National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-08
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
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tempt In calling him fool, when counselor SIg-
gested that he was entitled to trial by jury. The
{Sss he Was q fool. The Judge discharged the
man. remarking that If he ohense was again COM
mitted be did not think he would submit It 70 .
JuEL however favored the reference Of the petit
ton 70 the Ways ana Means Committee.
bsid he kew 10 his place Of confinement wherever
it might be- in his own hand. All he had to do
was 10 testify before the committee and release
himself. He called attention 70 the analogy De-
tween this case AMI
THAT OF PAssMoRE WILLIAMSON,
where the health Of himself and family were
urged for his release, but ater the case was car
red to the Supreme Court Of y, ~
for 1t was the aWOf the land. The honor Of the
House demanded that Irwin be carried % jail ana
kept there until he unlocks the door oil MS cell OJ
Mr.TREMAIN differed with Mr.. BUTLER as
to his statement that no state had power 70 90 IS
York and . case where man had Been ndictea
for the same offence while suffering imPrtsonmen6
tboriry Of the House. which, he said, had power
to expel its own members.
HOW COULD THEY ExPEL
10 they had not power to elicit testimony? II tho
House refused to examine the man ne washed ms
hands of It. He moved to lay the petition on the
Mr.DAwEs said the committee would take ths
orders Of the House, but he desired to say that
the question Of Twins health was considered BE-
lore me RECOMMENDATION was made yesterday.
The motion of Mr.. FIREMAN. prevailed, aAd
THE PETITION WAS TABLED;
| ayes 1Ol, noes 81.
THE FINANCE BILL.
| hr. MAYNARD, of Tenn, at one o'clock
| called up the special order for that hour-ths
senate finance billiard, after a few general re-
marks, said he proposed TO call the previous
! question, and, If the call was seconded, to ask
| that the amendments which gentlemen desired
| to offer be printed in the Congressional Record:
| Mr. DAWES said he hoped the House would
SsTs TGad second tSe demand and thus cut Of
| amendments, they could then go down to pos
terity with the amendments they would haVs
| offered printed in the Record.
Mr.. RANDALL, of Pa, protested that this
proceeding was not in accordance with an under
standing IN the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency. The committee had, with but one mega
tive VOTE agreed that two amendments should
be ofered-one to strike OIt the nrst and second
sections, and the other in relation to the cancel
| Mr.. MAYNARD denied that there was such
an understanding, and reminded Mr.. RANDALL
that the bill lad not been referred to the COM
Mr.. RANDALL, In return, charged that Mr..
MAYNARD was making distinction where there
was none. The subject before the commit
tee and Mr.. MAYNARD had himself put the
M. HoAR. of Mass, made the point of order
that the rules prohibited disclosure Of what &C.
CURED IL the cOmnittee-roomi which the SPEAKER
/ sustained.
The demand for the previous question was sec
On ordering the main question, the yeas and
| nays were ordered, when Mr.. MAYNARD re-
neWed his proposition that gentlemen should be
| permitted to print speeches or amendments in the
, | Record He was called to order, however and
was not permitted to proceed.
The vote was then taken, and the main ques
ton was ordered-yeas rs, naSs 1O6.
The yeas and nays were then ordered on the
? passage of the bill, and it was passed-yeas 1S3
fhc vote in detail was as follows: