Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-06
GRAVES Is IN CONTEMPT
The Flueky Tribune Reporter De-
fss the Squawbuck House.
WILL Be ARRESTED BYTHE SERGEANT
Aad sEsssht Before the B4r of the aoa.s
Go shss Cause Why He shsuIa ass
be Pzaishsa-Lawyers Differ In
OpIDioa As Usuaf.

i1S4sAsco lLtcIcst to1ay. he coul-
mIttee aeld . session in the morning.
Representative c. l.. Eaton testified
tnat Graves, OF the Trbune. exhibited
10 MN a. affidavit, signed by Senator
Stevens, recilng the charges as they
appeared n the Detroit Tribune. Tie
hac also had conversations with stevens
upon the subject. When Graves took
the stand he refused TO answer queries.
and majority Of the committee agreed
10 report him TO the House As IN con-
tempt. The entire forenoon was occu-
pied N preparing a report and resolu-
ton, which were submitted 10 the
House Al p. m, and which set forth
tae obstacles IN the way OF the commit
tee 2. the outset, and asked that
Graves bo adludged in contempt by the
adoption OF the resolution. Represent
atlye Cook, chairman, followed the
reading OF the resolution. intimatlng
that, were this course not followed, the
investigation had better be abandoned,
ss the committee were likely TO meet
with the same difficulty at any stage.
Representative Hall said he did not
sign the report, but no one regretted
more than he that Mr.. Graves refused
10 answer; but he questioned the au-
thority OF the House TO punish the wit
ness for refusing replies, because the
specific question was not material to
the case. Representative c. l.. Eaton
had testified that he had been shown
an affidavit charging Doyle and Nunthe
With bribery. which was, under the
statute, q criminal offense, and when
Graves WAS asked il he did so he re-
fused TO answer. If he had answered
u in the affirmative he could have been
arrested at once, upon his own admls-
sion. on a criminal warrant. For that
reason he could not, in an attempt To
declare the witness IN contempt, bring
contempt upon the committee and the
House. Representative Clapp inquired
II 4 witness could be held in contempt
In legislative examinations for resusing
10 answer immaterlai questions.
Judge Miners Decision.
Representative Lambert, of the
committee, attempted to reply
briefly and called upon Judge Miner,
who addressed the House at length,
and after stating the case. said that the
question for the House to decide was
"Was the query to which a reply had
been refused a material oneT He
thought It was and that the action of
the witness became bore to further
proceedings. The witness had right
To stand upon his constitutional pre-
yogatives, but he did not do this. He
thought the House should stand by the
committee. Representative Barks-
worth, Diekema and others followed,
and there was a prospect of getting
into an impeuetrabIe legal tangle A
recess was taken for fifteen minutes
and . new report prepared, which was
adopted without opposition. declaring
the witness IN contempt and requiring
HIM to appear At the bar OF the House
IN custody of the sergeant-at-arms and
show cause why he should not be pun
ished, and the next act in the "Squaw
buck comedy is the preparation Of the
warrant for the arrest. There was no
spIrit of censure IN the resolution.
Routine Proceedings
The Senate passed Representative S.
p. Jackson's bill. authorizing fishing
and hunting on all the navgable waters
OF the State, after striking out the
words shooting wild game" senator
Wsner at once proceeded to the House
aud presented the venerable father of the
bill, and the House as well, a bamboo
fishing pole. with hne and hook at
tached. Representative Diekema
moved he have the freedom of the
House to fish for suckers" Repre-
sentative Jackson suggested that, as his
bill had passed, there was no occasion
for him 20 land more fish of that guilt
bic variety.
The House substitute fish bill also
passed the Senate. It provides that
deer may be killed in the Upper PENN
sula from October Is TO November |; /;
open time IN other portions November
% December /; wild turkeys, Novem-
her to December Is; woOdcock, Aug
ust IS to December Is; duck, goose or
othe- water fowl and snlpe, September
] to December IS; grouse, partridge
and quail. November to- December Is:
partridge IN Upper Peninsula, septem-
bcr | 10 January /. The senate
amended Il to limit the open time for
deer in the Upper Peninsula to two
weeks.
senatorial Apportionment.
The Senate committee on appnrtion-
ment reported fsvorsbly Senator Bas-
tones bill to divide the state into thirty
two senatorial districts. The new ar
rsngement is as follows.
First dIstrict-Nluth. eleventh, thir-
teenth and fifteenth wards OF Detroit
and the townships of Crosse Poiute.
Hamtrsmck, Greenfield, Eedford !,
Iivonls and Plymouth.
second district-First. second. third,
fifth and seventh wards of Detroit.
Third dIstrict-Fourth, sixth, eighth
and tenth wards OF Detroit.
Fourth district-Twelfth, fourteenth
and sixteenth wards of Detroit and
townships of Canton, Nank'n. Dear
born, springwells, Van Ruren, Romulus,
Tsvlor, Ecorse, Sumpter, Huron,
Drownstone and Monguagon and the
CITY Of wysndotte.
Fifth dIstrict-The counties of Lena
wee and Monroe.
sixth dstrict-St. Joseph, Branch
and Hlllsdsle-
seventh district Rerrien and Csss.
Eighth-Vsn Buren, ard Kalamazoo.
Calhoun and Eaton.
Teuth-Isck son.
th-Wsshtsuaw.
Tweifth-Ssuilsc and -. Clair.
thirteenth -Iapeer and Mscomh.
urteenth-Iivingstou and Oakland.
Fifteenth -Inehsm and Clinton.
sixteenth - Iona, Montcslm and
rsrry.
Sevsnteeuth-F Second. Third
Fourth. Fifth. Eighth. Niath ard Tsnth
wards of Grsnd RAPIDS.
Fiahteenth-Sirth ard seventh ~arfs
Of Grand Rapids. ard the townships -
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