Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-05-05
our WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence of Courier.
WAsHINGToN, D. CT
April Is, 1876


u Special Correspondence of Courier.
WASHINGTON, D. CT
April Is, 1876.
If nv memory serves me right nav
DIintm,.ted in cher letters that there wer
lsome investigations being conducted i
this CITY. Last Monday they found ma
among the babblers of . more inquiriD
Turn Of mind than any of those who hav
{ heretofore moved for investigations. III
name IS Jones and he represents portion
e'of .'old KaiDtrck" in one end Of the towe
] OF bubble. 1t may not be known to you
! readers. but is fact that we have waite
: works here, las well Is the wird ones .
1.-THE tower), and our supply of water i
3!drawn from the Potomac. For some day
, past the water has been muddy so mudd,
4 lin fact that it was not good TO drink OF
even wash in, and on Monday Jones, OF
: kentucky. introduced resolution direct
ling the District Committee to inquire why
the water in the Potomac acqu, dnct wa.
muddy. Aud it was passed. just thnh
} Iof that our babblers are e. ing to find
lout ' hat muddies the water. It is study
that suits them TO I. Their highes
Ismbiton will be gratified and to most o.
them the subject will be new and utter
testing one. IS they generally neglect water
flor more exhilerafing beverages. am
drawing preamble and resolution and
shall get one Of the babb ers to introduce
it. directing committee to inquire Why
the moon f.ils to present full face every
night, and thus forces the people to ex-
pend meney for street lamps. The pre-
amble tets forth that it is the result OF a
foul conspiracy upon the part Of the man
in the moon with some parties in this city
to drefraud the Government Of money.
and as our gas company furnishes b "a
article of gas and charges high price
for il, shall charge the president Of the
company with being in the conspiracy, and
have subpoena duccs tecum issued for
him and the man in the moon, summon
|irg them to appear before the committee
with their books and papers and Answer
the charge. Can got you appointed As
sistant sergeant-at-arms to Garry the sum-
mons to the Esoon, ifyou would like the
job, because Ipraise the babblers so much
that am exceedingly popular with them.
Just let me know if you desire the ap-
pointment. 1t Is 40 absolute fact, though.
that Jones. of Kentucky, did move the
resolution as stat. i and tnat it assed. One
only has 10 say Investigate and At once
everybody votes ''aye'' in his loudes,
voice. l. is becoming monotonous. A
man now asks you 10 take drink oy
saying ''lrl's investigated" if you were
here l would whisper it in your Tar. bu,
a. you are not I will wait till one of The
babblers comes along and he will say i. 10
me, SC that shall save twenty five cents
| don't know what you benighted be.then
who live away from the capital think
about it, but we had An idea once--nnw
dissipated-that the Congress OF The U
ted States met to make laws for the gov
OF The patton. Tn. Sc ba .hlers
haye taught us better. they are sent here
t. Investigate" aud they will spend their
time as probably dabbling 10 the muddy |
pools of the Potomac as in tue muddy
pools Of politics. d
And they have stirred some NULL
detective, aud possibly ex
thief, has ,es,ifie,i rs to the niamous q, Il
bus Alexander by what is known a. The
81 e burglary conspiracy. Whitley says
Babcock told him TO put up the job. and !, {
may be 50. bur as during the trials. oEly {
eighteen months ago. Whitley swore al, ,
he knew '.othing of it. bis testimony j. no, {
Considered co elusive. Babcpck ca.che~ k
i on ever side. Give dog bad name |
spp'ns to his case with great fore. tor III
Ind great many p Opl- who believe the
stories told oy his >elf-confcs>ed per II
Iurer. Whitley. and by Bill. the man VIII Ii
that he received pay from L
wo sides and betrayed both Ordinarily X
'uch men would not b. acc pied 8 Wit q
lesses against mans deg, but in ,hescit
lays when Every man is charged or sus-
,ecied 0t being rascal they are believed lc
Hallett kilh,urn. the recus nj with. Sc. Ia
;ued out on Tuesday wrt ha.~s COL
Jus, before Chef Justice Cn,,cr IF he N
District Court. Kilbourns's attorneys are u
Jose Black, Matt. Carpenter, AM Dan W. lT
VOORHEES,. The decision is not vet rem Il
tered and will hardly be finai no matterlc
which way the Court dec de. As an appeal =
will be taken to the Sup-me Cour, nt|r
~ United States. /, is important lil:t .
bis Case should hedecided by the hights, c
tribunal known to our Jurisprudence. he /
ause th' arrest Of Kilbourn Involves alt
question of personal right Of the drst or II
Ter, ana should lh- Supreme Court decide $
hat the House has no right to impr,son b
AllbOur7, IS have no doubt it will. that|b
'ody will not dare to refuse its ma date a
rdering its release and check will he .
'iven TO usurped authority. NJ graverI Il
question Was ever pres- Di+d 10 the Cour,Iil
nd the dccision will be looked for with Ia
'reat interest 1t is not merely Kilbourn
vh0 . interested. bat every ciiizen Of this n
md from the humblest 10 the highest, forl Y
ne right to arrest and imprlson KilbournIp
IMPLIES the right to arrest amy other man, c
md It will not TO 70 refer 10 cases thai e
occurred during the rebellion, for wellfd
Understood maxim Of law is expressed mig
lie sentence Inter alma silent leges," '
rhich might be literally translated 1.-THE Ii
avs are imperative IN timr of war" There "
9 no war low and if the dangerous 4
,owrr TO imprisoD citizens without eharg. sIe
md without trisl belongs 10 any depart Is
neat Of our 6Qyornmenf. tn. lax shnnlllli