The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-23

EASTERN DISPATCHES
Senate Proceedings.

books and accounts of the Treasury De-
partment, to continue its investigation
and sit during recess.
Ferry said the understanding of the
Senate yesterday was that the mouse
bill to forbid further retirement of
legal tender notes should be taken up
at the expiration of the morning hour
to day, and then be laid aside inform
ally, to allow the Senator from Missis-
sippi (Lamar) to address the Senate
upon the Texas Pacific Railroad bill.
All the Senators concurred that the
understanding was that Lamar should
be heard, and he thereupon spoke III
favor of the Texas Pacific Railroad bill.
Proceedings in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
WASHINGTON, May %.
Harrison offered, as question of
privilege, a resolution extending the
Potter investigation to Oregon and
South Carolina, and declaring that it is
the intention. of the House. Though
such investigation, to annul, or attempt
to annul, the decision of the Presiden-
tial question as made in the Forty.
fourth Congress.
A vote was called for as to whether
the resolution presented question of
privilege. Both sides seemed disin.
clined to vote, and the result was
ayes Il, uoes SO.
The point of no quorum being raised
on the Democratic side Harrison with.
drew the resolution.
Watson then offered resolution ex-
tending the power of the Investig sting
Committee to any State where there
may be Well grounded allegation, of
fraud.
Cox of New York moved to refer the
resolution to the Potter committee, aud
the yeas and noes were called for. The
vote resulted--ayes SO, noes lis.
The motion to refer being thus de-
feated, the resolution was adopted
without division.
state Convention of Nationals i'm
Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, May %.
The State Convention of the Ma
tionals met this morning, and after
Organizing. with James. Buchanan as
Chairman, and listening to an address.
adjourned until o'clock.
Pennsylvania Democratic State
Convention.
PITTsBURG. May %.
The Democratic State Convention
met this morning. and was called to
order by Captain Nc Iceland, Chair.
man of the State Committee.
The roll Was called, and the Conyen.
ton effected temporary organization
by the election OF Hon. Milton Spere.
of Huntington county. temporary
Chairman.
After the appointment of Committees
on Permanent Organization. Contested
Seats and Resolutions, the Convention
adjourned until PM.
General Butler and the Potter
Committee.
CHICAGO, May22
The Tribune's Washington special
says: Referring to the complaints made
by Republicans 81 the appointment of
Butler on the committee, Morrison said
the Republicans were mistaken. But
Ter might prove to be the most trouble
some investigator for the Democrats
upon the committee. Butler was not
for the Administration but was not for
the Democracy. He is for Packard,
and it will undoubtedly be his purpose
to show that Packard was elected, for
the benefit of Republicans in Louisiana.
He will not be of any advantage to the
Democrats. Morrison is one of the
Democrats who dropped Tilden at an.
early period in the electoral contest.
When the committee, consisting of
Henry Waterson and j. Sterling Nor
ton, went to New York to learn from
Tilden what his desires were.
as to the Electoral Commission.
they came back reporting that Tilden
said that he knew he was elected, bat