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KILBOURN v. THOMPSON

103 U.S. 168 (____)

KILBOURN v. THOMPSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles A. Eldredge, Mr. Enoch Totten, and Mr. Noah L. Jeffries, for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. Walter H. Smith and Mr. Frank H. Hurd, contra.

MR. JUSTICE MILLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The argument before us has assumed a very wide range, and includes the discussion of almost every suggestion that can well be conceived on the subject. The two extremes of the controversy are, the proposition on the part of the plaintiff, that the House of Representatives has no power whatever to punish for a contempt of its authority; and on...

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