Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-30

Conc RESslONAL


h>eusy's Proceedings.
SkAATE.-Af,cre ur rrPost cIo-.a,i, the las-
siaiiNe appropriation hill being unsios eoa.s
Mr.. Wright moved -
6kDT,s THs susRsR 90 "a EEKs
Of elias On. ~ the Pest tsfiiCc department Oe~
- O. -. ard tise appropriation tor thear ccs.-
Vca.ztion frem - e.S to s75.00.
Mr MOIrili (Me.D opposed the amen nes,.
sud showed "a lay It on tsc table. LoSt-ycas 40,
Mr.. flanagan opposed the amendment
Mr. Senklans sss"csted IL as q lec,timsts
consequence OF ths Abolition OF Che fraskisg
Mr.. Nyo -aid THE ~hole frarkirgrepesi agsta-
ron AZ al aITaut hH ebug. He nov made ne
Predichon SAat the nrsiis would not b. csrtol
Iuf cent chs apr in the futaTe "a an in thr naSi
I be people h"nIed for the dncurn.n;s v.icA
west forth from this Capitol. Al thus "a. .
"a. :, -, - a. y hDNcNer n wss nov ne
not sCch uining with Ae could very wcli
spare these clerks. aud he hoPed the Arsendasst
would be adopted.
Mr.. HaChen cons srred in the view Of Mr. Nv.
Nit. Ferry tJpnn.l voted Tor the rep-al of shs
Thanking privilege a. good iasth, ana he v.s
glad that AZ Nas abolished Bot he could not
see what this had IA Go with tlc clerks "a &c
General PoSj Oficr.
The smorsmeni OF Mr. Wright was aerecs 60
yeas n, NAYS y.
Mr. Nrichs raovod further Go
INCREASE TIN NusEEg CrFRHs
81 class thIec. in the Post once irpsrtmeut.
from 81 o. -. aud 20 reduce the narrber -
CLERKS oi class Two from 30 20 ~, which wss
agreed to.
Mr. Strague showed "a reconsider the vote
passing the anon sn,ont ~ MIR. Morrill, ~ wv
mont, Iruhibiang payme ni Of iud sn.T a. NJ tho
coart OF claims - psrtios Who's hoy Atty has not
been esaabl. SHE'D. n,tess a special appropriateness
II made therefor by CongreSs.
Pending action, tie Senate went into cHecs-
tive session, and then al icurned.
HOUSE.-After our rclz u closed
MIR. McCrsry called up the
ooNrEsTED ELEurIoS CASH
81 Sias l.. Nieiack against JusiAh T. Waite.
claiming seat in the Housc as Represe natives
nom the state OF tlUriiA. The resolutions re-
ported hy the committee declare " alls. the ale
ting member, not cntit!ea ~ the scat ans ssss
Niblack. tire contestant. n entitled Ca the sesa
The resolutions were adopted. and Mr.. Ntblack
came forward and Was sworn in.
Mr.Nilson, lind, y rising IA n privileged gus
ton. submitted a report from the
CREDIT MoBILIRR COMMITTEES. (No. ~
stating that, under the order OF the Hoasc, ~
committee had sent Tor divers persons aud pa
reTs, and had evidence that just prior % the
passage at the act Of ls64 in relation 10 the
Union PsCihc railroad, sums Of money ssd O
quantity Of bonds, the property of the Csios
faeihc railroad company. were brought 90
" sshmgton by L. 4. Durznt and placed ia The
hands OF Joseph Il. Stewart. and by him de
posed of. Stewart had been called a. a wtnas.
ard testified that he had received the honda.
aud hal retained S3O.0o0 ~ his own fee. that he
di1 not pay any portion of them a. any mcmbS
of Congress or executive officer. and that mis-
transactions were with his clients and other per
sons. Therefore the following question was pro-
pounded 10 him: State the names Of the persons
10 Nlhln YOU Oeilfctfu OF pain OUT the BONUS o.
any part thereof, or the proceeds thereof.
The evidence before the committee was sub
mitted by Mr.. Wilson, showing that Stewart
had replied that not one dollar had been PAID 90
member OF the government. bat he would
make no statement 10 the committee In relation
10 hls clients.
nR. Jos. u. STEWART To BB BHoUeHr BEFoRs
THE BAR OF THE HoUsE.
4 long debate enSued. Mr.. bingham thought
the question raised by the record presented by
the committee was unlike any question that b al
even been brought TO the attention of the
HOUSE. The witness has said Jaat h. gave none
Of this money TO a government official: and the
question then arises whether, after such an al
sRer. the committee can 40 into the private
affairs Of citizens. The citizen has a guarAa-
teed right, and ID the questions propounded
10y The committee may be answered. a cor sPsrs-
~ might be raised which would affect i'Tivsts
right. He suggested, i'm CONCLUSION, that the
resolution be modified to bring the witness
a. the bar OF the House. % show cause WHY he
should not answer this question. lie opposed
taking him in custody until lie had an oPPorts-
nifty Ia show cause. He was anxious about the
precedent that would be established here.
Mr.. Eldridge did not object to the ameRdmest.
bnt he failed 20 observe the distinction M.
Bingham made between this and other 81
contempt. He distinction IN this case
and that of Patrick Woods, who was arrested
1nr assaultlng Mr.. Porter, of Virginia. and the
Woods resolution was like the resolution report
ell from the committee.
Mr.. Bingham objected 90 the committees
resolution because IL was a commitment sithost
a hearing. and he did not believe the House had
a right TO make the order.
Nh. Wool thought the pending investigators
was of - much impoi lance that the IIssse
should not throw an impeachment i'm the way Of
the committee getting at the whole truth. The
iouse would do grievous wrong il the witness
vas not compelled 20 tell the truth.
The question then taken on Mr. Binc-
hams amendment directing Mr. Stewart TO be
brought to the bar OF the House to show cause
The amendment was adopted-yess leS, NAYS 81.
The resolution was then agreed to without
division.
Mr.. Lynch offered a resolution that the evil
dcnce i'm relation to the
FAILURE or THE NERCHANTs' NATIONAL
BANK
Of Washington. taken before the committee 90
banking and currency in the 3sth Congress. be
Withdrawn IRON the flies of the House and
ferred 10 the investigating committee Of which
MI. Wilson is chairman. and that IL be aftc4-
ward printed tor the OF the House.
MIR. Lynch said that IL was shown before the
former committee that there some 80 .ooe
OF these bonds i'm the hands OF the bank At the
time of its failure, aud he thought the present
committee would be able to lind from that evil
dence where a portion OF these bonds went 10.
The Resolution was adopted.
The Speaker announced n members or a con-
ference committee the Indian apprOpriatsoa
hill Messrs. Sargent, Sharks and Marshall.
The House then, at 4 Is y. IN, adjourned.