, 1875-01-16

other day in appealing to this Committee for jlls-
tice before the }nllr. nnt} wished nuv to appear
simply M witncsH. and Hith his hauk-book ai
y,nriic:a allow what he did with tho money,
"'rho Colnatteo has nothlng 10 .!o with my Frl-
yatn nfraNs, bus. under protest, vii! answer
that o mt know through whom tho payment
WAS ul,io. but do know where gut tue nionoy'
Un.cr The ss,le protest. " i'll state tlht i cano
ftu,n William Nfaiey Thompson, part OF i being
money earned md par .oa 70 H;, re- Tim 1i i,,
Null Company or subsidy. As nattor Of facs
ho was in favor uf Il"
Questlon,-What lid yon understand to DO
ThMntson's hatnoRB2
Ansvcr-I ,locIiue moss positively 10 answer,
for yuu have i,o business 10 nsk me tsfe q'o4-
tiutl. .
Il, response to otI.cr questions, the Witness
raid 10 thought tlln other DAY no diu kilo"
through wlon, lilo notc ws+ paid. but, OIL rcIlcc-
ton aul inquiry Ut lrvn ilo ioltilI liz WIS ms
tateu aud really now lio dill not know anything
more shout it than that Thompson left wash.
ington Will, tie understanding that ho "o"lu
taxa uv tho note III California. and wituess pro-
snt1te. no .1li, as tho note can1o hack to Inn.
Wilucss Deposited tho =, ,0l'0 III nc ifeeamaaa
Hank. Iie Fatr",i.cd that institution, hecanso
it Ind given him q column advertisement,
and ie wanted to recil'TncAto tho patronage.
(Laushtcr.} Ills agyregatctdcposits. up to Sept.
Q. werp :G.G0n.
Tie wituoss began to read from tho stubs OF
llir check b,oh Il cutnptete ACCOUNT of how he
used nil oi lis money. when suggestion was
nintlc that it Was not NECESSARY. .
Wltncsa-ol.. yes. would rather give, yon
all my transactions viii! ny butchers, BAKERS
md tai.n,s. + l,avo had them with every one
cxce}t congressman, AMI that III nll that Las
saycl mo fran utter lisgrac1.
Q,-~lIuw much Of tho money you received
from Thompson was a loan to yun
A.-I[o owed mo- think. 8o,nc 3}.oou.
1>awca-rleaeo answer my qu"Htnn
W.-Ihis IL E.nuE into my private attalrs too
n,cl,. | MN getting tired. .,z.....,
Dawes-If you arc ttretl. yo,1 may take a scat.
W,tuess-l nit, getting tired, not in my legs,
but III my patience. 80. .-..,.
p.-Whero wcro you when you repaid to
Thompson lis loan to you?
Al decno to answer any moro such qlss-
! tions. .,.....-.,
Q.-Will you inform tho Commttoo whom and
| III what way ys,u paid it, ,......-
A.-No; Yuu are going into another transac-
| tion not connected wit! tho question. ...
| u-Do vo,l know whether Thompson was con-
| noctul will tic Now Iberia Quicksilver Mining
| Company ,..
| It. 1t s nn insult; YOU have guno beyond ali OF
yonr legitimate powers.
consider hi,nscf excused for tho present, anu
tho Committee could dctormiue whether he
would ba required asain.
| Adjourned.
| Till: In8'1S fiAnEAs conrrs cAsE+
tn the House. this ,uprEing, Mr.. Dawes again
brought iii tho tlaboas corpua proceedings in the
case Ut Richard B. irwin. anil Informed tue
lIo,1so that Judge Macarthur. after argument to-
| day. lad delivered MI Cpinion Insisting On tho
production Of tho prisoner.
sr. Kaeson submitted, from the Committee
| oil Why's and Means, resolution ordellnE that
| tho ScrEcAnt-nt-Arfns nlnko known to the Jutgp
| thnt lie las irwin in custody pursuant 70 AL
| order Of tho 1fuuso ou it's judgment !; that no
| mah in contoinpt OF tllo Honse asd for no other
reasou; also, that tlre ltol,se requires uim to
| retain tho body OF lr"lu in lis custody
y, tn et.f
contempt: also t., inform the JuIga that. Id all
officer Of tho House, lto cannot dlsobey its Or
dors hv releasing Or transferring Irwin fiom hls
cuutody. .-....
Aflhr long discussion. Mr. Dawes moved the
| previous question in tllo midst Ut cries OF
'.yoe." .' vnto," OIL the Republican ride ii tho
House, and au appeal from alr. EldrcdEe that
thu Democratic side OF tho House should haze
e.suco to be heard. Amid the urroar;, Mr. l'''s-
lcr tAlaas) repeated several times the l'h:aa",
"Ci ucify him cruelty him"
Finally tho 1Io,ise refuaod to second tho rre-
vioss Question. AMI the debate vas resumed. -,
air. beck offered Il substitute resolution d.
Tect!ng tho so1gcaut-at-iImH to make caTetn
return to tho writ that the prisoner is dl'y iaslc
by authority OF tho House of Representatives te
answer proceedings against him fol contempt
atrl to take with him tho body OF Irwin botor,
the Court When making Hucn rutnrn. as required
br law. lie said he saw 1othing, loft Tor tux
| I{ouse bit to ui,ey tiIa law. If tho aaw Waa no
good. It should no repealed, but 80 long as /
stood tic House Lad to obey it.
Mr. Cessna moved tn amend aIr. beck'H reso
luton by adding to it that The Scrgcant-at-Asm
10 further directed to oboy the oEdor Of th,
Cnurt.
Tho amendment was rojectod.
Mf. L. cka resolution Vas tnon adopted ~
eub-.iuo for that offere1 by alr. kasson.
Mr.. ksrsnn moved to reco1silar. but. AZ mo
tion to aaih.ra mad tlnt kesn made, tho 1npti'1'
was not re.;a.tlsii ~ Fefere the House, aud tt
lI5uso adjourned till Monday.