Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-17
The Presidential Question.
Special to Boston Journal.
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1873.
UNPoPULARITY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
SCHEMES OF TILDEN.

UNPoPULARITI OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
SCHEMES OF TILDEN.
The democratic revolutonsts find that their
attempts TO reopen the Presidential question and
to wrtst the Government from President Hayes
10 not meet the approval OF the great business in
terests of the Republic. Letters and telegram
are pouring In from the Eastern and Northern
States, and protests are made against this new at
tempt TO paraly re trade and commerce that q po-
liiical faction may thrive. The Potter resolnti on
is pfoos eddy lnh0cent of any aim to unscat Pres
ldent Hayes yet II IS no secret that clause IN 1t
IS especially designed to afford an opening for ad-
mission Of testimony to that end. The language
latter enumeraiug certain things to be inquired
into), land into all facts which, IN the judgme t
Of SAID committee, are connected with or perth
nent thereto" that is, the Louisiana and Florida
elections.
1t asserted that the project is to introduce ties
,imony of some of the confessed perjurers in
Florida to the effect that they were Induced to
lastly the ieturns of that State by promises made
by Ex-Governor Noyes, that if Hayes was inaug-
rated they should De appointed to office.
Whereupon, under the authority given in the
clause quoted, the committee will proceed to in
quire whether these alleged agreements were car
ried out, with a view to laying foundation for
the impeachment of the President. This is what
riden's emissaiies have been for months engaged
IN obtaining evidence 10 prove. and they are not
willing to leave the path which has heen marked
out for them.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican Representatives met in caucus
this afternoon, to compare IDEAS on The stuati ion ,
and TO d. fine their future policy. The result of a
three hours conference showed that the rtpnbl
can members of the House of Representatives are
auit in opposition to any Investigation.
ALL INVESTIGATION TO BE OPPOSED.
From the action of the cancus it is apparent thu t
the party will not make stand on Hale's amend =
and hat they will all
The position of the republicans has thus been rad
ically changed by the action of the caucus. The
flibusterng of the last few days has proceeded
upon the Hale anne ndment, and the demands of
he republicans that the amendment should be
admitted. The democi ats have been at liberty to
draw their own differences that the opposition of
the republicans would stop if the anne ndment was
adopted.
The RESOLUTIONS.
Upon the report Of the Committee appointed TO
draft resolutions there were more objections to
the first resolution, which declared that the Presi.
Dental question had been settled by the Electoral
Commission, and should not be disturbed. Some
Of the Republicans who had voted against the
Electoral Commission bill preferred that reference
TO the Commission should be omitted, on the
ground that The Commission was simply q Joint
committee of Congress. and the real power which
decided the issue was the Forty fourth Congress
Accordingly, tbs resolution was made to read
Upon the first resolution as adopted, there was en-
tire unsnimlty. There were . few dissenting
votes upon the last resolution, which decl ares that
every e&pedient shall be exhausted to defeat any
investigation.
FHIBUsTERING TO CONTINUE.
The decision of the caucus practically is that
flbus,cring shall continue until the democ ats
obtain quorum of their own number, so that the
responsibility will be with them. The subject of
indefinite filibusterng shall remain open after
that and the republicans will vote as q unit until
another caucus.
The DEMOCRATS UNEASY.
Meanwhile the democrats are becoming some
what uneasy at their own position. The conser-
vative democrats aud q large number Of Southern
democrats we're very Indignant that the party
sh ould have been forced into the movement with
out consultation. The private expressions upon
the subject to-day have been bitter, and only the
most terrible and tyranicsl party discipline will
keep the democrats together. There are indica-
tons that there will be some who, under no cir
eumstsnces, will vote for the resolution unless it
shall positively state that the purpose OF the In
quiry is not to invalidate the Preside initial title