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Morse Of Massachusetts.
The question then recurring on the adoption
of the preamble and resolutions, Mr.. Mills rose
and asked leave to be heard for ten minutes.
Shouts of regular order from the Demo
Gratis, and 'shave no objection from the Re-
publican side.
Mr. Potter-It is with extreme regret that
do not feel at liberty to yield to the gentleman
from Texas.
As the vote progressed it was seen that the
Republicans had again resolved to abstain from
voting and therefore the question was decided
without single Republican vote being cast.
Two Democrats Mills and Morse, voted in the
negative.
Mr. Harrison was the last to vote, and as he
voted aye, in opposition to the views imputed
to him, his tardy action of allegiance was
greeted with laughter.
Finally the vote was announced as las to 2.
A motion to reconsider and lay on the table
was made by Mr.. Potter, but subsequently
withdrawn, and the House adjourned till to-
morrow.
There was hardly demonstration made at
the victory thus carried after such long strug
gle.
The Republican Congressional Committee
Whine.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Republican Con-
gressional committee has issued the following
address:
To the voters of the United States:
The Democratic House of Representatives has
to-day, by a party vote, adopted the resolution
which, under the pretense of an investigation,
is to lay the foundation for the revolutionary
expulsion of the Presidant from his office. This
is the elimination Of plot which has been on
foot from the day that Hayes and Wheeler were
constitutionally declared elected. 1t made its
first public appearance in a resolution OF the
last Democratic House, adopted at the
Tilden and Hendricks were elected.
Tilden and Hendricks subsequently made
similar public declarations themselves. few
.timid members have long held back, and some
of them, after being coerced to final vote,
still pretend that they will halt as soon as
their partial and one sided investigation shall
be ended. In other Words they entered after
having suborned evidence to bring in YER
dict that Hayes is usurper, and that he shall
not remain in Office. These men have
no control in the Democratic party. They
dared not even follow Alexander H.
Stephens in unit against caucus dictation, to
the extent Of showing some semblance OF fair
play. They will be impatient in the future,
as they have been in the past. Moreover, it is
difficult to believe in their sincerity in view of
the public avowal Of their party, that it is the
purpose, if possible, to displace the President
1t is matter of history, that the resolution
just adopted was framed to express this object.
The speaker of the House was consulted in adj
vance as to whether he would rule that as a
privileged question. The party managers were
anxious to conceal their purposes if possible
In this they were defeated by the speaker, who
| would not rule it a question of privilege unless
it clearly assaulted the title of the President.
The resolution being offered, he read careful
| ly prepared opinion deciding it to he ques-
| ton of the highest privilege,
because it involved the question Of the
validity of Hayes title. Here are his very
words: "a higher privilege than the one here
involved, and broadly, directly presented as to
the rightful occupancy of the chief executive
chair of the government. and the connection of
high government officials with the frauds al
legged, the chair is unable to conceive. The
chair finds enumerated among the questions of
privilege set down in the manuel the follow
| ing. the election of President" The chair
therefore rules that the preamble and resolu-
ton embrace questions of privilege OF the
| highest character and recognizes the right OF
the gentleman from New York to offer the
! same.'
! Upon this Republicans commenced struggle
against the revolutionary scheme. which, after
five DAYS duration, terminated in the success Of
the conspirators. The Republicans offered tt
favor the fullest investigation into all the
alleged frauds, by whatever party alleged t.
have been committed, but the Democracy pur
sued it's course shamelessly and relentlessly
and stifed all inquiry into attempts at bribery
in Oregon South Carolina and Louisiana, ant
murder and violence in several OF the States
Neither amendment nor debate was allowed
The memorable previous question was applied
and enforced.
This scheme, if pursued, and it is now full,
inaugurated, can only have the effect 0
paralvzing business Of all kinds, preventing
the restoration Of confidence which seemed
promising, casting gloom over every house
hold and bringing our nation into reproach be
fore the civilized world. The peace of tn
country is the first consideration o
patriots. This effort O
the Democracy to inaugurate anarch
and Mexican government By throwing doubt
on the legitimacy of the title of the Presider
is in keeping with the record Of that part.
one wing of which, rebellcd against the SO,
eminent while the other wing gave them al
and comfort.
, We call, therefore, upon all who opposed tt
rebellion of 1861, without distinction Of part.
: to rally again to the support of law, order an
a stable government, and to overwhelm Wit
I I defeat the reckless agltators who, to gain p
Z litical power, would add to the present di
trcsses of the country by shaking the found
s tions Of the government they failed in q fo
= years war to destroy.
Q By unanimous order of the committee.
o EUGENE HALE, Chairman.
u GEO. G. GORHAM, Sec'y.