The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-25
Our Washington better.

sussiasGros, d. G., May 10, 1878
EplToR CHIEF:
The long talked # igfestisaiion
resolution w,ls INTRODUCED into the
House on Monday. Wheli the morn
ing honf eypjfati Mr.. elarkson N.
Potter of n. L. arose, and without
stnsiuing himself irrthe least, pulled
out the valve that set the wheels OF
investigation il, motion. The gal,
leries were crowded viii, ladies and
ce,aisa,ss. aid some Asiln meie Ant
gentlemen, all anxious torwitness the
the strugglss between tlss stgtesmen
Of The two great parties. On the floor
thesg MAS i good aeiii Of stir, and
whispered consultations were held in
every corner. When MIR. Potter took
the.Aesrtk eressasii fiutter tll,Nagh tlie
House and intense. interest was mani
Tested OF every eounienaiicc. Both
sides were nervous. ard the Demo-
Gratis felt uneasy because they were
not certaiu of their strength. Noses
had not been counted and theIe was
no certainty the requisite niunher OF
votes wbnld BE ou hand ut the critical
moment. Runners were sent out to
gaihe, ID be- al,sentses and seine et
the inalllsseEs were forced to leave the
luncl ta6fe with appsiitesmbut halt
satisiied. IfaicA had the Insurance. oil
the Shcaief that lie wonll be reeog-
nissif AFTER Potter and he proposed i,
nlssnlge uIssiirs IN the Republican
side. hut Congress- inv proved too
inueh for the little man from Maine
and he was cut ont aud eft in. til.
rear. lila very calm niapner tlit
Speaker. stated that be was prepared
foe stise paint raised against the reso
jution and tliat he ruled il question
of high fssiyiieges I'll an instan
gonger, Hale aud Garfield were l4el
the fiaor s,onring fprtl, points ut 0r.ls
iu yulleys. Then came the fight owe
the amendments. Hale wanted t
include Mississippi aud Oregon in tn
investigation. Nh. Potter demansie;
information concerning the amend
fnent. q III read it said Hale. Pot
ter refused to permit the readin
and .dAIied IhB ptevh,ns question
The Republicans then declined t
v0sss, which left no quonlm,,tad til
House was obliged to adjourn wit
tho ies0lnti0n pending.
The eieetment suit brought by Gel
CIV. Curtis Lec,s son Ut the lat
Gen. Robert E. Lee, in the L. S. Gil
Cult cunrt Of Virginia, brings to min
niaiIy Interesting facts IN regard
the estate. 1t consists OF about ], IG
acrrs-two hundred aud fifty, inclt
ding the being walled
aud kndSxn ~ the Mt ioaal Ceineterl
There s..!Es ii Isl slal here during a
war Iiearly 1900 Union soldier
alpaut $50 CalIfedciatt.s, and aboi
1000 Cantralnnds. The remains
over 1000 Aif,liers gathered on Il
tield at Bail Run and on the route
The Rappahannock, are placed undo
the ,a0iument to q The Unknown.
Iiiico tile war numbers of the bodi,
have been remoytd, and at.this tin
there femaihs in round humble
abaut rs Gao in tlds lefty of tlledead
The stlsttesnf Robert Fulton III
the Rev. Peter Muhlenburg are to
placed IN the National Statnary ha
.at the Capitol. DIR. Muhlenburg
lhc beginning nf the Revolution, col
seated 10 take q command in Il
field, aud his iast sermon contain,
the Wards There is u time f
aiI things Ia time To preach and
time to tight--and now is the time
light" Asshe sud This he strip,
OF his clerical fnbes, displayed i
unifsRm as rulopel aud feall i
commission 81 that rank.
The President is perhaps the mo
wIiisen to IMAM in the United State
He receives lnafe letters 0 day, pro
ably. Than ans other MAE 70 the CON
try Every tnlsi briggs Inn 4 lar
hatch from yers 81. s aud Terrier
These letters are mon every CO
ceivable subject INVITATIONS, critics.
expanded theories, requests for III
petitions for oiiicp, etc. Letters
Importance are all awnswered by q
private SECRETARIES, but the trasl