Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-13
WHAT GOOD WILL 1T noe

Senator Clayton,o OF Arkansas, yestsr-
day offered a resolution providing Tor
tho appointment OF a committee Of
three to investigate the ~troublssin that
State, and asking the President tosena
to the Senate copis, Of the correspond
ence, etc., upon the subject. The res
olution was ordered printed. We
think this sheer nonsense. What good
will IL do? Judging from the results
Of the two Investigations had upon tho
Louisiana contest, similar, II not
identical with this muddls In Arkan-
sas, we ara forced to inquire, what an
investigation will avail? In the Win
ter Of 1878, the Senate appointed an
investigating committee on Louisiana
affairs. Tho committee 81. for over
three months. firs. In Washington and
afterward In New Orleans. They
siited matters thoroughly aud at las.
reported that neither OF tho two con-
tes,ants = McEnery and Kellogg -
was entitled to hold Office as Cover
nor OF Louisiana /; that so grave were
the frauds perpstrated by both parties
that the whole election was vltlsied,
aud neither had any right to the oillce.
kellogg. however. was In possession,
placed there by tho Infamous manage
ment OF a Unlted States Judge. backed
by the armies Of the Government In
enforcement Of his orders. The COM
mittee recommended n new election.
Mono vas ordered. Again. during the
present session, the same Committee
resumed this Investigation. The In
quest developed additional aud most
astounding proofs OF rot,ennsss both
on the part Of the kellogg G~oyernmsn.
and the United States Judge, through
whose fundamentally 1t obtained and
has sustained Its power. Now We ask
la all candor what good has been ac-
complished. kellogg: still holds Of
flee. The seOundrslisln OF Judge Du.
rcll. though open and notorious
througou; the Land, has not resulted
either In his impeachment by Congress
or renewal by the President, and tho
bill introduced by Senator Carpenter.
ordering n new election In Louisiana,
IL opposed BY many Republican and
nearly u not quite all Democratic SEN
ators la Congress. IL will. doubtless,
fall to pass. Just such a result we may
expect to 500 la Arkansas, should an
Investigation be ordered. The re.
port Of the Committee will have
no more effect In this case than In thai
of Louisiana. Ere the Investigation
shall have been concluded, probably
before IL Il begun, the Admins
trstlon will have interiercd, the cas-
have been decided, one OF the contest
ants declared eniltled TO the Office ,anS
Federal troops ordered 10 put him II
possession aud sustain him In the cx
ereiso OF IT. functions. Aud nothing
more will DC done until another elcc
tion shall perhaps raise a similar con
test. The country will be saved thu
expense OF an investigation, bottles
Ia It's practical results, and Arsansa.
will be quiet. We have not yet come
to the conclusion that IL IL time FOL
the President to interfere. In fact W,
are yet OF the opinion that until al
other means fail. the Administration
should no, mix NJ In the matter. II
Ia only as a las; resort, In "a opinion,
that the General Government should
step In ~ arbitrator In such contests,
But an investigation, for the practical
benefit to DC realized, Is absolutely
useless.