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Show TELEGRAPHIC WASHINGTON. The Talk Abont tlieInvesllga-tlou. tlieInvesllga-tlou. OeinocratH Haiti to Hesitate Soinewlini. Some Moles from (he Committer Commit-ter h. IS HEAVY SEAS. Chicago, 24. Tribune's Washing ton: Tbe Pouer committee is aniling in heavy seaa. News from Pittsburg has Blill further demoralized Ibe whole invcaiipatioR crowd. Randall's defeat is regarded as doubly eiguificant, taken in connection with his course in uidinn Hie Potter resolution, whicb all on tbe inside knew to be designed aa a direct attack on the president's title; and the position of tbe convention conven-tion against such a course proves al moBt as much of a damper on tbe Potter committee aa Sherman's letter. .Republicans appear to take more pleasure in opening this investigation than the democrats do. Morrison will have charge ot the case of Louisiana, Louis-iana, aud conduct it from Washington, Washing-ton, while a sab-committee will go to Florida. Tbe Times' Wasbingtou Bayp it was a triumph of Jjhn G. Thompson, that the resolution was adopted by tbe democratic national committee de clariog simply an endorsement of tbe resolution for thePotter investigation, and that tbe one way defeated declar ing it inexpedient to disturh the president's title. All southern mrcn bera are opposed t disturbing the title. Journal's Washington: Republican Republi-can members of tbe Potter committee will insist on a Bpeedy investigation and republicans will oppose an adjournment ad-journment until the investigation is concluded. Democrats claim that Butler has assured tbem of bis cooperation coop-eration in the proceedings. COMMITTEE WORK. Washington, 21 The bouse committee com-mittee nn elections will rep.irt lavora bly the bill fixing the 22d of October for the election in West Virginia, for representatives to the forty-tif.h con gre?a. Reports on the South Cirolina con tested election cuse of Riouardsou against Humpy have been completed. The majority report, recommending a new elt-clion, is signed by all the democratic members, anil the minori ty report, declaring lUiney, sitting member, eutitM to the seat, by al! republican members of tbe commit- Tbe bouse judiciary commitl.ee has appointed Representative Butler a sub committee to report upon articles of impeachment aa'DSt Oliver B. Bradford, late cousuUr clerk atShang hai. The house judiciary committee have agreed to report favorably Representative Rep-resentative Davis' bill providing that persona who took possession of and settled upon lauds within tbe present 1 limits ot the military reservation a Point San Jose, Gala., Bhall bo compensated com-pensated by the United States for tbe lands and improvements thereon, of which they were deprived when said lands were taken possession of by the j United States, the compensation to be the value of said lands and improvements, im-provements, without interest. The bill directs tbe court of claims to ascertain said values and i rovide that no suits shall be brought for the same unless instituted within six months after the passage of tbe bill. NOMINATIONS. The president has nominated C. M. Spencer, of Iowa, consul general at Melbourne; Chester E. JacksoD, of Wisconsin, consul at Ant qua; John B. Gould, at Marseilles. THE ELECTORAL VOTE. The main feature of the bill reported re-ported in the senate by Edmunds, today, to-day, on the subject of the electoral votes for president find vice president, is a provision that do electoral vote from any state from whicn but one return has been received, Bhall be rejected re-jected except by an affirmative vole of both houses ot congress, and that in CftBe more than one return is received re-ceived Irom any stale, the votes only shall be counted ot those electors whose title as electors the two houses, acting separately, shall concurrently decide is supported by the decision ot Ithe lawful tribunal ot such state, provided pro-vided for by its legislature. |
