Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-25
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10. 1878.


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10. 1878.
Editor SENTINEL:
In the Senate our soloos have
been engaged during the past week
with going over the calendar, and
passing bills Of both public and
private nature. Tho harmony of
this wing Of the Capitol has been
disturbed not, nothing Of impor-
lance has occurred to rrfne the
feathers of our cold gentlemen"
worthy of chronicling.
In the House the forepart of the
week has been consumed by the
introduction OF private, bills, petit
tons, etc. Our representatives pass
ed the bill to retire silver three and
Eve cent pieces, and make silver
coin legal tender to the amount
of twenty dollars. After which
the frat gun was fired through an
introduction of the Potter resolu-
ton to investigate the Presiden
tial frauds by tue Radicals raising
the point that it was not q privi-
legged question. After o whole
days filibustering by the Radicals,
Speaker Randall gave the verdict
in favor Of our side by deciding it
10 be "A question of high privi-
'ege." This was a knockdown
blow to the Radicals, who have
resorted to all manner and kind of
delatory D'otions to stave off the
Investigation, and have thereby
blocked all legislation for the
public good, by their revolution
airy delermiaedncss to prevent an
inquiry into the electoral lraud in.
EQUITIES, through extreme fear OF
utter disruption and anihilation OF
their party. The tactics Of the
RAIDS have been repeated Tor the
last three days, which resulted
each day in the want of a quorum,
and hence our side have thereby
been forced to adjourn from day
to day until sufficient number Of
Democrats now absent on leave
(and "paired") can return which
will give US quorum of works.
ing majority. and then the dose
will be forced down their throats
noLens volens. Mr.. Potter, the in-
PRODUCER Of the resolution, replied
to Gen. Banks, :hat if he (Banks)
would assure him (Potter) that the
Radical side OF she House would
allow a vote on the pending
resolution the House could
then proceed with the public bust
ness. This Banks refused to d..
So the dead lock in the hou G still
remains uubroken, up to the Wit
ing of this.
The muster roll of Democrats
Increased yesterday to 142, which is
five short of quorum. en- the vote
of the Potter-Investigation into
the Presidential Fra ds. Radi-
Gals Hale aud Garfield held their
followers in subsection by giving
them 70 understand that q break
would occur in the Democratic
+ nks, and the investigation there
b. he sque' chez. They went even
20 FAR in their DIT OF frenzy and
desperation to assure the RANK and
file of their party that an under
standing to that effect had been
effected with disaffec,ed Demo-
Gratis But az not word of mur-
muring was noticeable on our side,
considerable dissatisfaction was
manifested by the Radical Einori-
ty. at the deception practiced up
on them by their leaders, Hale
and Garfield, and it is probable
that break will occur among GER
tain Radicals, who dislike very
much the position they are placed
in of defending the great fraud,
and acknowledge that they have
seen sufficient evidences of the
truth of the charges contained in
the Potter Resolutions Of inquiry
to justify an investigation. But
these unfortunates have been so
lied to and deceived by their lead.
ers that they have been made
blind to the appeals of the Demo-
Gratis for an exposure of the elec-
toral frauds. Now that they Lave
begun to open their eyes, it is cx>
pectcd that a sufficient nunber
will form a quorum and allow the
Democrats to pass the Potter Res
olution.
Garfeld's complaint during the
debate on the Potter resolution of
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