Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29
for some time and then the court took

W. SoihS t'iiiV aIu tHS's
recess until O'Clock. -
After the recess, MT. ,.,,
tinued MS argument 80 !,
contending that the coH.n. g, 80
vas their purpose to hoiu -, -,
recusant, should have iihoi'.eu M
that the question was peis,..si'' =.
bradley interrupted MN.
court OF justice wlthtse o'ou =,
tuje 10 answer qu'o
ground that IL was impefliiiS". or.
material, SAID the JudAe,
witness be contumaeious -.
NOT unless the Judse :,
that the question was pei'i"e'@'
piled Mr.. Johnson, VINO plo.eeeu "
point out that in the case VI WI Nhap =
man the committee In the pieseh.e "
the witnesses had voted ana hau' m
sisted upon answers to their duss.,ois
He declared that 1t wouiu oe
outrage" If the defendant, oearies, WIZ
found guilty OF contumacy ioi u,ii.
ing to answer without beins "ai'leu =,
advance that the committee ihs's,,'
upon a reply. Mr. Searles was unable
to cope with the distinguished men VINO
constit,,ted tho Senate committee.
80 -, =, ,,a Orient said
AZ 'hN oi'''h '"s . IN 20,
ne, pilgrims coming from a-iar -oii 70
the high and blazing affairs Frustrated
4,,,,,,.aI,,as uba ,,,o.,,,t nresence Of this
- - ,4,,,s, ~, 400, from.
Soiiiiiii''.p i"'ii'iii''leo -
tflinb WitnssS. Ihey usiiiea Hfiii vi
presence Of counsel. Must ne act Tor
bjnosaIf/ without warning with his lib
- ,e 49,. ,n,.r,s.t Judgment >
cry wv pi'' VI ms W
lie oWei q ddty under the ~" :" an
swer pertinent questions, but ne also
oxved n duty ia the corporation of
s,,h;a,, ~, 80, sao,.atarv To guard It's
WHiSh iiV ".'S' 9SNiN'"''' ..
secrets from lmpertlneH inquiries
He argued that the question must nave
hann fp,pertinent because If IL had been
,f.r.,t,i,,oa ,ba+ ,,i,,ions NJ dollars had
90 " - oo,,,,,,i,,,
been contributed for iVeai e'ihi'aish
purpose in New York. For instance
CONGRESS- would have no power to enact
-, ,,..iai.,.t,,,, IA ra,,ld not IA iss
'e'itN'i''i ~ 80 - 60 .,,.,t.,,
a finger To prevent siihiiat o'F-i'' -"
lions in the future 1t was purely Il
,,otter for the state TO deal with. Mr.
-, ,.,,,,l,,l,,I t,t. a,e,,t,ant sho,t
ioHlsoh eV'is'ueeu NE a. =
~ before CLOCK.
District Attorney DAVIS reply WIS com
partIyely brief. Taking up the last prom
osition Of the defence Mr. Davis insisted
that one Of the purposes 81 the senate m
NeStigalon was 10 ascertain Wosthet
there had been corruption To secure CON
troll of state Legislatures Monsirous
was the word he applied to the plea set
up by the counsel for the defence. He
said that he regretted that q nefnpef OF
his profession. "even under q retainer
should advance the proposition mat Cen
gress had no right TO ascertain whether
a false political legislative majority had
been created That no legislation was
ahmed at he Insisted. was outside the
point. MIR. Davis contended that Senator
Allen. when he asked the question. repre-
scented the Senate committee in It's official
capacity. He did not do v as an indi-
Vldual. but as the representative OF ING
Senate of the United States. entitled
he added. looking at Mr.. Johnson. to
the respect which some persons do not
seem 10 accord him"
Suppose" interrupted Judge Bradley.
chat Mr.. Searles had replied that the
company had placed money In the hands
az 4 certain person, and that tracing !.
through its various channels, II had
found its way into the hands of United
ssates senator, Is not the court bound
TO hold the question impertinent unless