, 1877-01-20

+ SlFcdd& tfkpdfch to Tie 1FtbHHs.
WAslltSoTos, D. C., Jan, l0.-Thc House had
Wells aud Anderson, Ut the Louisiana Return
Ing Bard. hcfurc Its har anl permitted them
time until tho arrival Ut thu remaining members
Of the Doanl from Nor Orleans to make un.
swcr "a to ttelr alleged contempt. Tile Demo-
Gratis hare ru.nor that tue llcturntng Boar,k
officers will decide to agree to produce the re-
turns but the decision woull be without avail .,
the refurIs are no longer u1ucr their control.
The Democrats III the debate inserted tho re-
turns were nut III tie etlclal custody OF any
btx'y, but were retained by the Returning Board
officers a. pirate papers. Thls statement,
which was III Hurl's speech, was the result Of q
gross lguuranec OF Louisuna law. The returns
By Law asc In the custody Of the Secretary Ut
Suite, and tho Returning Uoard officers no
longer hare c'IntTol Of them. 1t Is not at all
Impossible that the Senate Investigating Com.
init.cc may
STEAL 4 MARCH
upnn the House ani scc,rc the returns before
the House Committee tan get them. Some OF
thc Republican members Of the Louisiana Com.
inlttcc desire TO have tile returns, as they multi.
ta!u tlut the case for Hayes will b. all th&
stronger II the returns arp rrtAlucel. These
hlr1nf~ss arc coDtldrnt that the Secretary Of
the Stats OF Louisiana wuul! surrender tha
returns to the Senate Investigating Committee.
A private conference WAS held u. Senator
Sllcrlnan's house Tonight t. .lisc.ss the propr-
city II accommodating tu the Louisiana State
authorities to surrender the kilograms to tho
Senate Committee. II tll!s should be done, thu
llousr proceedings for contempt wuuld bu usc-
less, There woull then arise
CONrItl'T Or JURISDICTION
between the twn Houses as IN the possession OF
the rrtnrII*. aa there alrealy has arisen con-
tIrt between the Stuatr Election EotnmIttea
und the H"ust Prernguttsc Cutin!1tcr la 10 tha
Possession u certain tecgran's. To sccu!icilo
the latter conflict nf Jurisdiction subutnll(t-
tco has tern appnntc.l BY tfe llulse, the Cum
mIttcc c''nsisssng, VI M.ssrs. Dudley Field,
Tucker, aud alcl}il1,
uu;Y's noMnAsr.
Louisiana Nas tie theme Ut inng and un!n.
trteStlng discussion In the Senate lh&s after
nou,. Mr.. BnEy concluding tlir review ol tho
rcccs1t rIcctuls there, which lie commenced
yesterday. lie would ssn'ak Il few muntIts III
hls Earnest WY, altaoss dra1aatic, ar.l ile'lhis
colleague, Mr. Goekrtil, would rad an atll-
dayit. Thts dual method VI rc>!tations and tc-
sio'!ses MAS kept np fur nearly two hours, anu
concluded with ali !ntens~ pcruFation by tne
ssnator from Missouri, i'll which hy denounced
the Louisiana Republicans numerically. Sen-
ator Sherman replied to ihls long t!rale,
cyl aMl ready, thoroughly aequaintesi'
wi'h wit, Sa1t h. hs was .4lking aboat,
Eictl adrottly tie thr1lsts VI the Senator from.
Missouri, and displayed great ingenuity In IT,
tacking tu return the wcak.r f.ort!0ns OF the
assault. In the course Ut Ills rei,asks MIR. Sher-
nIatl uelru.le4 tiny. Packard Us nun vi truth
uhl hot1or. MT: DogY, lntcFrupsins. said that
III New Orleans Packard w:la Regarded ~ IN ln.
FUNGUS robter. This clicflt.i
h0ESbs Or APPLAUSE
ErOln the crowded grit1ealen'x cutlery, which
WIS parked With tue ex1vctant ',lllce-seckcss
who are gradually tungEe.at.ng here, like
stleawotF. waiting Tor something to turn
up. ssnator MeCrsery, whu Mvup!ed the
The chair, faintly called lor 0tdcr, but Aonia OF
the hepublicau Seuatufs were uut to be bull
luzed In thIs way. uui 3Ir, EI1nunds muye1
that the galleries he cleared. The mutton was
atnended oy 1aak!ng Il applicable only to th4
g-utlemen's cutlery, wsience tue applausu haa
come. and carried. The debate waa telnpurazt-
II suspended, and after the xentlenen's cutlery
had been cleared resumed. It il to be h.,ped
that this lesson will teach the occupants Ut tho
galleries Of the seaate that they eaunot af,-
pIauu their fasorite orators there, although they
eau raise the Rebel was-eFy unnlolcAtcd tn tho
galleries Vt the House of Representatives,
Mr.. sherman proceeded to e!suw how At-
Bogy haA branded ey=sy Republican III Loulsi-
ana vs. \ ra4li.4l and thief. TAlA 1aS 1Fou9t
uu1 tho Senator f1om Missouri would Eegsr& Il.
There ase gool men Ia the Republican party tl
Louisiana, but It hal been charged that one nf /
the Returning Boa1l keeps IN eating md drink ::
!ng aaloou, - 1o9gefy u hAa been called. GoWa !,
every uemucrat IN Net York Hha k=eo& T. i.