Year: 1878

o'clock.


THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.


The first question considered was the Senate
concuflent resolution proposing the 10th OF
June as the time for closing the present SeS-
sion OF Congress. The House had postponed
its consideration until the 18th instant Ito
day. Representative Wood moved that the
consideration be further postponed until the
5th OF June, but this was disagreed to, where
upon, on motion of Representative Franklin,
the pOstporement was extended to the 29th OF
the present month. During the debate it was
claimed that the present state of the public
business would not permit a day to be
hold this power in its own hands. In addition
TO the proposed Investigation into election
frauds, some Of the general appropriation bills.
and the tariif and Pacific railroad bills were to
be acted on, together with other pending buSi-
ness. Representative Wright briefly pressed
the importance of including in the list his labor
relle1 blll, there being many thousands of al
most starving mechanics and labOrers i'm this
country who require relief in the manner Dro.
posed by him.


THE ELECTORAL INvEsTIG ALTON
!. The caucus then proceeded to the considera-
ION OF the resolution offered yesterday by
Representative Potter to investigate the al
ledged frauds in Florida and Louisiana Rem
TesentallYe Wilson offered a resolution allow.
ing the republicans to atfer ali amendment to
the resolution, but this, after debate. was re-
lected. Representative Young made motion
that the Potter resolution was not intended
to disturb the title of President Hayes
!eCplSoCAtttlfC was Tie OnlV men,
Der who seconded it in brief speech.
During the interchange of views between
various members it was held that such a
declaratlon was unnecessary, as the preamble
to the resolution clearly and distinctly set
forth the object of the proposed investigation
to be the HlndicatiOn of the honor of the
nation, and that the truth as to such elections
Shall be made known: and besides, the COM
mlttee, under the resolution, had no power to
disturb the position of the President; and fur
thermOre, the general sentiment of the demo-
Gratis was to cOnfine the investigation strictly
to the question of frauds, without bringing
into the question the Presidential title In
view OF these statements the motion was not
acted on by the caucus. The caucus declared
by large majority to adhere to the Potter
resolution, and instructed him not to Yield to
any amendment from the republican side 1t
was unanimously agreed that the resolution
should be finally acted upon before any other
business was transacted


NOTICE TO ABSENTEES.


On motion OF Representative Wood it was
resolved that all democratic members out of
the city be notified to return to Washington
and that after due notice all existing pairs be-


KING CAUCUS.


A resolution was adopted recurring the
Joint Campaign Committee to submit anV
measure which they may contemplate to fun
caucus for consideration or approval instead
OF attempting to put it into effect irreSpectiye
OF caucus sanction. Various gentlemen had
complained of the advisory committee SPRING
ing the investigation resolution upon the
House without previous general consultations
and hence the above resolution is intended to
apply to future measures.