, 1875-01-15

cation WAS tho bas!a OF an e1tonded
and hnimatcd debate, which an:07eh
tho confederation 'of tho power OF Congresa in
catcs OF contempt of tho relative Jurisdiction
Of Congress- and courtH in such chHeh. judge
MacArt}ur seems TO he acting upon TIM aesump-
zion TINT QUO btapch OF Congress- cannot control
tic jail Of thia district, which, by Law. is placc
under tie Jurisdiction Of Congrcss. Tho dobate in
tho IIouao proceeded upan quite iitrerent hasia.
TAis important legal question llsl two branches:
first, tho definition Of tho jurisdiction Of tho
House in contcu,nt casca; aecond, tho relation |
between tho power of the House III contcHIpt |
rascs and tho constitutional right of tho cltIzcS
to wr,t Of l,el,caa corpus. Tho question in lth
final aspect became worry nearly a rartiaat one: |
1:eck Ani EllrcdEo "eto particularly atarineu
tlat tho lava md Constitution ahtlld ''o over
thrown by placing tEss c3Htllinacti1tn TitueaH
wI,e:n he would m9sk likelv tBcapn tho law. ut
tl,a ta,nu time l;eck HonglIt to oycrawo tho Jn-
c,g.+ by threatening that il tho Cuuft Klionll
commit Tho Sergeant sor contempt In lle nrctit o[
The non-pro,!uction OF tIle fTty Of irwin; i'e
uonltl mnvo tic impeachment of tic Judge. Tils
Ecp1blicauA generally arElte1 that lilo cutlst:i-
tioi.al right to tho wrlt Of habeas CORPUS could
| rot 10 exercised by any PERSON in contca1ut Of
the la%nasnS nws aos ~ , Possn nre tord
| OF tho Euited States having nlrcady decided in
| the cnHo Of NuEent ia Na!ia:e) tint Tho Ill
tnrlty of eithcr 1Iouse Of ConsreAH, III casos Of
! contonpt, was absolute and h.ucfior to any
court. Tho Io,,ao iially directed TIM Sergeant
| tt-ArmH not to produce tho body OF Ir"in N
court .lll to mnko return to tic Cour* that le
was held for contempt OF tho House.
| 4 LISBON IN Lol;Yf*s'.
Tho Pacific Maii Investigating Committee did
lit,ls to-day except listen to very amusing las-
eon In fobbTing IRON tilo noscd professional lob
b;iA., Sam Ward. tlin litt'e speech Mil "a, on
thu recotd ~ a c''riolh eHa,dn it! tho insestiga-
ton ami as q letter cf Institution 10 younger
lobbyietg.
Dr.. Cnaffco. of Springfield Mass, knew moth.
ing Of the business cxcett Whns deld man
| to:i him. The Nitncsses III this investigation
have already riflei thteo graves.
| Gar,lcr ii. Hubbard. tLo champion of tho
rostal telegraph. showed that ho helped the
Pacific Mail bill, and that tlo received
neither money nor assistance for. s
telegr:phic Hcl,emo in ro:utn. It amazed hm
that hn did not receive G t:ratulty "lien dooi-
kccp2rs Lad such recognition. Jim Dcrret.
Lending stockhplder in tho Democratic Iaf'iot
Itl! Iwen>l'H organ. nAs claHor!n, for tho slh-
silY. This IncxHoDan politician mud Candidate
for tho CerLslip Of tho no1t House, amt also =
Washington atso:ncT. iii -fot nn% lIo reserved
$lO, ,Duu. aud did not tair!j divide it viii ba1a
Ward.
San, Ward was -...
AN ENTERTAINING WITNESS.
| lie hrew not Why he Wa9 utncsa lIo had
been summoned iii hour before; "particulau'
not kreclea." Had worHol II fortnight Tor
tho Pacific alail aabsi'1y. hna was satisfied "tt',
Iii fec Hts oaIr motive wns To- Got tho grand
old ttng GyinE ai,a;u. His tee cteucicd that de-
tcrnnatiou. Ito had mover eecn Irnil before,
mid only knew him a. little ncle man Standing
"a a coruc1. Tho lobby VIII hs, ptto1eEs!oI.-a
business as prccarous as firing ih tlia llcbrtes
| Iho:o wcie liGtv lines moro blls lo5t than vol
Tlo fcw lig fish tila: to tho net hel1 to re
t ieye tho diaupnuiu:mcns OF u scsHson. Iio ho1e.
to sec tho professional lobbyist recognized Il:
9 parliamentary nHonto a1o in l.ns'and.,
EMi7ELAw n1:tp WILL II: yuMMoSrD
tomorrow, n1l wfl be ca!lc: upoa TO max:
, clear some u lilo charsos in llis paper. Com
a | modore GArrinor IL sufclnoncd.
! Donu piatt will to,'uortow refuse to auswe
: ts reported to tho ilouso for cDntetnpt.
ITO Re .Is1o:t1ttd Ite's.l
> WAsn1Sorn:r u. O" yafl' 1.-The lnqnIr
\ to-day.
. testified that l,o Mas hero il l872, adyoca:ln
Is tho ruata! telegraph; "2s not cmployeu py IL
J. Pacific Mall Company or any ascAt thornol
md never received . dollar or kno5 q
-, auy money being diahuraod in EaehinS
!. ton oil the!y account. IIo rendered. til
q movement for an increased subsidy some aid, be
20 causa l,o believed it very important for tho wn
r fare Of tho raclio cooat anu OF tho ootiro cout
i try; bu: ho gavo tins assistance casually by c1
,, ~ pressing his orin1ons. a;l from 10 nlereanar
II II consideration whatsoever. 1fe must coafc:a
% lowoyer, that when he heard, rcccn.ly, whi
10 largo sums OF money had hccn oxpended.
- JAa1gs e. HEH81T1,
j. ex-3{oyor Of tue city, testified that Irwin en-
= p.oyet hi1a SIS coAnse!: teeetyed retasH
II Iny-fco oi $1oU0 and at Irwin's re.Iucs carrie
Ut retainer Of 500 to Sam Ward; s.b::e l,,ent
u the passage Of tho bit; he hatl ~ secriYea lro
slo,odo In all. divided as fo'lows:' sio:
10 Sumucl Ward, $3.0Co 70 hin,-olf, mud s:},0i
+ to his brother JoseEh II. Ecir1tt. OF New inr
4. He spoke to several naoMbcra of Cons:cnH aoos
It Q.-Dsd you cony'nco him?
g. A.--Oh, ho WIS already convincsd. II
b. too1 broad. statosnaniito yiew u tho que