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necticut. Primarily, he said, the great
question was the constitutional right of
the Housa over ifR racortia

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question was the constitutional right OF
the House over lis records.
The charge against the gentleman from
Louisiana was an invasion OF the priyi-
leges OF the House in regard to its'pro-
ceedings, and Of course that charge was q
very grave one. The charge also affected
the rights OF the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. In one sense that committee was
injured by ii, and in an especial sense one
OF its members was an injured party. On
the other hand the necessary witnesses
were, first, o member OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs tKing), whose name
was concerned In the paper presented by
Acklin; and, secondly, all the members
OF that committee who could state the
original facts better than anybody else.
That committee had reported the facts,
but had said nothing whatever about the
question OF motive, which question was OF
course essential. In order to get at that
another committee, not concerned in the
matter at all, either as witnesses or as
parties, ought 10 take it up, and the law
committee OF the House was in his judg-
ment the fitting committee. II select
committee were appointed very disa-
greeable and difficult duty would be i'm
posed or the Speaker, but II standing
committee Of the House were chosen no
one would have O right TO object. The
Judiciary Committee was created for gen.
eral law purposes. That committee was
not concerned In the case and was in
condition to act without bias. The House
ought to do justice first to its own privi-
leges and the integrityof its records, and
second TO individuals, and he believed
that this motion Of the gentleman from
Connecticut would do both.
The previous question was moved and
seconded, and Mr.. Hawley's amendment
was agreed to, 16l to 90.
Afr. Frost withdrew his substitute, and
the report OF the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, as amended by Mr.. Hawley's mo-
ton (discharging the committee from
further consideration OF the case, and re-
ferringit to the Judiciary Committee) was
adopted, without division.
+. Wood, Chairman OF the Committee
OF Ways and Means, reported back the
bill TO facilitate the reiunding OF the ma
tional debt; also the. resolution commit
ting that bill TO the Committee OF the
Whole, and making 1t the special order
for the first Tuesday in March, and from
day to day thereafter until disposed OF, to
the exclusion OF all existing orders; but
not TO Interfere with the appropriation
bills. The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Gibson introduced the following
bill, which referred TO secure more uni
form collection on imported sugars. 1t
provides that all sugars OF apparent color,
ofwhich as imported, Is not abovenumber
2 duties standard in color, and which con-
tains over 92 per cent and not over 95 per
cent OF crystalizable sugar In a'hundred
parts Of dry substances, shall be classified
as saboye number and no; above number
10 duties standard. A.! Rayars ofapparent
color, which, as imported, Is not above
number 10 Dutch standard In color, and
which contain over 05 per cent OF crys-
talizal'lo sugar in one hundred parts OF
dry substance shall be classified as above
number 10 and not above number IS
Dutch standard. The percentum OF crys-
talizable sugars shall be ascertained by
such means as the Secretary Of the Treas
ury by regulation may prescribe.
The House then resumed, in the morn
ing hour, the consideration OF the bill to
regulate the removal OF causes from State
to Federal Courts.
Mr.. Knott completed his argument in
support OF the bill. Mr.. Hurd also sup
ported the bill. The only Objectionable
feature about it was that II did not go far
enough. - G5...
The morning hour having expired the
bill went over. sf