New-York tribune., 1876-12-22
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BARNES TO BE ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WAs1INGToN, Dec. 21.-The House followed
nm its action of yesterday by making application to-day
~ ira new rule in regard the production Of teegraphc
dispatchcs Last Tuesday E. W. Barnes manager OF the
western Union Telegraph Company at New-Orleans, on
the advice of President Orton, refused to produce the
Stche received or sent since the 5th Of August last
nv Gov Kellogg Marshal Pitkins, Gen. Augur exMar-
sbaI Packard Col Carter Mr.. Dibbe, and eXGOy War
moth The report IN the was made up by the COM
,,tee in due form and was teegaphed TO Speaker RAN
dali who presented 1t to the House.
To-day Proctor Knott had resolution ready ordering
the arrest Of Barnes and his arragnment before the
bar Of the House to for contempt The ques-
top was at once raised 10y Republicans whether the
House eoud take cognizance Of the report OF commit
Tee transmitted by telegraph 1t has been the invara-
be rule Of the House to receive reports OF commit
tees either through the chairman or through some mem
ber ana those reports always bear the signature either
of the chairman or of majority Of the committee Inc
document laid before the House by Speaker Randa 10
day had nothing about il by which 1t could be idenhed
except the fact that It was written the kind OF paper
commonly used by the telegraph company ana was re-
ceived from the agents OF that company.
The Democrats would listen to no objections based on
this fact They received the report and gave 1t all the
credit which they would give to an original document
Proctor Knott at first attempted TO crowd through LIS
debate It for q single minute He would have succeeded
had not the minority under the lead Of Gen. Garfield
and Mr. Wilson OF Iowa. resOrted to flbusterng When
the Democrats saw that the whole day might be con-
sumed and nothing accomplished they yielded, and
aeed 10 give the Republicans half an hour for discuss
ing the resolution reservng equal time for their side
The first speech made by Gen. Garfield, who called
attention to the unprecedented proceeding Of the House
In receiving paper OF that character He then passed
on to discussion OF the still more important question
involved in the character OF the subpoena itself when
was served upon Mr. This point was still more
forcby presented by Mr. McCrary, who called attention
TO the fact that there was nothing in this subpoena orln
the proceedings of the comlnttee reported showing
that the committee had any to suppose that any
Of the dispatches called existed, that II they were
produced they would have any bearing whatever on the
snbeet under investigation. The order to Mr. Barnes
was to produce all dispatches which had been
cent or received by citizens OF the
United States without regard TO their subject mat
ter included AL those relating TO their private business
and TO their domestic affairs, IL any such there were as
well as those relating public matters The arguments
made in reply for the Democrats by Mr.. Wood and Mr.
Knott were weak they bound to be- on that side
Of the case The House passed the resolution without
division II is understood that several Of the more lib
era Democrats would have voted against the resolution
they voted against that presented by Mr. Knott yes
terday bad the roll been called