Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
TRE QUESTION OPENED.
FLORIDA AND LOUISIANA FAIRLY arroR,
THE HoCsH,

SPeefaf to- the N. U. Democrat.1
WARRINGTON, May 13.-The investi ga
ton programme has at last been inauRu
rated, despite tho desperate op
position Of many Democrats, who
arc In one way or another in.
terested in Hsyes's fortune. The Repub.
1icans, 10 will be seen in the regular re-.
port, atosq solidly against the investiga-
ton, and the only division reached dur
ing the day showed square party lines
With but two exceptions on each side
1t may be set down as q certainty that
mono of the Radicsls, even Ben Butler
would encourage this investigation. Bit
ter "A most of them are against Hayes
personally, they will cast their lot with
him on q question of life or death for
their party, which the success of this in
wolves. The resolution having been admit
ted as question of privilege, it Of course
takes precedence over all other matter.
and will come up every day as unfinished
business until disposed Of The present
intention Of Radicals is to flibuster. To-
day they accomplished their purpose,
and prevented the pnssag 60 of the reso-
luton by refusing to vote, thereby des-
troying quorum; but tonight active
measures are being taken to get Demo-
Gratis in their seats so as to make q quo
rum without the Radicals.
The next move Of the Radicals will be
to hlibuster under the rules and keep the
resolution at bay until they can resolve
upon some definite plan of action. They
have thus far determined only to press
their demand for the enlargement of the
scope of tho resolution SO as to cover the
cases of Oregon, Mississippi, and possi-
bly, North Carolina. This the Demo-
Gratis mean to prevent, and if they con
get their party into position 90 as to con.
stitnte quorum, they can put tho reso-
luton through substantially in it's pros
ent shape some time during the week. |
Meanwhile the Radicals arc making
use of the emergency to force Hayes into
the most Affect submission to party dis
ciPline, and they will undoubtedly sue.
coed. inasmuch as Hayes, while outward
~ pretending great serenity, is known to
manifest intense alarm privately ut the |
prospect Of what he calls one-sided |
Democratic investigation. Tomorrow |
night the Democrats hold a caucus to de- |
certain details of their pro-
gramme and discuss the propriety OF
yielding certain points demanded by the
1t may be depended on, how
ever, that no State not objected to or
during tho electoral connt will
be admitted under this investigation. 1t
10, therefore, not impossible that Oregon
may be included, but no southern state
will he touched except the three whose
votes were stolen by tho radicals.
Az telegraphed you long time ago
Aall confessions of Anderson ard Weber,
John Sherman aud Slough
on, together with evidence as to the
with registered letter pack
lges, containing returns, in tho New Or
cans Postofdce, are in the hands of Dem
'crats here, and, in fact, the most impor-
ant features of the investigation will be
n relation to Louisiana.
The situation tonight Is too chaotic to {
Omit Of definite deduc lions, but enough {
as transpired to show that the Demo-
ratio majority in the House can DO de-
ended Cd to stand by the resolution to I
he last. To-day's action is really moth !
3 but O preliminary skirmish, however,
nd 1T may be some time before tho in '
egtigation will begin. Of course every r
her topic vanishss from sight here, now
ut this great question is fairly before q
,Dgre BUELL.. II
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hibits tendency to fall off, we recon.
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