The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-05-23
Telegrapllic Breyities.
Florida and Louisiana Fairly
Before the HOxase.
Special to the n. o. Democrat.


Washington, May 13.-The in
vestigation programme has at last
been inaugurated, despite the des-
perate opposition of many Demo
Gratis, who are in one way or an
other interested in Hayes fortune.
The Republicans, as will be seen
in the regular report, stood solldly
against the investigation, and the
only division reached during the
day showed
SQUARE PARTY LINES,
with but two exceptions ON each
side. 1t may be set down as q GER
tainty that none of the Radicals,
even Ben Butler, would encourage
this investigation. Bitter Us most
of them are against Hayes person
ally, they will cast their lot with
him on question of life or death
for their party, which the success
of this investigation involves. The
resolution having been admitted as
A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE,
it of course takes precedence over
all other matter, and will come up
every day as unfinished business
until disposed of. The present in
tention of the Radicals is to fill
buster. To-day they accomplished
their purpose, and prevented the
passage of the resolution by refu-
sing to vote, thereby destroying a
quorum; but tonight
ACTIVE MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN
to get Democrats in their seats SO
as to make up quorum without
the Radicals.
The next move of the Radicals
will be tofslibnster under the rules
and keep the resolution at bay un-
til they can resolve upon some def
mite plan Of action. They have
thus far determined only to press
their demand for the enlargement
of the scope OF the resolution so as
to cover the cases of Oregon, Mis-
sissippi, aud possibly North Caro-
lima. This the
DEMOCRATS MEAN TO PREVENT,
and if they can get their party into
position SO as to constitute a quo
rum, they can put the resolution
through substantially in its present
shape some time during the week.
Meanwhile the Radicals are rna-
king use of the emergency to force
Hayes into
Tg{E MOST AFFECT SUBMISSION
to party discipline, and they will
undoubtedly succeed, inasmach as
Hayes, while, outwardly pretending
great serenity, is known to mani
fest intense alarm privately at the
prospect of what he calls q one
sided Democratic investigation.
Tomorrow night the Democrats
hold caucus to determine certain
details of theft programme, and
discuss the propmety Of yielding
certain points demanded by the
Radicals Ut may bedepended on,
however, that no State not objected
to or disputed during
THE ELECTORAL COUNT
will be admitted under this inves-
LEGATION. 1t is, therefore, not inn
possible that Oregon may be in
cluded, but no Southern State will
be touched except the three whose
votes were stolen by the Radicals.
As I telsgraphed you long
time ago, full confessions of Ander-
son and Webber, duplicating
JOHN SHERMAN AND srouGHToN,
together with evidence as to the
4tampering with registered letter
packages, containing returns, in
the New Orleans Postohice, are in
the hands OF Democrats here, and,
in fact, the most important fea-
lures of the investigation will be
| in relation to Louisiana.
THE SITUATION TONIGHT
| is too chaotic TO admit of definite
deductions, but enough have trans
1 pired to show that the Democratic
majority in the House can be de-
pended on to stand by the resolu-
ton to the last. To-day's action