The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-31
CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

lion, the pensions to be pald from the pas
sage OF this act; also entiding such per.
SONS to the benefits Of the act Of February
IA, 1871, granting pensions to the survt-
vors Of the war Of 1912.
Mr.. Maynard moved to amend by pro-
viding for the payment Of srrearageS to
those who furnished proof of their loyalty
during the rebellion. After q long dis
cussion, the bill, without Maynard'S
amendment, was passed.
At halE.past one o'clock ]. B. Stewart,
recusant witness, who yesterday refused
10 testify before the Credit Mobiller Com.
mittee, was presented at the bar Of the
House by the Sergeant.at.Arms. In an.
sWer TO the question of the Speaker
whether he was ready to answer all
proper inquiries Of the Committee, Mr..
Stewart spoke for an hour, denying that
be was in contempt; that the matter was
not his but his clients, and that he was
not advised of any law which conferred
even upon Congress the right to question
him upon them. Whatever the conse-
quence, the confidence Of those who had
trusted in him should rest in his own
bosom. ..- .. o.. I.-.a..... ....
Mr.. Dawes moved the following reso-
luton: ~ y: II
Resolved, That Jos. B. Stewart, having
been heard by the House pursuant to an
order heretofore made, requiring him to
show cause why he should not answer the
questions prop0unded by the committee,
has failed TO show sufficient cause why he
should not answer the same; and that the
said Stewart be considered in contempt to
the House for failure TO make answer
thereto. H s-y--a. e-'-
The resolution was agreed 10 with but
one vote in the negative.
Mr.. Wilson, Chairman Of tie Select
Committee, offered in addition resolu-
tion providing for the retention Of Stew
art in custody until heshall have appeared
before the Committee and answered all
proper quesdons. he moved the previous
question.
Mr.. Sargent desired q substitute for the
resolution ordering Stewart to be COM
mitted to the Jail OF the District OF Colum.
bia, and kept there till the close Of this
Congress, unless sooner discharged by
order Of the House.
Mr.. Wilson declined to allow the sub
stitute to be offered.
Mr.. Hoar suggested that the substitute
remanding Mr.. Stewart to the custody Of
the Sergeant.at.Arms abide the further
order Of the House.
The previous question was then sec
onded.
Mr.. Hoar then offered his resolution re-
manding Mr.. Stewart to the custody Of the
Sergeant.at.Arms to abide the further Or
ders Of the House, with permission to be
taken before the committee to testify If he
desires to do so, and moved the previous
question, which the House refused to
second. --'-.
MI. Sargent then offered his substitute
ordering Mr.. Stewart to be committed to
the Jail Of the District Of Columbia, and
there held in close confinement until re-
leased by further order Of the House on
his own application, and showing that he
has purged himself Of all contempt by an.
swering truly all questions that have been
or may be propounded to him by order Of
the House through its committee. The
substitute was rejected-yeas SO; nays 40.
Mr.. Kerr desired 10 amend Mr.. vii.
sons resolution by making It provide for
keeping Stewart in custody In the jail.
Mr.. Maynard objected.
Mr.. Sargent moved to lay Mr.. Wilson's
resolution on the table 80 that q new
resolution might be offered. BE had no
idea of having this man kept in custody
at the Arlington House, and Of having
the House pay large hotel bills for him.
The motion was rejected.
Mr.. Wilson's resolution was then adopt.
ed, remanding Stewart to the custody ot
the Sergeant alarms, TO be detained un-
Ill further orders OF the House, unless he
declared a willingness TO appear and
answer before the committee.
The Speaker, addressing Stewart, asked
him whether he was now willing to ap'
pear before the committee and make
answers 10 the questions for the refusal to
answer which he had beon ordered into
custody.
Stewart replied that he declined dis.
closing anything confided to him as coun-
sci.
Stewart was then removed from the
hall Of the House in custody Of the Ser
gent-atarms,
Mr. Sargent then desired to offer as q
matter of privilege, q resolution on the
same subject. But the Speaker ruled
that Us the matter had been disposed Of
and was no longer before the House, the
resolution was question Of privilege,
Mr.. Sargent then appealed from the
decision Of the chair, but the Speaker
vvaa su0tAinn1 hV 119 IN "a
The House then at 4 o'clock went into
q Committee Of the whole, Mr.. EldrldGe
10 the chair, on the forti6cation bill. The
bill appropriateS $1,999,000. The Com
mltttee rose, the bill was passed, and the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
MIR. West has been appointed to succeed
Kellogg on the LeVees Committee,
Mr. Cole reported the Naval Appropri'
alton bill, with an amendment.
Mr.. Blair called up 8 bill for the relief
OF persons to whom the governments OF
the Northwest and Indian Territory had
confirmed lands, which were afterwards
sold by the United States. The bill was
discussed and recommitted.
MIR. Anthony introduced bill incorpo.
rating the Mississippi and Ohio Tunnel
and Tube Company, with capital Of ten
million dollarS, 10 construct tunnels under
tho Mississippi and Ohio rivers, to be
used for connecting railways centering
near their junction, Among the incor.
porators named arc Thos. A. Scott and j,
N. Mccullough, Of Pennsylvania; ].
Pierpont, Morgan W. Rosecrans, a. g.
MaIQuAnd, New York; A. E. Burnside,
Rhode Island; W. B. Curtin and ". +,
Coalbaugh, Illinois.
! A bill exempting the mineral lands o.