, 1877-01-18
DESPERATE; MEANS
TO bYCtiltE PARTISAN ENDS,
Hitecft,I fukndtfA III IHA TtfhntA

WASHINGTON, u. t., dan. l7.-in the slchatc
upon tho right Of The lIonse IL compel tho
Louisiana Returning Buartl 10 produce tlIn
original returns before ttie Investigating Com
mIttcr, the Republicans generally clailneh that
tho House hasl not such powers. Tho denial
was basctl upon tho rsam that suvl, action
would lie nm invasion Of tho rights Of the Statts
t;eo5go lIoar declared that lIc was amazed that
he was called uron to defend tic rights Of Il
State hstore Democratic House. Gen. Hanks
challenged tho Drnoerats to nntl 4 single cast'
wEcro such n demand wAa made upon q
Stats Government for original papers. lis
argued tiat II tho Original papers were
surrendered by tho State authorities
they might 10 lost by accident or destroyed BY
design, aud In that snattcT tho ycry election of
President bo impertlei. lis thought 1t ssgu!t.
rant thai they should he demanded by eide Ut
the liouso
MOST lNTEnEsTEn IN THEIR DESTRUCTION,
and hr regarded IL ~ q painful Sign Ut the
tunes that thu historical ycl, 40 often hcar'l III
war time was again heard III tIc galleries In up
plause of Democratic speakers WIN demanded
these returns. Tho State III Louisiana, Gen,
lanks sald, should ncyer surrender tic papers
except In obedience to Overwhelming. powers.
Tllu 1lousc las III lnorc right lu nIake the de-
tnAntt that it has power under the Constitution
tu rtlsipcl tho snTGrrr III The documents The
vote upon ilis proposition tu commit tue Kc.
turning lizard fur contempt was lis ayes to u
nays. Tic Sutc Was iHafnly partisan.
ACURIt>us FACT
While the Democratic lttusc IVES proposing
to tDrk up the Returning lh,arl o{ State, mil
to .lcstruy the lawful clcut!,nl na, llincry Of
statc Governments, Drn,us rIt!c Senators were
'ttnE Inc btatc-SoyeTctEnty tlWtriHr about The
coltrDl VI thc nrny tnnrc e1trelnr Than Calhoun
ever propuunlel.. They, have taIkr.l for .wo
DAYS atIlli the little sntnl ofir''ls Ut ten men
which tile President sent to Petersburg beluru
Tho Slrrt!un.
IH0sB TELEGKAMs.
The nll question ~ III trlrgra1ns It Is sald, Is
likely sta'I to 1'c sulyrd by iurlnal surrender
~ kilograms desired BY sh'th parties. Senator
Aotton's Committee will tlirsl t,e mile. doubt
lcsF, to get even with the iH!ul4iti0n 1T
David lMllry Fwil. Tic Louisiana lirtnrn1u::
lanl Ii lij.laErl III contempt, anil an ur.'"r inr
their nrrest lssLed. 1t IL 3n,,.ihlc thai cy nav
sclgeant-at..aru1s to scc Mhrtlrr they rau un1
tho returns.
The House permitted Barnts, the New 0llrans
telegraph manager, to 50 to that city III tusttxly
Of Il Scrgcallt-a VI Arms to search Tor the dis
patellts. 4 greater farce could not have bcc1l
enacted. The 1cle3ranls arn probably not In
New Orleans. II they are. Bar,,cs IL no longer
Superintendent OF the office, AtI1, II he was tne
tclegraMs aEe beyo1l the rustody II aug suei!
ot&IupE. This ait WAs q clumsy cxpcilcnt u tue
lfo1se to relieve Itself frnln all awkward pft-
uleatnent.
Representative Lynch, thc cnlorcd member
lrom Aisejssippl, inteujs to maku u speech sool
u be eau Est NJ opportunity. ia WHICH 1'o Will
M2tntalu that theFe IL HI truth tn the cuEEcut
Democratic theory that the negroes u the South