The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-18
existing troubles In Texas or the views Of either
Government. are satisfied that there ls no pos
sible ground for warlike preparation.
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.

THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
sesst DS%oe pee On the Mexican S9rde
HpD1SS a%nsS nds Gem YSSH SHERMAN. The eHsmnatlor
eiicted ss' save in regard 70 the recent o. re
rences IN Fl Paso county: The tone Of icHbr. ,bs
IV look with the ae's sreStcst favor upon does no!
policy which governs the Admine' ie present
With ~ iSSSs or RrGP Ra ardnds IN s
belief that there is no dang , territory f and his
Rad no doaS o HRsa iRe sn y prssasnt Da and
pose Of tho Mexican &c ,ly %, ,he 70 sayowed pur-
to roo cSSoperate n supy essins depredatons, II can
time after the y.amination ~ ~ n session some
ma nad been ., ,bs but what was deiermnasd
Known. az No. Il % the Inquiry should take is not
smportan2e VII bc done for several days' Ss
assent sort Sntktiing linz leaves this evening. to be
on iHe sup-' -,.nmltiee Of the House Committee
~ STn ,.'IiSafy Affairs, consisting Of Messrs, BAN
ipegm ihpjSg 'Ppsn''M BE- Ml: o.: BTagg gg {pem Ws,; Maish
Pa, which was appointed to investigate and re-.
port to the full committee upon the Texas bor-
der trouble. today adopted a resolution which
lneton certain United States officers. who have
been Immediately connected with the troops
tell the sub-committee the facts. should the Sec
reetary comply with the REQUEST It Is the PURPOSE
plantations early in january, so that they may
| be able to mako report to the full committee
| immediately on the reassembing OF Congress.
The Secretary of War has ordered Col. Shaf-
| ter and Lieut. Bulls to report hero for exnmi-
nation by the Military Committee OF the House.
IL Is probable that they will be assigned to COM
| mands elsewhere after they have given their
| testimony. There ia "A growing suspicion that
| there are some influential Democrats In the
| House OF Representatives. not members of the
| Texas delegation. who would not be adverse to
| awar with Mexico. and that for this reason the
| Military Committee has not been permitted to OBJ
| tain power to send for persons and papers. IL
| Speaker Randall was very anxious 10 have this
| Mexican Job. as he terms II, probcd to the bot
| tom. why did he give Mr.. Schleicher. from the
| Committee on Foreign Affairs. q chance TO offer
| O resolution authorizing that committee TO send
for persons and papers. and refuse like op-
| portunity to Gen. Banning. Chairman OF the
| Military Committee. He knew that Schleicher
| was Chairman OF the sub Committee on Foreign
| Affairs. and that witnesses who might not feel
| secure in volunteering information would re-
| ceive no encouragement to tell oil they knew at
| Mr. Schlecher's hands. Does ho want the
| whole truth to come OUT
YILIBusTERs ISvAnv".
| Turs~.- ~ "'"On"'
-oS. Arizona. Dec. 7.-Hermosillo papers
received here to-day, say that Gen. Huerta
former Governor OF Sonora. is reported TO be In
Mexico. with 1000 American filihusters. sta
toned near the Sonora line. preparing for in
vason.
The ,Pesduards. Mexican man -of-war. has
arrived nj Guaymas. ana several thousand
troops are concentrated ut Mazatlan.