The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-22

law that viii reach Them and whatever was done re-
quires no Legislative remedy and no Legislative
action. We all know that bribery and fraud IN cleo
tons can be punished and we need no SET or invc'-
lions of any set OF TO frame law for thai pur-
pose Therefore there is absolutely no ground OF
Jurisdiction in this House to do what 1t Is proposed
can take Jurisdiction OF private correspondence.
whether by telegram or by mail. is that the House
requires the information in order 10 ger legislative
action. There can be other ground under heaven.
submit to the lawyers OF the Houseyea to the good
sense of every member OF the Housewhereon we Gun
found rights to put our hands on the act OF any
private man or the correspondence OF any private
man. Die is private man for this purpose who does
not hold an official United States postion) Now,
without Jurisdiction, what is expected from these
cipher dispatches
1t is expected that somebody will either be vindi-
Gated be snubbed-one the other-and it is abso
lntely none of business to do either and. above
all not to take the public money for that purpose.
Never mind how high in party relations any private
citizen may stand; never mind how it may affect any
party any man. this is absolutely beyond our
reach and ought to be beyond reach.
And, above all. we. should not take the pub
scandal of anybody in the House ont OF it. And
that is what we propose to do 1t is supposed that
have no doubt that supposed copies OF them may
have been published, but OF that have no knowledge
But whatever they may be. whatever has been pub
lished better let it take its place or the honor OF the
na:ionl among the emanotions of he sensational
journalism Of the day. rather than have it put
upon the public records of the Congress of the
United States as disgrace to the nation.
A nation and its members should be like family
never. never investigate the private scandals of
family unless there is divorce sought for on one side
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES unless it is necessary
the purpose OF justice. And 50 where there IL no
earthly advantage to be reached gained except to
exhibit to the world the friction of the working of
republican institutions and to bring them into con-
tempt, had we not better walk backward with cloak
over shoulders and throw the mantle over what
ought not to be seen?
HOW THEY GOT OUT.
Much has been said about these dispatches. Very
wrong limitations have been made against COM
pany Tor which have no particular love lthe Vest
ern Union Telegraph Company Of something
wrong done on its part. 1t is but due
to that company that should furnish to
the House and the country the origin end
istence OF those dispatches outside of its ofce-as
they now exist outside OF its Office When the SEN
ate of the United States ordered investigation into
portions OF this matter, in the winter OF
1SI6-77, subpoena duces tecum was served on that
company, and after the company made so much re-
called under subpoena to produce the cipher de-
spatches and other kilograms, and they were dev-
cred to committee OF tho Senate. That COM
nttee examined portion OF them ana published the
results OF its examination, qioad Oregon, believe.
But before it finished the Senate adjourned the Chair
OF the COMMITTEES died, the cipher dispatches
suffered to lie around loose (perhaps that would
be the best phrase) and everybody dealt with them
apparently as he chose to deal with Them The COM
pany having lost Jurisdiction them did not and
probably could not, resume it. Therefore it you go
into the investigation of these cipher dispatches it
will be but lraginentary investigation
DISPATCHES IN DUTLER's POSSESSION.
do not know what is in the bundle OF dispatches
sessions of this committee because they never have
been examined. Aud here allow me to say parcn-
thctcally that OF them hes been seen or
read or copied by mortal man since they camo into
my hands tor the purpose of public disclosure, nor
have they been ,h IN any way publicly aus
and you will not get the dispatches OF both
sides all the dispatches OF one, side.
was not present when the investigation OF these
dispatches promoted in the committee, but
am told by the newspapers that the republican
gentlemen the committee did not demand or
it
action of the majority OF our friends on the other
side Therefore it is not promoted l understand, in
the interests of the republican party. cannot con-
ceve how it should BIO promoted in the interests OF
the democratic party. Uanghter) What faction in
loud laughter.) The great result tp be gained is to
stir up something which had better not DO seen, felt
smelled. Lauyhter.) That is all. That IL all that
we are going to gain and for which We are going to
spend the pt ton W ss TO IT.
men. loud laughter and applause
BETTER WORK on HAND.
Now let me say word further upon this matter.
and but one word. tor have given the reasons which
will influence my vote. shall vote against 1t as a
precedent, and have simply desired opportunity to
put record my protest, that hereafter If any
well ut least there man in q position 10
deal with the question as lawyer, as judge, as
member Of Congress, and who was in such position
party leaning one way or the other"
Mr.. Speaker and memoers of the House. we have
got onlys thirty odd working days before us. with
the broken up. its industries paralyzed.
its tariff unrevised, its system OF national improve
ments not cared for. And do you not think we have
grander and nobler objects to contemplate in the re-
manning hours official lite than stirring up
private scandal or private wrong OF private indi-
viduals which did not succeed? II the fraud at
tempted had succeeded in putting any man into the
chair OF the Presidency, that, think, would have
been proper matter to investigate But as it did
not succeed whoever attempted It took his labor
his pains. and has taken nothing by his motion and
we have no business with that nothing which he
took.
REMARKS OF MR. HALE.
Mr.. HALE, (rep) OF Me-. reminded the House OF
his effort last session TO have an inquiry into the
very same subject matter now proposed to De m
quired into aud how that EFFORT had Leen resisted by
the other side of the Honse He had said then rep
made ample and broad. The committee t.e said) en-
tered its duties aud took up tale after another
irresponsible persons. 1t went to one state after
another in search of information. 1t arraigled
after a most serious fashion a distinguished
citizen Of the Republic-the Secretary Of the
Treasury and followed that cew until it ended, as
everybody admits in exposure AT last after certain
cipher dispatches that had been construed by key
indubitaby correct had been put the public market
by a leading aud enterprising newspaper OF New
York. this committee felt itself confronted with the
very question which it had declined to act
upon, and after two months time have been
not be, inc Was 81 ASSUMES to remain
longer in the position of refusing investigation
1t has, ut least through its chairman, presented the
proposition that the Investigation shall be made
broad and large for one have changed not q point
in my position. do not understand that my party
friends about have changed. We feel that ~
this machinery has been put i'll motion, itshould now
be permitted to go aud that 1t shall make inves
tiaation into the side well into the other.
care nothing for the reasons that have peen urged
at this stage by the gentleman from massachusetts
Originally, when were the threshold OF this
matter, those might have had force, but TO-
day with me they have no force.
BEfSG TiiEM OUT.
II there any other dispatches which the enter.
prise of New York journal has not found out, and
which have not been presented TO the public let this
committee dig and dcve till they be brought to
light II there has been by any hands single scrap
of paper bearing this subject matter In any STATE
that has been for any partisan purpose destroyed
| (which do not bcieve), then let this committee
never rest. day night until the parties who have
for any such purpose destroyed the ucspatches are
brought before the committee and the House. Let
them omit nothing in their inquiry that shall go to
show the whole transaction between the time OF the
election and the time OK the inauguration clearly,
fully and explicitly. Enough has been shown already
to indicate unerringy 20 the public mind the exist
which nlIlt 10 LIE hrpuaht out