The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-15
NEW SERIES---NO. II.

sup-CoHiHiiltccS may ciipioy slcnOgTdpIHrS
and be attended each by deputy sergeant
alarms, and may sit during the session OF
this house and during vacation, and that
said committee proceed in their inquiry,
and have leave to report at any time.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-When the reso-
! luton for TIE investigation of the presi
dental frauds was offered in the House to-
day there was not much OF Il sensation, be
cause it has so long been expected 1t was
noticeable, however, that the House was
unusually well filled, and the first roll call
developed 227 votes with about Is men,
bers announcing that they were paired.
BLAINE AS ADVISER.
Blaine came in on the Republican side
| OF the House, and took seat in the group
with Garfield, Hale and Foster, who were
leading in the opposition, and consulted
with them on the different points of order
made against the resolution.
OTHER SENATORS INTERESTED.
Conlling leaned against the ruling, at
the rear end of the hall, and gave an al
tected indifferent attention to the proceed
ings. Other senators were on the floor.
DISCUSSING POINTS OF ORDER.
Hale and Garfield, with Conger, spoke to
the first point of order, that it was not Il
privileged question and endeavored by say
ing it would be a question of that character
if its purport was to effect the presidency.
to draw some Democrats into such an admis-
sion,
VIEWS OF THE TEXAS REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mlls OF Texas, Democrat who apparent.
| ly seeks prominent occasions to oppose his
party friends. did so to-day, and his plausi-
bic reasoning that the house has no power
to conduct an investigation touching the
presidency was applauded by the Republi-
cans. Reagan, also of Texas, voted with
the Democrats, but spoke on the other side,
hanging his vote on the propos ton that. as
the resolution charged Secretary Sherman
and Minister Moves with crimes, they should
be investigated
THE SPEAKERS RULING SUSTAINED.
Randall's ruling that the resolution was
privileged one was applaudcd, and then
Conger appealed from the decision, losing
By vote Of 100 to 1903. On this Ben But.
Ter and FOote. of Illinois. voted with the
Democrats, and Buckner, of Missouri, and
Mills voted with the Republicans Other
wise the vote was strictly partisan.
OTHER POINTS OF ORDER.
After this the Republicans raised points
OF order against the power for the commit
tee to SIT during recess; against the power
OF subcommittee to administer oath, and
caught at all straws. Each was lost.
ABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE CASE.
In turn Potter managed the case well
| al, l,1
Sayler. In fact, the noisy blunderers on
that side of the house were quiet to-day ami
the whole discussion was characterized by
intelligent speeches.
OBJECT OF THE RESOLUTION
Potter carefully said that the resolution
was one of inquiry; what ought to be done
at the conclusion Of inquiry would be then
determined. He had no fear that it could
result in any violence.
HALE OFFERS AN AMENDMENT
The contest was of sharpened interest
when Hale tried to get in his long amend
ment, quoting the Oregon story ct al. and
opening the investigation to everything.
The Democrats would not allow it even to
be read
GARFIELD AND HALE's PARTIsANsHIP-
For this Garfield and Hale started their
side in the first uproar OF the day, and with
much warmth charged that the whole thing
was meant for the benefit of thq,Dcmocratic
party, and not to get at the truth of the
presidential frauds.
PoTTER's REPLY.
Potter answered this that the object WAS
not to show alleged Intellectual frauds, Us
that would not be in compliance with the
memorial of a sovereign state complaining
that it had not received the benefit of its
vote. Several times Garfield, with the pri-
vilege to ask a question, made short
| speech from his standpoint, showing much
feeling. Potter, in yielding to him, said hc
would be glad to yield to one of the visit
ing statesmen, whereat Conkling laughed
and left the hall.
REPUBLICAN EILTBCsTERING.
When finally the vote was called the Re
publicans sat in their seats and refused to
answer to their names, and then began fill
clustering No quorum was the result and
Il call OF the House was ordered. During
this the Democrats discovered that they did
not have quorum of Democrats in the
city, and SO they moved to adjourn amidst
the laughter and taunts Of the Republicans
that they should not give up the fight 50
81 m. But the Democrats concluded it hest
to adjourn and telegraph every absentee.
SURPRISE OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The Republicans were surprised at the
resolution insomuch as it added Louisiana
and named Sherman and Hayes. This close
hit at Garfield as he was visiting states
man along with Sherman was felt by him.
and he showed he is anxious to fight off
the investigation and say that, so far as he
can control his side of the House they will
FILIBUsTER UNTIL THEY ROT.
Their idea is that the Democrats cannot ST.
cure l47 votes to make quorum although
they have twenty more than that number
on the roll of the house. Their plan will
be to keep all Republicans paired with
Democrats out of the city when the Demo
Gratis arrive, and thus by preventing say 90
Democrats from recording votes, thereby
prevent quorum. With this accomplished,
they will continue to tilibustcr.
WHO MAY he ON THE COMMITTEE.
There is much speculation as To the
names of members to be placed on the Sc
lcct committee Of eleven, and many Demo