, 1869-03-04
STATE LEGISLATURES,
In Attempt at Bribery Exposed In
the House.


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spcct&ueepatca 70 Tbs uhiesgo Tnbuna.
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fHM oa1aAc1-Aiz11f1to 8tsfHE.
xon Will heoleet thts ABOUT week tlnee
eeat Taa he nraramone sepast o1. the Printing
Eoinnattaoe o. ne Houae with afesofatson a.
tachsd(' Who hsd: ossn ergsged sor eons time n
fnvttt2ssins tae contract tor sapptyiug the stAte
with pr1nhrE paper for The use
Of the State Printer. The conanittea, ~ the
rssnlt Of their tazcsstKaton. cana to ths mani
Hou1 eoue.uAion that gross wrong had been done
IN awarding the contract, aud also IN the m1uuer
| which the contractor Wit carrying 1t
! out. &rd the resolution 1natsted
thst the cu1Eact r .ahou.d b deei1rrd
parties, By seutlng shsevd parliamentary
dodge, The eject Of which WIS ros Il once uader-
stood By the other side. sent the report and seto
| iu,lon to the nonse Judiciary Committee, where
| 1t has t1nee quietly slept uIttl this uno,plne,
when Mr.. Ta1bott aroeo In his ssat to
privileged question. He briefly rehearsed the
| nc Ion Of The committee, and then charged upon
the Judieiasy Committee tho attempt to suae all
| future action upon the report ind
! rttonuon BY holding L back
aro refusing to report it. Mr.
/ Bond ChlitnAo Of the judiciary Committee.
explained tie caufes Of the delay in his commit
toe. Tho point Of his reasors did not exactly
| understand. II seemed not ouI.a aat,sf,c,ofg.
/ When Nj. Bond sat Gown, Hi. Munsqu, Of Cook.
rose IN his seat and spoke with marked emotion
and i1disnat,ou. After eding few moments.
he tcok no1n his de.k N envelope and produced
| theroFrum forr hundred dollass In gfnenpackp.
| End which he declared had been sent to him, bT
wtum be did not ray. to purchase The silence Of
! tho Chairman OF the Printing Committee On the
matter Of the paper swiudie &c then
walked up to the Clerks desk and depostted the
money IN the hands Of that Official. Ur eousse,
this exposition produced decided datte.!ng, and
demand was It onee made upon the judiciary
Cornt1see 10 report back the resolution, which
was done. a motion wa then made that the
resolution be adopted. Mr. Ch'ldt, Of DuPake,
a1d Mr. Taylor, OF Cook, opposed II; the former
retolatlou was dr ally adopted BY rots Of - to
>. Then another parliamentary dodge wss
| attempted 10 prevent the resolution
| RolnR to the senAsn- NJ. Chi1t4. Of
/ DuPage. aroee snd ssked to have entered mo-
ton to reconsider the soie bI which the Tcsolr-
uon Wa adopted. According to ChtlaA' theory
thn cut Oh any nouon foE immediate rscoustd-
| e1attcu, and held the bill Just wherc II was.
Mr.. Bailey imncti1sely Jumped to Ills
| net and moved I reconsideration Of
| The vote By which the bill had been passed, aud
| uoTed 10 laJ that motion On the table. MI.
Chiids soee 10 point ot order, and propoeed to
! d.scuss the point ad tu4affuta. TIE House WIS
| disgusted witt this sort Of fltbnsternT. and IT.
au5 journed until this afternoon. Al tho opening
orde, Was oserEuled, and the motion to reeoosder
! the vote bJ which the resolution was passed
| vas lnd on tho tab1e was easred-Aycs, u p1ys,
4. The nef fatlves were Ls1niu9, Stanley. Taylor
| and Cock, Of Ssr rghmon. There are naary stories
| md runoss ahoat about this rumosed attempt 1t
me member himself wno made the e5pos'tlon. Il
sven m partt.,1J tue, ,ns member h.. 81: seen 81
| guilty Of ve.y questionable conduct,
70 .y the lest. not It ii
1snasd by The anr.et, hs ,sesa. 10 have felt to a.
rnsSe others In wzons-dosak. Tho member has
oaa m 's %
NHtns, ~ 'ea sAu ~ 'es1s ~ W eo1
psss " p... 80 49, ~ .1.S W 49, =. ,.S,e
| members, Wbfeh IL already untomlofkAolJ and
f.o,t1oo E1iI he had Al onee
" eAs41 1.4srs,
1he eenein assembly pissed JONI sesolataon'
aeno1 nme 1laees mqoestnR INC aHosney 9eu-
e1al ol tnlA stase 70 inquire tato mo CONTACTS
Aao lesse m.oo os as 171suet
o. she Alno's ana Alent8aa CAus.
Ics tne - s..,s o sn1 s..a - =. s,s saa saa
asees1An "oe'aet ~. o.A1e - ponAu ~ sAto -
uaet o. teases, na Nnesaet snefe s M easlnE
eondauona tnefem ~ "nleo as .ae 4@me can oe cn.
ecueo- sep'J I4s tne ot1usao5
General goes mo tae ese ~ eoa@aets
bic length. He arut gives I bnef
history Of the leaning Of this power to Morton i
Co.. then ths rrcsens or third lcsse, which ron
satns al tho questions AID 1stuef, and then dts
cuases tho Il" OF uast a. eona!aesaose lenstot
eting from y11iaus suthontes. He concludes
bis opinion ~ follcwE:
"!n relation to the yuidtt{ q the !es1e herein
eet 1onn: ea1 M on'y w ~! ~ upnun - ~, ~
atns .ss aee;s,ea "a ne Invalid hv ia inde
nent Of competent lszal tribunal npon
Tho grtnnd Of scual f.ud. *hstneE made
geo atn -s. or h - inan, III 'nto rs r,n1s.,
T. OILY ~ ny pn phomSis Es4. aaqus' nv o yisTs al
TN le1sl uQe.tipns involved II the resolution
submitted to me. DO therefore give
t. - my opinion toE tne asMes sees
/ - - 80. -. ETst.+ r0w4r - a*,t esnsi md fh1t
M iees1 oo,iRat:ot Ieats up3n them to etve xny
public notice Of the ttEao Or pacs hen snen lsAs-
| ing Will take place, ana t9at Ihe IeuflM aaeeM.
~ n rhsn.s The c17ensnta oY ,hn ieaso 40
Yfthta oD1n,nn of the Attorney General win
| bold tr,trr fhrn No,tnn l. Do. cau hold hence.
| en-h nntfl Jn,v 4 1sss. An fbe addt.
| ,1onal water which uay be produced I,
rocknort bv ths derntnt, . Of tho cut between
-. M,ch,e.n ,nn thc River Dtsp1s.ucs. which
.h,,l h+,r tne tsne nronorriou to the whole ousn,
.,tv Of v..er aupnlttd n The rent paid under tht
leases n sde TO Hiram Eo1toD, dated Aa.ch 4th
sd 18th, 1883, bears 70 the quantity OF WALTZ now
| futptfte I'd to Ne Ftcu u der MS le1Be4-
YCLlKn's KAlI1oAD ELL
VS. brought INTO the House, thh mora
| inR' Fso wv - ~ - ~. ~ "
| printed, 4nd made Inc fpee1a o1aex ICE 1o-nanf
| now, At II o'clock.
| ntooxYp11o3 XAylzotp RHi.
n. h,,, ,Ifnvin1 the civ OF Bloomington ,s
falnc TAX ct @N.uoo. lot tae pofpose VI TEL"
burstrg irdlI1dnAls who suose11bsa taat amoun'
IN petnre the relocation OF the Chicago, Alton
. .. 1.,,, Ps,f,n,d eno1r. .ra yto,,r shooa =,
e~ -Os4s ~ -
tttt plAee% pateeo LEO aoase 0oa3' osel
tie Governors veto. By rots
~ ~.,n hvtho s.n.te. whste,vr nav b ii,
Lee seLo Ae3 sno neA4' " .~.. -
opinion ot the peop.e en- tne Eks1ks OF tnls eon
et.aion, an ready 10 eensete 70 Aessrs' NC
nnni md Smith, The ssaasor md: Repfetsnaur'
nom thai disaaes. htnos act sna ia.faasenee .as
perseverance, Win Fn1en taeso 1so &anneus.
/ hsye Put this fne1fu1o 10 s1cttAdfo1IJ tt.puKi