The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-06-21
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 18th,

WASHINGTON, d. o., June 18th, 1873.
For the last week the interest in the proceed
ings of Mr.. Potter's Committee has tagged very
much. The witnesses had no important discos-
urcs to make, and the irregularities they swore
to while enough TO create Il sensation if perpera-
ted in other States, were not considered worthy
of special attention as portions of Louisiana and
Florida history. With the testimony of Mrs.
jerks, who expects daily to be put on the stand,
there will be n revival of interest.
To prevent the necessity of holding a session
on Sunday, Congress put off the day of final ad-
ioumment from Monday, to-day, until to-mor-
row.
1t has been the custom as long us | can remem-
Der to hold II session on the Sunday preceding
final adjournment. The Christian people of the
country will thank Hon. j. Randolph Tucker of
Virginia, for calling attention to the subject in
so forcible manner as to prevent the desecra-
ton of one Sabbath at least
The haste to adjourn has had some of its usual
bad effects, though we cannot until after adj
journment know the full extent of the mischief
Members OF the House are naturally more
anxious than Senators to get back to their Dis.
trcts to take part in the preparations for the
Fall campaign, and they have yielded to the up
per body in many important matters They have
given up the attempt to consolidate Bureaus in
the Treasury and reduce expenses there have
consented to an increase of the Army to $4,000
men; have not insisted on the removal of the
Indian Bureau TO the War Department; and in
various OlUCT llullCIS HuNC uODC InlnuS which
they ought not TO have done, and left undone
things which they ought to have done. The saw.
ing over last year, though, will be considerable,
and over previous years very great.
The most magnificent fraud of the session is
the River and Iarbor bill, which provides for the
disbursement of about IS, 400,0 900.
One of the most important votes ever taken in
the House was that by which the following rcso.
luton was passed:
ReSolVcd, That the two Houses of the 18TH Con.
gress having counted the votes cast for President
and Vice President of the United States, and hay
ing declared Rutherford b. Hayes to be elected
President and William A. Wheeler TO be elected
Vice President, there is no power in any subse-
quent Congress to reverse that declaration, nor
can any such power be exercised by the Courts
of the United States, or any other tribunal that
Congress can create under the Constitution. y
The vote was 234 to II
This may be taken as settling forever the oues-
ton of the power of one Congress to undo the
work of another in connection with the DECLARE
ton of the result of Presidential election. A
man once inaugurated as President remains in
office until convicted upon impeachment, or un-
til death or some physical or mental disqualified.
ton occurs.
Now let the Republicans come foreward and tell |
Mr., Potter's Committee all they know about the |
rascaity in Louisiana and Florida. They have
the offices for the next two years, in any event,
md can afford to tell the truth, SEMINOLE.