New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion of Mr.. ATKINS (Dem., Tenn.) the
Senate amendments to the bin making appropriation for
the payment Of invalid and other pensions were con-
CURED in Tho House then into Committee Of tue
Whole-Mf. Hooker tJen., Mss.) in the chair-on the
private calendar Five pension hills only pass d,
all the other bills which reached the calendar
having been objected TO- The committee AZ .
tion of me rec,lsant witness Mr. r. W Barnes tine New
Orleans Manager of the Western Union Telegraph Com
Bar Bar Of T." the Hcnse. The sPEAKEE, addreSsg Mr.
Barnes SAID it his 'he speak,rs duty TO ask him
wHat he Bad to offer for the failure 10 produce
before the House committee sitting at NewOileans tee
grams called for in the subpoena served on him.
Mr.. BAkNE- replied tnat his answer had bc"n pre-
pared in writing by lis counsel, MesSrs. Luwrey and
Ash;on aud he asked tuat il be read by The Ccik.
The Cicrk then proceeded 10 read the answer which Is
youmnous paper quoting all TAG proceedings thus FAR
in the mater The witIe-s protests that the paper des-
guatcd suhp pna was not IN ioTm or substance "A
subpoena to him or Ia any one else except Ia John g.
Thompson, the SeigeanatA rms, named therein; that it
was III no sense an order OF tbe House whch cOud De
subject Of 0bel, nee d!spbedcucc IN him. and tnat
paper could not bc rightully made the ground Of
Inblctns penatiy ON in Ihe paper then goes on 20
argue tae inylOaby of telcgrapllc dispatches citing
support of jt "COoeys Cons, ,tuti0nal Limitations"
t then recites the rules o the company, IOlDddnG le
communication of dispatches when applied for, unlcs by
permission 0i Xccuye officer 0rby the
lie Nitcss thcn al lhal a. sC1 - ne received thc
paper served upon hin hr risc his superintendent Of
The iact, and asked for Instruct oDs. Another reason for
hts doug so Was that some tnne previously nc hd re-
ceiyc instructions from tne sap rtrlrnt at Mobile 10
send D hn all the business tu. had passed through the
Ne" orifitiis once rom Nov 40 Dee. u, anu me- htl
done bror' hc lHd been served Wh the paper ~ IA"
committee Tie inst uCtlOus received !fcm nis sup r
intrndsut were 10 dcC ne furu shiug the disHtchts
called for aud that ne would Ice relieved Uf al re-
sjUnsiluy in the matter lie declares tnIt sncr she
transmission of the papers 20 Muhie ne has E@i
coUro over tneHI, nor has be any hn1Ni-
edge whatever that such mrssL,es were called
ior in paper passed through the
New Orleans OH ac He does moi believe that auy of
theIn remained ~ the office tcr rl IJss aiJn was In
him a subordinate en- pOlc aud re eNpr - the ne
lie: tHat ii hc had undertaken - rIug" tbc oEct iuf
them and carry tncin away, ne WJHiI nave beI con-
mI,tlug an actuai tIcspass, lie aiS0 PIE dis lHt tue
paper served npOu hun j. coucnrd in such sweeping
terms as be general warrant, coming within tne
Prohibition Of the Constitution, ana at Ndf!"' WltH he
~ cplcs OF rSOual etY amt fi<t established
all frcemen OF tnc AugG-S.XJn race also, tHtt the
igts of LOUIS III nlahcs the disclosure "f t'r-
gfj,, ,nic dispatches Isdenc.nnr nc declares t3't he
lr,,5 e.. nad oiy sought 10 do hi. Gaiy
understood Ia: IA essgs % thc oirc were IN
iv- OF the company dnd n0 Ol himself except aa
o he therefore discharged ifOn CtsJiy
aud permitted a. return 80 ilis NOM.
Tue rrIiIJg Of lne paper Dciug concluded Mr. KNOTT
dem. ky) offered resolution thdt tlr report 80 tIo
,,inlittce answer juSt read aud .i! papers
rcltng 10 tine alleged contempt, Dc referred 40 tuc
judiciary Commit with InStruc'iS 20 report as cary
.s prtcticiuc wuat action snOuG ne jaEsH III relation
tiirreio. Gi.c adJpted. lac grant
Adams directed 10 rca.n air. biIics in custody.
Inc iiuSe tur wrnt into Committee al the Nn"ic on
the contingency Detcienc! bln di. HO-kiNo tDcin,
y. " in tDe Cniir.
After about HNurs spent the Deficiency hlll,
the and tie oil passed, AMI the dOusc
ADD urIcd tii tomorrow, motion by Mr. kNOII ik}J
a uJUr tlI Monday having been loss Uniy Dy tho
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