The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-18
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The Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.


mr. Mitchell, ffOm the privileges ana
elections committee, reported q resolution
giving Pinchback a sum equal to the COM
pensation and mileage Of senator from
the beginning Of the term for which he
was 4 contestant to the termination of the
contest ordered printed and laid on the
table.
Mr. Thurman gave notice that OF the
earliest time possible be would call up hi.
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill in relation 20 counting the vote for
president and vice president was passed.
Mr.. Windour introduced bill to amend
section 1890 Ut chapter 8, title 7S, Of the
revised statutes Of the United States in re-
gard to commerce and navigation refer
red to the commerce committee
Mr. Conkliug introduced bill to restore
to notaries public their authority in tho
federal courts; referred to the judiciary
committee.
Mr.. Morton gave notice that on Monday
next he would ask the eepate to proceed to
the consideration of resolutions submitted
by him carly in the session in regard TO The
rights Of states and the true and natural
character of the government.
A bill authorizing the requirement Of
Pennsylvania avenue was taken up in the
committee of the whole, and alter the
amendment was reported to the senate and
amendments agreed 10. Pending discus
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sion, and when the doors opened. ut 5
o'clock adjourned.
| HOUSE.
Mr.. Hooker spoke in favor of the rcsolu-
tion reported by the majority of the judi
cisry committee. He argued that il the
opposite ground were affirmed by the
house, this strange spectacle might follow
That witnesses who are being summoned
before the committees Of the house all over
the etates and territories, and declining to
obey the subpoena, may be arrested under
warrant from the speaker they might pro-
cure writs of haheas corpus 80 that the
witnesses would he stopped in transiiu.
Mr.. Frye reminded the democratic side
of the house of the bitterness with which
the democrats in the last house resisted the
proposition to give tho president the right
to suspend the wri! OF habeas corpus in the
southern states. and now the democrats
of this house were proposing the eternal
suspension of the writ in regard to both
houses of congress- Had il come to this.
that democratic house was prepared
| TO say that an American citizen
might be deprived Of liberty whether he
was guilty of any wrong or not? If this
principle were established, then the COM
mttec of which Clymer was chairman,
and which had much cause to complain of
newspaper correspondents might call any
of those correspondents before It, ask him
any questions it chose, and if he declined
to answer, report him 10 the house, demand
the previous question, refuse debate, have
the house commit him to Jail, and then
determine lis own power TO be without
limit and without right of question by sny
court
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the majority resolution directing the SER
geant-at-arms TO appear by counsel before
the court and make motion to qussh or
dismiss the writ, or to take such other
procedure as he should lie advised, to raise
the question of the legality and proprety
Of the issue of the writ on The facts stated
in the petition aud complaint, and as a
preliminary TO any return 10 the same, and
that in the mean time he would retain the
custody of Kilbourn's body and rot pro-
ducc it without further order Of the house.
Mr.. Garfield said this method had been
pursued in the Irwin case last session, but
the court refused TO hear the motion unless
the body OF the prisoner was produced.
llr Tucker said such refusal would
show corruption, and that the judge should
be made to do his duty by superior power.
Mir. Blaine inquired how Judge could
be made to do anything by the house of
representatives,. and this led to personal
encounter between him and Mr.. Tucker,
which was characterized by much asperity
on both sides. Mr.. Tucker said Mr..
Blaine was evidently no lawyer, and Mr..
Blaine thanked God that he wss not law
yer trained in the school that the gentleman
wss. lie thanked God that he was not
lawyer, who as attorney general of Viz
ginia, had given On opinion that the local
authorities Of that state might invade q
postol1ice and compel the postmaster to
give up the contents of the mail.
Tucker replied that there was one thing
he (Blaine) WAS if not lawyer, and that
is he was phsrisee, and in continuation
said: II thank God Blaine here inter-
rupted, saying Lam not like other men. "
Tucker-rhe gentleman says he thanks
God he is not as / am. thank my
Heavenly Father that there i, no resem-
blance between us.
Baine-I say amen to that with all my
heart.
Tucker-Hc thanks God that he ia not
as other men are, even this poor publ
can, Blaiae adding to the quotation, 1.-THE
late attorney general of Virginia,
Tucker accepting the addition, "ihe
late attoruey-general CT Virginia'')-I am
proud to have represented the old COM
monwealth in that position i am proud
to represent the old commonwealth on this
floor. / remember the opinion TO which
the gentleman refers 1t seems to me, in
stead of studying the laws of the country,
the gentleman has been studying TO see if
he cannot get points on his colleagues in
the committee on ways and means and on
members of the house with which he may
twit and taunt when an occasion arises.
really did not suppose that that opinion,
which gave pendsnte 6ello-
Blaine--Oh, no, it was before the war.