The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-12

knew nothing Of the dispatch when Baker
was appointed. Gov. Young, who is in the
city, says he delivered the dispatch to either
Webb, Hayes, or Lee The impression to.
night is that Butler is on the trail of the
Wormly hotel conferences, and only his
character for
ROOFING OUT GREAT SECRETS
gives the days transactions any impor-
lance, The connecting links in the story
Of the forged returns from Louisiana and
their subsequent use before the commission
are coming to the surface. Garfield has
already been shown to have had knowledge
of the character of the returns some months
ago, and IN examination of the proceedings
before the electoral commission. of which
he was a member shows questions asked by
him indicating his knowledge of the fraud
at that time. The record of the proceed
ings also shows that Morton who was un.
dOubtedly at the bottom OF the whole affair.
offered Il resolution that the Kellogg certif-
cate known rs No. |. which was the one ir-
regular in form but genuinely signed,
should be counted, leaving the inference
forged documents.
The Tiden people are making a deter
mined effort to get the Kimmcl bill out OF
the hands of the judiciary committee. The
action of the committee in delaying the re-
port on the Maryland resolutions and the
Kimmel bill is somewhat significant. Two
weeks ago majority Of the members were
ready to make
AN ADVERSE REPORT
And supplement it with the declaration
that the presidents title is irrctragible. To.
day a meeting to consider the report was
held, but the subject was again postponed
until tomorrow A member of the com
mittee said that Gen Butler favored delay
and that he had said that the result Of tn,
>present investigation might be the prcsen
tatfon of articles of Impeachment agains
the president, and in lew of such posibil
ity it was better that no consideration bo
made affecting the presidents title unit
the investigation shall have been completed
| Manton Marble has arrived here to impress
the Democrats with the idea that the coun
was not regular; that the vote was no
counted by the two houses; that the result
should he oyerthrown. There is no dis
guising the fact that there has been a
least a modification of the general sen
timent and feeling among the Democrat
on this question.
THE MATTHEWS INVESTIGATION.
In the senate to-day the Democrats Of
the Matthews committee asked and obtain
ed leave to be excused, and Edmunds was t
do the same. Latter in the day, when i
was discovered that the whole senat
would ask the same thing, the action ey
cusing three members was rescinded, and /
resolution passed requiring all to serve.
WHAT BAKER SAYS.
Baker tonight says there was Il mcetin;
of southern men at the time referred to h
his dispatch, and that Poole and Hancocl
were present. He says that he received
answer read to-day and another sent latte
by Young. The latter dispatch, it is IN
dcrsto,nl, Involves the president then COY
Hayes as being heartily in accord with tn
views expressed by Baker, and is in tn
hands of Mr. Butler. Baker further say
tina, he was asked by Mr.. Conkling abou
the matter, and that when it was eXplaine
to him, Conkling admitted there was moth
ing in il.