New-York tribune., 1879-01-21
MIR POTTER OFFERS HIS RESOLUTION.

MR. POTTER OFFERS HIS RLSOLt IloN'
A DEBATE on TIE CIPHER 1ELEURAMS N WIN
TIE House SHORT OF MONEY TO INVESTIGATE
vIrn, But THE DEFICIENCY TO BE SUPPLIED
lRY TELEGRAPH TO TIT TRInU MI
W,su1xGrox. Jan. 2O-Thc beginning Of the
cirler Investigation Is postponed another day. hut
w. po,.e,'s resolution now holds such q position
IN the Housc that 1t is sure TO receive attention to-
morrow.
During all the carly part Of tOday's session there
WAS q manifest disposition among the members on
1otb sides of the chamber to delay business ana IL
,vos suppo<ed by some in the gallery that this grew
ONT of desire 70 crowd over the resolution for
a cipner investigation another week. Huch was
NOT the case. however. Mr.. Hcndrick B. Wrghts
name stands at the top of the list OF those VINO are
10 be recognized to move suspension OF the rnles'
and nobody. except a few of the worst demagogues'
desired to vote on hls grand gift enterprise o'li'
The Committee on the District ot Coinhpa
was entitled TO the floor at o'clock, ana II was
known that if the morning hour business could DC
made TO last until this time, Mr. Wright WOuid De
Obliged to wait another week.
Inst before Mr.. Blackburn took the floor for Dis
trict business he yielded to Nh Potter WHO caused
his resolution to be read, and asked that unani-
mons consent he given that it have privileged
,,loce morrow morning. TIE resolution Is SIMPLY
q conv Of that adopted by the committee ana pub
Gshed more than a week ago with an ADDED
provision for the appropriation OF Tlo'-
COO from the contingent fdnd Of the House
with which TO deiray the expenses OF the
committee Mr.. Hale and several Republicans
boped that there would be objection to the i'm
mediate passage of the resolution but General But
lcr said that he desired to speak upon II ana MI
Potter announced tina: he himself and Nr. Reed, OF
Maine would like TO make lew re-
marks Mr. Conqcr SAID that Mr.. Potter could
pass his resolution at once if he would move 10 SuS
rend the rules; but Nj Potter said that he could
rot get the Aoor for that purpose, which was frne
MIR. Cougcr remarked in reply that he dishked 70
have a delay OF a single day.
It's not probable that there will be any Repub-
can opposition to the Potter resolution, al
though that party may adopt the tac-
tics of the Republican members OF the
committee and refuse TO vote. General Butier
Is understood 10 bavc prepared speech against
the resolution. IN which he Wll take the
ground already indicated in a dispatch to HE
TRIBUNE,
Anew obstacle nav stand III the way of an i'm
mediate opening OF the cipher WVestIgatloh' even
after the Potter resolution has been passed.
The contingent fund OF the House, from "hlch
il is proposed to pay the expenses OF the
inquiry Is all used IN. resolution was passed Dy
the House to-day to pay the expenses of the
John !. Davenport and Judge Bodget
investigations by the Judiciary Committee from
the same fund, but the Sergeant-at-ATms
sqy. that he will ror start with a committee ON
d, fhpr of these expeditions unHl the contingent
fund IS repl. nshod. Mr. Hale has DtnEichI{ AT
preparation bill for tins fund winch the House
will probably agree 10 at once, Dut the Ntiia'r may
lea week or two III di,r0sEg OF It. lhc Potter
Committee cannot 20 very far without money