The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-15

lobby that Is certain; II you were here for enter
talnment could entertain you with histories OF
| well concerted plans which all disappeared just at
| the crack OF one members whip; perhaps a mat
! ter OF caprice, perhaps a matter Of accdent-you
cannot tell which; we who are OF the regular
army know when We are whipped laughter)-
but gentlemen OF little experience come down here
never understand why they had better go home
Qaughter 10 Introduce bill properly, TO have II
member IN that committee unde rstands It's merits;
TO attend 10 1T; to watch 1t; to have counsel to
go and advocate 1t before the committee; to see
| that members or the committee do not oversleep
themselves on The morning OF important meetings.;
watch tue coming In OF the bill IN Congress, day
after day, week alter week; to have your men on
hand a dozen times, and TO have them as often
disappointed; to have one Of those storms winch
| spring up in the Adriatic OF Congress until your
men are worried and worn and tired, ana Itll
they say TO themselves that they VIII net go up TO
the Capitol to-day, and then to have the bird sud
denly flushed and all your preparations suddenly
brought TO naugnt. These are some OF the expert
ences Of the lobby. (Laughter.)
| THE PHILOSOPHY OF GOOD DINNERS.
Another potnt-the question OF entertalnments-
is spoken Of There is nothing in the world so ex-
cellent as entertainments OF renned order.
! Uaugnter.) Talleyrand says that diplomacy IS
assisted by good dinners; but at good dinners
who have taste that way the right, perhaps, TO
ask gentleman a civil question and TO get
civil answer-to get Information winch MS cnents
want and that can properly De given. Sometimes
railroad man wants information; sometimes
san wants his seo 5ro rs
wants TO know what the Treasury Is going TO 90
about certain measure. sometimes a banker Is
| anxious about the financial movements In Con-
| gress, or a merchant about the tarin. All these
things we do constantly, and we do not make any
| charge for them
A CERTAIN CIRCLE OF FRIENDS.
We keep up certain circle OF friends, and once
| In a while an opportunity comes Of getting s0me-
thing that is OF real service, and Tor which COM
| pensatlon ls due and propeg; but the entertain
session; when the business is good so are the Ell.
tertainments and wnen the business Is not good
the entertainments are meagre. tLaughter)
Al A
Mr.. Irwin told me q story OF King OF Spain, who
ordered one OF his attendants to climb tree ano
see whether there was any building IN sign the
man saw chateau on the top OF an adJacent hili,
and the King said, "Let US go there" they went
and were received at the door or the chateau by
the grandee with his head uncovered; the King an
n0unced " no he was, and SAID the party wanted
dinner. The family had dined an hour before, and
the servants mad consumed everything that was
left. The COOK was sent for and SAID His Majesty
would be served in an hours time. They had
very pleasant dinner, and the King was rather
surprised at the taste displayed IN some OF the
dishes. Alter dinner, commencing the excellence
OF the repast, he asked what IT was composed OF.
Luckily 1t was not Friday. The grandee sent ior
no animal has contributed It's lie to your dinner"
and he went TO the window and showed the King
ffty.two pigs with their ears all cut OF. SAID the
King, "A man VINO can make sucn repast as
that from the ears OF ffty-two pigs shall be made
governor OF prOvInce.n (Laughter.)
Mr.. NibacK-Is there not great deal OF money
wasted on good dinners
HOW FEEL LIKE A SAINT.
Wttness-I do not mink money is ever wasted
on gooo dinner; if a man dimes badly he ioreets
to say his prayers going to ped; Dqt II ne dimes
The Chairman-Were you aware Mr.. Berrett, in
point OF fact, had received $4,000 instead oil
$1,000?
WITNESSING, did not know anything about 1t
unil saw It mentioned in the papers; 1t Is quite
was satisfied with what got.
Mr.. Ward gave his testimony. or rather deliv-
cred his humorous lecture, standing al the END OF
the table, with his eyes twlnkllng, his face beam
ing with good humor and DIS whole person pre-
sentlng evidence OF MS being nOtonly IN belief,
but In practice, disciple OF the gospel OF gas
tronomy. He kept the members OF the committee
and numerous audience In constant laughter.
THE WRIT OF HABEAs CoRpUs-THE BODY OF
IRWIN NOT neutrality-suspicious. ON THE
RELATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE CRIMINAL COURT.
WASHINGTON, jan IA, 1876.
Eleven O'Clock to-day was the hour set for the
return to the writ oil habeas corpus directed TO
Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway Tor the production OF r.
B. Irwin, the recusant Pacific Mail witness, before
Judge Macarthur, and at that hour there was a
large attendance ID the Criminal Courl room. The
counsel for petitioner were promptly In atten-
dance, but IL was some time after the hour before
counsel fer the government Judge Fisher and
Mr. Shellabarger) appeared, with Mr.. Ordway.
Irwin was not brought into Court. Messrs
L. ]. Durant, J. W. Moore and C. P. Culver
appeared for the petitioner.
Mr.. Ordway having sworn to the return, Judge
Fisher was about TO read IL when Judge Durant
SAID ne deemed it necessary, as he was not fami-
liar with the course OF practice here. TO ask That
no return be entertained until the respondent
complies with the order made by the production
OF the petitioner, and he read the writ
MIR. Shelabarger said his friend was premature,
as the papers were not to be considered full re.
turn, but were to the point that he person was
~
He claimed 1t was competent to show that the Gus
tody was in the House of Representatives, and to
Mr.. Dulant said the point was whether the order
should be complied with.
Judge MacAI thur said that the writ was In the
usual form.
Judge Fisher SAID in the case of Nugent in 1s49,
the body OF the reator was not produced, and IN
the case OF Bell recently, the same officer (Mr.
Ordway) dio not produce the body before Judge
Wyie, who held IL was not necessary to produce
the body.
Judge Macarthur said it was not his design to
interfere with the House OF Representatives but
1t appeared the Court had no Jurisdiction without
conclude the House Of Representatives had not
jurisdiction, how could the Judgment of the Court
be enforced II the relator was not PRESENT.
Judge Fisher said 1t was competent for the re-
sponGent to show that the Court had not jurisdlc-
first instance, ano he read from the case OF j. T.
Kearney in the Supreme Court OF the United
States in 1872, reported In wheaton, 3s. He
claimed that the House OF Representatives was
court OF competent jurisdiction, and this Court
was not an appellate court to that body
Judge Macarthur, alter recognizing the princi-
pies IN the cited, SAID the constitution pro-
vIdes that the writ OF habeas corpus shall not be
suspended except IN time Of war, ana 1t was the
right OF the CITIZEN carrying with 1t the produc-
ton OF the petitioner; and he was clearly OF the
opinion that the body oI the relator must be pro-
duced.
Mr.. Shellabarger called attention to the papers,
which were motion to dismiss the writ. and ne
argued that motion.
Mr.. Durant opposed the notion citing num-
Der OF authorities.
Judge Macarthur overruled the motion.
Mr.. Shellabarger then moved that further pro-
ceedings be postponed until to-morrow, and this
motion Was granted.
Mr.. SnelaDarger and Mr.. Fisher subsequently
had a consultation with the Committee on Ways
and Means, the result OF whose action en-
bodied IN the resolution passed by the House.