Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-08

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remain in court fnd not to depart un.
I'll allowed by the court or district at
Itoruey.
Mr. Blaine said the house would IN
thus Way throw itself behind its priv
tllcge aud across the indictment of.
! Belknap.--
T. | :, MIR. Lamar contended for the priv
} ilcges of the house while the matter
was pending.
MIR. Blame said tile case was NOT
I now IN time; the question WAS
whether the house would permit the
testimony and papers in the hands of
IFS committee to be sent 10 the court
The house could refuse it or could
send it, and now said he, ~ dare! |
dare. that size OF the house to refuse
it," Applaus on the republican side
and great excitement.
Mr.. Lamar offered resolution re-
citing the history of the case and de-
claring the mandate of the court to be
a breach Of privilege of the house aud
directing the members Of tho com
Imiltcc TO Disregard such mandate.
Mr.. kasson said the grand jury was
sworn to indict any person guilty of
crime within their juris ]sction, and
the house and committee mad 10 right
10 embarrass the grand jury in the cx-
ccution of the laws of-thc land.
MIR. McCreary reminded his COL
league that the committee had in its
possession the contract which must be
the foundation Of any proceeding for
an indictment of this offender, and
that that contract was probably the
very thing that tho grand jury would
&c, hold Of,
| MIR. Clymer remarked that thc COZ
tract was between h. F.. Marsh and
John Evans anL that the secretary of
war knew nothing of it for two years
atter%
MIR. Kasson referred to the interview
which Blackburn had with some of
the parties implicated and Suggested
! i that the grand jury might have a de-
sire to examine him about it.
Mr. Blackburn remarked with some
heat of manner, that if the gentleman
ttom-loxa--said- that he had a couycr..
sation with Mrs, Belknap he would
borrow the remark Of a senator and
would authorize the gentleman from
lows, whenever he head any body
1nak'ng such II statement TO say liz.
had his authority for telling him he
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Mr.. Kasson: "Do i understand
I the. gentleman 10 say lie had no ecu
vcrsa,ion OH the subject inAv viewAol
tEis prosecution inthis crmial case out
side Of the committee room.
| MIR. Blackburn: 81 have flied
statement on the subject which Meth.
er the gentleman from Iowa nor any
other man Can impugn."
MIR. kasson: .:Then j appeal to
,l,ats,utement and ask if that is not
so; If an interview. WAS it reported
l.by the newspapers to the public,
and il important to the case, why are
t=nettlle criminal courts Of the country
entitled to it it? Applause on the
republican side.
! Mr.. Black burn" Will tho gentleman
from Iowa inform the house whether the
newspaper reports are true that he and his
colleague wai,edin body on tue former
secretary of war9
| Mr.. Kasson--" :" Will answer the question
with more. cheertulncss than the gentleman
/ hoe Ono ,vor.,,j mi, - y
MI. Blackburn" Them trust the gen.
tleman will tell us what occurred, and
whether he is a lepositor tofconlessions Of
\ guilty"
/ Mr.. Kasson-"I will rcspondSto the sub
ptnna to give any statement of fact in aid
or Tire prosecution Of crime = vii the gen.
tleman do SO much. or will he plead his
privilege ard decline To Aid in the prosccu
tion!" =-----
Before the committee reported, there
came request to the entire Iowa dclcgA-
tion in both houses. to call on the secretary
of war, as he wanted To see them that day
We went in the evcning-senators and
members, and we met this statement from
ham.
nELKNAP's STATEMENT
When sent for yon, gentlemen, cup