The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-21
THE PRINTING INQUIRY.
YESTERDAYS PHOCEEDINCs OF THE
JOINT COMMITTEE.
Green stilI Refuses to Ausver.


The Joint committee of the Senate and House
to investigate the account Of the State Printer
met yesterday at II o'clock, pursuant to nd.
Journment for the purpose OF receiving the re-
ply OF the witness. f. W. Green. to the question
which he refused to answer at the last meeting
| OF the committee,
Representative Hammond called the meeting
to order. and on the call Of the roll the follow
Ing members answered to their names: Messrs.
Landry. Ross. Parmelee and Nettles.
The chairman stated that 1t was In order to
take up unfinished business. The witness
Green. who had been paroled on last Saturday
to appear before the committee. has reported
and declares that he Is ready to 70 before the
bar Of the House.
The Chairman said, further. that he had made
transcript OF part Of tho proceedings OF Sat-
urday In order to inform the House as to the
nature OF the case.
The witness Green said he had prepared his
defense on the written question only.-that u.s. as
to the name OF the party he is asked to diyulge.
Mr.. Hammond replied that the proceedings
peIore the House would be based on the writ
Tho clerk Of the. committee then read the
transcript Of part Of Saturdays meeting OF the
committee. relative to Green's refusal to an
sWer. ana the resolution Of the committee to
bring him before the bar Of the House In the
custody OF the Sergeant at Arms. and com pel
MN 10 answer the question propounded by the
chairman.
Mr.. Green said that 1t seemed to him he had
not has chance to make statement during
his examination: that he was not lowed to ex-
plain his answers.
Mr.. Hammond said that after he the witness)
pad given the name Of the party who instigated
him to prosecute The State Printer, he was at
liberty make any statement b. chose.
=. Green answered that he preferred to q before
the bar q the House.
form. 1 will again PROFOUND the question,
What fS the name OF the party who instiRated
you to prosecute the State Printer, and prefer
charges against that off1cialY"
Green--I deny that any one instiRated me.
and decline to answer the question.
!, Mr.. Ross--I will state to the witness that
there, Is law to compel him to answer the
he will put himself In contempt Of The House,
and shall be punished for such contempt II
the Witness thinks. should he refuse to answer
that he Is to be released and then brought again
!abors under a mistake. / move that Mr.. Green
be placed In the custody of the Sergeant at
Arms and brought before the bar Of the House,
there TO give bis reply to the question which he
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Mitchell and
carried unanimously
The Sergeant-at-A Arms. Mr.. Mcintyre, was
sent for. He came In and took charge Of the
House shall be prepared for his appearances.
The committee proceeded to the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES,, and through Mr.. Hammond,
the chairman, presented to the Speaker the
ton Of last Saturday which related to bis re-
fusal to answer the question as to the name of
the party who instigated him to prefer charges
agains the State Printer.
The proceedings Of the committee before the
House will be found In the regular report OF the
Legislature In another column.