, 1877-02-09

fornally it'll astlc Yesterday to amend the
Pacific tsaroal nrts in order thai u sho''lA CONC
III, II. unfinished bNt!nesS tntfnorro#. .,
The Senate went into cxcc1,tiSc sceslon, nv,
wien the doors rcopencl, took recess untll ~
tomorrow. |
Soon after tustness WAS heEan IL thc aonse
Of Representatives to-day, Mr. Hale rose 70 2
privileged question, ard read letter addressed
to him from ]. Madison Wells nnh ihomas % "
ns ss1f n e ees ssr xsre o ts Gapa
Yesterday, bY order Of tho Speaker, they ha1
been transferred to Il m1eh better room, and
that they bad been hronsl: back 5 70 tne ! ee!,s ~
count Of had mir in the ecli ono q them, GoF;
Wells, was now on his sick bed: NJ. Ha!c SAM
Ills attention hai been cu!lctl by this !etterto
tho prisoners were confined, and had found u
damp, dark rom, into which elcam o. sun
light could never penetrate, mud when haa 10
be llluminatcI Gy Eaa. The SIR yaa po'sonous
and one Of the prisoners, all old man ovcr ~
years oll, was lasd on lis bed Of sickness. y
'yrs inlluinan to keep them In such q room, ahu
hc therefore offered a resolution ulfcctln0 tlie
,sell-l!ghtcl and ,scl-ycntllated room, Whcro
tuctr health may1not be cntsanEtres.
MIR. Cox said It was In thts same cell tl,at q
Republican, Congress Ina lncarcesateu 9seToat
custody OF the atrgcant-at- Arms, but they could
release themselves hy simply purgtnR lhcin.
selves Of contempt 81 tlc House and answering
ST.. Mccrary inquired what questions they
sir. Cox-Thcy have refused to produce GER
Mr. M.Crary-They arc confined for not pro-
duclug wllat was not IL, tLcir isosscd*!u,,.
Nr. CoE-Thc House Ind already disposed or
that question. The resolution was, tn itls l4tlg-
1ncnt, rcproacli oil the SerRcant-atAFnls. TIC
witnesses i1ad simply been treated rs other viii
nctecs had bcGn.
III. Wilson spoke In favor Of the resolution,
ttmpts 10 see tho Witnesses, hn had succeeded
III 81 doing only by an ors!eF from tue speaker.
When hr iii. succeed, he lonnl tue witnesses In
small, nl.rcntlla,c'l CELL, Hccouta n9t escape
The impression THAT the otNecss In tae sersea1t.
ut-ArEs' ulllcc did not wish tho prisoners to oc
well treated. lIo honorcd tho Speaker for ilis
luueat eIlorts to relieve their al!iicrnys., It
people tho. tic House al.oad treat witt, susll
cruelty m old nlan over 1U Sc1ra old because lie
had stood UP for what he knew wns right.
The Speaker sail tia: Witnesses wero not ~
in the Capitol, lic had Ordered that tic prisoners
Ehull1 be transferred to the roDnl Of the Com.
Hittvc nn Education, but that Committee hau
lover to 10 anything but remove them once
more 70 their fn:lner routn:
Mr.. Wool E.!l lie did mt wlsl tho House To
bc regarded by the countryas doing an ttll!,lilla
Mctlu.I, hut he thought before ne.'ng on tho
resolution, the 1Iousa should require certificate
from sousc doctor stating ttnt the health Of the
prisoners would t,e impaired or endangered by
their confinement III that PARTICULAR room.
Tia. hal been the cuasonialwaya III ca:c* where
prisoner complained Of Ills accommodation.
atr. Couger thought there ,oulti by no pre-
tcnse q tisnt Or justice on ti,e eldc s., Of any
10 cuninc prisoners i'l n room II Which their
health would be undermined simply bccause
they refused to rroducs certain papers whicii II
was not II, thc;r power to produce. Tho mcru
ffit l. ii
mind would produce the conviction pc infamous
wrong lonu by tlls House. and no .ll,an would
dare attempt 10 Justify such conduct, which re-
Mr. Elgtncr, on behalf of the scrEcant.at
Arna, said that tint officer lad dime all In lit
comfortable. Thu foon. they occupied was wel
1cItrd. lighted, n1u yrHLutci. 1t was thu
roon which Lat been used for tho Same pur
lnSr by pref edltK Congfcsses; I!'sy xer, !,
Mr. comgrr-Alasly ,nesnbers hayo sought &c
'crss 10 thesn n,d bctl dcn!td.
The Speaker explained by calling. attention Il
the met that tue resolution w:tch!placcd the ret
usant Witnesses III tho custody OF the Sergeant
ut-Arlns tlIrestesl that thcy Should be held ii
"ciusc custody"
slr. BanHs tlougllt, when tho House aaoptes
luislioli should bo established which eltoM
compel the pri5onerA to dseluau what tl,cy tlt
l.,t desire 10 dIh> >lnsc. lie alao wished to eai
i.ccn ir;,t Ia "rlose crstoiy,"a Us Tho rcso,utlo
.1!rrrtci, hut that they had been taken lcfor
tnn Committee Ut tho Ilorsc aud compelled
r,yc testimony without my or'sr Ok t'u lious
allowing thGil to bo brought ont of custoiy.
Alr. Sparks stated that I'LL The tMc tlc rFI
nncrs were lefoFa the Committee they llad bcc
In charge Of the Sergeant at-A Arms.
Alr. yaniis rcp!!e1 lhat w1rn Il wIlncss vi
tcsf,iyi.E beiuru q cornln!ttec lie was fri
After some further discussion. Alr. I1ale eallc
the p7cy. Gus 1ticstton on tls adoption .: IT, u
II. the previous question wna nnt ordere.s,.
Mr. Cux moved to refer tho resolution to til
srcvsal Committee on tho Electi9u ~ LonIslat W.,
whether such state Of alra'rs d'.cs exit q
ftaird In t>c communication from ]. Matl,s<
Wells and Il,urnAs T.. Au1ersu1l.
Sir. Wood said thut tho Republican side Of IL
D., House WIS enlravnrtnE to lnls!e.l tilo count
n to thu true Etate uf Affairs, nnl to throw upt
.Lc uujurty uf tho Housc the stigma of tnh
7lauIty tu"ur.ls its. rtlsoners. 'rllosc prlaone
tett,el tho Presidential question, and mi:
nayc irc;cnted tue PRESENT lamentablo cont
tiul! ol affairs.
tty Vi tic Iluusr iookcl tx, n.urh like ll9n!zf.
.be Louisiana Returning Huart, md making
p.etunse ot humanity III 80 doing. The roo
, in wtrh the prisoners wero contlned Eaa wei
Is ucttlcr"l md wetl'IIeatrd: The prsonc
were taken every ,ay to tic i(otlso scstaural
where, II tncy were 10 die, they would dIe
rrplctlosl, alll yet the gentlemen on thu 9th
slc had thu 1.ipscssio!. tlat tho prisoners we
getting N thin ~ Dc4lli, tue skelct0h. VI
TiHn', lie slliinw. II that were 10, why y
int tLrit friends uly!sc them to prooucu
ruprrs demanded Of t!letnl II II had u
been thal certain lhfcuts tad beUn made to kl
il It isl not been tllat une Of tlsu witnesses Il
1cen waikiki. urst,.al, they In1.A. loug s:n
haze 1,ccL allowed privileges WHICH the Ecnt
tna, lrnnl Maine tlinlc( hlnself enjoyed.
tlero was any foundation to thu tUtllbla
Which they m.dc, Ac hoped tue CuHthittsU
I.ouls.lsnl AiIalrs would examine Into It u
remedy 1t. .... ....
The resolution wu4 Then reietrel-ycas, !!
u1ya, VI!
AIr. Uuckucr introduced u bill aaoltshtnH I
U,,ur,l Of COMMISSIONERS vi Police Ut the
ttltt OF Co,umhlI. ltrIcrrel
4. s. Williams (steh.) introduced q bill
praug TIC statutes prohibiting uppointnet
u,,L promotion in the stah Of thu ustuy.