New-York tribune., 1875-01-15

stas H rrAuebferT he RepuDncan. more
lausnter ae was secss.ionist S1t - tns e'Sse OF
the war he became Rspu'nean' ana ""' "A' "'' to
A msmser On the Rrpubcsn side-It was in shs iaud
OF secession that hs gut MS edncauoo'
THE CASE OF IRWIN
The SPEAKER here laid before the House cemrnVN
nication from the sergeauafArDs Stating tbae ne had
been required by wrt OF ksbeas corpus, issued bg
Judge Macarthur Of the Supreme Court OF the Dsrcs OF
Columbia, 20 produce before him tine body OF X D.
Irwin. the reonsan,w'tness the Pacific Mail inyest-
Vation that be mad attended with Bs c"unse ana re-
ponded That No had the hts custody ny order
OF the House OF aud t1st Judge Nc
from hun until he prOdue II the prisoner In Under
circumstances, production OF Irwin would
House be- asked he Instructions Of 5.ie House.
Mr. DAWES issp, Mass, CaaEIn is oI the Committee
on WAY. and Means rcnarEed that the question q
very serious one Affecting tue 20 yer VI toe House sad
iudSment Of The House II tue srgeant at dev-
cred up prisoner be would tnoa 0S ID Tue sole Gus
tody uf the Court. ana he uDfefstood aS tue Judge
had said that wnen DO gol pOsses.On Of bn. aud WHO
keeping him. ne tthe Jdise) so1Ia 20 .oe Jsa&s
would him DaIl II he saw n' 10 SdiIlt nun 70
ba would be TO throw tne door open 70 uis essapr.
with such an amount OF nJney a his pOckt ana 4" MS
command II would bs only matter Of pecOnaFy eales-
latiou whether wOId be worth wlo 10 pay aoy ofa
nary bail. He suggested That t1e question snvuu o
referred TO the JldcILFy COniliee, win Ssraeuons
TO report TOMORROW. Inc petftop tor haoSas corpus,
fOr with sufficient cesrness TACT that cue par was
de aimed by order Of House because the Hodse ead
District the Nlgent, been Imprisoned
0y Orer OF the Senate for getne possession Of secret
frestY, had dec,ded thit every court iaehdlna ths
Senate aud House OF vas tie sol1 )ndse
Gieton 20 review tsJudgm,nt IL seemed ysry strange
TO h therefore TSas J1dsS a.ArtSar WIN GOO seeos@
Mr.. MAYNARD (aeP.. Tonul inquired whether, in the
rae OF Ae arrest Of OF tAr JJhn Brown RAIDERS ia
Boston, tue question had NOT coue Gpl
nothing IN that case n1Icn touched tsls question dc
had LimseR Issued that writ ahd tne man was dis-
caarged on the sOe ggOuAd that the person who ar
rested n not the Sci egsdntltAim Of the senate,
ANA that oGieeH had power 90 dspate ns authority
Mr. sAYLER Dem. OluO) a,kod Mr. Dawes whether
similar cIsa ~ had not pern rccenay decided oy
the Circuit Court OF mis- Dsrct, had sot tie Cours
expressly decided thls iId Jurisdiction 70 inter
iereyHitb cOmmitn -nJ Tor eolsenpt of tue House
Nj. DAWES repi8i tnat saostlntlal y tAaC decision
had been NJ. le and Tue attorney VINO nAd applied for
tne writ tnat case nad Deru reprlHlAnded Dy .no
Court sasing t3as the party Lad 2eon coma'Ie1
Tor contempt Of the senate.
Mr.. HALE (2p.. y. y suggested o resolution re-
ferring ques Ol - tAe JLeary CJmm lee ana ln-
.trncting sergeau AruIs not 10 pt0Jace Irwin
before any court oiacer, u nbuDal tn the iur'ner
Mr. CESSNA (f2ep. PENN suggested stuEiug ont the
last clause Q, NJ H'ies FgSola i"n, ho ,.oo,,,
Mr. e. f. HOAR ts.p, A.s a. sagSss.e" agSc INC @pp'in"
Sir. LAWRENCE ,itep, Oaicl made egal argumeus
and quoted auth"ritles 10 snow that no coIrl ntu
rlgat interfere with the House Ia its dealng with
Nj HAWLEY r. D.. Conn., argued that the Sergeant
alarms should % simpy Instructed 10 INFORM tho
Court that he ncid IRWIN under tue Gnl authority OF mo
House under commitment for con empt of the h0uss;
Mr. KASoOS Or D., IOw.) susge-.ed that tue DIM
cases OF corpus tnat tue BODY or tn party h'd
m custody snau pcOdnced whcB the return n made.
Tne .tatu sprc.: tnat the body must accompany
the return. He <;sLed r-sOiutou thas
pending proceedings on ie Wn me sorgedh,-at Arms
De Instructed Ia keep TIC rson IN As CUSTODY "heh 10
produces him IN court.
Mr. FLDREDCE Dem sl--Is not that q violation
of the la ~ 10 regard production OF the bodyf
Mr NIBLACK dem, Iudl lnOught that the better
way De 10 lee tIc pe1hugs take tler course lob
the prisoner presented In aud the "hole mat
fer Z imiue.l ana the Judge should decide outrage
pusy erroueUusly Ia defiance OF tue authority OF
the House, wOalI De COMPETENT for tue House
10 deal with Judge himself. he tudghs
N In bad TASTE to anticipate VIII the CO.rt mgAt de-
eide and disposed 70 take for granted that tAe
Court would deciie according 10 law
Afer 1onC nd discussion OF tho question,
a proposition was offered hy Mr.. HAWLEI Rep,
Counl, and amended mOtiOd Of Nj. y. +. hChh
uep MlssD Oy striking III para winch provided
Tor DroaucnS ho1y OF Mr.. lrWn, ami adopted WAN
out the Yeas aud Nays. lh5 resOd.!O1 now rsajs AZ
follows; ,, -.- a.,
Tb he sergeutAras rected make careful return %
81 that duly he bT auho u
the tie poeeS - -S-As' "
G0r
Tue House then, at j:s5 q. m, adjourned