New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-14
Trying TOSAVE BRECKENRIDGE
DEMOCRATS RESORTING TO A TECiN-
CALITY.
80 ATTEMPT TO STAY PROCEEDINGS IN THE
trrcrrov cOyTEsr-wlLL IT sUCcELDl

FICTION CONTEsT-wlLL IT sUCCELDf
washington. June 10 (spccian-lt seems that the
Democratic friends Of Mr. Brecunrdee' u Nrh""'"''
arc disposed to go to any lehS'h /" saw nm -',
-. hc natural and deserved consequences oi inc Fauu'
,oa.h no obtained certificate Of election and
80. .n tbe Irst Congress both II which belonged TO
CinoI ciavton who was assas>naied by one oi
rrcc,.inrdce's political friends in order ~ h'u9 ''''
,rouds AT one Of the election precincts
on March 10 Mr. Lacey. of the 'om'i'''' y" r-D.
rors which had had the matter under consideration
,nco December H. 1850. submitted pi'th report
ccorpanlcd by certain resolutions one oi VINO" 'c"''
r,i,.od THAT sui. committee Of Ave be appointed
~ thc chairman of The Committee on hIeoUs w hnnc
fW and thorough Investigation Of thc coI,'oY Y d
= llH ", -" CIovton aCt Ercckinridge; to iake 1nu
rcnort all the evidence IN rccaiu 10 ~, Jam, or ,ho
IA cIoction and a 10 whether the cCnfN'u. W VIZ
ontostee ar either OF them was lawfully cfr,f ai"
report such evidence TO the commute -" and ~
and said committee will report sad eN"e"'c I'LL" IT.
findings 10 the House for further action
u is understood that the minority OF the ElPc'o'7
Committee after long and careful study Of th' aeua'
Of this resolution and probably Win the heP u "'o
ostue x-Attorney General Garland nave dl''oVcr''
what they think is fatal flaw in the Indictment 80 ~
.roa,, They contend that the sub commti'e VIII
have exhausted lis powers when II shall nav Irp'Fu
% .ho fru committee the evidence collected by y
.. :. has M authority 10 find" anything or submit
my recommended ions based On SAID evidence. w
o,rso This mean, dclay and only delay IN inc m'hmS
IN
rToccisary a, il would be uniu- tia lr, II means IN.
throwing upon The full committee = VlS' na1rnr" o'
xtra r,~bI the doing over again 81 ""rN ""l'h NJ
hcrn already done and well and tWo.@mN "o"' pl
tho sub committee: il mean, that ~" I'M ,''!',l
hon .nend weeks in sitting and Weighing t~twoHN
which ha. already been thoroughly cNp"r'n ~ me-
MAI tc hand of inStcc shall DO STAYED tn1 H't vi
t ,;,rid~c shall continue 70 enjoy, at least urt
rcr me next Congressional election. ne h"nuF- ana
o,oumcrt- Of an liicc which does not h'Irl- w hlN
prohabIy a moro trivial technically never wa ure,u
in behalf Of man who was not hlm'ef on 'fai io' '
rnmmis.on Of a felony: il urged n ms case ana IN
vr ErccNnrdcc', bchalf-nay II need not be- uricu l2
tho very suggestion Of II fully exposes tne Gc>p~t
,.,t in which he finds himself and the desperate
means {, which hi, political friends are WHunE 70
resort in order to obtln even a temporary 7u" "
proceedings. IT,. .,,, ,,,,-,,. .ho,c
that Mr. Rrccbinridcc never elected krpro''ht1
tive In the List Congress. and that rep It cannon ~
acted upon too speedily either by the ihll committee
or the House. .,.,.- 10. docdcd %
call nm in the House ucNt week inc NN''~'IPI 60"
.cofod election ca-c II Ch1lmcr- and N"r-dh, ~,
viu bc followed during The ensuing "'rh ny th'
Virginia ca q! Lancston and Ncnanl'' anu INC '""''
carolina case 81 Miller and Elliott