Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-21
WASHINGTON.

pie and appropriate proceedings
Lincoln Fork, where the statue W;
unveiled. occupied the day. The Pre-
id Mt, some of the cabinet officers, Il
diplomatic corps, many members
C0ngres SIS and u vast crowd WI re in q
tendance. Professor Langston, pre-
sided and Fred Douglass delivered a
Oh alton.
The Treasury Department pun
chased ten months supply of silvt
| bullion i. few weeks ago at three ceui
per ounce below the present ratio
This, with the bullion fund, will, it
believed, BE- sufficient for coinage unt
! the annual settlement at the miuts i
June next.
The sbeakers made no allusion t
| current politics at Lincoln Square tC
day.
WAsHINGroN, April 15--Noon-I
,le Case Of journal clerk Smith, chang
ed with issuing circulars for bushes
in bounty claims were refereed to th
committee on rules.
In tn. Purman case it appears tina
the Condition upon which DIR. Simp
kins' son should be appointed was tina
Simpkins shruid contribute $500 to
fund TO elect Witherspoon tC the legis
Iature.
The House is considering the repor
Of the Judiciary com 'nittee in favor O
the refusal to obey the witt of babea:
corpus in the KIlbourne case
The ,ull judiciary committee decided
not to surrender hlioourn.
The resolution giving the real estate
pool committee power to investigate
tn crooked actions of all government
officers aud members of the present
House, covers BIaiue's case.
Director Harrison IF tue Union Pa
fc raiiroad Will tell that committee
about it.
Detectives A. p. Wood an. Samuel
Felker are working agaln;t Whitley in
the safe burglary. }. Russell Jones
accounts are III question.
Sergeant Arms Thompson -ap-
peared before Chief Justice Carleton
this morning and stated that the
House of representatives would to day
act on the matter of hnkc0s corpus in
the case of Hallett Kilbourne. The
Judge, in consideration of this and
other circumstances, adjourned furth-
er proceedings in the case until Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock.
There seems to ne no doubt that
Bahcoak. Harrington and others will
be indicted to-day for alleged partici-
patton in the safe burglary conspiracy.
l. is understood that Harrington has
left the country.
WAsa1NGToN. April 15.-Night.-
Orville E Babcock. Richard Harringa
ington. Hiram G. Whiteley, lchabod C.
Nettleship, Tbos Z. Somelville. Geo.
E Miles and Walter Brown have been
for cou piracy to iujure aud
oppress Columbus Alexander and that
in pursuance Of said conspiracy they
DID procure said Brown and said
Niles to work AID Inter the office cf
the Attorney Gcneral of the Uuited
States ard tax" therefrom certain
books 20 carry them 70 the residence
,f said Atexunder. Gen. Btbcuck
who seemed to know what was going 10
happen, was i'll con { with ms bondC-
nan A. X Shepherd, aud gave bail in
he sum of SlU,ODO Bench warrants
we're issued for the otners.
HoUsE.-Biil autiIOriz. .pg the Pres
dent of the Senate to administer Oatns
u cases of Impeachment wa passed.
The diplomatic appropriation bill
was reported with a motion chat the
House nonconcur IN the Senate
but without action it
vas ordered printed and recommitte1.
Y dead lock over the bill is appre
lended.
A resolution reported Ivy the judi
,iary committee directs the Sergeant-
It Arms to make careful return +.
he wtits, setting out the cause of the
let ption of Kilbourp, and TO return
custody of his body and not to produce
! before the Judge or Court without
urther orders ut the House. In
upport of the resolutions, Mr.. Hurd
minated that the testi.nony of
Ai bourn might implicate high officials
,f the government and re Iuile their
70 npeach ment, but all efforts in the
direction of the investigation would be
hwarted if he were allowed to be
AIKEN out of the contro; and power of
he House by Court which was the
,reature of Congress. He cited |
7urious authorities, both in this
aud England, in support of
he position taken by the judiciary
Hurd-It can't; and that is the
which I have been main
aiming all the time; that where a
Juurt possesses appellate and revisory
and the facts can be
brought before it by writ of certio-
ari it can Judge Of fhe contempt.
FRYE of Name, asked Hurd whether
le claimed that the House had power
o punish for contempt regardless Of
he fact whether tie question which
Zilbourn refused to answer was lawful
,r unlawful.
Hurd replied that the subject of the
natter was entirely within the discre-
ion of the House, and that the adju-
llcation of the llouSe was final and
conclusive on every other authority.
Frye-5o that practically yOu assert
hat the House may punish for con-
empt, and may disregard entirely the
egalty or iilegality of the question
Lsked; il there any limit to the time
If punishment except the life of the
1ou,e
Hurd-That is matter in dispute
md which has not been settled.
Frye-In- vour opinion, il there any
INIT to the time of punishment except
he life of the House?
Hurd-In M Judgment the power
puulSE expires Wiill IIc 1IOu5C.
Garfield suggested that the cour
night p"nish the sergeant-at-arms
or contempt of its authority in not
,beying it's orders, and asked what
.elief the House could give him ?
Cou i not the court imprison in sue
ssion every sergeant at arms and
every d-pu y sergeant~at'arms who
YOU i answer the writ without pro
lucing the body? Would his eel
eague say how the House aud the
court would get out of that involve
nent ?
Hurd thought the remedy would be
7ery easy; it would be for the ser
yeant-at arms to apply to the Supreme
.;ourt of the United States, which had
IN appellate and revlsory lurisdlc-
ion, and thus the question would be
settled peacefully and concluslvely.
Garfie!d-Can the Supreme Court OF
;he United States revise matter OF
in the Court below?
Frye-If that power inheres to the
House of Representatives does 1t not
not Also Inbere III the Senate?
GarfeId-Which never dies.
nd-Uuouestionable it does.