Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
The Potter Investigation.

AID IaoSA1E of hESOLUTlON.
IL was 4.55 O'Clock yesterday when the Potter
Florida resolution passed. the republicans
refrained from voting, and it was carried by
yeas 145, nays 2. The only democrats VINO
voted no Were Mills, of Texas, and Morse. of
MaaSssachusetts MASS IN Carter Harrison. VINO had
Foted all along with the republicans, voted
with his party colleagues on the final pinch for
tne resolution. After the announcement OF
tne vote, MIR. Potter in order to clinch it.
inooEu raSoti 10 reconsider the vote by which tine
on tne table. 1t was discovered, however be-
lore lhe speaker put the question, that three
OF OF l9ur sick democrats had left the hall leav-
dns GeMocratS without quorum, and the I'D
eTs rearing that the republicans would raise
tne question OF the want of a quorum the mo-
Ton was Withdrawn, so that in point of fact
THE WHOLE QUESTION CAN BE REOPENED
on mOtlon OF reconsideration. This, how
ever, cannot come from the republican Side.
Decause scaas. -. none OF them voted either for or
Morse OF Mills, who are against the reOpening
OF the Presidential question, because they
voted against it. Carter Harrison, VINO voted
Ion, can raise the question, but he will be
WV THE REPUBLICAN Address.
When the republicans aScertained that the
uemocraIS mad secured quorum, they agreed
not TO hllibuSter on the question. but to re-
Mas lraln d rom voting SO that il the resolution
democratic votes. 1t was decided however,
TO sanction the issue of an address to the
country through the Republican Congressional
Committee, winch address is printed else
where.
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
ndbs IL is expected that Speaker Randall will an
Monday morning, and that by the middle of
the week the inquiry will be under full head
way, Mr.. Potter. of New York: will, of course,
be chairman. Among, the democrats more
committee are MacMahOn, OF Ohio, who
hgured in the Belknap Impeachment trial:
Hunton, OF Virginia; Stenger, of Penn
SSyyanla; Money, of Mississippi, and Cobb, OF
Indiana. Among the republicans who are
mentioned for places upon it are Butler, OF
Massachusetts; Foster or Monroe, OF Ohio;
Lapham, of New York, and Fort, of Illinois.
1t was expected to-day that Mr.. Hale would
offer his amendment to the Potter resolution
as as separate proposition; 1t is understood,
it is alleged, that the democrats will allow it
to be passed without opposition, which course
on their part would be accepted by the country
that the reRIib@cans @ and not the democrats
day last. There is some talk OF a resolution to
be introduced in the Senate covering the
ground set forth in the Hale amendment.
DO not offer it today, the democrats will have
resolution brought forward on Monday.
WHAT THE END WILL BE.
Leading democrats say that they have the
main evidence which they expect to develop
in the Florida inquiry already formulated and
can cover the main points in 10 days. None
OF them say that they mean direct attack on
President Hayes, but intimate quite strongly
that the end may be the Impeachment of Sec
Tetary Sherman and Gov. NOyes, minister to
France.
1t is a singular coincidence, suggested in
connection with this subject that President
Hayes received his nomination at Cincinnati
on a Friday. 1t was on Friday that the bill
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