The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON Nay II, 1878.
OF THE UNITED srATEs-DREADFuL cossE.
QuENcEs TO FOLLOW THE PASSAGE or THE
POTTER RESOLUTION.
The Republican Congressional Committee has ID.
sued the following addrcss:-
To rus vorxxs or the UxrrKp SrArEs.-
Tho House OF Representatives has to-day
by party vote adopted resolution which, un.
dor the preteuce Of an Investigation, Is TO lay
OF tho President from his once. This
- tho elimination Of plot which has boon
eonstiutionaliy declared elected il made It's nrst
appearance In the resolution OF tho last democratic
that r,den ana asndricks wore elected. TsIden and
Hendrick. subsequently, made similar public dsclara.
tend that they VIII bolt soon as their
10 other they intended alter hoarng suborncd
evidence to bring 10 verdict that Hayes Is usur-
men havo control IN the democratic party. They
dared not oven follow Alexander H. Stephens
1n'' asa ahor,n caucus .oms ss%n.r me
play. They will be impotsnt In the future they
have been 10 he past Morsovsr y y difeul. 70 Oe;
OF Their party that its purposss II possible. 70 dis
place the resident
II IL a matter OF history that the resolution Just
adopted Was framed TO express this object. The
Speaker OF the House was consulted Ia advance
as TO whether no would rule that Il was q
privileged question. The party hangers were
xous TO conceal their purposes, II possible In this
rule IL question Of priviss. Unless clearly sssuiIed
the title OF the President Tho resolution being Of
Tered he road carefully prepared opinion deciding Il
TO DO question OF tho highest privilege because u In
voved the question OF the validity OF Hayes' title.
Here are his very words
and broadly ana directly presented as TO tho rghtui
occupancy Of the Chief Executive chair Of the govern
ment ana the connection OF high government officials
with tho frauds alleged, tho chair 10 unable con-
ceive. The chair finds enumerated among the ques-
es Hn' ,s. P ioIIo~ OF Prssdsn,;
The Chair therefore rules that the preamble and rcso
luton embrace questions Of privilege Of the highest
from New York TO offer the samen
Upon this the republicans commenced a struggle
against The revolutionary scheme, which, after 6ve
days duration, terminated In tho success
OF tho consp,rators inc republicans onorcd
alleged frauds, by whichever party charged
TO have been committed, but tho democracy pursued
m .s asa ~
Carolina and louisiana, ana violence several of
the States Neither anne ndmcnt debate was al.
lowed The memorable previous question was
applied and enforced. This scheme IL pur.
sued-and u Is now fully inaugurntcd-can only
OF oil kinds preventing tho restoration OF ndence
which seemed promising. casting gloom over every
household, ana bringing our nation into rcproach be-
lore the civilized world The peace OF tho country 10
the first consideration Of patriots This enort OF
the democracy 10 inaufuratc anarchy and Mexcanxe
the government by throwing doubts upon the legn-
macy of the title tho President 10 IN keeping with
tho record OF that party, one wing Of which rcbeed
against tho government while the other wing gave
them aid and comfort.
We Gull, therefore. upon all who opposed the
bcon OF 1891 without distinction OF party, TO rally
again the support or law and order stable gov
erpment, and 70 ovsrwhclm with defeat the reckless
aRtaors who. to gain political power would add TO
the present distress OF the country BY shaking the
foun cations OF the government they silcd In TOUR
YEARS. war to destroy.
Nv mn ant M n
EUGENE HALE, Chairman.
GEO O. GoRuAx, Secretary.
pRocEEpISos OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
In the senate to-day, motion OF Mr.. Sargent, IL
meet on Monday next
MIR. Davis, OF West Virginia, said tho select CON-
mittcs appointed some time since TO investigate
tho financial reports. books and accounts Of
the Treasury Department had been az work
aud some progress had been made the
two clerks allowed tho committee wero
examining ID 10 books OF tho depart mcnt. Tho COM
mitcs was OF the opinion that justice could not DO
done TO the subject and report made NJ tho present
session OF Congress lie therefore Submitted a reso.
luton authorizing the committee 10 continue the In
vcstigation and sn during tho recess OF Congress-
Mr. Morrill,, OF Vermont, objected 10 The present
consideration OF the resolution and said that he
sired that II DO laid over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Davis said, as an individual Senator, and not
as member OF the committee or by authority OF the
Committee, bo would state that every statement
made by him when no submitted the resolution
calling for Investigation, including the ono that
the public debt statement hadbesn altered 70 the sx