The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-18

Ihls morning aud presented To The
president the petition OF the citizens O
~ Louis, asking the pardon Of Colonel
Mcguire The President, after hear,
Ing their remarks IN support Of the
petition, Immediately referred II IA
Attorney General Perrepont and
authorized the gentlemen presenting II
TO Inform the Attorney General that
there was no objection to his tele.
graphing Judge Treat or District At
torney Dyer to stay proceedings until
Time Is afforded to receive their recon.
mendatlon.
SENATE.
WAsnlNGqoN, April l7.--Mr. Hitch
cock, from the Committee on Rail-
roads, reported favorably on the House
bill declaring forfeited TO the United
States all lands not heretofore patent
ed or earned 10y railroads authorized
10y the State Of Kansas to run from
Leavenworth, via Lawrence, to the
Southern line of the State, with a
branch rom Lawrence to the Neosho
river. An amendment was offered by
the committee which provides that
lands thus forfeited shall be disposed
of under the general land laws Of the
United States.
The bill for repairing Pennsylvania
Avenue was brought up, under the
head Of unfinished business, but pend
ing its discussion, the Seuate went iu-
to executive session, and soon after
adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April THE debate
on the kilbourne habeas corpus case
was interrupted by the House proceed
Ing in a body to the Senate to attend
the impeachment of the late Secretary
of War.
On the return of the House, Mr..
Hooker said Kilbourne held the Ike Y
of the prison in his own mouth, and
whenever he obeyed the order of the
House he could walked outa free man.
He appealed to the House not to fur
nish another example of the case with
which the highest tribunals of the land
can be set at defiance by those whose
wealth enables them to employ great
lawyers and to array strong body of
friendsat their back.
Mr.. Fry reminded the Democratic
side of the House of the bitterness with
which Democrats in the last House
had resisted the proposition to give
the President the right to suspend the
writ OF habcas corpus in the Southern |
States, in which instance the gentle
man from Pennsylvania Mr.. Randall |
had gained worldwide reputation
and now the Dem 9crats Of this House
" ere proposing the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus in regard to both
houses of Congress.
Mr. Hurt argued on the same side,
nd said any gentleman who took the
pp0aite side necessarily assumed that
he House Of Representatives was
bove the laws of the land.
Mr.. Tucker proposed an amendment
0 the resolution proposed by the ma.
GRITTY of the Judiciary Committee, di-
Getting the Seargeant-at.Arms, to APP
,ear by counsel before the court, and
o make motion to quash or dismiss
he writ, or to take such other pro-
edure az should be advised to raise
he question Of the legality and pro-
,riety of the issue of the writ OH the
acts stated in the petition and com
,laint, and that in the meantime he
etain the custody of Kilbourne, and
rot produce him without the further
,rder of the House. He declared him.
elf satisfied with the legality Of the
question asked of Kilbourne by the
and of the action taken by
he House on the subject, and he was
satisfied that any court which respect
ID law and precedent would remand
he custody of Kilbourne to the House.
He was so well satisfied that American
md English presidents sustained that
position, that if any Judge should de-
clare otherwise, he would bring himself
very nearly within the alternative
,r dilemma of either knowing moth
ng about law or of corruptly
denying it. He said that in the habe-
IS corpus ease Of last session, where
he same case was reported, a gentle
nan from Virginia had suggested a
motion to quash, but the Judge would
not hear the motion unless the body
Of the prisoner was produced, Mr..
Fucker continued to say that If he re-
fused to hear this motion, 1t Will
show that corruption has spread from
The Real Estate Pool so as to faint the
ermine of the Judiciary. [Applause on
the Democratic side of the House
The Judge should be made to heed the
House by his conscience, II he has one,
and by power superior to it, if be has
not.
Mr.. Blaine, who was occupying
chair in the rear, on the Democratic
tide, inquired how Judge could De
made to do anything by the House oil
representatives.
Mr.. Tucker. The gentleman is no
awyer, as lie has often shown in this
House Laughter on the Democratic
,ideI and the gentleman Is perhaps
that when Judge does not
execute his duty, he may be made to
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