New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House met at 10 O'Clock, and took Il
further recess until 1913 o'c,o,k When the House
u-aiu met Sr. gUCKNER dem, yioJ introduced bill
a5olishn the Board Of Commissioners OF Police Of the
District of Columbia Referred.
Mr. HALE dep. Me- rose 10 privileged question.
and read rt,cl which had addressed him from j.
Madison Wells and Thomas {. Anderson stating that
they confined in damp. dark dungeon in the cellar
Of the Capitol that yesterday by order Of the Speaker
they haG been transferred 20 much better room and
that they lad been brought back 10 the cells by order of
the Arms, and that o the bad
IN the cell one of them Gov Wells was now ON his sick
bed Mr. Hale said h!s attention had been called By tis
letter 10 tr matter Ito mad gone 10 the cell in which
Tho prisoners confined and dad found IL damp
- nd r,.h lIJ a. be-. lu,n,r,1, a I, ,,s The
ar posunOas and OF the prisoners Old man
70 o age, lay on his beu u sickness. t was
inhn.n TO keep then IN such room, AM he therefore
offered resolution directing The Sergeant-lt Arms to
remove tho p-isOnerS Oa weiishicd and weven;ilaicd
wlitro their health may not he cndan-eIcd
r. cox dem, n. ~ called attention To the fact that
1t in ls very saline col TIA! RepuDlcan Congress
nned ia tho close custody OF the Sergeant alarms bat
tLeg could release themselves BY simply purglnS them
serves Of tho contempt N ~" House, ma answer tue
questions which they had refused Ia The rcSOn
non in his Judgment, rcprOae the Scrgcani
Arms. The lad siinpy treated other
Mr. wIL.ON CIcp.. Iowa. spoke in favoro the resolu-
ton stating frequent attempts
thh Witnesses hc hd succeeded III 50 DONG only by AL
ORDER Speaker. Whon lac did succeed he found
IL, ia IN Il small iYcnilhttd cell lie cOud not escape
tho oppression that the officers III the Serge nia AfhS5
OiCo did wish the prisoners la bc " ell Llcacd lie
hoGOr,d speaker for his honest Efforts to relieve their
suffering II was abnOrrcnt 10 the feel ngS 81 che Ancr-
people tha. the House should eat wh slc cruelty
Vd 20 years Old because he had stood up for
what 80 anew WAS iEht.
Tao SPEAKER said that the witnesses not in his
Clar-e bat that lac had charge OF The tue
CIpl.aI Leo bad ordered that should be
Transferred ~ tie room Df the CJmnIttce Education
hu, taG committee had objected, and the Sargedntit-
Arms had power 10 do anything hut remove them once
10 thrr former quarters.
Ir. CLNMEk Dem, PeDnl Un behalf OF the Ser
arms, laid that dat officer lad done all in ms
power Tor pose OF rendering The psOnfs COM
os1!'. Tho BOOM they occupied MAS wrii heated, we'll
lighted. aud wed ventilated. IL the which had
uscd for The purpose b. preceding COugIcsscs
In,y werc allowed 30 have conversations VITA Their
iIItHds.
Mr.. COSGEI uep Mrh)-A.ny members have sought
ascuBs to tlein, and DvVn uciIicd.
mo SPEAKER explained ;3at 10y calling attention to
tho that tho resolution whc!i placed the rccsant
Sitll6Sscs tho custody OF the scrg1ant-aA di
r,.i.u tnnI they should 10 held ia Custody.
Alter III hex q, ,tussOu NJ. HALE called previous
question Tho aOpJn ~ tle resolution. but the DO
Crsts voting tiSt " thc prcyioas question not
Ordered.
r cox moved 81 refer the resolution 10 the Special
Committee the ErrtIUn Lon. dana. with instruc
ttous 10 reposi speedily 10 the House whetBef such
et,s @; alTs iUcr e1.st a. - st,Ged ia the
lin az / i.IisOn Wells ana rhnnit. g. Andersen. The
,1.,o1.tior WIS REFERRED Yeas, 1i5 Nays, 80.
Tl,e lo.., then went into Committee Of tho Whole
tnr Deficiency Approx ralIOn DIIl Ar. Eden (Deni, LII
IA the cnar. o,.-.--.
or.r 10 correct statement naio .idy Hgoby Mr.
E,ulull u'anIl that the uaory OF the House had last
wear reduced the expenditures Of the Government thirty
mou d,iar-. had reduced the expenditures actually
aout 100000, IrUin when must DO suDtractcd
81 600 oDJ which would ne expended this year der-
rencifs leaving about III ,OOJ, 900 ~ reduction.
A. o'clock TIE committee rose and reported the
bi. 10 ibo uoasc. Afttf dssussoh The I'LL went over