Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-31
WASHINGTON.

Special Telegraphie Cor. Courier-Journal
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The ~investi,
eating committee held a four hours SEES.
sion today. They are very reticent, aod
adopted a resolution binding every mem.
Der 10 secresy upon bis personal honor.
Ii is certain, however, hat sub commit.
tees will be sent to Florida and Louisi.
sos. The taking of testimony will be
commenced here on Friday, aud the work
will begin in earnest. 1t has not been
settled whether the doors will be closed
or not during the investigation.
KEYS LETTER
The letter of Postmaster General Key
is the subject Of much u~nfavorable com
ment among members. His statement
that there is q purpose among them to
Dust Hayes and inaugurate Tilden is
purely erroneous. No member can be
found who has such a purpose. A
prominent member Of the committee
stated this evening that he believed the
frauds of 1876 grew out of a determine
ton by Republicans no. to surrender
the government to the Democrats,
whether beaten or not; that he believed
there was the same purpose now in re-
gard to the election OF 1880, aud that the
nomination of Grant was part OF the
programme, and that bis reason for ia.
voring the investigation was to make the
thing so odious that the Republicans
would not dare to attempt it again.
REoREAYT DEMOCRATS.
A melancholy and d~isgraceful speets.
Gle for the Democratic party was pre-
sented in the house OF representatives
today. The Republicans, aided by a
few Democratic recreant members. u C.
ceeded ia capturing the house and shap-
ing its policy on the question Of adjourn.
msnt.
The house caucus had passed a resolu-
ton to postpone consideration OF the
senate resolution TO adjourn until the Sth
OF June. When Mr.. Wood brought for
ward his resolution to-day, be 1901 found
himself ia a minority The Democrats,
who joined the Republicans in this plain
aud naked proposition to abandon their
public duties and 20 home, we're Messrs.
Akin, Of South Carolina; Bland, Nor.
gan and Buekner, of Missouri; Bouck,
Of Wisconsin; Hsrdenbergh and Cutler,
Of New Jersey; Morse, OF Massachusetts;
Pridemorp, OF Virginia; Fuller, Of Indi.
ana. and Landers, Of Connecticut.
They voted against the Democratic
caucus resolutions, and by the aid Of a
nearly solid Republican vote achieved
an unworthy triumph oyer the Demo.
cratic party and the public interests.
Three Republicans behaved very well to.
day, Messrs. Ryan and Haskell, Of Kan.
sss, and Kelley, Of Pennsylvania. The
rest Of the Republicans and their Demo-
cratic allies have shown an utterly inde
fensible indifference TO the great quss.
tons Of relief now before congress. II
important measures are lost, IN which
the people take az interest, these gen.
tlemen will be responsible for it.
After the Democratic organization was
broken doSn in this way there we're sew
ersl other yea and nay votes. The ser.
ate resolution was now carried in by a
small vote. and the 18th of June finally
substituted. Ninety three men, nearly
all Democrats. stood faithful to the last,
and voted against this proceeding. The
resolution now goes to the senate, and
the control Of the question aud the time
Of adjournment has passed from a Dem.
OcfstIc house 10 the hands Of a Radical
senate, who will deal with it according
70 their party interests.
By BUTLER's POSITION
% the investigation question has been
much aisuDderstoOd. A prominent
Democrat stated TO day that Butler was
Dot =. all 10 sympathy with the Demo-
crzis. that be wanted to smirch Mr..
Hayes, bat that his mode Ct doing il
voah be 70 try 70 show that Hayes had
he same title. and no better, than Pack.
ard, and that be had gone back on bis
friends. made bargains, etc.
The talk 10 the Radical papers about
revelation is ike ihe New York howl
over the silver bill. The Republican
bread and butter brigade all say that 10.
Testigsiion means revelation. The fears
are premature. bat their troubles will no,
begin until 1881 L.Q W.