The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-09
CONGRESS-.
The Witnesses In the Ingalls, Case Brought
Before the Bar of the Senate A Bill
Granting Aid to the New Or
leans Pacific Railroad Com
pany introduced.

WASHINGTON. Jan Senate-Mr. Wallace
presented petition or Drexe Il DO. and 9th
ora. of Pennsy lvania, for the withdrawal OF the
legal tender quality Of the treasury notes. In
doing 80 he desired TO say that the gentlemen
signing the petition rep, esanted the leading
| commercial, banking aud shipping Interests
OF Penney lvania. and their opinions on the
subject were entitled 10 attention by the Sem
ate.
The Srrgaant-at- Arms brought TO the bar
OF the Senate Il. T. smith. Levi Wilson and
E. b Purcell. to answer tho charge OF con-
tempt In not oheyiDg the sum mons TO testify
III the Ingalls, case. MI. Smith made STATS
ment TO the effect that he aent the telegram
to the committee saying he know nothing
about the election Of Ingalls,.
The discussion took place as TO accepting
the wituPasps explanation.
Mr.. Salisbury, chairman or the committee,
was In favor OF dlsehatgins the Witness upon
his appearing befurs the committee and testl-
Tying.
Mi Mcmillan and others objected to keep
ing Witness In custody, claiming that no law
ful SUM mons had baen served upon hun.
After long discussion IT tho case of Smith
and other recaleitrnnt Witnesses IN the lnA
gals case they were discharged from GUS
tudy.
Mr.. Jonas. of Louisiana, presented peti-
tion OF the ship owners OF Louisiana asking
for nn amendment of the law relattvn to for
laws.
Mr.. Jonas. Of Louisiana, introduced bill
10 repeal the twenty.second section OF the act
to incorporate the Texas Pacific Railroad
Company, to aid IN the construction of It's
road. and for other purposes. and also to de-
clare that the righta, privileges aud lands
granted In said sentinn tu the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge aud Veksburg Railroad be for
fpited and TO re. enact said section In favor OF
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company.
Referred.
At 9:1o the Senate went into executive ses-
zion. and, when the doors were re-opened, I'D
| iourned.
Housc-A resolution has been adopted d.
| recting the committee on appropriations to
inquire into the causes and extent of the pro-
bable deficiencies In the postal star service
for the fiscal year OF 1879 and 1880.
Committees were then called for reports.
At 40 the House went into committee OF
the whole on tile report OF the Committee on
Rules
Mr.. Reagan. Of Texas, spoke In opposition
to the proposed rule. which provides that tho
Com mittea ON Commerce shall report the
river and haihor bill merely for reference to
the Appropriations Com mittee. He thought
thai the latter committees, burdened as 1t
already II. could not give the subject proper
consideration. He objected to the plan OF
making one committee merely clerk or anna
nuensis for NIL others. and declared that tho
Commerce COMMITTEES had always acted on
tho river and harbur bill with faithfulness
ana efficiency.
After soma further discussion, In which
Mesers. Garfield and Hooker. ut Mississippi,
participated, Mr.. Kendall, af Pennsylvania.
dsclaimed. In behalf Of tho Committee on
Rules, any intention Of ahridging tho power
of any House committee or OF saying word
derogatory to any committed. but the river
and harbor bill bad steadiiy grown, year by
year. from two million to eight million, and
he thought II time the House be warned that
that bill should have fuller consideration and
be less excessive Further discussion epsued,
ending In an animated personai debate be-
tween MesHrH. Randall and O'Neill, OF Penn
sylvania, which was the occasion of much
laughter and confusion, but which had little
to do with the subject. Pending discussion
the committee rose and the House adjourned