The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-17

Senate joint resolution authorizing the
appointment OF committee TO attend
the International Convention 10 inquire
into the relative value Of gold and silver
wns taken up.
7if SUMMONED FOR CONTEMPT.
Mr.. Lyn1e, from the Judiclay Com.
mittee, made II report relative to tho re.
fusal Of MessrS. Wells, Anderson, Casa.
nave and kenncy, members Of the Louis.
lana Returning Board, 10 produce before
the Committee on Elections III Louisiana
certain. papers demanded by said com.
mittee. Tile report concludes with a
resolution directing the Sergeant. at.
Arms TO take into custody and bring
before the bar Of the IIoufe the above
named gentlemen.
E.g A INDUSTRIOUS DOCTRINE,
Mr.. Frye, member OF the Judiciary
Committee, said that when that report
was agreed TO in the committee there
was no Republican member present. For
his part, he regarded the doctrine enun.
cialed in il as mohstrouE. Adopt il, and
there was no corporation anywhere in
the country that was not subject TO be
called before a COMMITTEES Of the House
and compelled TO produce It's original
records. He held, on The contrary, that
Congress Had no more 10 do with the
Returning Board Of the State OF Louis.
lana than he a. m individual had. lie
held that the Returning Board, hav-
ing been legally constituted by the
authority Of the Constitution oi the
United States, and having proceeded with
itS duties under the law Of Louisiana;
having made its returns, and those re-
turns having been authorized by law, the
House was precludcd from going behind
them. The only authority the House
had was TO inquire into the general con.
dilion OF the country and the public
veal, and whether or not there was such
state Of things there that Congress ought
10 take notice Of. On that question he
should at once admit that there was such
4 condition Of thinga there as' required
Congressional intervention. II Congress
had u right TO interfere TO prevent MIR
der, outrage and every other barharisnl,
helbelieved that s.y
THEEEwAs Now AND HAD ra:N
for the last eight years, a deep, deter
mined and absolute purpose not to per
nit to certain citizens Of Louisiana the
exercise of the right of suffrage, and he
believed that these citizens were prevent
ed from The exercise of TINT right, by
murder, by blows, by every conceivable
outrage; lie believed that in some
things the states were supreme, and in
some things the United States were SUI
preme; he believed that Congress had no
more authority 10 take those original
papers and records, and 10 bring them
out from under the jurisdiction Of the
State Of Louisiana, TO the city Of Wash
ington, than The authorities Of Louisiana
had TO take the papers Of the United
States, and carry them TO the city Of New
Orleans. State rights had been
the cause Of one war, and was ii posi-
BILE that men who went into the war
for States rights had been so far convert.
ell by defeat US to be ready 10 any to day
that Congressional committee could
take and carry away the archives Of n
State, Of Stale Court, or,oG a State Re
turning Board. II seemed that nothing
was sacred from Democratic invcsti.
eating committees. Even to-day the
committee OF the House was committing
an indecency by demanding from the
National Committee its whole manner Of
conducting u national campaign, lis
whole correspondence, all its kilograms,
all its money collcctings, &c. lie was
happy to say as a member Of that COM
mittec, that he had advised the putting
in Of everything, letters, tClegrams, &C.,
for lie knew perfectly well that there was
nothing in them which would indicate
fraud in Louisiana, Florida or South
Carolina. "h'i rs.'i"
IEKEEw THAT THE COMMITTEE BELiEvED
that the Republicans had carried those
states honestly and fairly and that they
would be counted for r. b. Hayes unless
the Democrats Of those States and Of the
United States should steal, by fraud, the
votes Of those States. (ContempttIous
laughter on the Democratic side and in
the galleries) He hoped that.the CALLER
les would not hcl p the Democratic side Of
the House in this debate.
Mr.. Luttrell-I do not think the gen.
tleman has a right 10 charge the Demo.
cratic party with stealing when his Re
Republican committees robbed the poor
orphans and widows in the Departments
to carry on the campaign. loud ap.
plnuse in the galleriGs.)
Mr.. Frye did not know when gave
the gentleman from California liberty to
ask aquestion that he wanted to interiect
a little demigogical stump speech that
would meet the approval Of the galleries
on that side.
Mr.. Luttrell-Doyou deny that il isso?
You were on the National Republican
Committee, and You. know that poor
widows and orphans Of the Departments
were made TO pay for the support Of the
campaign. Loud calls TO order on the
Republican side. .Hrs,.
Mr.. Frye-There is committee Of
members OF the House, Intelligent mem
hers Of the House, which is investigating
that very subject. That committee viii
find out and answcr the gentleman before
long.
Mr.. Lultrell attempted 10 make anoth.
er remark, but was informed by the
Speaker that the gentleman from Maine
had the noor. ''u a alHH r
Well sir. said Mr.. I,uiirall La hulI-