The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-17

anf the Senate resumed the
eodsiderstion of the report of the Com
mittee on Rules, revising the rules ior
government of the Senate, which were
agrsd TO by the Committee of the
Wh9}e, and reported to the Senate.
PShding discussion the Senate sd.
journed.
. alsa HOUSE.
Tbs Senate joint resolution authoriz-
ing the appointment Of q committee to
attend the international convention to
inquire into the relative value of gold
md ver was taken up.
NY Lynde, from the Judiciary Com
mittse made report relative to the re.
fusalbf Messrs. Wells, Anderson, Cas-
sanofe and Kenny, members of the Lou
isiana Returning Board, to produce be-
fore the Committee on Elections in
LoniShna certain papers demanded by
said committee. The report concludes
with . resolution directing the sergeant
at.arps to take into custody, and bring
befor9the bar of the House the above
named gentlemen.
Mr.. Frye, q member of the Judiciary
Committee, said that when that report
wss agreed to in the committee, there
was. no Republican member present.
For has part he regarded the doctrine
enuneiated in it as moDstrous. Adopt it
and there was no sovereign any where
in the country who was not
subject to be called before COM
miitee of the House and compelled
to prcdace its original records. He held
on the tcontrary that Congress had no
more to. do with the Returning Board Of
tie State of Louisiana than he as an in
dividusl had He held that the Return
ing Board having been legally constl-
tinted by the authority of the Constitu.
tion of THE United States, and having
proceeded with its duties under the law
OF Louisiana, having made its returns,
and those returns having been
authorized by law, the House was
precludet from going behind them The
only authority that the House had was
the general condition OF the country and
the public veal to inquire whether or
not there was such state OF things there
as that Congress ought TO take notice of.
On that question be should at
once admit that there was such
condhion OF things there rs
required Congressional intervention.
II seemed that nothing was sacred
from the Democratic investigating COM
mittees. Even today committee OF the
House was committing the indecency Of
demanding from the National Committee
its whole manner OF conducting q ma
tional campaign; ITS whole correspond
ence; all its kilograms; all its money,
collections, &c. He was happy to say.
as member of that committee, that he
had advised the putting IN OF everything,
letters, kilograms. &c, for he knew per-
iectly well that there was nothing
in them which would indicate fraud in
Louisiana, Florida or South Carolina
He k.eHa that the committee believed
thst the Republicans had carried those
three States honestly and fairly, and
that they would De counted for K. b.
Hayes, unless the Democrats Of those
States of the United States should steal
by fraud the votes OF those States. Con-
temptuous laughter on the Democratic
side and in the galleries. He hoped that
tha. the galleries would not help the
Democratic side Of the house in this de-
bate.
Mr. Luttrell-I do not think the
gentleman has any right to charge
the Democratic party with stealing, when
mis- own Republican Committee robbed
poor orphans and widows in the
departments to carry on the cam
paign. Loud spplsuse.in the gslleriesl
Mi. Frye-l did not know when |
gave the gentleman rom California lib
erty to ask question that he wanted TO
inter iect a little demsgogical stump
speech, that would meet the approval of
the .slerIes on that side.
Nj Luttrell-Do you deny that 1t ia
80. You were on the Republican Ma.
tionsl Committee, and you know that
poor widows and orphans of the depart
merit we're made to pay for the support
OF tue campaign.
Mr.. Frye-There is = committee Of
members OF the House intelligent mem
bers OF the House-whIch Is invesiigst-
ing that very subject. The committee
will find out and answer the gent.eman
shortly.
Mr.Luttrell attempted TO make another
remark, but was informed BY the Speaker
that the gentleman from Maine was en-
titled TO the floor.
well sir" SAID Mr.. Luttrell, "he bull
dozed them" Laughter.
Mr.. Frye declared thst the Republi-
can committee hal never arsessed, Ge-
msnded or asked contributions from such
people Ms Mr.. Luttrell bad described. On
the coutray il had sent out very polite
request Tcontemputous laughter 10 gen
tl.pen VINO were commissioned by .he
Pre,ldert and confirmed by the Senate
10 help to run the campaign.
Nr. Lut;rell-Was il not understood
that every one who declined to pay al
assessment should be discharged?
Mr.. Frye-lt Was no. 20 understood,
and there never was man asked twice
for contribution
Mr. Lu:;re!l- Because If be refused be
wss discharged.
Mr.. Frye-There never was sugges-
ton that anybody should be punished for
refusing TO make contributions, 1nc
there never was any csLiribut on what
ever to the Republican National Com
miitee from Department clerks.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, said that ne
would no; follow the argument OF the
gentleman from Maine, which had been
sufficiently answered by the bsndinsge
OF the gentleman from Cslifornis, and by
the ironicsl cheers ot the galleries. TIE
point oefore tie House WAS simply
whether the authority OF the House
should be disregsrded by the Returning
Board Of LoolsiAns.
NJ. Kssson argued sgsirs: the reso-
lui,on because it would es.abii.h . pre-
ce.ert thss the comm ittee of the House
could summon the governor o! ? State 20
brlng before it the papers OF bis ohce,
srd could bring that high ofic!sl before
.hs bar o. the Honss, degrading hin By
asking bin 20 s.Ard At the bar, and Al
swer fer c1nt-np.
Mr.. Garfield argued against the reso-