Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-17

EASTERN NEWS.
NIGHT
SPECIAL. TIC THE DAILY SENTINEL
wAsHzW GToN
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
FRAUDS.
Ben Buffers Speech.
MR.. POTTER'S RESOLUTION TO
BE RESISTED TO THE END.
Ben Buffers Speech.
Resolutions Passed.
NEW YORK. May IS

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A Times Washington special says re-
garding the Republican caucus: Ben
Butler made a most conspicuous speech.
He gave his reasons for supporting the
Potter resolutions, and said that he
agreed with the other Republicans,
that the resolution should be open TO
amendment, as he desired to include
South Carolina as well as other States,
but he said he regarded the question
introduced by Potter as Il of high
privilege, and that is the reason he
had voted to sustain the Speakers de-
cision. He said where charges were
made against officers of the Govern
ment, which, if proved true, would
warrant an action for impeachment.
He felt certain that such charges CON
stituted a question of privilege OF the
highest character.
Mr.. Henderson,, of Illinois, asked
him if he thought an officer could be
impeached for acts committed prior to
his election.
Mr.. Butler said it was undoubtedly
the fact, that where it was shown that
an official had procured his office by
corrupt conspiracy prior to his taking
that office, he could be impeached.
For instance, said Mr.. Butler, | will,
of course, take an impossible case to
make an illustration. Suppose had
paid to the Chief Executive Of the
United States 81 900 for an appointment
on the Supreme Bench, and the money
should be paid prior to the appoint
| ment, and it should not be discovered
until three years after that | had taken
the office, does any one suppose an
action of impeachment could not be
$500. n..;,,1f $40 althAt,nIx tba i..a
parchment articles would rest on the
act committed prior to my taking the
seat on the bench? Mr.. Butler then
continued, remarking that if the
charges brought by Mr.. Potter against
Messrs. Noyes and Sherman should
prove true, they certainly would war
rant articles of impeachment against
them. For that reaso he considered
the resolution one of privilege.
Mr.. Banks was one OF the most out
spoken; he was very apprehensive as
to the future of the whole scheme. He
expressed a decided opinion that the
resolution was revolutionary.
WASHINGTON. May Is.
The meeting OF the Republicans yes
terday afternoon was to take action
concerning the proposition introduced
by Representative Potter, To ~inVesti-
gate the alleged Florida frauds. Mr..
Hale presided, with Mr.. Conger as
Secretary. The caucus was addressed
by Representatives Banks, Garfield,
Hale, Conger of Fort Brown, Butler,
Iltner, Hazleton, Blair, Williams OF
Wisconsin, Thompson and others, all
agreeing hat the pending resoln-
Ntion offered from the Democratic side
had a purpose hidden and deep to
overthrow the present Administration,
which result might lead to a revolution
in the country. The only questions of
differences was as To how tar the Re-
publican members should resist the
passage of the resolution. Should the
amendment now in the hands of MIR.
Hale, proposing to include Oregon,
Mississippi, and certain matters con-
nected with Louisiana and Florida in
the investigation be excluded. and as
to whether they should. by such resist
anee, take the responsibility OF the inn
pending legislation for an indefinite
period, in order to prevent what they
deem not only wrong but dangerous,
it was generally held that the intent of
the resolution was of sufficient gravity
as to justify resistance TO the end.
Mr.. Browne submitted q resolution,