New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-16

C1fGFh1o4o Horrison's Complaints Il
- s@' o speaker Randall. .e1 '


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The Gomnitsess Dignity 70 bs Hair
T. tanned, no far - Practicable. q
| Fhe fsllowisS dispatch was forvarded Z
Spsaker Randall yesterday, in behalf Of til
investigating committee now in this city:
Pc NEW ORLEANS; December u, 1876.
Hon. asnael }. Randall Speaker. nashineton:
/ Every obssacle has been nd will be in
! terrOset to hinder ,shis con mitteo in th<
disehaTs1 of its dusy. HepuMioap; n il
nesses kave bAeh thre e5kened, and dare not
testify w!shous iosurr:sH the loss Of posi-
rion and pc, sonal dsLsor. Pfodactioni oi
pepers and telegrams are refuse d.: it is be-
+ Jteved upcd assusances q protectloa from
E Without lie power of 10 House te en-.
Eforce Obediezoe ce its process the corrnit.
tee can not aischsrgs its drsy. The Hbsse
ebonid -ema,E in session. s-.+- -
Have just .&cefyed the 5ellowing res.
westez<Cniya Telegraph COmpa
s4isLf iNeS io1k, Dece0bsr is. lS56.-t
H-a William H. Io-.issn, cAairrAn, etc.. xsw
ssa-Subpeuss hAvs been sesved upon
several employee OF this. eompsDy, direct
ing them to prOsace before tbs rcoAgres'
sona& committee. sf which you ose T1aiy.
pany sent and .recsived by the persons
named in tho subpsnae during several
months Of the prese1tyeas. ] have 3elsye51
reply 20 these demaads, - the expc Station
that si:siiar applicstions wsuid bs nsde BY
the committee of sho SenS16 eharee3'wiyh
the investiestion. .Of HstterR eennecteea'hith
the presidential elections: sod canvc9 in
company being the sa3e' in respect to fAs'
nesSages Of both political passies c0ulG hot
BE- attributed TO . des..:6 to psejudice' or
promote tie Iteres7 of either. No su540s'
1a1 have yeo been servedtnpoD - BY o. iet
of the Senate eOumittee snd n further Dc.
10y might apgesr 70 be disoe6rtssy to yo,ns
self and yoar committee, 10 does not seeM
proper to further p0stp07e THEIR answer
The subpeBas were served 5efSse the ira
airected to mako we're began. aoA before
evidence had been pfeserted to the com
Uittee either eAs$ the pers0c6-nHase1i In the
sobpenas ha6 sent any meses0se whatever
or tnat any messages sent bJstheD related
TO The subject Aatter Of the Investigation.
k appears to have been esCuqAea that per-
soas holding high official pesit:sas under
cthers preniasnt in rublte affairs
we,s in tho habit Of sending
msssages by seleRraph; and without at
tempting to seertain If any Of these mes-
cages were material to the investigation,
tho officers and agents Of this company have
been commanded to lay aside ths basiness
in which they are engaged to beosno spies
a. s.~ go
the customers who have repOse3 in Ms the
gravest conidesces concernice both their
od5cial and their private affairs. K4sve never
believed. that ths Congress Of the United
States with this subject fai1ly be-
fore them would permit cenmittees
TO violate tho secresy esi the tele-
graph in this manner, and it seems to
me that the present is an opportunity
which it would be unwise to fosego for OBJ
, tanning decision directly froa~the Repre-
sentatives Of the people. If the messages
4 of persons connected with ons political
| party are spread before the p0blic, . like
. course will be taken in respect. to those of
/ the other party. Both parties, therefore,
have the same interest IN publ:bhiDx to the
/ world the secrets of the telegraphic Offices,
so7 of preventing such puoaicity. 1t
| very respectfully, to permit The employees
/ of this company to produce before any COM
mittee of either house of Congress messages
|; cent or received by the Representatives of
either the Democratic or tho 4epublicAn
party, at least until after Congress shall
have approved the sabpenas of the
committees, and directed that their de.
/ mands be enforced, am. with great 70
D. = tS-' --- President.
The following reply has been ssnt:
NUu Opy n Ana naaamhar7 Il 1871; 3.
WElau Orton, President. ETC.. Nsx1ozk:a 59 -.
have nothing to do with your motives
for refusing to.obey the process Of the
! be performed BY, invoking it's aid to enforce
such process. RegrettiDg your refusal Of in
| formation necessary to ascertain the Whol<
truth a. to the Louisians, election, am
'O W. r. MORRISON.