The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-30

AaodItsl Pres Dispatch to the IutsllISenset.
WARRINGTON, May "a. H. Stephens
has replied to the aiIusions to him con-
tanned in the letter Of Mr.. Clarkson n.
Potter, in q communication to the Wash.
ington Poa, which is given below:
NATIONAL HOTEL, May %, 1878.
notice in the issue Of your paper this
morning a letter from Hon. Clarkson n.
Potter, Of the House, in response to in
quiries Of one Of bis correspondents in
relation to the passage Of his resolutions
in regard to the appointment Of a COM
mittee to investigate fraud In the
late Presidential election, ETC., which not
only iustifes but requires come public
notice from me.
So far as the letter relates 10 me and
my acts in connection Herewith this no.
tice will be as brief as possible, and with
all due respect 10 Mr.. Potter, since for
him personally I entertain sentiments Of
high esteem.
That portion Of his letter 10 which /
wish chiefly to reply is contained in the
following words expressed BY him 10 bis
correspondent:
"You ask me why Mr.. Stephens was
howled down. The bowling was by the
newspapers. To interrupt the pending
order Of business by motion or state.
ment requires unanimous consent and
every member has an absolute right to
object 10 the interruption. This OBJ
lection is expressed by the words
n object" or a demand for the
regular order. Sometimes one per-
son will prevent ar interruptions some,
times desire to prevent it is general, and
then the cry Of Irregular order" will be
from many persons. 1t so happened that
there was a very general unwillingness &c
hear Mr.. Stephens. He bad suggested
that we should receive and adopt the Hale
amendment. 1t was reported that he had
given the Republicans a list Of twenty
two IN who would follow him in any
motion Of his to prevent an investigation
This made our side especially unwill-
ing to hear him, but you observe tha,
when | rose to make = proposition to Mr.
Hale, and when the Republican out cry
prevented my being heard, it was anuounc'
ed by the press that Mr.. Potter's inquiry
was interrupted, while Mr.. Stephens was
head lined as "The Venerable Statesman
llowled Down by Potter's Mob"
My comments upon this extract from
Mr.. PCtter's letter are as follows:
1st. II there was any gross mistake in
this matter it was by Potter and not by
me. So far as his statement is calculated
to convey the idea or impression that ]
had given the Republicans . list OF any
names who would follow me in any mo.
tion 10 prevent the investigation, it is
entirely without foundation. As a mat
ter Of truth il has not the shade Of a
shadow Of fact to rest upon. | had not
conferred directly or indirectly with Mr..
Hale, Mr.. Garfield, or any other Repub'
lican upon the subject. had not spoken
directly or indirectly to Mr.. Hale within
the last two weeks before upon anysub-
iect, nor had | any words with Mr.. Gar.
field upon the matter, except what were
made some weeks before, when he object,
ed 10 the reception Of the Maryland Me-
mortal, at which time l urged him in the
House to Withdraw his objection and lei
this memorial Of the State go 10 the Com
mittee Of the Judiciary, aud be reported
upon with the view Of quieting all CUES.
tons attaching 10 the Presidential title.
Ny speech upon the occasion and my ap.
peal to the House were duly reported in
the Record. Nor had I at any time any ICON.
ference with the President, as has been
alleged In some papers upon this sub
jsct. o. the Monday that Mr.lPotters
resolutions we're offered, I had appear.
ed in the House with the view Of get.
ting asuspenaion Of the rules for the pur.
pose OF having passed the bill Of the Com.
mittec on Coinage, providing for the re.
tirement Of the three and Eve cent pieces
and having them recoined in other demon.
nations, as also for making the debased
or subsidiary coins legal tender when
they are presented in amounts Of twenty
dollars and upwards, and have them re.
deemed when presented in the Treasury
10 like amounts. The bill, upon being
read, was almost unanimously passed. l
then got leave Of absence for one week on
account Of my health, with \ pair with
Mr.. Harris Of Mississippi. l was told
that 1 had hardly gone out Of the Capitol
when this cyclone burst upon the House.
l had no knowledge Of II before. On
reaching my room I was confined to bed,
and It was not until the ne1t day that l
knew Of what had occurred 10 the House
after I'leiL Mr.. Potter himself was one
Of the frat whom I conferred with on the
subject. On Wednesday, the 18th, after
the House had come to a dead lock, from
a sick room 1 addressed to Mr.. Potter the
following note, Of which Gen. Knott fur.
ni,hed me a copy to-day. 1t 1, in these
words:
WASHINGTON. D. O., May Is, 1875,
The Hon. GarLsoa n. ROter, Houss d Rp.
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