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rRAIID TO BE INVESTIGATED
..,opTtyT ACTION or THE JOINT
81" DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
.,,os , Resolution Requesting the judi
e,ory Committee OF the House to bes'n
an. ruyes,igntion IA Early as Po.s'bie-
sxu the whole Truth Now Come Outf

Resolution hepuerttnG INV oh"-
,a.v ,ommittee OF the House to besin
~. Investigation "a. Early rs Po.-'bie-
xxu the whole Truth Now Come Outf
,w,sutNaroN, May s.-After serious de-
,,v. decision has at last been reached by the
;,,, Democratic Congressional Committee
rbeh promises to lead to an investigation into
,be frauds practised at the last Presidential
sleetion. At the meeting of the committee held
,,s, week the whole subject was unaccountably
postponed The adjournment then had was Tor
nfor,night but the pressure OF public sentiment
and the evident necessity OF immediate action
led tho Congressional subcommittee Mt its
meeting night before last to call meeting OF
tho Joint committee to-day to consider the sub
iect. The meeting was held at T. NJ and
lnstcd an hour and half Tho necessity OF an
inquiry was admitted. Some question existed
ns to its methods. but the resolution Mt last
reached was adopted unanimously. There
were present OF the committee Senators wal
lac Mcdonald. and Ransom. the Speaker ana
Representatives Banning. Morrison, John D.
Clarke. Jr.. Bount. Hunton. Blackburn and
wood Mr. Wood left the committee room before
tho final vote was taken. but he spoke at some
length In favor Of the proper prosecution of the
Investigation. Various methods by which the
uue,iion could be brought before the House
v,re dis ,ussrd. several present strongly In
cl.uing to thc belief that The subject should be
introduced rs n question OF the highest prvi-
l,ce Lut the general sentiment Of those present
inclined to the opinion that the best method OF
obtaining power To- begin the inquiry would bo
by report from the Judiciary Committee to the
House. asking the power to send for persons
and papers The following resolution was then
adopted:
Ro' ~ rai tho frauds rerpctratcd at the las, Fresh
den., election be Investigated. and that the Judiciary
COMMITTEE of thc House Kcptes, natives be requested
o maize this vosugaon ami tor that purpose It 81 oUld
tc earliest possible moment asN that power lc grant
ed It 10 syid for persons ana papers
After the adoption OF the resolution, which
Mr.. Clark the Secretary. was directed to deliver
10 judge Knott. Chairman OF the judiciary
Committee. attention was drawn to the fact that
under the normal progress OF the business OF
the chamber. the call Of the committee. when
only ii can report, could not be reached under
ten days. Mr. Randall. however, promised to
arrange matters SO that the call Of the commit
tee would come this weck-not later. at all
events. than Saturday. At present the call Of the
Committee on Commerce is not yet completed
and two other committees intervene before the
Judiciary Committee. by mutual arrangement
between the committees. however. this order
can DO changed 50 us to bring the judiciary
Committee earlier and in view OF the impera
tive necessity that early and summary actor
should be taken. it is not believed that any DIM
Guilty will be found in acting. and committee
can at any time claim the floor to report upof
a question OF privilege. to which this reques
from the Judiciary Committee would unques-
honably belong. As the past delay has beon in
al tl,f tl.n afiA tura ~
day gives fair hope that this inquiry will be
begun this week.
Democratic member Of the House. who has
been prominent in the movement for the in
vestigation expresses confidence that resou
ton ordering an inquiry will pass, and say'
that every Democrat and u number Of liepubli
cans will vote for H.