Marshall County Republican., 1877-01-25
FORTY.FOURTH CuNGRESs.

Debate I'm the House on the Re.o,ut,o,
ordering the arrest of the Loutsia nm
Returning Board.
'Mr. Lynde, from the Judiciary Committee.
made report relative to the refusal of Wells.
Anderson, CaasanAve, and Kenner. members
OF the Louisiana Returning Board, to produce
before the Committee on Elections IA Loais-
lana certain papers demanded by said com.
mittee.
The report concludes with a resolution di-
recting the Sergeant Arms to take into cus-
tody and bring before the bar of the House
the above named gentlemen.
Mr.. Frye, member of the Judiciary Com
mittee, said when that report was agreed to in
the committee there was no Republican men,
Der OF the committee present. For his part he
regarded the doctrine enunciated in IL "A n
monstrous one. Under il there was no Sow
ereignty anywhere in the country that was not
subject to be called before a committee Of the
House and compelled TO produce it's original
RECORDS. lie held. ON the contrary, that Con-
gre5s had no more to do with the Return z
Board OF Louisiana than he as an ind yldnsl
had. II seemed that nothing WAS sacred from
the Democratic investigating committee-
Even to-day the committee of the House was
committing the iudecency of demanding from
the National Republican Committee its whole
MANNER OF conducting national campaign,
10 whoie correspondence, all is kilograms. Ali
It's money, collections, etc. He was hsrpy 10
say, a. member Of that committee. thai be
had advised the putting in of everythiLp let
ters, kilograms, etc, for he knew perfectly We II
that there Was nothing in them that would indi-
cate frand in Lcu'si, n, Florida or South Caro-
lima He knew that that committee believed
the Republicans had carried these three States
honestly aud fairly, and that they would bo
counted for * B. bajes uBles the Democrats
OF those States and of the United States sbonIa
steal by fraud the votes Of those State. He
hoped that tho galleries would not help the
Democrstlc side OF the House in this debate.
mr.. Luttrell-I do not think the gentleman
has tie right to charge the Democratic party
with stea Ing when bis Re Jublican commit es
10 'Dtd the poor orphans aud wi lows in the de-
partments TO carry on the csmpsign.
Mr.. frye-l did not know when ! gave the
gentleman from Califernia liberty to ask a
ques'lon that ne wanted to interject little
eeI ayf csl stump speech that would meet the
applause OF the galleries OH that side.
MI. Luttfell-Do you deny that it is so You
were on the Republican Nationsl Committee
and you know that the poor widows and or
pnsns OF the departments were made to pay for
the campaign
Mr.. frye-Thtre is a committee of members
OF the House-intelligent members of the
Houss-which is investigating that very sub
1ect. The committee will find out and answer
the gentleman shortly.
Mr. Luttrell attempted to make another re
mark, but was informed by the Speaker that
the gentleman from Maine was entitled to the
floor. o
Well, sir" said Mr.. Luttren, "he bull
dosed them"
Mr.. Frye declared that the Republican Com
mttee had never assessed, demanded, or asked
contributions from such people ss Mr.. Luttrel
d Vi described. On the contrary, it had sent
out very polite request to the gentlem men
who were commissioned by the President and
conh'm by the Senate to help TO run the
Mir. Luttrell-Was it not understood that
every one who declined to pay an assessment
should be discharged?
Mr. Ffye-It WAS not so understood and
there never was q man asked twice fer a con-
tribuiioD.
VT. Lnttrell-Because il be refused he was
discharged.
Mr.. frye-And there never WINS q sueges-
tion that any body should be punished for re-
iusing tomaSe contribution and there never
was any contribution whatever to the Repub-