The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-22
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WASHINGTON, March, l6.IThe fol.
lowing is a synopsis of Buffers letter,
which provoked the row in the House.
He says: No good, but harm only, can
come of it to the Republican party.
First Because this committee vas
forced upon the Republicans BY the
nearly unanimous vote of the Demo.
cratic party in the House, aided BY
some twenty or thirty Republicans
only, against the decision Of the ma.
jority Of that party in duly called
caucus of the members of the House.
Second-Because this committee was
raised By combination of the high
tariff Republicans with the Democracy.
Third-Beeanse such CO m ittes
would be wholly powerless for any
good purpose.
Fourth-Because my services a.
Chairman of the Committee would fur
nish the best electioneering document
that could he placed in The hands Of
1.-THE Democracy in the coming contest
1t is in this that the report of the COM
mittee would be wholly nugasory,
illusory and useless to show the exact
state of things at the South. Whence
yer and wherever the COMMITTEES
would 90 there would be sunshine and
peace, and we should be compelled 50
TO report. Where we were not md
could not be banded, murder, rObbing
and arson would stalk abroad at night,
to be disbanded by the rising sun. !
am compelled to take this mode to adj
, dress yon in declining to serve, be-,
, cause the announcement of the, COM
> nittee was not made by the Speaker
until after the vote of adjournment had
been taken, and Immediately there
, upon his hammer fell, by which he adj
!, iourned the House, SO as to preclude the
: possibility of resigning the place thus
l attempted to be forced upon me at the
g time. l believe l can demonstrate,
s even if a majority of a parliamentary
d body can force a Massachusetts mau
l. off committee at pleasure, that it Il
4, quite another thing for the Speaker e
IL force another on committee agains
4 his consent.
q. During the debate Mr.. Stevensol
!. said: If there was hope for any otls
!. action than bill at the present sessio
fisorganized as the whole party was B
" the factions. and spites, and hate
d. which tlissaced it, it was this cor
IN m;ttee. He foresaw that the only hOI
ne for a remedy was in this proposed p
&c yestigation. He, as one to conduct
ID, did not despair of good results, al
he proposed to stand his ground. =
all The following nominations we
confirmed; Davidson, Collector Six
!. Tennessee Manning, Collector OF tu
' toms. Albermarle's District, Nor
Carolina. @ ~ q
io' The Senate caucus to-day was lel
aa' and strong. Eight and ten Senate
CHI were frequently on the floor at ON
to It. was finally agreed to lay adjoul
by ment on the table. They propos
in Joint Commission of five Senators
ing seven Representatives to take eviden
two instruct the Judiciary Committee to
-, mort the Ku Klnx bill, and to emf
onn tain no other legislation ss
~ CONCORD, N. H. March 16.--The
- turns from 2ll towns indicate no 81
ition by the people. Pike (Repubfics
es- 80, 269; Weston, (Democrat,) Ss,0
ally, scattering, 1914. Fifteen towns
re it heard from. The House stands
IS is Republicans, 1914 Democrats. scat
; + ing 4. Senate Republicans. 5 Del
bnt Gratis 3 vacancies. Executive Coun
2 and 9, with l vacancy. All De'
:. cratic Congressmen. elected. ~
" NorrcE-In New Hampshire q
jOrity is required to elect.
tnis .BosroN, March l6.-R e so Int
,ept. strongly denunciato-y of the REM
POST of Senator Sumner from the charm
lan's ship of the Foreign Relations Y
gun mittee were introduced in the MA
if he chusetts Senate to-day and ORD
have printed.
,,.od The first resolution common
,ss;st That the people of Massachusetts
seen with alarm the recent attempt
'i the part of the President, nnhap
40 " successful, to dictate the organic
Sat ofo sen.ta committee.
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