New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-22

The Potter resolution, for the in
yestigation Of the alleged frauds in
Florida, which virtually opens the
presidential question, was finally put
through under the whip and spur
last Friday, by a vote Of 145 to q.
the Republicans abstaining from vot-
ing. The Republicans offered an
amendment to include Oregon, Mis-
sissippii, South Carolina and other
States, where i was known that
Democratic frauds had been commit
ted, but under a ruling Of Speaker
Randall it was not even entertained.
The Republicans are Justly indig-
nant at this arbitrary and unprece-
denied action Of the House, and the
Republican Congressional Commit
tee has issued the following address:
To the voters of the United States: The Democratic
house Representatives has to-day, by party vot
adopted resolution which, under the pretence of
Investigation, is to lay the foundation for the
evolutionary expulsion of the president from his
Office This is the elimination OF a plot which has
been on foot from the day that Hayes and Wheeler
were constitutionally declared elected 1t made its
FIRST public appearance in the resolution Of the last
Democratic house adopted at the Close OF the session.
declaring that Tilden and Hendricks We're elected.
Tilden and Hendricks subsequently made similar
public declarations themselves. Afew timid mem.
6ers have long held back, aud some of them, after
being coerced to final vote still pretend that they
will hoer IS soon as their partial and one sided III
vestigatlon Shall be ended In other words, they IN
tend, after hearing suborned evidence TO bring IN
ayerdlct that Hayes is usurper and that he snail
not remain in office. These men have control in
the Democratic party. They dared not even follow
Alexander d. Stephens as a unit against caucus
dictation to the extent of showing some semblence
flair play They will be important in the future,
as they have been in the past Moreover it is diff
cult to believe in their Sincerity in view of the public
avoWal Ofther party that it is the purpose if pos
sible, to dlsplaee the president. It is matter of
history that the resolution adopted was framed to
eject this object The speaker OF the house was con-
suited in as to whether he would rule that
twas privileged question. The party managers
were anxious to - III 80
CONCEAL THEIR PURPOSES
posslble In this they defeated by the speak
ar, who would not rule it a question of privilege,
unless it clearly assaed the title of the nresdent
The resolution being offered he read a Carefully
prepared opinion, deciding it to be q question Of
the highest privilege, because it involved the Guess
tion Of the validity of Hayes title Here are his
words; A higher privilege than the one here i'm
volved. and broadly, directly presented as to the
rghtful occupancy of the chief executive chair Of
tho governments, and the connection Of high govern
ment officials with the frauds alleged the CHARTS I'M
able to conceive. The chair finds in the questions
of privilege set down in the manual the following:
Election of president. The chair therefore rules
that the preamble and resolution embrace questions
privilege Of the highest character, and recogni-