The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-06
Forty Fourth Congress.
SENATE.

WAsnINGToN, jan. o.
Mr.. Booth Of California, introduced a
bill 10 receipt the property devised to the
UDisd S,atts by the lac Charles Fox.
Referred.
Mr.. Morton cal'el up the resolution &C.
c%'aiiny VIM. NJ. Turner bound under oath
to answer the q1ettiops in regard to the
Transmission on kilograms through the Of
Ace 4 jacksonville, Oregon.
Mr.. Kelly of Oog1r, horei the resolu-
,ion would he adopted. Mr.. Kelly wa
conGJc1t 10 communication bad passtd
over TIE wire referring to the political
events ut Salem. Oregon. which would
show wrong doing.
Mr.. Kelly allud d to the remarks of Mr..
Wrilh. yesterday regarding Gov. Grover,
and dcf"nhed Growers action.
Nj WRIGHT ali he accepted the facts as
he understood them and il the facts were
true he had nothing TO take back.
Mr. Sherman thought 10 kilograms ought
u be called except those which specially
relate t. matters under Investigation by
the senate. They ought t. bear strictly
upon the %coniuct Of publ; oflceIs in per-
fDrmnrce Of their official duties. He did
mt bl,yvc in The "dr5g net process
Powc- should be kept within the limits ex-
c,rI.,d ty a court OF justice
lie reply 20 a question Mr.. Morton stated
that this was the first case of TIE kind ever
brought b,fare the senate. lie thought if
there ever wus q Gaze which justified The
exercise Of the power Of The senate to COM
p-l an answer i; WAS the one under consid-
Grafton.
Nh. tCnklirg wanted to know whether
there wac any statute cf Oregon which
made it a penal cffcnse for a telegraph en-
| pl ye 70 reveal the secrets of the Office.
Neither Mr.. Morton or tie Oregon senator
knew au'thirg about it.
Mr. Bysrd thought the pending case
justified tie use ,f Ne power of the senate
to con y ! tIo production OF at least some
OF ile lclelram5 but he thought the cen.
a;e should be careful to restrict inquiry
into the contents Ct kilograms.
The caair presented memorials Of the ma
tioral board Of trade Of the United States,
Tray ing The revision of the bankrupt law
sad q the tariff AMI internal revenue laws;
referred to committee on judiciary and
finance.
The discussion OF the Turner resolution
was GEun brought up participated 10 b.
Messis. Morton, Ingalls,, Wallace, Eaton,
Sherman, Wmtc, Cameron and CUckrell.
Tie latter said he had, upon examination,
found Tia: during the Impeachment trial
If Andrew johnson, the senate, with the
chief justice presiding, had summoned
Charles A. Tinker and compelled him to
produce kilograms which passed between
Johnson and Parsons Of Alabama. Alter
further discussion the senate adjourned.
HrUsE.
The Iecusant with So, Barnes, of New
O;leaus, manager of the telegraph com
papy, il before the bar and submits in
writing his answers
Mir. Barnes answer sets forth that the
subj Una is directed to Sergcant-at-arms
Thompson, ana not to BIN, and disoteli-
ence lhelo,f cannot be made the ground of
inllictipg a enalty On him. lie urges the
inyIo ability of ttlegraphic dispatches, Ie-
ctc, lhe rules of the company foTb ddlr
their being delivered EXCEPT on order If a
court, and states that previous to receiving
the subj GHa he had forwarded to Mobile,
under instructions from the superintendent,
all business that La1 pissed through the
New Orleans flee b,twe>n the Is. Of No
vemtcr AM 6 h Of December, and Conse'
qleitly new has no control thereof.
On motion of Mr.. Knott the matter was
referred to the judiciary committee with
instructions TO report as soon as practic.
able.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole on contingency deficiency bill
After two hours ti.cussion thereon the
committee lose. the bill was passed and The
house nc lu'ued ill rG.mOrrOw ".