New-York tribune., 1876-12-21
uOITSE OFF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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as having published false and ealumnious charges
against him. tho most Of which, he said referred to bs
ness transactions which took place 80 years ago. ana
which were refuted and retracted by their author
Those which were tnOught 10 nave occurred
since that time had been proved equally false apd WIN
Out foundation. He sent to the Clerk desk and nd Icd
contraIctng one Of the statements against Mr. Wood
and ntmatng that their author was A. L. sotedo Iate
OF The Heie- York Free Lance
THE IRISH ADDRESS
The SPEAKER stated tina. he had information that
there was gentleman in the city who was the bearer to
the people OF this country OF communication from the
Irish nation Tatula ting the American people IN ts
Mr. HOLMAN Diem, Ind thereupon rose and asked
unanimous consent to o1er res0lnllcn Iecuhs Ilat
resent to the people OF the Uned States the congratua-
tons of the Irish nation On to ] eGh.aLS I & =. l m
the Committee on Foreign Analrs WIN instructions 10
Mr. TOWNSEND REP, n. ~ suggested 70 Mr.: III; Iio j.
man tie OF the word people instead OF nation.
natlon not inappropriate, and he hoped that tho
Obiee0n would not be pressed . an, IN f,,or y, tho
Mr.. HOLMAN-There is q sense In which tie term
"naiion % n properly applied 10 the Irish people.
Mr.. BANNING (Dem.. Ohio), Chairman OF the Mi1tary
Conttee reported 6acR & E yey I've p a te g1gS eys
The question was put: Shall the House pass the blu
notwitbstandng the Presidents veto II decided
in the ne gatvc-Yeas 1; Nays, l07.
THH LOUISIANA TELEGRAM.
Mr.. LYNDE (DeIn., Wish from the judiciary Ccninht
tee made report the subject Of requiring the pro
ducton Of telegams before committees Of the House
The retort states that the communication OF Mr. Morr
sen on that subject failed 10 inform the House Of the
name or names Of the per5Oa OF & geIsG1y 1dp
which the refusal had been heard IL goes on tO say
books PAPERS and kilograms material to the invesga
tion before the committee aud witness who refuses
should be brought 70 the bar of the House
hr. HURp Dem, ohiol, member OF the coln'ni''ce'
M. KNOTT tDeni., .XyJ Chairman OF the Judiciary
Mr. Hurs resointolf resolution that there is nothing
IN law rendering communication transmitted Dy tele
eniT or IN any other naner whatever; that this
has power through it's fuppena, under the hand aud sea-
Sn7 al ne SG@toc TO 70 TSS has given authority to
inc wtneSsS ana 70 Sena i1r persons wetc aa IT, % ns
pers telegraph other for the inspection OF
pena shall have bsen served who shall dlsobeY the same
shall be brought TO the bar Of the House on the reporto
Mr. LiNDE moved tho previous question and 1t was
sHgeestions were made by Messrs HoAR CMass),
GARFIELD tohio). and CoNGER (Mehl, 20 let all tao
resolutions DO printed and their consideration mace
rot complied with, and Mt LYNDE proceeded 10 argue
an support Of the report Of the committee.
Mr.. GARFIELD iEep-. Ohiol said that II the House
affirmed the doctrine suggested by Mr. Knott namely
thar there Is no difference between telegraphic com
nlinctons or oral it would only need
another similar step 70 swallow the last PossiDie prOec
ton Which tie American people had against the invasion
OF Cengress of an their PRIVACY Every day hundreds Of
thousands Of persons nnted the most sacred affairs OF
their private life 10 its confidence.
Mr.. HEWITT Dem, N W subscribed to the doctrine
laid down by Mr. Garfield rs 20 the protection which the
law throws around the pSstce but tae law threw no
such protection around elegraphlc communications lie
had believe however that the law should give
that tssfeetOn and mo wOuld De glad 70 see 10 gwen lie
lad good TO think also that the protection which
the secures 20 citizens as 20 through
fhc Dos-Olce OF delusiOn than was generally
supposed During the last month his attention had been
called TO ais letters passing through the hew-1ork
and according TO his best Judgment and that
OF experts they reaenty IL not generally op9ned
in Tic pOst-oce, aud recsed by the use OF muelage
the steam used being apparent ON the envelope he had
OF Of proving the fact but he was reay
TO submit his letters TO the Judgment OF experts there
ever had been protection given 70 teegraphlc commun
cation its violation had been Initiated by q
dIsfpeushed Republican from MassAehusetts ia
tie famous Impeachment trial Of President John
son (slr. Butler). IL had also been violated Dy
tie Com OF Investigation which went 10 the state
OF mississippi lie wished TO say this occasion that
there purpose the Democratic side 10 prevent