The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-13
.or SHOT ron CAR REED.


RESOLUTIONS offered Congress I""h'nk -"
ward His Impeachment
A. = result of the Maine statesman
many departures from the pains =.
r.ctitude while officiating n speaker o.
the house Of representatives. ~ WASH
ington the following set Of resolutions
were on Monday. February -, present
"a by Representative Scott Nike. OF
Illinois. 10 the judiciary committee:
.wher,as The frequent falsincation~ 81 the
,nurnai 81 ihs proceedings " the house oi
rnnr,sentatlyes OF the Fifty first congress-
nv the arbitrary action OF the rPr"N'.
and notably hy his unwarrnntap'e action
on February ~. inst. IN the matter ~ we
count 81 Mcssrs Turner (Gal. Clements el.sp'
~ anchard anu Wilson MOI, Wnitesaw. fltn
ian Oates and others members Of the house.
A. present ana not voting, for the purpose y
making the record show an apparent quorum
4 ~ 40 business when in fact there was mol
quorum as required by the constitution % inc
! I-ni,ed states. and when. in fact such mem.
( bers were not present nor withih thc ma ~ '"o
/ house az the time. and
.Whs reas In that connection the arbitrary
ana tyrnnnlcal action ~ the presiding oincer y
The house and his political associates oh 'he
f,oor en- the eist day 81 the same month " ~
fusng 20 allow or entertain motion lot Wy
,nrpo-e OF correcting the Justification 50 maie
the journal Oh int ItVttt'tt"N" - fN - ~
iav - N 10 make II conform to the facts Ia ING
rremi~.s as they were clearly established ana
made TO appear and
Whereas. These arbitrary. unin"iui anu VA
constitutional acts were done in pursuance 81 =
plan concocted oy the leaders 81 party lus'
,yerthrnwn by an overwhelming MNi'''
ify az the people ~ the polls nuh u
III. blessing hours az their power 70 ins'ail
nv XII, into ncx federal judicial offices then anu
there being created for that purpose numpt'
az Tho repudiAted and defeated candidates y
the patty al that election. in defiance y ans
: against the viii 81 large MaloI''S = ~
voters 81 the country-nQrth aud south a. wei
A. eag. ma west--all OF these unlawful AMI IN
; worthy cficlal acts making II apparent ana la1
ont mat the injury threatened 10 the htertrS .
the PEOPLE and 10 constitutional free foNefhn "a
hy the arbitrary and unlawful nctioh ol ~
chair may become calamitous ana ifFepa's"''
ana inn Smnch ~ there seems 70 be no cpmph'
I snrv restraining power IN existence exeep
: through the action OF the majority IN the r.
4 snsctive bodies which j. usually IN poii'ics
. sxmuafhy with ~ presiding otrcer. therefore
Resolved. That the committee on me lnc
/ CARY bc and II T. hereby Instructed 70 rero'l
e the house forthwith a Joint resolution ior "
: .c,inn ~ congress submitting for ratifcatiu
!. ~ amendment 20 the constitution providing
nan for tile Impeachment anu fcmrs'
= frum Office with suitable penalties o =
l. The trial either upon Indictment or ifio7m'
q lion ia the courts 81 the district ~ to1'i'np
"A | ar The supreme court OF the United stats
!. the speaker Or presiding oi1cer o. me mouse
e representatives or the president ~ presia-,
Al of,rer III the senate who shall willfully iaisl
Ie ~ falsely make up. alter or change Or cause
= permit the same TO be done BY tn- eirl
81 the bcdy over which the party onenali
= may preside. or by any other person. The you
% nal n IT. proceedings. either by counting r.
n entering therein a. present causing the sau
II NJ ~. done the name or names Of any memD
- u members who shall not in fact BE- present
the time for the purpose 81 maxi
n quorum or otherwise. or by any other inca
Or Tor any other purpose whatsoever
is said amendment 10 the constitution sha'' "
~ vide tina: such onense shall BE- high crime
miSien.anor with such penalties ~ nne q
e imprisonment. removal from ONCE and disqu
rs ifcafion for holding ONCE as SAID commit
= shall deem commensurate with the charae'
a Of the ofense Or crime Indicated"