege of making farther investiga-
ons, and reporting at their discretion-
the same time intimat'ng that they
ere on the track of developments which
ould certainly ruin the Governor.
One day the Committee came in from {
cir investigations, their conntenances
that they had found mares
st full of eggs-that they were about to
rst she'll which would startle the 9
hole House, and make even Brigadier '
eneral Clarkson shake in his boots. '
artin Anderson looked the exact picture s
Dervish of the Arabian Desert, in a
Q midst of an incantation. Jones, of b
lima, reminded ono of young robin b
oking ont for an expected worm. Sid |
y Clarke looked like a kitten with its v
st mouse under its paw-auxious to y
ay with it rs long as possible, yet il
'ongly inclined to give it the finishing S
oke. lest it might escape. Hartley Fl
IS the imitation of schoolboy who,
wing bent pin and placed it upon the is
joining seat. was endeavoripg to look n
concerned, yet could not repress his b
patience to see his neighbor sit down. t.
ID Tom Carney-well, we believe be a
sn't there. 1t appeared to us that b
m was pretty we'll disguised with the e,
co, and made it convenient to be alb p
t at Leavenworth, looking after his g,
'ceries. as frequently as possible. W
Anderson was the spokesman. He bl
SC and stated, in as impressive man.
as he could, that the Committee had az
q examining Bob Stevens, and had in
en- him permission to retire for short Dc
Q, until they consulted upon some T.
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