Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-05-27

ilp steam first" was the sentence viii
which the semidupal outbreak of Ia,
Briggs controversy was introduced int
the general assembly today
A half hours devotion previous e
the beginning Of the business Of the day
had been conducted by Rev A. Nelson
Hallifeld, Of Newark, n. j., ana Or
Bartlett had made one Of the necessar
by frequent announcements respecting
the entertainment Of the commissioners
Under the rules Dr. Young, chairman
Of the committee on bills and Oycrtures
took the floor to present a report from
that committee distributing a number
OF bills and 0ycrtures to the several
committees Of the assembly Among
them were nine bearing directly on
indirectly upon the case before the
judicial committee 0hc Briggs case,
and these were recommended to Doe
sent to that committee,
Rev DR. Charles H. Booth. Of New
York, secured the floor and in low
tone began to speak to the question,
There were cries of Louder from all
parts Of the house, 10 which he respond
cd apologeucally as he took the plat
form Let me get up steam first"
Having got up steam he stated that
ne desired TO enter his protest against
thXc obvious attempt 10 influence the
judicial committee q sort of trial court
by pouring In upon IL these oycrtirpS
for and against the case which 1t was
considering 81 believe It 10 be false
in principle and fatal in policy ne said
As he took his seat "a dozen lusty
ungcd commissioners yocifcrOusly
claimed the right to the floor, but Mod
orator Cpjg's attention was gN "a
90 Prof Brown, Prof Briggs co-laborer
and sympathzcr I'm Union Theological
seminary
There are some OF us here" he sud,
''who are glad 10 know that there are
fifty or sixty Of these oyerturcs that
have been sent to the committee ON
Judiciary. But think that Dr. Booth
mistakes the functions Of that commit
tee 1t is the business Of the commit
tce not 90 decide questions, but 10 re-
port business to the assembly for dispo-
stiOn here. We have a right TO know
the sentiments Of the church upon any
subject before il, and the only and
proper way 10 secure q knowledge Of
thai sentiment is through the committee
of the assembly
Or Young explained that the commit
tee, in making It's report ON this OceJ-
sion, had but folowedp the precedent
established 10y the assembly Yesterday
a "a
che assembly decide not to send these
Oyerturcs 20 the committee ON Judiciary,
TO recall those thar had already been
sent there lie desired To correct Or
Booths figures and stated that instead
Of nifty or SlNySiNty uverturcS be-
fore the committee there were but
twelve of fifteen The action of the
committee upon this question was not
unanimous, ne explained, but an over
whvlming majority had voted that way
Judge Wills, of Gettysburg, was next
recognized and addressed the assembly
with great carncsmeSs. lie said that Ia
his opinion it was the duty of the COM
miltee on bills and oyerturcS to take
these documents which come up from
the presbytcrcs bearing upon both sides
of the ease in question % remand them
back 10 the prcsbytcries with q rebutr
No court in the land he said would
permit itself TO he influenced 10y briefs
appeals and petitions from counsel and
friends OF the parties i'm the ease.
The mudcr1torS even and exact iu
dieial eye next fcll ON nr Hcrrlck John
gspu pf NI,tt svIuisE Seminary. tIf..atr,