The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-09

ON be brought all ana pick mp the goyo .,
nsv'lsr. =, 10y p1scssy. no srfms 70 SCI w ~
| House Nov. rs there any such privilege? des
WIN The laes'ion broadly and think. legally aud M
lawyer when say that | know OF prlviieys
| which a member OF toe Senate has not TO tell tn,
truth IN cnue, OF juricc Il there is any such
egc | have never yet known OF IT, and p~r
| baps the reason has been that never
felt tho necessity in person Of
any such privilege TO protect mo. have never found
occusion 10 claim II As member OF the House. and
certainly never have examined the books TO see II
had ~. L. therefore, state broadly that IN nv judg-
men, ,hore rs no suoh privilege There never has
been claimed such privilege. Tho House OF Lords
never claimed II against the Commons nd the fouss
OF Commons never rnimed !, against tho House OF
Lords. Tue only claim Is thst a peer, owing TO his
nobility Is to testify on his honor thnn on MS
oath Bat ~ We have no nobility IN TINS country all
OF u, from the lowest 10 the highest hold up our
right hands and kiss the book until tho ruth
/ taiDsd Therefore 1 desire to Test tho quest ION
OF privilege u Il - pieadcd here once tor ali a
/ privilege which never asked Tor myself and never
asked for the House of Representatives not for a
| moment MT Matthews may come hero in opedien NJ .
TO the subpoena or be may state tina, the parry so
evenly divided IN tho Sepae tnnt he cannot attend,
that hc can get nobody TO pair with hn long enough
10 enable ham 10 come here aud tell the truth Then
and give him time. win I'll here m the evening
ana ask tho committee itsel every
possible contingency o. .nat sort, Tor do not desire
that pu"it oasiaess shall be delayed nor even
party injured by the loss Of vote
ouI that must be on s,h' rciurn TO our
euDi tie other
question. We have gwen the invitation ana Il II re-
turned TO us We nre informed that there Is N court
whicn can examine him. winch is u negative prsr-
nant thar this Is court which cannot minc him,
aha wo lave the furth.i ntnstion That II Is
wnicn can do him Justice, which n negative preg-
nant that tins 10 court which VIII not do hin jus.
tioc. That Is The condition exactly IN winch We
now. am going suffer under that i'm IRE
II can help H. and therefore ask simply that suu-
TGna shall issue, and on he ret urn will consider
such excuse as tho witness may have for not answer
ing.
TESTING ritg QUESTION
Mr. Cox-Thcrc Is no DOUBT TINT u subppnn 10 prob
In fpaf dian I'm
question snail be raised. The diilcuties which may
ARISE, OF course, are those whoa oniy TO bo
well aware OF, 80 that any course pursued may be-
0hdiy taken. lne question ot privilege. so lar
this matcr goes, comes take It, under the provsio
OF the sixth section OF tho nrs article OF tho consttu
ton. winch provides TINT Senators and Representa-
tivcs shall IN all caso- except treason, felony and
their attendance ut mo sessions OF Their i've
houses and IA going TO AMI returning IRON same.
TO respond 10 suopnna Of court Is maniicstiy that
| II there be privilege from arrest for conicin pt
10 ,s no' oosying me suopDaa, thea tho subpoena
| have no power How far inst privilege ought 10 DO
construed as going is thing which would admit
as "a any way specially appertainng to the senate
20 the action Of senator, but purely as sppsr-
tanning 10 both bodes. the claim is. therefore. Just
MS much CLAIM Tor the Representative II is the
| Senator think that, US ms been suggested, tho
subpoena Is the only way to tes, it, Undoubtedly
members OF the senate would ADVISE us members OF
the House would be likely uner sun liar c,rcum
stances as 10 what Is the proper ana dgnincd way
put matter SO tnal there will pc MOI hing Of what
may seem TO be an angry collision any way, cnc or
between the bodies themselves between IN md
| the pubic with reference 10 personal rights.
SIR Reed suppose that tho privilege OF Senator,
u o has any IN inns matter can arse solely from hs
character public officer and solely 10 tho pubic
benefit, not 10 his own benefit priviiess
We asked air. Matthews 10 come aud no has DE- eli ucd
for certain reasona We had arlght TO ask HIM anu
he mad right 10 decline The next thing, suppose,
is 10 send nm SUBJ Cd N, Il W. deem DIS rab To-
What Is TO follow Is question Tor after consdcra-
ton.
SENATOR MATHEWS INVITED AGAIN
After some further discussion the Chairman asked
Mr.. Cox whether he desired to suggest any change
the pnrascology Of the resolution.
Mr.. Cox-l 40 not know tnat do, exc pit that the
time itself shalt DO SO ses as tnat tncIo shall DO
Tho Chairman Mess otherwise instructed BY the
committee shall t'ko caro- that no such question is
Involved
no question thcn taken and tho resolution was
adopted, anu the conmitlee adjourned until eleven
O'clock on Monday.
rHx opr.R or srcasrARY SHERMAN
Tho communications sent To the Pvtter Investigating
COMMITTEES yesterday by sccrstary sherman has not
yet boon considered by thcn. IL will he rccollcct
mat no has been charged with naviUE on tered into
conspiracy 10 mako iaisc returns OF election That
casation no mas made oGer Of ccrtsin
testimony, IN ordor 70 thow that there vas irauu,
violence ANA iptnidsion IN East Wcs, Fslicisna
parishes ny tho dcinocrals He furnishes tho names
Of about one bunIrei witnesses TO prove. hrs
investigation, and gives resume oil The number oil
persons whipped, burned and hanged. No nsks that
tho commiitce accord THIS right N vndtcaton OF tho
attack upon mis- character.
The SENATE CoMMIrTEE-A RESOLUTION BY
SENATOR SPENCER.
WASHINGTON, June 8, 1873.
In tho Senate fc.iay tho President pro tem an.
nouocci tho spccaI comm,ttee-auinorzed to DO
appointed under tho resolution Of Mr. Matthews,
OF Ohio, agreed 10 on Wednesday last, 10 inqnirs
into tho alleged connection he or any Senator
had with any real or pretended frauds, or other
wrongs committed tho conduct ana returns oil tho
IN In
james T.. Anderson, &c.-AMsssrr. Edmunds, Of vor-
mont: Aiisou, oil Iowa; Ingalls,, OF k.n.as Hoar vi
MassAshutt- Davis, of Iinois; Wn,te, OF MsryIsnd,
and Jones oil Fiorids.
IL IS understood ihut Mcssrs. Thurman aud Bayard
were originally selected as Two democratic members
OF tho committee; but they declined 10 serve VIII en-
Messrs " hyte ahd Jones were AppouioJ
NM. spEscEk's RESOLUTION.
MT spencer, oil Aiabsmn, submitted tho following
Resolved In that all the facts with tho
Presidential eccon q. 1875 and tho result thereof ~heh
as ass rs.e- T may d n"ss ny aa ~ to tho
atos be appointed aoa instructed inquire ato and nves
and other st@c'es 70 Tree md honest suffrage oceaoe
and ana M sS 'is s, .. ,s% ", Sn.
SAID mite deem sarcien, gravity csueerma
other state; also into all crcu distances which lacy
Dental CON, IN he Forty ioa,sa ce"sr, also
nto al ecnmstaness OF the dissolution of tue Lcaisa
known n the Packard rovenmeat. and tho 9th b.
as the Nno rsvernent and "a stain Shs.her or not
such dissolution OF tho one government aud to csabiisn
actions oecufrin Maren 1871 and through
or agencies, such
aud that Tho snid committce have the app
subcomn,ittccs, employ cirtxs and stcnogrApers.
lister otts, I" sond aud
s'cs. 10 sit during the with oil ot ui
conmttee OF the Dc
paid from the contingent fund Of the senate
Mr. BAYARp, (dcm J OF DcI-Lst that lay ovor and
DO printed.
Mr. srEScxR -avc notice that he would call tho
RESOLUTION up every Jay un' vote upon IL should DO
reached.
THE FLORIDA INVESTIGATION.
SAMUEL u. NJ LIN AS wrTxt IS - mrs LETTER
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