The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-28

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70 DC inc representative from the state OF CooFado
lie gave notice that would call u up FOR consider
anon and action next nesaav The renort ,s In favor
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oi the ADMISSION oil tho Representative
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Inc mouse tneh. al twenty-five minutes past t"ei'e'
went Into Committee of the Whole Mr. Hatcher. OF
Missouri in the cair, on inc Indian Anpropriation
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bill
Alter time spent In considering the bill tho
comm,,,se william, hav,,, .,,a,,oa ,nv ,mnor,an,
.m.ndwer,s ,os. ar !, ., ~ ~, Il os. ,ra 4,
rose ana reported 10 'De house. anu
prrrpx,xa M ,, ~ crsronv
A. hall. past Two q cioct the ,,ur memb.rs of tho
Louisiana Ke,nrn,n, R"ard ~ha had refused TO pro-
duce the oreina AZ called for nv the nyest,.
eaune Comm,ttec NJ New Orleans xsssrs " ellis.
Anderson, Casanavo ana Kcuncr. we're presented al
the bsr ID tho Home ~ cns.ndv ~ ina ssrgeaniaI
Arms " ~ S - SA'' " W.
The spxAxyR mt the formal oues.,on FIRST to Mr.
Wells, what excuse he had 10 make
Mr Wels renl,ed .h.. iwo ar The members OF tho
Board had ,us, arrvea ~ .%'s cv ond Ina. himself
and Mr. Anderson had not had time TO confer with
them IN order 10 rn,ns e,r .usw.r They Inerefore
asked to be gwen an onportun,tv OF Conferences aud
time tn next week 10 make thc,r TO the House
The same question WINS M. separatev 10 each of the
other witnesses and tho answer OF each was 10 the
same enect
Mr. LYSpr, (dem) OF Wis. thereupon offered two
the witnesses 10 be in con.
tempt and the otncr ordering tbom 10 appear pcoro
the invesr,cn,,np and nroSnco Tho nauers
called for and ma the time thar they be kent m
the close custody Of the Scrgcgpt-at.A Arms
Mr. HARRIS liem Of VA suggested as an amond
II
lined in the common Jail l,lur,nurs OF disapproba-
ton on tho republican side OF the Honse)
Air. PAGH (rep.l OF Cal y,-Better move
to have them taken out IT, AMI hanged right away.
(Laughierj
two witnesses arrested wells and Andersou have had
an opportunity OF comforting with their assocatcsy
Mr. LYxpE--l understand that they have. They
have been together since past O'Clock TINS
morning
Mr. Wells without rising from his sear)--wo have
not
Mr. Anderson (risng and addressing tho speakerl-
We have not.
The SPEAkKR--rhe witness win be seated
Mr PAox-i move that The witness have the RICH.
to speak through somebody else.
Mr. CLYMER, (denil OF Pa-rhe previous question
has boon called and all debate Is out Of order.
Mr. GARFIELD, (rep) OF Ohio-rhcsc witnesses have
been kept in duress and separated from each otner.
Calls OF .'Order. (" There be vote the pre-
v.ous question without hearing
Mr. CLYMER 10 Mr. Garned--You have been heard
at once
Mr. KAsspH, (rep) OF Iowa. move that the House
adjourn unless gentlemen allowed to have At oast
CONVERSATION on the subject
Mr. PAaE-i move that when the House adjourn It
be 10 meet on Tuesday
Mr. GAnriRLp-r The House has not even heard The
answers Of these witnesses they have them written in
their hands and have not been heard.
Mr. Cox fdem. of n Y.-rh,s IS an attempt to de.
feat the viii uf the people of Louisiana and the United
States.
A MUTUAL AaRxgMExr
After one vote by yeas and nays and a dilatory
motion Mr. HANCOCK Of Texas proposed that the pre-
vous question be Withdrawn aud that the witnesses
have half an hour to confer aud TO prepare their
answer. That arrangement was assented to ON both
sides. ana the four witnesses retired to committee
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. HOLMAN from the Committee on Appropriations
reported bill authorizing the Secretary OF tue Treas
ury u deliver James B. Eads or his taive
the sum Of $500 900 construction OF jetties
&C., at the mouth OF the Mississippi River
MIR BUcKNYR. OF Missouri offered an amen dment
directing the Secretary of the Treasury 10 pay
$500 United States bonds bearing i've per cent
interest, 10 james b. Eads.
Mr., HOLMAN that Mr. Eads were paid in bonds
II would take 500 900 more OUT OF the Treasury than
II he were paid In money.
Nh HuRLBur, OF Illinois, supported tho amendment,
holding that, under contract with Eads the gov
ANswXR tue RETURNING BOARD.
The consideration OF the I'LL was suspended and the
four members Of the Louisiana Returning board were
again presented al the OF the House They sent
up to the Clerks desk an answer which was reao.
they declare that every OF their they acted
with the respect and deterence Dig
nifty and authority OF The House and It's committee and
with the desire and purpose OF submitting In all good
| faith 10 every lawful requirement of the
House and its committee, and that II any of thcrs
breach OF the just privileges Of the House,
or Of dsobedencs lawful authority and was solely
in the honest purpose discharge their Official duty
faithfully. They submit that they have IN law
In TACT violated any privilege OF the House nor
dered themselves in any way justly amenable TO be
treated as in contempt Of its authority. Tho all
then proceeds to detail the provisions OF the
law OF Louisiana governing the action Of tho Returning
Board regard 10 elections They state mat until
the uli canvass OF the election in the state was com
peted the CONTINUOUS control OF the papers was abso
lutey Indispensable and that the those duties
are ended all such papers are required 10 be deposited
with the Secretary Of State. This was done on
or ABOUT the oh OF January, 1871, and
| the papers have ever since remained there
without these Witnesses having any control over
them. The answer then proceeds with long legal
argument tevuenty prepared IN advanced against the
right OF the House or OF Congress TO behind the
! port VI the Returning Board as TO the election VI
Presidential electors and characterzng the attempt Of
the committee TO possess itself 0, the papers
act OF usurpaton, which the committee or the House,
declare that neither OF them knows OF any fraudulent
or false return on which they based their action but
that ON the contrary In every act and conclusion or
theirs they acted 10 the best OF their knowledge
and according to law ana right. They say
IL Is not In their power To surrender
that they are 10 Oe punished by the House the guar
antees OF the constitution are most cruel mockery or
unalleviated Jolly In conclusion. they state that they
submit their rights officers and their liberties as