The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-21

on runors and belief You know that did neither,
reached BY information In few minutes he KEEP
IN ignorance OF the character Of my testimony for
nearly week, and without opportunity 70 meet the
charges, &C Permit mo " inquire whether MI Brislow
had not been In communication with at least one OF
your conimlttee touching my examination IN snort
Of my testimony had been withheld from HIM, was
not d all times within his reach He represents that
,h .essnsd upon information and belief IN substance
tna while he was United States District Attorney IN
kentucky. y number Of dstiilcriss were seized ut
his instance, and that srsr. upon an offer
procured the appointment Of his assistant his
succoesor and became counsel for distillortes
&c! &C You know, and my. testimony VIII show,
that deposcd 10 NO such fact on information and
belief He maker an erronsous assumption a. 10 the
import Of my testimony and then pronounces il un
neither fair true and respectfully ask TO be In
formed whether Mr. Bristow denied opportunity
To, know the exact tenor o. my testimony. You
VIII bear witness that II after ! had
stated that ! had personal knowledge Of tho
matter that you required Inc to state what another
person had stated to Inc on the subject but that did
not vouch for the truth of that hearsay statement
IL instead OF pcrvcrson Of my testimony Mr. Bristow
that there we're 10 Of IN
court at the time he resigned which subsequently,
dismissed he Will put end 70 oil rumcrs and hearsay
ana occrs Of the court here 70 testify persons who
would not be worry apt the act any such dis
respect, &C., r W. BARLEY.
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CONGRESS THE BSNRYITs or THE HABEAs
CORPUS WRIT AND TO PROTECT THEN FROM
JUDICIAL TYRANNY.
Representative Lawrence to-day introduced tho fol-
lowing bills, which referred TO tho COMMITTEES
tho Judiciary ~
Be y enacted That whenever any person shall be de-
tanned or imprisoned by order Of the senate OF tho
House OF Representatives he snail be entitled to the
privileges Of tho writ Of hsbess corpus, and the
ssrgssnsatA Arms or other officer or person
tanned or imprisoned shall, in obedience TO a
wri. OF habcas corpus produce the Court Judge
Justice who issued tho writ tho body Of tho person
detained without any order for that purpose from other
tho Senate tho House. The application Of such writ
tanned shall BE- made in tho hrs, instance 10 the Chief
Justice Of the United States any Justice or tho Su
premc Court Of the United States the absence OF
these from the city OF Washington, or in of dsa
bility, the application shall be made 10 the Supreme
Court OF the District of Columbia the Chief Justice
or any associate Justice thereof
ANY person who shall be imprisoned detained by
any court OF the United States any justice Judge
thereof Tor contempt shall be entitled 70 apply 70 any
the court, justice or judge having made such order nf
detention or imprisonment, or TO any justice Judge
writ Of habeas corpus; and the shall issued
served obeyed, proceeded with and determined as In
other cases.
Mr.. Lawrence also introduced bill providing that
tho of the OF the United States
issue attachments and inlct summary punishments
for contempt OF court shall not be construed to extend
70 any cases except 70 the msbehavor Of any person
or persons IN the presence Of these courts
thereto to obstruct the administration OF justice
the misbehavior OF the officers Of sad In their
official TRANSACTIONS and tho disobedcnoe resistance
by any officer OF any court, party, juror wtnoss
any other person or persons to any lawful writ pro-
cess, order rule, decree command Of said courts
and no person shall be punishable for contempt who is
liable TO BIO indicted for The same matter which con-
stitutcs the contempt No court shall, by order
otherwise, prohibit the publication in any newspaper
other publication Of any Of IL proceedings Of any
evidence produced given In the trial OF any cause