Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-07

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call Of states, besides many private
bills aud bills for public wotks aud
etc, tile following were introduced
aud referred: BY Randall, to declare.
the immunity of witness for uuited
States. 1t provides that q witness
shall not be liable to arrest after he
has been subpoenaed or after testify
ing, and that he shall never be con.
victed on account of any matter dis
closed by him in his testimony and
that it shall be penal effense to in
,imidate or attempt to intimidate any
witness by threating him with prose-
cution.-
A message was received from the
senate announcing the presentation Of
articles of impeachment against the
late esccretary Of war The senate woulds
according to its standing and rule
take proper order thereon, Of which
due notice would be given to the
house..
f-the-states. .-haxing=--bcen
concluded the house went into com
mlttce OF tile whole with Sayler in
the Lchair ON tie Hawaiian treaty
bill and Wood Of New York concll-
ded his speech in favor Of the bill.
Bltls=W introduced and referred
as follows: BY Hunter, to pension
all soldiers Of the Mexican war who
are over sixty years old aud all under
ii as soon as they are Of that age.
BY Mr.. Morrison to exempt from
criminal prosecution witnesses testi-
lying before either house Of congress
or any committee of the senate.
Mr.. Buckner, chairman of the dis
trict committee, introduced q resoln.
tion instituting the judiciary commit.
tee TO inquire whether any person
then or now in office or employee OF
the government Of the district OF
Columbia OF any other person used OF
attempted to use any corrupt or other
illegal means to obstruct, impede o,
defeat the administration of the Law
in any of the courts Of the district
especially with reference to appeals
from the court Of claims to the su
preme court Of the United States ane
in secret trial and proceedings in tn,
so called safe burglary conspiracy:
with power to send for persons and
papers. Adopted without objection
! Mr.. Kuott, of the judiciary com
mittee, offered resolution for the ap
pointment of .. select committee I.
inquire whether any officer or EN-
ployce Of the government, has in any
way advised or counselled with or di
rectly in verblc, or in writing con
nected any of defendants o
riends, agents or attorneys of defend
nts in the recent whisky conspirac,
trials in St. Louis, any of the facts q
papers or other evidence on whic
+ the governmentrelied,or was expectc
10 rely, and whether any attempt wa
!. made by any officer other than til
!, attorney aud his assistants to interfcr
. with or in any way control the cor
{ duct Of said prosecutions or any
Z Z them, with power to send fol. person
e and papers, etc. Agreed to. Soutl
4 ard moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Page asked Southland, to allo
n him to offer resolution which WI
o understood to be in reference to Il
!. escape to Canada of Marsh the wi
= ness against Belknap, but Southa'
e declined to yield aud insisted On
n motion to adjourn. Mr.. Page con
&c planned that no member on the repu
Is lican side was recognized or had al
at chance to offer resolution. He d
II manded the yeas and nays on the q
h. ton 10 adjourn. Yeas and nays We
IN taken aud house by party vote 9
jjourned:
Re = p.ri.h.d in the Storm.