Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-20
THE CASE OF STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
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WASHINGTON, June 10.
The Senate at 2:15 p. ~. remains 10 eN-
ecutive session. The nominations under
discussion are the Com m~issInners 70 the
international Monetary Conference. Mem
bers OF the Committee Of Conference on
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill say
the time for the final adjournment oil Tue
session will have to be extended TILL to-mor-
row, owing 10 the slow progress making
towards a reeoncilement OF the difference
between the two hours.
Owing to the ~postponement OF me al
| journment of Congress until to-day the
| Potter investigation committee mas 1urther
| postponed its meeting until tomorrow.
In the Senate Yesterday the President
pro tenn laid before the Senate the House
resolution requesting the Senate TO grant
| permission to Hon. Stanley Matthews to
| appear before the Potter committee.
Wallace submitted the following: Re
| solred, That the Senate in compliance with
the resolution OF the House Of Representa-
tives Of Yesterday to allow the attendance
| OF Hon. Stanley Matthews. a member OF
this House, before the committee OF the
House of Representatives now charged
| with the investigation Of the alleged fraud
| in the electoral vote Of the States OF Florl-
da and Louisiana, for the purpose OF
| giving such evidence OF facts concerning
the subject matter of such investigation as
NAV be in his knowledge or possession. 1t
was ordered that the Secretary notify the
House of Representatives accordingly.
Anthony said that he did not understand
That it was necessary that the Senate
should give permission to one OF Its mem-
bers 10 appear before the committee OF the
House. The report was referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Butler, as an individual member OF the
judiciary Committee, to-day submitted to
the House his reasons for dissenting from
the resolution and report of the majority
in regard to the inviolability of the Presi-
dents title. He thinks it remarkable that
in the face Of the sixth section of the act
establishing the Electoral Commission,
the committee should have come to the
conclusion that the proceedings OF a
committee of Congress subsequent
thereto constitute immovable f~inality,
and when the law itself declares to the
contrary, and the contrary was emphati-
cally assured by the House Of Representa-
tives, instead of constituting fnality,
these proceedings were on their face and in
express terms merely temporary expedi-
ents or a device to avoid the contingency
of the lapsed election for which the consti-
tuition had made no provision. Congress,
he says, by expressed words Of law de-
clared its object and effect were provision
al only. The President entered upon his
Office with the express notice that his ten
ure was questionable in character and OF
doubtful validity, not made obsolete by in
terposition Of an extra constitutional COM
mittee, but to be examined and adjudicated
upon by the courts. He agrees with the
committee that Congress has no power
under the constitution to confer upon the
Supreme Court of the United States the
original jurisdiction sought for it in the
Blair-Kimmel bill, but says the question at
issue is, whether the actual President OF
the United States has just and legal title
to the office he holds. A contest upon
that question, if it were possible to be had
before a court, would make a case which
may well enough be defined to be a contro-
versy between contending parties undeI
forms of law before a court.
The Maine Democracy.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 10.
The Democratic State Convention met
to-day and organized, with Charles w
Larabee, Of Bath, as Chairman. After the
appointment of the usual committees, 9
recess was taken. After recess the Com
mittee on Platform reported: First, de
manding payment of the bonded debt a,
rapidly as possible; second, no more Gov
eminent bonds shall be issued; third, op
posing irredeemable currency, but cur
reney for all classes of the people, the
abolition of the present national banking
system and favoring the gradual substitu
ton of greenbacks for national bank bills
fourth, indorsing the investigation Of tn,
Louisiana and Florida frauds, and insist
ing OF the punishment Of the guilty parties
and the v~indication of Justice; fifth, sucf
legislation as will secure to each man thu
just rewards Of his own labor; sixth, con
demning the Republican party for thu
manifold evils which it has entailed upol
the country within the last seventeen years
Considerable discussion was occasionet
by the introduction Of a minority resolu
ton declaring the present Maine liquol
law as executed works hardship and wrong
and should be amended. Finally, by
rising vote OF 220 to Ill this resolution
was added to the platform. The Conven
ton, by a vote of 18l to 1877, rejected tn,
minority resolution and the majority reso
luton was then adopted. Alonzo Garcelol
was nominated for Governor, and the Con
y~ention adjourned.
Rioters in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 10.
Judge Dawson, Of Fountain county
telegraphed to Governor Williams to-da,
for troops to assist in suppressing riot
among the miners. The Light Infantr,
leaves here by special train this afternoon
For the North Pole.
New YoRK, June 10.
The schooner Eother sailed away TO
the Arctic regions to-day to search TO
relics Of Sir John Franklin. A distin
guished party accompanied the schooner a
far as Sandy Hook.