New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-16

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sa.s sa hs' process sS eos, o. IL. Us.s
ms s pcp te'i He the .
sired TO do anything beyond what seemed 70 hin hi,
PLATA duty. There no iuiinati0n that the judge
acting otherwise than according 70 81, convictions.
me Sr Inc writ e
italy set out fact that the man ws nel Tor contempt
VI House and that stbOush he was wiling cono9do
that he onght not TO 20 behind that yet that The t1n
also contained an allegation that the prooolnHf Tor
resulted In a commitment for contempt ia Otner
words, that the Committee and tbe honse hal pat to
irwin questions which should not have boon pat - hin
TO conc-dc 10 ths Court riEht TO rev. t1s acuJn OF
the House would be to yield up tho wnoe case on "AoI
judge Of wat constituted n contempt
Mr.. KA5SON rep. Iowa. submitted from the Com
mitiec on Ways aud Means resolution ordering tlat
the 'rgcan tItArns make known 10 tne Jidxe "a no
mas IRWIN In cn;9y 20 an orIr % t in0 ,c
aud for other reason Also. that Tue House requsS
Irwin shall orsr to purge himself Of sucl contempt
Also, to nform the idge that as an oih;er OF toe
transferring irwin from his custody. -
Mr.. BUTLER rep. MIss.) called attention to tho
curious circumstance OF - ksdlcll B,Pn1.cAn or.
Dawes relying In a Republican, HOuse OF Ripre,rrta-
ives On ho decision OF Chs'J I"hey h "a; *.
MIR DAWES remarked that that decision unan'.
mou-y affirmed By Tue present supem' Court Ia ciso
Blf DUTLER said that rho cour, IN that case had Jim
Dly followed precedent, but he held that the necison
in tho BOJh case ala not toucI ths question ~ AZ
There state Court undertook TO trri,rs wsh th' Jn
rus iictOn OF tied Stitos Colft. There "et tao
soplra @ Ilu5tctiJns distinct, separate ani i"feish'
one undertaking 10 interfere wan tbe power 81 100 SO
other. Here all were parts Oi the United SAGE, Inc
Court was ULited states Court H5 cOpil NOT D, 40,
onsrd of keep Trwlns lip. closed or TO shiel
certain persons who were hayo bad phrt ~
tue mo- y. TuesS persons luiudine 20 h'H'lar CO.
dssrOus Of shielding them Tue writ OF habcas corfot
was u great pIero WRIT not If the king bui 81 tIs
citz ~ The very meaning OF tho lille OF tue Wit vas
that the body must 90 prOi1ced. ~, A.,
Mr.. LAWRENCE Rep. O-it)-ls not tue HOUSE ln'
sole jIdge ., t1c 90 sion u c0H'eAp''
Mr.. BUILER-Ccrtllnly. . .-
Mr.. LAWhENCE -Can oar discretion In that resp@,ss
Mr. ilsUTLER-By no means. -.
NJ. LAWIESCE-Ibat Is what the Judge proposes
Mr. BUTLER-No he does not. He proposes 70 have
irwin Dcoust no bm tnAt he may examine an SEQ
whether the prisoner IL II s.t.uiiY detained.
Nj. LAWRENCE-Ti"n he proposes - ~ back o. ous
Mr. BUrLE-Pardol me. ho wants to see II there IL
any sentence and NJ cannot adj rcate "n Ait pcst's
uutU he tue bOlY before hun, t ~ the whole ~ ~
DR. ThENAIN (R'p. n. " took the pos,ti1n tat
the writ VI hsOuas corpus could never DC Asod 10 ~
quirc INTO tho yaDdty Of a commitment for tonemw
w. - - a 49,, .,sc ,n 1gli or America where urs-
Oner discharged on haboas corpu- "-o hdd oen
adj Idgcd gdil " ooHtemPs Oy ANY house % ralts
nent Or CougIe>.. lie referred TO TIA tot0MlaS
nead-note IN y case N wheaton;
The COu vi not grant sabs.' 20 oa' 'a- pf b. been corr
viii inquire .o ihe '-ns; Of Toe '0t~
Mr. BURCHAkD tRop.. III argued That the question
present Il WAS not mat Of tue ""r "f tho HOUSE -
ha Jeas c.rpu, has issued uu.er The stst ~ = -
not the duty Of the person 10 whoa u - uHCtf' 70
/ H.
argue that such tue duti OF The ect-ca-(aALUs
Mr.. DAWES here moved the previous question IN tho
| OF the House, and appeal from MIR. ELDREDSB
% n.. WIS., that tAe ID nocratc sido VI tie h0d'o
Anna the u1roar Mr. 81 rLLR repeated severil tines
| the phrase. d" Cf.sciay Al"" "L.u..y Lim
FIay the House refused 10 second td' prcvlo4s
| question. a ~ the nebltc Na- resumed.
| NJ. ELDHED6E eIgressei bi- grAtf atop met tio
House Was not pit cut as " L,d ben repFs"ut5i
| to b. by the Z ntiemtu nom Mdrsacubij N kh'.
Dawes) He thought DeconiIg that the House thoai
not exhibit impateGce over 50 grave aud important
subject as su-pen ing tle "rlt OF hiDs cOpu'
HIS D. mOcrauc renda cet Dlt cCu0 10. nave 10 gpt
ten the intense feeling created throughout no cOu y
when President Lincon suspend.i tao writ 81 haheaS
nuces the power suspend tn.t great writ 81 bery
bu; the Of Representatives. nad no power to suS,
penl L., to Interfere WIN IL any way lie arsu-u
where Toe DO ~ was not proiLcel and be quoted tho
| following from ) VS. P-rI .iuintaTy Law.
Hlbe copus Is 5nns all person, rteeS via have pioef'
n.[sS ~ a b te S.-. 81 Paris .;at or
Mr.. BECK ID m. XVI Offered as snDsttn' "a resliI
ton Greeting eer<ean,-a Arms u IA iXy care'di
return writ that ne prisoner IS d"y hcI " Az
hority Of the Of presentati7es 70 answer pro
ce-ngs against him for c0ht,inpt ana 20 aA WIN ~ I,
the body OF Irwn before tie CURT Hhen MAKING 'ueh
for the House but obey tho Law. IL Tue law WIS not
good II .oul repealed. ous long az IL s.ood the
Sir. BUTLER askeI whether the snrgoon-G neral u
the Army Niyt md not, by authority % the Com
nittee ON Ways AM Means, examined Trivia and re.
ported that ms confinement II tue common JAIL paced
Mr. DIVES "a d that at the proper time would
port on that SUI yet to the House.
Mr.. BUTLER-P ruaps after the man IL deaf
NJ. FINch (Dsm Oulul argued tlAtas al inc steps
takoa by The House ~ tho OF hr. Ir~ns
lniClnenf for conen ut correct and legal hsre
was no Jurisdiction tho court 10 disturb IA, nprssa
ment He put the ease Of a wines Ia essa
OF the of the President before the senate.
and asked Whether any had tue right TO interfere
aud discharge tue prisoner He Ia agOr or stand
ing by the action OF the House yesterday
Mr. BURROWS (Rep., M.cD.) clted rom Kenrs Com
mentarios d where the supreme Court or Mdsst-
ohusetts decided wIls tne legislature OF MI.sa-
Chu-etts might commit person Tor Contempt ths
Supreme Court sht inquire BY haOeds corpus n9 tue
prOprIrty Of tue comm tInrnt.
T6e discussion being clio ed. Mr. CESSNA Rep Pensl
moved TO anne nd Mr. Beck's resOuuOn Dy auIlhg e. 10
that tho sergcAnatAruis 10 further directed 10 obey
the order OF the Court
The anne ndment was rejected.
Mr. BecK's resolution WIS then adopted as a slbsa
tute tnat offered by Mr.. ha-ssOn.
Mr. KAssON moved to reconsider. but az a motion to
adjourn mad just been made, tue motion wac not re-
garded before the House. and then the House, At eS
p. In, adjourned tail Monday.