, 1879-04-05

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was the next member Of tile Bas upon whom
tue reporter chilled for all cxprtss!on OF OPINION.
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liz read the publication which waa natlo In TINS
Tribune Of the 9let ult, aud. hich was an fol.
tows: VA large number Of strangers arc lu t'la
ety to-.lny hansin;; around thu legislative lob
measures pending In tho General Assembly,
tllUke relntng to INSURANCE, intercat, ticket
'sra!png,' md militia, uinI the liqunr.lironsu
lnws, bcl,lg the immediate objects of attention.
n,ay ho said that It ID effective, froln the fact,
apparently well understood in ccrtaLu circle,
tlat rather prominent member OF tle House,
whose name Ia known, poekctcd $1,5o0 last
u @ ccrtain measure Which he was pressing. It is
crc,lltatle to tl,c Assembly, however, TINT tue
ring Of thieves is confined to about I've esenators,
antl no moro than two or thrco Representatives.
"That," said Sir. siorfs, 'sis, Us It scc.ns to
me. rasl,rr indcdnttc. There aro a good many
members Of the Legislature (l5J}; they ARE nil
srlttrr PROMINENT ut least each one thinks 70,
md a!l their nan'cs nra known. md on tho pay
roll. No nulncs are mentioned here, nnli II they
wrsc the partics agrreyed would hnye tllclr
remedy at law against tic paper. or course, q
Legislature Inns certain Inherent rights. It has
tho right, In The interest Of purity an morality,
bribery cau be proyei. II has certain rights OF
Investigation, eila llas IN certaiu cases mower to
scnd for pcrsoMs and papers. Of coursc 1t itas
also the right to compel the attendance
Of such pcrsous; t!.r power to aubpmua carrics
viii, It the power to attach for dIsobcIlcnce
Just how fur tho powgss Ut tic Legislature
extend ID a moot point. Congress- has nnde
cursula claims, md l. aeo tllat quito lately the
Kansns Legislature got after q telegraph nun.
uml denanslcd that lie should produce private
corrcsuon,lc0co Tor their lnHpcStion, Tint was
| all wrong."
Tilu reporter st1ggestcd that In tic Kapsas
case ths backwoot.s iaw makers got lift uttI hai
to bacE down. sr. storrs th.t is said .llat Int 't ts.s
nueatlon Of tlu nowrra Of Legislative hotjirs vas
Il yury important Que, md would attract ercnt
| atteuton. THEY certainly had no rfrht to
t.ku up trncrel rllmors EeGardInp fnotters
mol co,iccrniur them. md baso thereon nj,
InyostiuatIUn. He Thought thut In this cuso an
apulication ought to 10 PROMPTLY majc to- to tic he
| f!irtliis Ctmrt nj Sprurl{pGi Tar writ Tin
eass should be put into ile ha,als nj Of oua,jaed
av III ss nut ,yo
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I'M nv invcativot;t,n VA nat ,nsitjcd N s''rt,
casa Vi La vhs's tbInr woniI e nty MT
thn IOt,ge wt,ilI hnye no newer to ct,inn3t nj.
Seyns. Apalu. If tint gentleman Ind douo
INV wronr i,u rouli not bu Ct,rnneilsi Ia
tsstilv %heru lis answcrs mrtt tsnii
| to crlu,Inato him. IIo mlght have
DECLINED 70 answer my questions On tllat
| ground How did the House know that llo
wruto the ysgue atnl indefinite article referred
tot 1t might bs known tint he WAS THE THlls-
follow tl,at lle was answcrabla for all tilat ap.
pcarcd In the paper, either under the heading oil
''Spr!ngAelah or any otller}
| lii conclusion, Mr. 6torss said that ho bslieved
the Legislature had executed its powers 10 thu
ease, n!a ~ nopeu 10 ses tha Question settlcu.
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