Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-18
Evening Session.

MIR. Butler, from the select committee on the
Presidential election, made a report on the
subject of Senator Matthews refusal to obey
the subpoena Of that committee and to give
testimony before it. After reclting the steps
already taken by the committee on the matter
the committee goes on to state that Matthews
had failed to appear in answer to tn e summons,
and that it may be because his duties Sena-
tor, and the exigencies of the public service,
require his presence in his place as Senator,
and it ends by resolving that the House do
send the following message to the Senate in
that behalf.
THE House of Representatives request the
Senate to give leave to Hon. Stanley Matthews,
Senator from the State of Ohio, to attend be-
fore the committee Of the House, which is
charged with the investigation of frauds in the
election in the States of Louisiana and Florida,
to give such evidence of facts concerning the
subject matter of said investigation as may be
in his knowledge or possession as he may be
required to do
form laid down in Mays parliamentary prac-
tice.
Mr.. Hale and other Republicans remarked
informally that the resolution was as mild as
it could be, to which Mr.. Butler responded it
would be unfair to Secretary Sherman if Mat
thews did not go before the committee.
Mr.. Banks expressed the opinion that as the
investigation tended possibly towards impeach-
ment. and as this Senator would be judge in
such a case, he could not be required to testify
in such an inquiry.
To this Butler replied that he had had three
judges from the bench to testify IN cases be-
fore them. The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Cannon reported that the conference
committee on the post route bill was unable to
agree. A new conference was ordered.
Mr.. Wilson made conference report on the
Mexican award bill. A substitute for section
five is agreed to, requesting the President to
investigate the charges of fraud made by the
We'll and the Alabra Silver Mining company,
and to reopen the same. Report agreed to.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on elections,
reported that Robertson, of Louisiana, and Elan,
of Louisiana, the sitting members in the con-
tested election cases, entitled to their seats,
and that in the Alabama contested cases of
HARRISON and Shelley additional testimony may
Harris also reported resolution to pay two
contestants and contestees 81, 900 each, and two
others $500 each in part for their expenses of
contest. Agreed to. He also moved to nom
concur, in the Senate amendments to the House
bill to provide for an election in West Virginia,
one Of such amendments being to allow the
| present legislature of New Hampshire
to elect a United STATES Senator, Mr. Blair
moved to concur. On standing vote the ayes
were IL, nays 40. The speaker voted in the
negative making tie vote, and then the aye;
and nays were ordered, the vote resulted, yeas
III, nays 132-a strict party vote. So tn
amendments were concurred in, and commit
! tee of conference ordered.
Mr.. Dean, from the committee on expendl
lures of the State department, reported reso
luton authorizing that committee to sit in th'
vacation after the 18th of November next t,
finish the examination of the charges agains
| Geo. 7. Seward, minister to China. Adopted