The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-17

The presiding officer laid before the senate letter
nom the President Of The Joint Convention Of the Penn.
election Of sr Cameron y senator .'~ ''''''
.a Several private bulls were passed. when the Senate
House ef Representatives.
WARRINGTON. Jan. l6. 1857
The House was engaged In The consideration Of private
TIE nvnsr'aArra ooxNIrn-wns1ssHs COMPELLED 10
ArTRsD.
NJ kHnY, (rep) OF N. Y, rising 70 Q question Of pr
viegc, offered preamble setting forth that Joseph d.
Chester had been duly ummoned before the CORRUPTION
Investigation Committee, and had neglected TO appear
and concluding with The resolution that the Speaker issue
hh warrant directed 70 the Sergeant a. Arms Command
Ing him 10 take into custody the body Of the said Chester
wherever found and the forth bring 70 the bar
Of the House. TO answer for contempt OF is authority
Mr IIokxsoE Sde% Of Pa, inquired where was the
Mr. JONES, (dem.) OF Tenn, believing that the House
had no such power moved 70 lay the resolution on the
Mr.. PAINE, (dem) Of N c., demanded the yeas and
Mr.. AoMuIlIN. (dem) Of Va, regarded this Is very
important, question: and time should be Afforded look
INTO His motion TO adjourn received decided mega
At the instance Of M ORR (dem ors c. the preoept
sed by the Speaker 70 tue Sergeant Arms
m.ndns The later to summon Chester, was read.
with 'he enforcement that ne had the summons
Mr. OR vas permitted to MAKE a statement. he sai1
the Comu ee had not acted In this matter without look
ing fully into she authorities, which they thought fully
sustained them in the application they had case
occurred In 1917 1918 to this effect A party applied
70 Lewis Williams, member of the House, and proposed
TO pay BIN pecunary consideration to make favora BILE
report q certain bill. Mr. Williams brought fact to
the attention of the House which ordered the arrest Of
the party 10 the Of the resolution before the
House, which the preeep committee copied from pro-
ceedpgs In that The party brought before the
House and after trial feprimanded only by the Speak
Of the House, because there mit eating circum
stances After his discharge from custody, he instituted
action against the Sergeant Arms for false imprson
mept The tried In the United States Circuit
Court, and decided against the plaintiff and appeal
had the power to act as II had DONE and that pro-
perry exercised The Sergeant protected
the complaint Of, missed The present case
subponaed but failed to appear If the House h.
not The 10 force the attendance OF witnesses
investigation was mockery, and he (Orr) should not
continue member OF the committee f II had not the
power TO enforce recusans 70 testify to facts within their
knowledge the investigation would fall to the ground.
Mr. Broom, Of Ps wished TO make Q statement res-
tive 10 Mr. Chester but Mr. Jones Of Tenn, said they
wanted TO hear nothing about him now.
Mr.. HARRH (dem.) Of Ill-When the witness purges
himself OF the contempt will hear the explanation.
Cries OF ''Hesr," 'Hear."
Mr.. BRooM--I was informed this morning that Mr..
Chester was sick and unable TO he present before the
committee. / would ask the nmittee whether they
can produce evidence that Mr. Chester refused to ap
pearl
Mr.. PANE-yhat is o. consequence to the matter be.
fore the House.
The House refused lay the resolution on the table,
and thea passed IL nearly unanimously.
Adjourned.