National Republican., 1877-02-09
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
Thu nspAr, February 9, 1877.

Thu RspAY, February 9, 1877.
The Senate was called to order At ten o'clock.
Present, Messrs, ALLISON and wRiouT
The CHAIR announced as thu unfinished busI-
ness, House bill, 44b2, being an act, making ap.
propriations for the Indian Department, which
he said would be read by the clerk, in Committee
of tho Whole. .. '..r
conclusion Of the reading, four Senators wero
present, and Mr. wITHERs moved that tho
Senate take a recess TIL l2 o'clock.
Mr.. SARGENT. Is that motion dcbatable'
CHAIR. tia not.
Mr.. WHIST. Is il In order TO call tho yeas and
Mr.. SARGENT. Twas about 70 inquire how
you Ito Mr. Allison who had charge OF tho blll)
could occupy the chair and run the bill at the
T6o motion Of Mr., wITHERs va; put and
Tho Senate reatsembled at IL IN.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the certificate
Si election Of II. IN II. GAGLASp , as Senator elect
Placed on file. Also, q communication from tho
Secretary Of War, enclosing recommendation
Daeota war claims be aEpropIla,ed for their
payment, The Secretar OF War approved OF the
erfed to the COMMITTEES nit eSe on approprSions ~
Mr.. MERRIMAN presented memorial from
citizens Of North Carolina thanking the senate Tor
,sSl1p, ,aS passage 0' the ELECTORAL D'''' Lad On
Mr. WRIGHT, from tho Committee on claims,
( ii, scSpeidsr%. % indenuitciy pOstponod. p1 @ % " -
MIR, BOOTH, from tho Committee on Public
reported iayoIaDy on ths pii to provide 70,
Mr MoRRIiL introduced a bill authorizing
the taking Of certain parcels OF land for the Con.
| ercssionai Library and other purposes. Referred
| 10 the Committee on Public Buildings
aq ,so G
| House, formerly used by the Pension Once. Re-
feIIed 70 the Committee on District Of Columbia.
Mr.. WINDOW called up the House bill for tho
for opening = channel ip the MisslsslppI river.
go before the Attorney General for a decision,
and e the Indefinite postponcment Of this bill
sspd hSFe fs wSsd Sy05 T.
money s as dt BY hi S % Of % psyns
him In bonds, the government discharged It's
Mt. MORRILL, claimed that tho bill should
pass, and Captain Eads should have the money
this proposition, viz; that Captain Eads had per-
formed labor that money would not pay for. Ho
The bill was further debated by Mes.rs. WIN
DOM and MoRros, when the CHAIR announced
The expiration Of the morning hour and laid before
Pacific Railroad bill having been laid aside In
BY unanimous consent the debate on tho E,ds'
bill was continued subject to the call Of the rogu.
lar order. Mr.. BooY contended that Captain
Eads should bc paid in bonds, and let him go on
Mr. CHRIsTIANOY said he believed 1t the wis.
est course for this Government TO fulfil Its contracts
and the contract was SO plain that ho did not SEQ
how anybody could squeeze doubt out oft.
IN Mn e. MAXEY M favored the payment in bonds
The question on the indefinite postponomont Of
the bill was taken by yeas and nays and resulted,
postponed. (1his action defeats the bill to pay
In money, and gives Captain Eads the privilege
The Indian appropriation pp Oi bill was then taken
Committee Of the Whole.
ate and the amendments were adopted, and the
bill was read third timo and passed.
from further service on the Committee on Public
buildings and Grounds, and Mr.. HABvKY was
excused from further service on the Committee
Tho Senate then, at $50, on motion Of Mr..
CAMERON, Of ofPennsyyania, went into executive
session, and at five o'clock took recess till ten
BOtsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
ThSTkSSfnet as Usual at 10 o'clock, and hay
Ing taken a further recess until Il, II was again
called to order and the Chaplain as usual now
offered prayer by unanimous consent.
APTER THE POLICE BOARD AGAIN.
Mr.. BUCKNER, Of NO., introduced a bill to
irlet Of Columbia. Referred to the District Com
On motion of Mr.. TOWNSEND, of KY, the
slider the claim Of L. b. ELKINJ, Delegate from
New Mexico, for expense Of q contest for his seat
A number Of Joint resolutions Of State Legis,
latures on various subjects were presented and
Mr.. GLOVER, of Mo-, from Committee on NIL
Of Alexander Moifatt and others and 1t was laid
On motion OF Mr.. HARTZELL, of Illinois, tn,
Committee Of the Whole was discharged from tht
further consideration of the! .bill to restore
Thomas ma, j. Spencer to his place In tho army and
J.MApIsos WELLS AND HIS DUNGEON.
Mr.. HALE, of Maine, rose to q question o.
privilege, and had read a letter from J. Madison
dungeon In which he and Mr.. Anderson were con
nned: They say there can no air or sunlight &c
sickness that they are % not prisoners @ bat Amer s
lean citizens. Yesterday the Speaker ordered
them into better room, and to-day they wer,
for quarters where their health Will not bo jeop
Mr.. HALE said that he had visited these wit
nesses. Cne Of them was sick, as stated, and Il
was OF the utmost moment that thoy should hav,
quarters where their health would not be Sndan
tody. A, Deputy sergeant-atArms was aiway
them except their counsel; unless the Deput'
Sergeant-at.A Arms stood by as q listener. 1t wa
ssssn Ss aoaa
tion TO the matter II the humane intentions Of th
Speaker had not been overruled by tho Sergeant
directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove Well
and Anderson to q properly ventilated an,
lighted room, where their health may be eare'
Mr.. cox, NY, wanted to remind tho Hous,
that previous tCongress, under other politica
control, had incarcerated Stewart and Irwin In tn
same Dungeon and there was no complain abou
1t then. These men can be released whom the
purge themselves Of the contempt and tell tn
truth. Any man can have sanitary relief by purg
ing himself and telling the truth. daughter.
Mr.. McCRARY asked what II was witnesses ha'
refused to answerf
Mr.. COX replied they had refused to produs
the records and papers called for.
Mr.. McCRARY said that then they were not be
ing punished for not refusing to answer. The
were not In contempt for the latter.
Mr.. COX said the House had disposed Of tn
contempt question by committing these witnesses
The resolution Of Mr.. HALE was reflection Of
the Sergeant-at.Arms and he would like to hea
an official statement before passing upon II,
Mr.. WILSON, Iowa. confirmed what MI
HALE said about these men being closely guard
ed. He had heard that they were badly treate'
and hecould get access to them only after re.
peated efforts. They were confined In room 4
which he would not keep an animal on his farm
There Is no light except from gas burners and tn
room positively stinks He would not even kee
q murderer under sentence Of death in such
, room, much less an American citizen who mad bee
dragged here to testify before q committee. Tn
! and he was surprised to hear that.the Sargent
alarms had put them back In the dungeon.
MIR. COX said he was informed by the Sergeant
: At Arms that Anderson was satisfied with hi
room, but Wells was not, and some prisoner
would not be satisfied with any quarters. The
can release themselves by testifylng.
Mr.. HALE said the logical inference to bedraw