The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, May IT, 1879
CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMITTEE UNDER
THE POTTER RESOLUTION.
In making up the Select Committee TO prosecute
tho investigation directed by tho Potter resolution t
is most likely the Speaker viii compose It after the
model OF the regular standing committees which
mado up Of seven democrats and tour
republicans EACH Ho has boon basy this
evening considering his seectiouS and Il
is understood shat Tho before him arc as fol.
lows:-Dcmocsats. Mcssrs Potter. Morrison. McMa-
hon. Bright, Springer, Robertson and Davidson re-
publicans, Messrs Foster, Butler Danford Joyce
Tho Craftsmanship Is conceded OF course to Mr..
Potter as the author Of the resolution, while Mr..
Morrison chairman OF and Mr.. Mcmahon men,
Der OF Tho louisiana Investigating Committee OF tho
last Congress Messrs. Robertson and Davidson
appropriate democratic Representatives respect
lively Of LOUISIANA and Florida The four republicans
comprise two Hayes men and two anti Hayes men.
The democratic membership, end IN fact the wnoo
st is still subject to considerable modification. Tho
names OF Mossrs. Blackburn, Lockwood and Hooker
mentioned for places should any Of those now
agreed upon decline to servo.
THE FLORIDA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS ALLEoE THEY CAN
ESTABLISH.
Tho republicans on the Election Committee are
prepired TO provo. II the democrats allow the
OF Finley against Bsbee 10 be brought before tho
House, that Bsbee trepublican), tho sitting member
from Florida, had, aitor full Investigation and all
deductions made both sides, a majority OF
354 They complain shat Congress has now boon
in session seven months; that they have been ready
and anxious for two months to report this contested
election to the House; that the democratic
jority have refused 10 do 10 let them do IT, and
the republicans add that this majority established by
evidence Bsbec shows also and with equal GER
tanty that tho State was fairly carried by Hayes and
Wheeler Bisbee's district including the counties In
which republican frauds were charged.
Mr. Kenneth Raynor Solicitor OF the Treasury.
says that features of his decision tho
subject Confederate Treasury gold misun-
derstood. The chief point OF his ruling that
money belonging to the state OF Virginia,
and which the State had on deposit in
bank at the downfall Of tho Coniederacy,
was IN different position from money belonging 10
the Confederate States He hold that II this money
Of the State belonged 10 fund which was used and
applied Tor the ordinary purpose OF supporting and
sustaining tho civil and social organization known
the State OF Virginia. that Ia, Tor tho municipal
OF conserving the social fabric mainly in The
payment Of iss civil functionaries they existed
before the war, then BY tho international
laws OF conquest such fund did not
become the property OF the conqucrsrs Ho admitted,
however, shat II this fund was raiscd and a. =
fund for aiding and abetting tho Coniederacy
its against the United States then was quasi
Confederate property, and tho death OF the
eraoy the United States as tho rghtful heir by
quest, became the rightiul owner This, he says was
tho doctrine laid down by the Supreme Cours In the
case Of Texas w. White.