New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-19
TENNESSRR MEMBERS.

IL is the confident expectation OF Congressmen TO
admit yet before adjournment Prominent
Tennessee UnoDs have been in correspondence With the
best legal authorities of both touching the sbencc OF
House Of Representatives To
prevent quorum aud the opinion universally expressed
that quorum be broken by the determined and oan
tary absence of minority In the Tennessee Legislature
any more than the withdrawal Of Rebels from Con-
gress. In ls6 could have broken quorum and
stopped legislation there It Is probable that the majority
now the house Nashville will ratify the amendment and
Congress Will accept that action valid aud admit Sen
from Tennessee Immediately leaving it for the Supreme
Court decide upon the right of actious minority to do what
copperhead legislators Of Tennessee attempting
THB BILL TO FUND THE DEBT.
Mr.. Sherman called up his Funding bill in the
Senate to-day and amended 1t to almost change its
character 1t is said that amended the bill will pass the
Senate within few days 1t viii hardly become law during
the present session.
INFRINGEMENT.
The Senate to-day commenced the work of re-
trenchment for which Joint Committee recently sp
pointed by proposing increase the salaries Of all its officers
and employees Mr.. Fessenden opposed the bill 10 speech
which had the desired effect OF securing recommtta
Among other things 1t WAS proposed he said TO raise toe
salary the Stationery Keeper from ssOo to 800 an
he did know bat this increase ought TO be granted
but that the the salary did
not perform service and be found in the
the private bssness The person referred TO
by Mr.. Fessenden is Mr.. John w. Jones kind OF mes.
senger to Col Forney. the Secretary of the Senate
THE ASSAULT on Mr.. PAIYTER-LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Judge Wyle of the District Supreme Court to-day
issued writ Of habeas corpus directed " ID. Ordwsy.
Sergeant at Arms OF the House Of Representatives command
ing him produce the bodies OF Benjamin T. Beverdge ana
Edward Towers arrested yesterday the charge
Of asssulting L. H. Painter. Clerk 20 the CON-
mitee on Post.Ofices and Post Roads. and corre-
spondent of Tae Philads,piid Inquirer. NJ. Ord~S
appeared aud the that the accused were
held his custody by order Of the House Of Representatives
pursuance resolution. copy OF which was attached
The counsel for the parties went into long discussion aooas
the rights the people the abuses Congress asserting
that the Arms guilty Of contempt and for this
should be punished
Juege Wye said thar when the application made no
Thought IL best TO allow the writ TO because contained
no ayerment which fatal but the petition had contained
the ayermen that Ordway held the prisoners by authority or
the House OF Representatives he would have ordered tho
writ to The petition merely states that these men were
imprisoned falsely aud illegally held without stating under
what authority and the return states the ias'
wanting in the petition The resolution was enough.
and on reflection no satisfied that the Ooors
should have taken judicial knowledge OF the passages
OF the resolution ali United States courts are reqaca "
take judicial knowledge OF acts and resolutions Congress
He doubted whether he should have issued the writ The
question involved had been settled long since ID the
Dunn against Anderson reported in Wheaton page Co.,
when held that arrested by authority oil ene
uou.s Of Congress could not maintain action for iespss
against the Sergeant, and that the production OF inc
resolution was sufficient Justification 1t not for The