, 1874-02-25

| Tho opinion Of Judge Ihwrencc III nood's caAe,
| which, wab, lit substance, that tho HotiBo had
authority 70 compel witness to anawor, was roa*l:
and tllbu Dradwolf asked Wobber aud la1no If
! they would ntlswor tho following
| QUESTIONS Asked l,y TIE COMMITTEE:
First-Did you bid for tho public printing In
IS Hooad-Dia ron gtvo h bond III connection
! with the bid which WINS approved by Gov.
Y1t,yi--Did you receive money oleokH or
valuable consideration for not nliowlng tho bid
| amount and from whom did you rnootyo IT.
| Ftttrth-Aro ouch bid and bund now In oxtBt-
onco7 II SO, whore nro thoy, aud will you pro-
""SY Fi5M~Wnl you anhwer any othor questions
| that tnag bo put to yon touching tho printing
oontract, or any combination to prevent uompo.
t1tton in tho lotttng Of such contraot7
] WEpDEH nRrLfED
tlat nt1BvorB to those Questions had alrcady been
n,ado public by other Witnesses, which released
| him from the Masonic obligation that prevented
hin, from answering tllem boforo, and he wns
now rondy to corroborate tho other Witnesses, If
| it would do any good.
PAINE pEo11NED TO ANSWER
| until ho Ind consulted his COUNSEL. This deli
Anco caused 4 n1urrnur to run through tho
House, which folt that ito dignity wan At atakc,
| and matlo tho galleries, which woro crowded,
ntilnito tho grit 1T tho coutumaoioua gontloman.
Connolly ploadel for mercy. He believed tho
prisoner had rs mitch right to consult counsel as
tic iuurtloror Rafforty.
Duuham moved that Paino be kopt in custody
OF the Doorkeoper until IL o'clock Tomorrow;
then to DO brought boforo tho bar Of the House.
unlesB ho agreed to answer tho questions before
that ttlno.
Ray wanted nin, sont to tho County 1atl for
| tho Bnn,e time.
| Durham bolivoa tho House had no authority
over tho Jail Of Bnngamon County Or Its shoriif.
| OrcudorF moved that Webbor bo turned loose.
| Ho wAs.
Rays resolution waa lost--ycaB. A.; nnys, 60.
Dnnhnm wo,l-Gs TO 20.
| Jones' raised tho point TINT 1t required q ma
| jority Of tho IIouso to sond a man to prlaou.
Tho Chnlr Batd 1t didn't.
Quinn moved that faino bo
1ScAnCEnATED IN TIE LELAND HOUSE.
Connolly moved that thb judiciary Committee
10 instructed to inquire why tho opinion Of tho
| Supro1no Court, which had boon loaned tho
House by tho reporter Of tho Supreme Court,
sidor It. ...... ..,
hardly n quorum remaining. -.
Paine was taken IN cuBtodyssof thu Doorkeepor.
It WAS expected that Judge Zano would issue t.
writ OF habenB corpus. But he doosn't like to
buck against llouae Of Representatives.
ON THEIR 11Annow-lsoNEa.
Tho Witnesses who woro 80 naughty before
Judge Draiwell wore brought to their milk. got
down OH their marrow-bo6os before tho Judge
thiB evening, aud blabDed az follows
YYobbor said lie got $1,000, John Baker CON
feBsed to $500, Pinkard to 81 ,250, posey to $685.
aud Richards to $1,000. The balanco OF tho
0,50O invested in bidders las already boon ac-
counted for.
continues to lie ~ stubborn as mule. He
might AZ we'll give up, for tho age Of martyrdom
Ho will remain III custody tonight, aud DO
brought before tho House in tho morning, to
waato another day, perhaps.
RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES;.
smeiat Dispatch to The chicaao Tribune.
THE RAILROAD LAw-oH1oAoo MEhcnANTs AsE
THAT IT DE ALTERED.
/ CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-Alr. Dow presented to
the aennto the following petition:
We, tho undersigned citizens OF Chicago, most re-
spectfuly represent to your Honorable House Of A.
semty, that tho Railroad lnw which went into opera
tton IN July Last M ss nS re1lized to us tho benefits an:
Otherwise aided tho production or tho business Of the
country, hit proved Of uncertainty, dis
puo, litigation, and expense, placing towns, pities
ana State III untavornble relations to nolghboriug
States III tho transaction Of buslnexa. o linhy aHk
such modification repeal Of tho law will restore
passed.
Signed, With others, by o,,. j. o.,,
Howard rrieatly, J. d. Lyon,
J. 2. Rsnney, Hiram Wheeler,
l.. D. Raymond, 4. II. Pickering.
f. @. 8rymours D. II. Dcnton,
1 4 II nnHh1
5. Il. 1is5li Lincoln, 5tu -. Ktchurds, .'''''
| j. 7. lsums,,. II. Spruaure.
| g. II. How,
mud 800 Mes&rs Of tho Board OF Trade md buHtncss
'"ea VI onie@ao'
/ TIE WAREHousE'AEdlsTnAn hill
senator Williamson prosecuted petitions from
Chicago asklng for tho passage OF tho waso-
iloi'se-NeSlstrar Dill. quo OF them was from
6atkors and bore tue ~ following esgnat'lEos: y.
j. Eames, s. A. Kent, Q. ". Blair, Henry
| troenobaum, j. Y. Clarke, Is. IoeWenthal. II
il not likely the bill will pass this session.
| NEW BOARD or COMMISSIONERS:
Cuu,mings' bill. making tho doyornor, Audi,
| tor, and Attofney-General o Doaru or lsnllfoatt
| Commissioners III lieu NJ tho present Board,
| was mado tho special order Tor Thursday morn
ing.
voR1B n11I' .,
| continuing full and original rates OF faro and
freight for railroads. was taken up, It being the
spccinl order. VorH won tho loor with Indefinite