The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

sentattues.-The dedth'of Profess
or Henry--Oidf folks getting mar
ried-The neao count-Shiskin.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 18th rs.
[From our regular Correspondence
The long-threatened resolution for
the investigation of the alleged frauds
in the Presidential, count in Florida
and Louisiana was Introduced yes
terday by Hon. Clarkson NJ. Potter,
who appears to be the successor of
Hon. David Dudley Field, as Mr..
Tildens Attorney and advocate on
the floor of the House. The propos
ed investigation into the alleged
election frauds, is now squarely be-
fore the House, and though the Re-
publicans may by skillful fillibuster-
ing tactics delay the passage of the
resolution for a while, it must ulti
mately go through, as the Democrats
have, with more unanimity than was
expected, joined in its support, and
the absent members of the party will
doubtless be back before many hours
to make up the needed quorum. The
Republicans, are making their fight
in behalf of an amendment extend
ing the investigation to Oregon,
Mississippi, and other States where
Democratic election frauds are eharg-
ed. The Democrats express a will
ingness to vote for the additional in
vestigation is a separate measure,
but not as an amendment to their in
vestigation scheme. The demand
for the Investigation, az declared in
the preamble of the Potter resolution
is based upon the resolutions passed
by the Legislature of Maryland, up
on the recent affidavit of Samuel B.
McLin, x%-Secretary of State of Flor
ida, and chairman of the State can
yassing board, and other published
statements duplicating ex Governor
Noyes, of Ohio, now minister to
France, and the Hon. John Sherman,
of Ohio, now Secretary of the Treas,
Try, in guilty knowledge and conniv.
ance in the frauds by which the cleo
toral votes of Florida and Louisiana
were secured by Mr.. Hayes. 1t is
declared in the preamble that the
gravity and particularly of the
charges, the high official position OF
the persons implicated, the dignity
and Importance of the Presidential
office, the honor of the nation and
the truth of history, all combine.t e
make investigation a duty in order
that the facts may be ascertained
and known. The resolution accord
ingly provides for a~'select committee
of eleven members Of the House
with power to send for persons ane
papers, to administer oaths, to con
duct the investigation at such places
as may be necessary, with leave tt
sit during the recess and to report
at any time.
There is no mention or suggestion
in the resolution that any attempt i.
to be made, under it to unseat Pres
ident Hayes. 1t seems to have beef
cautiously worded to avoid creating
any public alarm, or having any rev
dictionary purposes, but for all tina
a good many people will say if TIN
investigation is to have no results il
case frauds are established, why sti
up'the cesspool?
The death on Monday, of JOSEPH
Henry, L.. L. D., and Secretary of tn
) Board of Regants of the Smlthsonial
, Institution, threw this community
where he has lived and worked S,
long and well, into profound grief
!, All favored with even a slight know
edge of his character felt the loss O
; one of the brightest e~xemplars of al
| that is pure and noble in manhood
, and the world to day will recogniz
the loss of a b~enefactor, and scienc
will mourn tie loss of one of he
= grandest ornaments. This Ameri
can savant and natural p~hilosophel
was born at Albany, N. Y, in 1797
: He began q series of experiments i
E electricity about 1927, and is said t
!, have invented the first machine NOV
! ed by the agency Of electro magnet
ism in 1889, and became Secretar
r of tie Smithsonian Institution in Is
46, which position he held at til
time of his death. He has contrit
uted numerous valuable papers t
the various scientific periodicals i
the United States. His funeral wi
take place on Thursday afternoon a
D 4 o'clock.
Mrs. Josephine Ward Thompson
q of New Jersey, whose intended maj
riage with Governor Swain, of Mary
land, is nov formally announced, i
e a daughter of the late General Ware
f member of Congress from the West
chester district of New York, and
granddaughter of the celebrate
Elkanch Watson, whose memoir
were pronounced by Rufus W. Gri.
3 void "as decidedly the most enteI
! tanning autobiography of the days {
! Washington that has been printe
since Graydon's." Gov. Swain
: not far from this side the allotte
% limit of three-score years and tel
His scant locks are silvery grey;
has long since reached the sixth ag
and is almost ready to shift stint
the lean and slippered ~pantaloon,
and, by the way, he came near gf
ing up the ghost during the ear
days of the present. session from a
:, attack ofthat arristocratic but aggr
e waiting complaint, yeleps the gou
:, For many years he was president
l. the Baltimore and Ohio Railros
$ Company, and in those days was
IS whig in politics. Subsequently
became a pillar in the Know Not
ing party, and was twice elected Ma
u or of Baltimore under the banner
q that rigime. When the war can
on, his sympathies being with Il
South, he naturally drifted to Der
D. ocracy. Being rich and powerful,
l. soon became q leader, and was cleo
h ed Governor of his State, While
:. that position he was chosen Unite
- States Senator bV the MARYLAND lie