, 1876-03-15
Mrs. Roady Enligltens the Naval Commit
teo Concerning Certain Contracts.
The Foreign.AtFairs Committee wilt Re-
port Adversely on the Dana
Nomination.
Cau1noltl'g Custom House Tnvesti-
cation Ends In Smoke.
Tho Bill to Reduce the Presidents
Salary Passed in the Senate.
HALLETT Kll.H0URN.
MS IEGQsANpT GETS HIN INTO JAIL

lib UECG8ANCF 0EIH Him NAV SA4AA
Special Ditpaseh TO The Chicago tribune.
WAsli1xoToN, D. G., March 14.-The Houso
promIscd to furnish sensation during tho en-
tire day, but reserved 1t until the eloso Of tho
session, unllott Kilbourp, Trustee Of tho Dis
trtcs reat-cstato pool, WAS sont to tue common
jail for contumaoy. Tho Democrats, in private,
Inssst that he shall DO kcps upon bread and VA
ter and common priaon-fare. He had rofuBed
to answer questions concerning his roal-essate
transactions horo, OF to produce his books, on
the ground that thoro Tas no fraud against tho
Government In them, that they had
no fefcronco to any public officer, and
that ho was protected iu bis per-
aon and phpo1s from search or aaizulos
nndor the Consultation OF tho United States.
He uished to have tho touBo henr him through
bis counsel, Jero Black. Some Republicans
made onrneat speeches III behntf Of this funda-
mental principle Of civil liberty. notsbly George
Hoar, but tbs Democrats, dfsroga1d'ng their ira
dltional actrpies as to cncroachmants upon tho
Constitution, now tlloy arc in powor, aont Tho ro-
cusaut Hitncsa to tclona coll
EFFORTS ron FREEDOM.
lila counsel is determined that ho Hhall not
stay thore, aud that he sball DO heard in. tho
Judge Black has tonight suod ont
writ Of habons, corpus, and will to.
for personal aassat npon hia client. The old
lawyers ire .B rouBet aud ho snys this oonssitu-
tlonal question shall be tested IN tho courts Of
last resort> Thoro ia suspicion that the re-
porsring something very different from official
corruption, and that is tho unstable Auancial
eondItion Of gon,o or tho parties iu intorost. aud
tho nature Of tho settlement OF tho pool with tin
lay Cooks cstNte.
# IL confidently asserted. by those in position
10 kpow, tint OF the five membcrs OF the pool
there arc only two who hnYe any possible CON
nsotlon With public life. OF thoso uudosos1dly
T. &$xx n1z-%
cousin IN Tho last House. III one. and 1t Ii alleged
:bat Frcd Grant ie another. Tho latter Ia
tTShx Associated P,essl
sTuBI.oRN.
WAsu1soroN, .. q. March 14.-1a tho Housc
luis morning Mr. Glover, Chairman Of tho Bo-
ecs Committee on tho neal-Estato Pool tnd tho
Jay Cookie indebtedness, made report On tho
tonsumaciousnoss OF q witness, Hal!ett Kill
bourp, who refused to produce the books OF Ills
drm or to answer certain questions as to who
somposed tho real-cstate pool. Tho proceedings
OF the Committee we're read, from which II ap.
Of .Ayo POROUS, who had contributed 85000
eaoh. and who wore subsequently, assessed
o., 600 each, and Of Jay Cooho d Co., who had
contributed S25,000 but did not pay any assoas-
ment. Ills Arm Nha tho Agency through which
tho operation was to bo conducted, md had SUBJ
sequently purchased ono of the $4,000 shnres,
paying for it the exact amount with intotost
whscA It had coat tho ovnor. 10 declined to
boon thus purchased. He also
DECLINED GIVING ANY TESTIMONY
relating to individuals composing she pool uo
laid that II 1t could bo shown In any way that tho
Goverument was Interested Ia it, or that Ills les
simony would promote tho interest OF tbs Gov
erumont IN any way, ho would toll everything
about It. In reply TO this tho Chairman in.
formed him that tho Committee did not pspposo
to examine into his private affairs. hut only into
those that affected public intercHt. In further
reapouae to his counRel {hlE. Dlncs), vitnes.
ltsted that the matter had no relation Whhtovor
To any public Atfa,r; TINT II was purely private
transaction. and that thote was no officer Of tho
Government Of tho United StateB or OF the
Government Of tho District Of Columbia direct
ty OF indirectly connected With It. Tho conc!u-
ulon Of tho Committee is thst 1t ia necessary for
tho efficient prosecution OF tho inquiry that 1allott
Kilbourn ahnll be required to roapond to tho
subpoena dtcss tecttm aud to answer tho questions
which ho had rofusod to answer.
h1r. Gloyor moved tho adoption OF An order
that tho Speaker tasuo h!s warrant to tbs Scr
Ecantat.Atns commanding him to take Into
custody Hetlett Klbourn. and bring him 70 tho
bar OF ths House to shoW cAuHe why le should
not be punished for contempt. Tho order vAs
m1dp, and the warrant NAs issued,
HrLnouIn pnopuCED.
The Bergeant-at-Alua appeared ut tho bar
whether he waa prepared to answcr tia quos-
tious put TO bin, he asked leave to be heard
orally BY his counasl [Air. Dthckl and Mr. Dud-
ley F,old. During tho consideration ot the
stood from tho witness that ho would be satisfied
by having 1aad written argument prepared by
fis counsel.
nfr. Page tnslated upon witnoHa' right to
be hearo orally by counsel, and that yiow was
advocated by blossss. Hoar aud Conger and waa
oppoxad by hIessEs. Holman aud Jouka. Finally
the proposition to bo heard orally by counsel
mas laid on tho table, and J. Wrltton argument
vas rsad from ths clerks desk. At tue conclu-
sion OF tho reading tho Speaker called upon
witness 10 rise, and, addressing HIM, he nsAed
whothor he waa now prepared to answer tho
questions put bin by the Committee (rcadlnE
shem to him in detaiD. Klbourn responded
that he
1EgPEoTFUILy DECLINED,
TOT reasons heretofore given. The Speaker then
aaked him whothor 10 was prepared to produce
hla books and pApe1s In obedionco to tue sub
pnnA duoaa tettn,. 1ulbonrn replied that he WAS
not. Iii. Glover then oHef0d resolutions CON-
mltttug tho Witness to the custody of tho 6ot
Eeant-At-Arms, and requiring TINT officer te
keep vitnesa In custody In The common jail ol
The District OF Columbia until ha should purge
himself Of blu contempt.
The resolutions we're agreed to, and tho wit
ness MAS removed by tho sergoant-st-Arns.
Adjourned.
NAVAL INVESTIGATION.
TuB MYSTERIOUS FEMALE wIcNE8s.
6ptefal Dapa4ch to The chteaqo 1t1bun4.