Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-09

II eral Sheridan for saying it would ci
feet reduction Of s5,500,Ooo NOR,
in the army appropriation BILL
MIR. Holman, another member o
the committee, concurrcd in what Mr.
Randall had said and added that I'M
transfer Of the Indian bureau to III,
war department would4in no wise et.
feet the efficiency Of the agencie
heretofore 1esorted to, to amcliorat
the condition Of the Indians and woul,
leave in full force the peace commits
sion. The bill was ordered printe,
and made the special order for Fri
day.
/, Mr.. Thurman asked for the appoint
ment of q select committee to investigate
the charges made against him and certain
parties. 1t WAS ordered that the recusanl
witness, Wolf, who refused to answer
questions put him by the committee on
naval affairs be brought before the house
Mr.. Whitchouse was explaining that
he had answered and that therefore he
should be discharged when the witness
fell in an epiliptic tit on the floor, pro-
ducing considerable excitement.
On nmotion of Mr.. Whitchouse, two sub.
committees were appointed to carry on
the investigations in the case of the navy
yards.
MIR. Knott, chairman of. the judiciary
committee made the following report in
the case of the impeachment of Belknap.
The committee on the judiciary would
respectfully report that in pursuance of
the instructions of the house they have
prepared articles of impeachment against
Nv. w. Bc.knap, late secretary Of war,
for high crimes and mis,lcmeanors in
Office, but that since preparing the same
they have been informed and believe that
Caleb II. Marsh, on whose testimony be-
tore the committee OF expenditures in
the war department and referred to them
by the house said articles were framed
has gone beyond hc~:jurisdiction of the
government of the United Sta:es and that
probably his attendance as witness be-
tore the sena,c sitting as a court of inn
pcachmcnt can not be procured
they convict the said w. w. Belk,,ap
OF high crimes aud misdeamenor moi
flee. They therefore recommend the
adoption of the following resolutions:
RcsolccN: that the resolution III
strucling the committee on judiciary
to prepare articles Of impeachment
against Vim. w. Belknap late secre-
tary Of war, for high crimes sud ms
derneanors in office, be rccom,ni,ted
10 the said committee-ssit4i power@to
take IA Et4laeE tefeeess=aad .e-setsA fef
persons aud papers to order the
ioilscand report any time.
: Your committee impress
ed with the Importance
OF securing tire fullest in
demnity to such witnesses as NAV be
required to testify in behalf OF the
government before either house Of
congress or any committee of either
house or before the senate court Of
impeachment, would also recommend
the immediate passage Of All accom-
panying bill entitled = bill to protect
witnesses who shall be required to
testify in certain cases. They would
further recommend that the accom-.
pa,.ying bill, entitled bill in relation
TO witnesses being snbpnnaed, be
printed and referred to the committee
on judiciary, with Sleave to report
thereon at any time.
The following are the bills present.
ed by Knott: a bill to protect wit
nesses who shall shall be required to
testify on certain cases. BE. it re.
solved, that when any person shall be
required to testify against his protest
before either house OF congress, or
any committee thereof, or the senate
sitting us court of impeachment and
shall SO testify under protest, he shall
not therefore be called to answer
criminalIy to any court of justice, or
be subject to any penalty or forfeit
-ute- on account of any act concerning
which he shall be SO required to tcs-
tify; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be SO construed to re.
lieve any person for liability to inn
peachment.
BE Il enacted. That every person
who shall willfnlly absent himself
|'frow his place Or residence OF conceal
himself or absent himself from the
United States or being absent shall
wilfully remain absent or shpll flee or
attempt to do SO for the purpose and
with the intent to escape from the
! service Of any lawful writ or process
requiring him TO appear and testify
or give evidence or 20 produce books
letters documents or papers or fol
the purpose and with the intent tc
AVOID being required to testify Or give
evidence or TO become :a witness be
shall be deemed guilty Of a crime pun
ishable by fine not exceeding 1000
or by Imprisonment not exceeding
three years, or by both of said pun
ishments. Nothing herein shall be
construed to exempt suchipersons law
ful punishment for contempt.