The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-15

go to that company in certain events
His interests therefore were adverse "a
those Of the Indian and Of the govern
ment, he referred TO Clinton B, Fiske.
Mr., Parker, Of Mo, said he did moi
know anything about the private affairs
Of Gen. Fiske. These commissioners were
appointed on the recommendation Of
various churches throughout the country,
and he was inclined to believe that they
we're good men. Gen. FIske stood high
Us citizen Of Missouri. All these men
Orkedwithout compensation, and It was
purely n labor OF love and charity and
christianity on their part,
Mr.. Randall-ChuFches are not always
right in some Of their recommendations.
l an rather inclined to think 1t Is . bad
year for christian ministers, Laughter. ]
A provision in regard to the Round
Valley Indian Reservation in California
being under consideration, Mr., Luttrell
suggested that the reservation should be
rented 10 men who would contract to feed
and take care Of the Indians. VI
Mr.. Parker, Of Missouri, remarked that
that would reduce the Indians to the
condition Of poems,
Mr.. Luttrell replied that they were
now treated worse than poems, He un-
derstoOd that In the Round Valley Reser-
vation they were often tied up and
whipped like dogs by orders Of the agent.
Starkweather-What agent does thisV
Luttrell-Rev, l.. BopGhRrd,
Starkweather-ls he agent now2
Luttrell-He Is, I.
starkweather = When was he ap-
pOintedR
Luttrell-Twoor or three years ago.
starkweather = What denomination
does he belongtoY
Luttrell-He il q Methodist, and nm
sorry to statOit Laughter, He is Re-
publican. More laugter. He was a
secessionist, but ut the close Of the war
he become Republican and that was
his reward.
The Speaker here laid before the House
u communication from the sergant-at-
Arms, stating that he had been required
by writ Of hGbcdS corpus issued by Judge
Macarthur, Of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia, to produce before
him the body Of r. B. Irwin, recusant
witness IN the Pacific Mail Inyestigb don,
that hc had attended within counsel aud
responded that he had the prisoner In his
custody by the order Of the House Of Rep
resentatiyes, and that Judge Macarthur
had decided that no return would he re-
ceived from him until lie produced tho
prisoner In court. Under tbesG eiECum-
stances and Us the production Of Irwin
would be the release Ofhim from his GUS
tody, as officer Of the House he asked
the instructions Of the HouSe.
Mr., Dawes suggested that the question
should be referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee with instructions to report tO.mor-
row. The Circuit Court Of the District
had decided that every Court, including
the Senate and House Of Representatives,
waSthe sole Judge Of its own contempt,
and that no court had jurisdiction Ia re.
viewits Judgment, 1t seemed very strange
to him therefore that Judge Macarthur,
with the records before him, should have
decided that he had Jurisdiction.
After long and interesting discussion
Of the question, q proposition oIIer,-
ed by Mr.. 1Iawley, Of Connecticut, and,
amended on motion Of q. +. HOar by
striking out that part which provided for
producing the body Of Irwin, was adopt
ed without yeas or nays. The resolution
now reRdsas followsi iIpbfta
"That the Sergcant.at-Arms be direct.
ed to makea careful return to tic writ OF
habeds corpus, that the prisoner Is duly
held by the authority Of the House Of
Representatives to answer In the proceed
ings against him for contempt"
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