The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
THE FLoRIBA RESOLUTION.

The Congressional Committee Decides
Upon Action as Soon as Practicable
Washington. Nay s.-There has been a
good deal OF inquiry to-day for the Florida
resolution. There is just enough mystery
about il all 10 stimulate curiosity, though
Ghsga ara bu, !eN who believe tho denoue,
raenI will DO aI all commemorate siIh the
por,ouIious preparations for ils initiation.
\ morning paper Of this city published to-
day the following as the actual tex: Of the
resolution zai preamble.
Bhr-,as, The vote Of Florida was car
ried by fraud the seats Of members ln this
House u-o affected thereby aud tho &C.
lcpmpBHyin. alldAvlb suppur! The STAKE
meiis OF Nj LIN tbereio(q
/ L,so.ssi, TGat the Judiciary Committee
/ be iUslruuieL % inquire into the facts al
/ legged in tho s;llaEits OF MuLin and 9th
( ers. that the committee DO authorized 20
send far persons and papers 10 inquire ln.
I 20 the same and thai the committee re-
/ port a. Aly me.
( TIE gentlemen who have charge of the
resolution leny "a! j. ha, bsea gycn cut
I far publication, bg. The docgmcn. in cues
iion was freely passed around among Con.
gressmen both yesterday and lo,dsy. The
lcus,odians Of the resolution are Messrs.
lSpsiugSr. Finley, OF Ohio, and General
Williams. OF Michigan, 10 answer 10 the
Iques..on whether the resolution p4bllahed
.ilhis moraiag was genuine, Mr Finley
said Il DO no, say il Is nuiA correc! rep
i resrntAli0n' The gentlemen in charge 4
1.-The Presidential torpedo have been in
brisk demand 10 dag, bat they have met
lall inquiries with evAsive answers. Mr..
Il lSpuuso, .s,S 49,; :hs resolution would be
offered as .1oH a. q Plan yGgid bo sa-iIed
upon for bringing ]. before The House
General williams, who is generally be-
; heyed 10 be 10 personal possession Of the
document, said to-day that it WAS In the
, possession OF the Judiciary Committee
lM-. Black burn said lho resolution was
5 e.thertn Iao ..nds Of General Williams
or Mr.. Springer, ihA, tLe .o.E.er e. these
gentlemen had been chosen by common
I. consent as The person mos; li 20 Offer ih,
resolution, and that the matter would com,
4. up IN all probability in the morning. Tn,
+; resolution. az 49,, Sogll abou; cOVer oGt
page Of legal cap paper, and embraced
two propositions. The 6rst Involved th'
, contested election case Of Bisbce vs.. Fin
/ ley Tor the Second Florida District Thu
was TO serve As the basis Tor question o
5 privilege and the entering wedge Tor ih'
second proposition, which involves %,
elesto.sl vote OF Florida and consequently
the Presidential Lii.l Mr Blackburn say
:. tho resolution in iig preiehl sbaps s.li b
i Objectionable 10 number Of SouiheEI
: Democrats who are unwilling 10 broAci
the question Of the Presidential iillo unde
cover Of q minor proposition. at woulS
be. !" said he. about as dIgnided and hon
nle thing as to take out = search war
,-,t.,:u- - zen drive in q drove o
: cattle" Ho thinks tho question o. ,He !"
: tic OF Mr.. Hayes should be tested fa!TiJ
and on the broadesi possible grounds Le
the examination be thorough and fearless
! but let Il end with an investigation. II "
, worse than folly TO think ofunseating M
: Hayes so long as there exists Suprem'
-ICgurt which is his sorvile tool. An al
verso decision by that tribunal would no
suly be inevitable but fatal 10 the hopes o
the Democratic party.
There was n joint meeting this GfLsTnoor
or the Congressional Democratic Commit
toe, at which the question ofAn inves,iGa
, ton WAS thoroughly discussed. Il wa
then decided that tho resolution shoulC
be presented al The eA-liost practicable me
n ment 20 the House, requiring the Judcia
lry Committee to send for persons and pa,
rers on the Florida count. Il was as,
!, agreed that the inquiry should be a judi
!, cia one, so tar as the rules ofevidenoe ap
/ piled. and should not pArtake of the way.
!, and means not infrequent in the inycs,iga'
ling committees of both parties. Those
who are fayoring an inquiry into the fraud
do not seek to make great sensation out
Of il but want the truth ascertained iu the
) proper way. There are, Of course, a great
many stories as 10 what will be submitted
as evidence and one of them is that Den
mis- informed Hayes Of the frauds which
had been committed by the Republicans
in Alachua and that the President ro,
spondcd by giving him the letter com
mending him to Secretary Sherman which
has been recently published.