The national Republican., 1866-07-19
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ssis 0cezA yssssrlay nenihs, Julgs wyils issusd
ny q As,s.s s.Pss a,sssssa Sa. 9. oravay,
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Ieees4 q ~ oepltol - Tuesday, for ssssuitina
Ii y, H.. Rnlnlsf. l1hs writ wss issusd q ~
i9ssanss q ex-eey. Ford, Of Ohio and Wm. naa-
kis 80, o. New ferk counsel for psti,is.srs.
:, ~ .sis yss ssrvsa % M, 0rdwssy, "a Ks n
psafsd 70 evyrt about II O'Clock, wik Sks sssslu.
Non adopted by The House on Tucslay sstsshsi y
Ne WIZ end stAtins that hs hold " prissnsss y
virtus of said rssolutlon. a. N .sliss l|E -
n. Rankin, fog The P..ltios.n, ~ thas thsrs
ksd not Sssn complied 4 VIA y N. ors~sy y yro.
dueins the pstitioasn he uTsd thas ths Sergeant
mere resolssiss u - hosss q 0ssssss sesid n
authorize sn oflssr q thas Hesss 70 disseey tAs
naad:i. q III court ~ n tAsss tin:: ~ r,seis-
dog. nush lss ~ lihssty Il . man. Hs lad ~ 4
nasgAt ths ausherity Of ths eosrt prebabiy d ~
edvics 81 che invsstigatihg ceanitsss, and ~
shosM " Assht 70 rsspset ths nandAass of th1
sesEt sad rsssivs .has PssisAasss ths sosrt ssw
ne military days hays pesssd snd rstan Shas
eDsnsu , hsa1 ~ order of The Secretary 4 Was,
frssidsut q othsf ollsials, Il not now suiseisut
answer 70 vdt of Asbsas eeryss. n Ne Court
lid that sueh - sadssssnsnt - hsA bssn naks
w. sau7ot9oS ouo t00S - u10of Omoof Of C0nxfonD
can stsad aeaaat v The prssspss sf The court fhsa
ths vosd = - ssd 70 ths Privileges Of fths ha5sas
Jsis. wylis pnask.d Ia. wh.. IL. s,plIe..,e.
was nads he Thought u best 70 allow he WRIT 70
Issue, bseeess II contained 10 svsrmsnt which was
fatal bat II tie petition had contained the syvr.
msnt that 0rdvay hsld The prisonsrs b. ssthority
Of the Hesss Of Representatives As would not have
ordsrsd The writ Of Issue. The petition merely
ssatss that thsss men wsn inprisonsd fslssly and
Illegally, held without stating under whst sntkoF.
ity and the rsssrn statss tie fAst waiting In ~
Aeetien b was satisasd that the Cour should hsvs
taken judicisi hnowisdgs Of The passags Of there's
olutcn, = Al United gtatss courts arS rvqulrsd 10
tsta Judicial xnswlsdss Of ssts sad rssslasieus of
0oSsrsss. He douhtsd whether be sheuid hsvs
Issued he wit. The question .inyslvsi bad bssn
dsrson, reported in 9Th Wheaton. psss 1o4, whom
u was hsld that man srrssssd BY s.thcrity Of
either Houss Of Congress could net naiutsin n
action for trsspsss asaisst the Sergeant Arms,
and that the production Of the rssolutIon wa suf
II was not for the Court to know whether the
House was right or wrong In the passage Of the
resolution, but u was enough 70 know that the
resolution bad been passed The resolution, which
IL made part Of the return, sets ssorth that the
parties were arrested for breach Of the peses in
the Capitol and II was now within the judicial
knowledge Of the Court. II the Capitol 70 to bs
made the scsns for breaches Of the peace, murder.
Gus asssuts, &c, and Congrsss Il powsFlsa 70 pre-
serve the peace and hold parties In custody Who
may Be guilty then the entire country will wake
up In astonishmsnt. 10
Al 10 the objection to the rstun that the pris.
oners were not produced, that was for the Court.
II The Court insisted on the parties being broueht
into court they would no doubt bs produced. The
writ havi ng bssn Inadvertently Issued no return 10
nsesssary He did not think that the Court was
bound TO require the production Of the bodice In
court, snd whsthsr thsy we're in court or not the
ea.s might b decided Hs directed The petition
10 BE- quashsd.
The object Of the writ was 70 sst the prisoner
bsfors Court that they might b admitted to bail.
Mr. ordwsy stated, after the oonelusion Of The
eass that the Committee Of the HOUSE were then
examining witnesses In the oass. 40