The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-19
THOSE ALLEGATIONS
Of the "fhunderer" to be In.
quired Into.
THE BILL FOR THAT PURPOSE
Progress Of the Hearing In the Case
of the Chicago Dynamiters-A
Big Sdrprise-Etc.
The Inquiry Bill.

LONDON, July 18.-Fol owing is til
text of the government bill for the ap
pointment of special commission :
inquire into the Londo Times charge
against the Irish members of Paflia
ment:
Whereas, Charges and allegations hav,
been made against certain mem bers of tn,
House of Commons and others by the de
fend ants in the action OF O'ponneil sgairls
Walter and another, it is expedient thst
specinl commission be appointed to inquire
into the truth of the charges and allega
tions, and that it should have such power as
may be necessary for the efFectual conduct
ing of the inquiry.
Be IL therefore enacted-First, That sne
three persons hereinaft r mentioned (names
not given) are hereby appointed commits
sioners for the purpose of this act The
commissioners shallipquire into and report
upon the charges and a legations sgainst
certain members of the House OF :ommous
and Others in the action of O'DOnle.i
ag Alnst Walter and another.
secondly, That the commission shall for
the purp seS of the inquiry have al such
powers. righCs and privileges as are vested
in He Msiesty's High Court of Justice or
any judge thereof on the occasion
of any action including all the
spsct OF the following matters: Enfe cling
the attendance of witnesses. examining
them under oath, affirmation or otherwise,
compelling the production of documents.
publishing persons guilty of contempt. the
issue of a commission or a request to ex-
anime witnesses abroad, and a summons
signed by one or more Ofthe commissioners
may be su ostitused for and be equivalent to
any formal process capable of being issned
In any action for enforcing the attendance
of witnesses or compelling the production
of Documents A warrant of com initial
issued for the purpose of enforcing the
powers conferred by this section shall be
signed by one or more of the commit ssioners
and shall specify the prison to which the
offender shall be committed.
Thirdly That the persons implicated in
said charges and allegations that parties to
said action and any person authorized by
the commissioner may appear at the inquiry
and any person so appearing may be repre-
sented by counselor or solicitor
Fourthly-Thate every person who, on ex-
animation, on oath or Affirmation, wiifully
gives false evidence shall be liable to the
penalties for perjury.
F1fthly-Thst any witness may be cross
examined on behalf OF any other person sp-
peartng before the commissioners. A wit
ness shall not be excused from answering
any question put to him on the ground that
the answer may eliminate or tend to crimi-
nate him, elf. No evidence taken under
this act shall be admissible against any
person in any civil or criminal proceedings
except in case the witness shall be accused
OF having given false evidence in the in
Quiry under this act.
Sixthly That every person examined as
witness who in the opinion OF the com-
missioners shall make full and true dis
closure, and il civil or criminal proceed
ings shall at any time ther eater be insti
tuted against any such witness in respect of
any matter wherein he shall be examined
before the court having cognizsnce of the
case, shall, on proof of the certificate, stay
the proceedings, and may, in its discretion,
award the witness such SITS as he msy be
put to by reason of the proceedings