The Lake Charles echo., 1878-04-18

not repOse mucn commence III Ine
report of one special agent upon
the alleged derelictions OF another
special agent. The affair will bear
an er pa7.te aspect throughout, and
will not be satisfactory either to
the people of the State or to their
representatives in Washington.
Schurz persisted that there was
no warrant of law for the
EMPLOYMENT OF A COMMISSIONER,
as suggested by MIR. Acklen.
Very well then, said Acklen, we
understand each other at least.
You propose to confne yourinyes-
tigatioD within the limits OF your
own department OF the government,
and /, on behalf OF the people
whom 1 represent, and whose
rights / assume to have been vio-
lated, am to infer that the other
side is to have no voice In the
matter.
SchurZ said he did not 80 under
stand it; but that he had full con-
fidence in Mr. Adams, and believed
that his investigation would be fair
and his report impartial.
Mr.. Acklen repeated that that
wasprecisely the point at issue; that
neither the people nor their con-
gressiunal representatives shared
his (Schurz' s. confidence in Adams,
or any other special agent, and
would not be satisfied with his un-
aided or unrestrained action; that
what he wanted was some check
upon the absolute power which
Adams would enjoy under the az
rangement originally contemplated
by Schurz.
10 this Schurz reioined that he
wanted a full and fair investiga-
tion, and if Carter had done the
things charged against him, he
would take cure to have him
brought to justice. He had no
objection to the employment OF a
commissioner, as suggested by Mr..
Acklen, except that there was no
specific warrant of law for it.
Mr.. Acklen said he did not in
tend to be diverted from his pur-
pose by quibblss. Thut his object
was to secure u hearing for the
people who had been outraged by
Carter. That he was determined
they should have q hearing. That
to That end he proposed to have
both sides represented in the in
vestigation. And above all, that
the man who had made the charges
(Mr. SewelD should have an op-
portunity of summoning witnesses
to susts.in, aud of examining what
ever witnesses might be called by
the defense to rebut them.
Schurz reiterated that he had
no objection to this or to any other
suggestion of Mr.. Acklen, but that
he had no power TO adopt them.
Ackleu then suggested that
Schurz GOULD tembody in his in
structions to Adams an order to
employ Sewell as an expert, famil-
lar with the subject matter of the
investigation, to point out the
sources whence the facts could be
obtained, and to aid him in elicit
ing them, which of course would
involve she power to summon and
examine witnesses.
Schurz said he would take that
suggestion under advisement.
.Acklen replied that he would not
press the matter further at that
time, but informed Mr.. Schurz that
if his suggestions were discarded,
he would move, on Monday. in the
House, for O select committee of
three to proceed to Calcasieu with
full power to Investigate independ-
emily of Adams or any other spe-
cial agent or agents. Whereupon
he took his leave.
This decisive presentation of the
case threw great food of light
10 upon the unfathomable German
mind of Sehurz, and, having slept
omit, he concluded Saturday morn
ing to adopt
lACKLEN's SUGGESTION.
of which ithelatter was immediate