The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-24
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2lst, 1873.

From the committee appointed by Speaker Randall
under Mr.. Potters resolution we may hope to get at
the whole truth in regard to Florida and Louisiana
What new statements Of fraud, il any, may be received
is OF course matter Of conjecture but wei informed
men expect ample confirmation OF much that has here.
tolore been denied when charged or which have been
mere conjecture. The vigorous efforts of Republicans
to prevent investigation showed that they feared The
result 1t is not believed the Hale amendment NOT
accepted as part of the resolution, will be pusbed s
separate measure. II provides for investigation
INTO the election in 1876 in the State of Mississippi
In the memorable contest over the resolution Mr.
Potter showed excellent sense and admirable temper
Speaker Randall equal to the OCCASION AS ne
has BEEN and his ready aud complete mastery of The
situation was the more remarkable when it is Iemem
bered that Speaker Blame, perhaps more thoroughly
versed than any other man in parliamentary law and
tactics was often the House floor giving mid and
comfort to the Republican leaders Perhaps because
be was one OF the Implicated parties Mr.. GARFIELD left
to Mr. Hale the management OF the Repu bcan side of
the contest and Mr. Hale perhaps did as well as apy
could in a bad cause.
The immediate effect of the passage of the
on the Democrats of The House must be good Thev
were going from bad to worse in hopeless dissension
on various matters and apoogizng for themselves TO
the Republican minority. This trust, is over and
that We shall now them insisting untedly on the
reductions and reformation promised at the bepnninc
OF the session and on the stump at the last election
Senator McCreery, who is not given to over much
speaking, created sensation the other day by making
edngly able and effective speech in favor of the
repeal OF the resumption act, II was Que of those
rare speeches which 30 briefly, clearly and fofcibly
says all there is to be said question: that all that
comes after it seems to be only repetition.
In connection with the statement OF that eminent
civil service reormer Mr.. Hayes, that no should con-
tribute to the Republican campaign fund, and would
be pleased II other officials would do 80 attention is
invited to n section of law passed year ago by a
Congress made up OF machine politicians" of the two
parties, which makes it misdemeanor, punishable by
fine of $500 and removal from place for one class
Federal officers to do anything of the kind The as
sessmens going on, however, and though they may
not be as open when Zach Chandler was at the head
of affairs, they will be just as certainly enforced
The Republican Congressional Committee had better
be organized Its recent address to the people of
the country, signed by Eugene Hale Chairman, and
Geo. Goram Secretary, and which is doubtless the
work of the latter, is ridiculous document 1t speaks
of the proposition to investigate the Florida and hou-
isana as "attempt to Mexicanize the Govern
mcnt," and uses other equally nonsensica anguag -
The writer must have felt tain that something
would be found out which would make it necessary for
Mr.. Hayes to retire from his Office, or else he wro
without any definite idea of what he was writing
about. SEMINOLE