Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-16

Nous ~ enforce obtdi ;nte ~ lis process,
the COMMITTEES cann.,t discharge fls dut,
The h"qsr should renia in session
hayr inst rtce,yeu the following mes
sage:
TELBGRAPHtc SECRETS.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, W. U. TEL. CO..
New Y"Ik. DC Is, 1876
Hon Wa A. 4Norffsoa, C1ai, man, dc.
Ne,b Orleans.
eIR:-SInl n ias have been served upon
sevstal einpiosts of this company, dlrecl.
,nY III. m III produce before f4ie c,,npre.
sionai committee nf which you%Hre chair
map, all messages III y. s,rssiun of the CON.
.,any sent aud received by the persons
iinmed In the subrmoas, during several
months of the present Year
have delayed reply 10 the sc demands
In The c1peeta.,on that similar applications
would be made ny committee of the te7
ale, also Charged with The investigation of
matters correcled With he presidential
eh cilnn and cansnss Ia several ri the siates
ro illni The nctinn III The company beng
he 81 IN. IN Respect IN the messages ot both
W'itichi par,ie-, ton3d nnf Inc attributed In
n desire IA pr,-j ii CT nr promote The lnl.5f.
1t. of ell ner. X Nn>uhl Or ms have yel been
Fse,ytad, upoa Il, hy order uf The scnate com
nliilee, and Ma luther delay tHieh, at,tsr.rt +
~ be n q scnuf'esy L, Yourself aud Your
cntti,n,l'ee II des unt seem proper 10 iur.
ther postpone tins answer
Inc sub n p.s were served h, FIRE jb,.
investigation. which the committee. bad
tf-eh hirtcl,af ~ ti.Rr. Mas h-gln. M h.
to.e any ~ denct: had D-eii presented tI th..
c"utiii,ir., either iliai he persons. named
tn III. supl n ms b id sent any messages
~iiatevrr. or lhht any messages sent u,
them rented Ia the sui.j CT lnalIrr If III.
inveaiigsti.,n. Ii appcars 10 have. been ~
-,bna.d thai persons hnliiing high otlictal
2iA,slii.'ns un,ier he federal aud state pov.
rrnmrut~, nnn olhrr, prominent In pubnc
hHa,s. Weir IN the hnhIl III. sending mes-
s.le' by telegraph, aud without attempting
u Ascvrtain II any ot ,hese messages Merc
material TO The investigation the offleris
aud agents ot this Company have been COM
manded 10 lay aside he business In when
They arc engaged. In became spies and de.
'cctlves upon, and inlprl.ess against, The
customers who have rvposed in US the
ptavrst confidence concerning both their
N .Ial aud theirsprivaie atflirs
| have never believed that the congress
OF The Unied States, with this sui ct t .ir
" before hem, would permit Committees
To violate The secrecy nf Tho telegraph in
this manner, and IL seems IN me lhatlhs
present Is M opportunity whicn il would
~; unwise 10 furegu for obtaining deeis
ION directly from the representatives OF tho
people. IL the messages uf persons con-
necied with one political party are spread
before The public like course will be Ia.
Ken n respect 10 hose of the other party
both parties therefore have the same inter.
est In publishing 10 the world the secrets
ut the telegraph utiircs, or of preventing
such puhlcity
Ii Inns therefore been decided. To decline,
very respectfully, 10 teitif,t the employees
al this COMPANY To- produce before any
committee Ut either house nf congress.
messages sent or received by ihe represent
nttses al either the democratic or the re.
HI party VI least unlll
shall have approve the subpp las OF The
Committees and directed that their demands
b. s..>...i.aEGed.
anl, with great r. S >ec,, De !.
WM Oar ~, President.
The following Is lis iepl, seat:
NEW OHLEaNs, Dec is. 1870.
Wm Orton, PIyddeat. dc. Ncn FORK.
u ,y1 H'hht'g h, ,iss ~AA ,Haf st..,ilyea
lur relus ng la obey The pruc s, Of the
bouse IT Representatives. NJ dniy will b.,
prfhmed by tnv.'kiug iis s,i la the en-
Tore mrnt OF such pfncss, Regret.
ting Your refusal af The information
the Louisiana eieefiea
an y,rirs, Respectfully
tSignedi WA II MORRISON.