The SPEAKer to write letters to the judges to stay proceedings, and sometimes to send his war rant to the parties themselves, who, with their at torneys who commenced the action, were brought by the Sergeant to the bar of the House, (May, 136, but the Court of King's Bench in the time of Charles I declared that it was against the oaths of the judges to stay judgment in any, case, and the practice was discontinued. In 1625, however, the Commons declared that “the House hath power whenever they seecause to send the Sergeantimmediately to deliver a prisoner, ” and accordingly writs of privilege have ceased to be used, and the practice of releasing the prisoners directly by warrant or by sending the black rod or the Sergeant in the name of the House to demand them, has been o(May, 115.) In 1707the Sergeant was sent with the mace, as symbol his of authority, to the warden of readily paid the Fleet, who obedience to the orders of the House, and discharged Mr. Asgil, a member then in execution; and Peers and Peeresses, as well as members of Parliament, are now discharged directly by order or warrant, and the parties who caused the arrest some times visited with censure and punishment. The general course, however, in modern times, is to an order make of, and to signify the same, properly authenticated by the clerk, to the parties who have the custody of the prisoner, and who, upon their refusal to obey, may be proceededagainst as for contempt; and this is suggested by an American author as o the only appropriate remedyhere. ( Cushing, 227.), Your committee can see no reason, however, for the issue of an order to received but absolute obedwiehnicche, nwohearneswer can be in case of contumacy an attachment for contempt would only result in the punishment of effecting the delinquent, without the object aimed at, which might at any rate eventually require a direct exertion of the powers of the House upon the person of the prisoner. They would therefore advise the more summary, simple, and complete, and less circuitous remedy of immedi; tahteeydealciveeorrdanincgelyby the hands of its own officer, and recommend the passage of the following resolution: Resolved, That The SPEAKer be directed to issue his warrant to the Sergeant at Arms, commanding him to deliver forthwith the Hon. CHARLEs W. CULVER, a member of this House, detained, as it appears, under inesnePo. issuing out of the court of pleas common of Venango county, in the State of Pennsylvania, in a civil suit instituted therein, at the in stance of a certain James S. Myers, from the custody of the sheriff and jailor of said ounty, or any other person or personspresuming to hold and detain the said Cuiyi. R by virtue of such process, wherever he may be found a copy of the said warrant duly authentigated by the Clerk of this House being 1st delivered to the party or parties in may whose custody ho be and to make return to this House of said warrant, along with the manner the in which he may have executed the same. VENANGOcounty, es: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Sheriff and Jailor of the county of Venango, greetina: Whereas a suit has been brought by James S. Myers against C. VPEULyER, in the court of pleas common of said county, which is now pending therein: and whereas the said James S., on the 12th of June, 1866, made complaint under oath setting forth that the debt was fraudulently contracted by the said C. W. Culver, whereupon a warrant was issuedfor the arrest of the saido. V. Culver, who was brought before Hon. Isaac G. Gordon, president of the 20 8th judicial district of Pennsylvania, by whom the said warrant was issued for a hearing on the 27th day of evidence, June instant, when the parties offered in part, and the hearing was continued over until the 28th of June instant, when, after hearing the evidence and counsel for the defendant, it was, upon due consideration of the case by judge, the said allegaticoonnssidered and determined by him that the of the complainant are substantiated, and that the said C. V. Culver did fraudulently contract the debt for which the said suit is brought, therefore you are hereby commanded to take the said C. W. CUiver, and commit him to the commonjail of the said county of Venango, and there detain him until Fhe shallobe disochargedobyjla.w. of o judge of ranklin this 28thday of June, A. D. 1856. ISAAC G. Presiding Judge. A true copy of the original mittimus produced by Cyrus S. Mark, jailor of vania, Venango, county; Pennsyl and referred to in his examination before the ComJudiciary. Attest: E. G. BOWDQIN, Clerk of the ComJudiciary. The resolution reported by the ComJudiciary was unanimously agreed to. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.