The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-02-08
a Bill to Exempt Witnesses from
Criminal Prosecutions.


Assertion that . Clear Showing ol
Fraud Win b llads.
SPECIAL Dispatch TO NE rnssJ
ToaHKA, Feb. 2.
Tomorrow forenoon Special Committee
from the House will report bill exemptius
Witnesses from criminal prosecution in case
their evidence before the Joint Committee in
the investigation implicate themselves. The
bill will exempt witnesses Who swear to the
Offering Of brides, and likewise exempt wit
nssses who swear to the receiving Of brides.
A prominent member Of the committee
stated on the floor of the House this afternoon
that he knew of persons who would positively
make clear showing of the alleged frauds,
If such evidence did not crimina.e themselves.
There is no dohb; the exemption bill will
pass the House tomorrow, and the Senate
will certainly conceed.
Its now claimed that the COMMITTEES will
secure important testimony relstiue
to the election of Z. S. Senator las, winter.
The anti Caldwell men are in good
spirits this evening.
1.-The above was received with no signa-
ture. We give it to our readers for what it
is worth.-Edl
The Elects 2. eG senator. y the Pee
pse-BepSRs 81 C0o0fatees.
Associated Press Dispatch
TOPEKA, Jan. 3l.-Senate resolutions .sk.
ing Congress to submit an amendment nm.
viding for an election Of u. s. Senaton bv
the people, came up in the House and called
forth considerable debate BY the leading
Democrats opposing it. Its further consider
alton was postponed till next Wednesday.
The appropriation bill to the State Normal
School passed on third reading with but eight
votes against it.
A bill raising the salaries of the Judges in
the State came up, and on third reading
pending roll, it was evident that it was losf.
unless the absentees were brought in; 20 there
was call Of the House, after which the roll
was called again, and after \ great deal Of
explaining and changing votes, it passed re-
ceiving u votes.
The special committee to visit the Blind
Asylum reported the institution in good posi-
ton, but recommend that s., 900 be appro-
priated to erect workshops.
All temperance bills were made special for
next Tuesday at O'Clock. The bill
to remove disabilities, which had been killed
twice, got on the calendar again TO-DAY, and
this time was passed, receiving a two thirds
vote.
The Housespent most Of the afternoon in
Committee of the Whole and worked of
small portion Of the greatly oyer-burdened
calendar.
The most interesting debate of the session
sprung up incidentally on motion to amend
bill in relation TO the government of the
penlentiary, so as to provide that no convict
shall be forced to attend church and hear doc
trines which he does not believe. The amend
ment was adopted.
The Senate, this morning, passed bill
providing for The semi-annual collection of
taxes. The bill provides that taxes shall be
paid on the 10th Of December and June. II
one-half is not paid in December the whole
becomes due and 5 per cent penalty at
taches.
The Senate was only in session about three
hours to-day, and was most of the time in
Committee of the Whole on important BUSH
ness.
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sory EdaraaiSnal nm.
Topeka. Feb. IAN efIor, WA mail. i,
the House this morn;nc IN rec,ns;Ie, ,hs
vote bv which the act far raising m. sal.r,ss
ofJudges was passed. II VA. deb,,ed tor ,
long time Inn tho mo,;o, 10 r.,o,.;.,.-
,aiIed This oues,;on viii ,hs ono .ho,,,
mailing newsr,apers occun;ed the eu,;re Tore
noon
This afternoon the Compulsorv E,,uc,-
tioual RiIl was tho spec al order \, me-
yides that ALI children be,woen q and Is
wears of age shall 90 To school Al le ,st tvelve
weeks in each wear and prov;de, for the
of \ fine Of sIt, for no, doing so
il has exceptions where children are nm
healthy. or n,,ent. zoo moor IN ss,d ,bsn,
lis MASSAGE was recommended
This afternoon the House was in a Com-
mit,ee on the Whole and killed ton mr. twelve
bills. II recommends the n,ss,oe nj an ,c,
pivinp phvs;c;,ns the s,ma ;mmun;,;ss y.
LAWYERS and nr;es,s !, ,ev.n, ~ o;y;no sv;-
dence in the Courts.
The Senate p,ssed ne,rlv Nh. whole d.v
in an effort ~ instruct The Inves,;s.,;n.
Committee IN Il, with orc, -. Ia
WAS defeated. but a resolution was finally
passed instructinp the committee In lake
down all the testimony and submit it with
lheir, report; and further, if any was impli-
Gated in the corruption the committee should
give them notice Of it, and il the parties i'm
plicated desired to present exculpatory evil
ience that the committee should hear it.
This came before the House for concurrence
At ) p. m, and called out long debate. The
opposition to il stated that the object of it
was anything public and to increase the BUSH
ness Of the committee to such an extent that
i would not be able to investigate the very
charges which they were raised to investigate
The debae was long and bitter, and on roll
call on the question to indefinitely postpone
The subject the vote stood sixty for postpone
ment 10 twenty zone against
The Special Committee Of the Senate, ON
he charges against Senator Wood, reported
o day that ID. NJ. Adams, President of the
National Bank in Topeka, had refused To
he Senate instructed the Sergeant-at-Arms
o bring Mr.. Adams before the Bar of the
'enate at 10 O'Clock tomorrow, to show the
a'iss why he SHOULD not be committed for
on:empt.
heath of S.e.k.. C.hh,. Cn,.a- nam.
Iasredaeed.
ToPEKA, Feb. I'D. NJ. Adams. Presi-
lent of the National Bank. Voluntarily re-
,orted himself in the Senate this a m and
ta,ed that he had never been summoned To
ppear before the committee. and therefore
,e va, DISCHARGED.
Nothing of importance Was done in the
;enate. and at noon i, adjourned to Monday