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

. The Congressional Committee Decides
( Upon Action as soon as Practicable.
Washington. May s.-TheFe has been
gooI deal OF inquiry to-day for the Florida
resolution There is jus! enough mystery
A5ou, il All to stimulate curiosity. though
iIhyro are but ieN who believe the denoue.
rnent will DO al all o0mlasp,uTAIS Si,h the
.rorteuliuus preparations for it, initiation.
/ A morning paper Of Ihis city published To-
day the following as the actual teI: Of the
resolution and preamble;
. Wlr-yss. Tie yo,o Of Florida was car.
risd by fraud, the seats Of members 10 THIS
| House use affected thereby aul the ac'
lcpmpsnylp. amdavils suppaT, 'he sla:e-
mea,s OF Nj LIN Gereiolg
/ Lsso.ssi. Taai the Judiciary u5mmi.gec
I DC lnslru,isl - .HlalrO into the .aeia al'
legged in the st1lAylLs OF MuLiH and 9th.
ers, thn, The committee be authorized 10
,-pd lar persons and papers 10 inquire in
tta the same. and Iha. the committee re-
! por. -! ADy :'ae,
I The gentlemen who have charge g! the
resolution aeag "a! !! ha, been s.Toa eli
! for publication. bu' The document ~ gar''
,i0n Was freely passed around amoas Goa
grcssmen both yesterday aud Io,dsy. The
.custoJians Of The resolution are Messrs.
lSpsiugar. Finley. Of Ohio, and General
/ Williams. Of u iehigan. 10 snsver 70 the
Question whether the resolution pabl..hed
.hhis morning. Nas genuine, Nj Fiairy
Isaid u 90 40; say il Is nulA correct rep.
J. resrn,AIion The gentlemen in charge {
1.-The Presidential torpedo have been ir
IbrisG demand 10 dag, bat they have the;
iall inquiries with evAsive answers, M
/ SpnUs 30, s.,s 49,: :hs resolution would DC
offered rs .aoH a. a p.AH yegld be -a-ile4
upon FOR bringing ]: before !hc House.
General Williams, Who is generally be-
: lHeyel 10 be IN personal possession Of The
idoeumeui, said today that u was ia the
possession O! tho Judiciary Committee
NJ. Blackburn said the resolution wa,
J eitheri "a tas -. .nds Of General Wiliism,
Ior NJ Springer. ;hA, ,ts !o.i..eT e. these
gentlemen had been chosen by common
\ consent rs the person mos, tl 10 ostr The
resolution. and that The matter would come
! up in all probability IN the morning. The
! resolution, a. 49,, Go-il abou, eorer oue
page OF legal cap paper, aud embraced
1.-Two propositions. The frs, iavolvri ,h,
|. Icou,csle3 election case Of Bisbcc -. Fin,
ley for tho Second Florida DiHrie, Thi
was 20 serve As the basis Tor question OF
privilege and tho entering wedge far "a,
second proposition. which involves iht
! lelc-lossl vote Of Florida and consequently
the Presidential .iLl Mr Blackburn sayi
The resolution ir ip prt.eig shape all be
4 Objectionable to q number Of Southern
Democrats who arc unwilling 70 broAoh
the question Of the Presidential title under
cover ola minor proposition. 1T would
he" said he, about IS diEniaed and hon,
Slc thing rs 20 take out : search war.
rant for q pig. ana 80 '' 4'''o j" . l'o'' ,'
cattle" Ha thinks tho question o. .ac IL
tie Of Mr.. Hayes should DO tasted fairly
and on the broAd,s. possible grounds. lie;
The examination be thorough and fearless,
! bat let Il end with an investigation. Il Il
worse than folly 70 think ofunscaiirg NJ
Hayes so long rs there exists a Supreme
Court which is his sOrvile tool. An Ad'
verse decision by that tribunal would not
only be ineV,tabls but fatal 70 the hopes o.
the Democratic party.
There vas joint meeting this HfssEHoon
Iofthe Congressional Democratic Commit.
tee, at which the question ofAn investiga.
ton was thoroughly discussed. IL wal
then decided that tho resolution should
be presented at tho eA-liosi practicable mo.
] ment 20 the House, requiring the Judicia.
~ Committee to send for persons and pa.
pers on the FloridA count. II was also
agreed that the inquiry should be a judi
cisl one, so iar ss the rules ofevidonco ap.
piled, and should not pAriakc OF the WAYS
and means not infrcquenI in the inYesliga,
lung committees Of both parties Those
who are faYoring an inquiry into the fraud
do not seek 10 make great sensation out
/ of it but want the truth ascertained in the
proper way. There are, ofcourse, great
many stories as 20 what will be submitted
rs evidence and one of them is that Den
MS informed Hayes Of the frauds which
bad been committed by the Republicans
IN AlachuA and that the President rc>
spondcd by giving him the letter com.
mending him 10 Secretary sherman which
has been recently published.