The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-03
Things In Washington.
TIE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION.

TIE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION.
Tho Washington c -rresponjlont Of the New York
Herald writes to that paper on Friday last:
The feeling OF imrcachment is u dcrgoing vis;;
ible mod fication. Wien 4 majority was IepoI' eo
favorable to :hc me- sure, mem 1ers jumped iiass
10 tho c-nclus OF that some additional testimony
HI bcol soclrcl which, even without It's oelng
rna l. kuovn, was efficient 10 warrant therein IN
ranring Themselves IN the side OF the majority o.
the corlm tteo. Su ficioat time has now eiapscu
for the testimony UPON VIII ch mos, ro,ianco was
p,7col 10 form al impeachment motion to receive
c,rofll ttelion, and prominent Radicals dec!are
in ltcr ter ms that the President appears IN oven
b tt,r i5ht than his friends might nave an lci-
nnte1. The moro the mpeachrne 1t test mony IS
reld bv members not provio lsiy blinded oy prolu-
dco, the grea or tho ccovct on becomes tna0 the
whole m utter has boon huge iupo sitlon on the
So lsc ~ o3oo bo.h OF Congress ana tne eSuo
trT. 4 vel informed Radical Senc or stated o.
diy th I though doub ful OF the result few GAYS S
ag0 ho faos colidols nov that the qucs tioa WI WI
b. benton in the House by majoilty OF over
th,rty. The m3mb.rs from Ohio arc liz .ded IN
sentiment and also those from Pennsyl7anls: New
jersey is dec ddIy ag inst it, together With Name
yermo 1t, Now Hampshire Rhode islanl ana Cr1 Coa-
necticlt. Now York is divided on the genera! vote;
However, minority Of Republicans Will be 1ouno
in arrav a1ainst impeachment. The men OF sense
and business in both houses are eagerly d sirous
OF having tho question brought up ,tonce anda1s-
DO ed OF forever They are lrrltated az having 'ne
present valuable time wasted n its discussion.
Tho bill Of Senator Morril, looking to the re-
sum oti on of specie payments attracted more at
tentol than any other having reference 70 lte
financial question that has been otered UP 10 th!s-
Tne principal members OF 10th houses are COM
ing seriously to determine that all other questions
must be let IN comparative abeyance for me con
sideratlon of finance, revenue and taAa1!on. oSn-
aso: M)rrlrs bill to-dly has gwen fresh I'm peeus
to this feeling; but it is evident the majority o.
thu nltols legislators are sadly at iau!e III eueit
know.cdso OF the true principles OF finance, OF o,
th cir proper application to the circumstances oi
the cJunhy.
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Ihear from Trustworthy source that the Presl-
dents MsssI go is almos. completed, and tnas ~ y
proba ,le special Cabinet meeting VIII De caHea
on Monlly to listen to tlat portion whlch was nos
considered at the session to-dly under5tenu
tn1s wle the Pr3s Loaf adhs 'cs to the slno views
ex1rs sol bY him II MS f)rrnsr messages upon
i'm D o.tlnt rs oy If,rs1co bo5H cen tae exec1-
tiyo aai legislative b. inches ot tho governmea1'
he h1s frlrnel the mossa Te IN mo derate ana coa
ciliatory Spirit with the n lnifest intention OF
avoiding everything calcu!atcd to cause irritation
NEUTRALITY IN THE AorssINrAN wAa.
The ioint resolution ofersd by Senator Chancler
to-day :c.aring STRICT neutrality on the part OF
the United States L.tween Great Britain ana inc
kingdom of Abyssinia was taken and rtlshcu oy
the Senate as capital buresque On the neuTalty
proc amaton issued by the English Government
at the breaking out OF our rebellion.
THE COTTON TAX.
Tho Wavs and Mems Committee ueia Their re-
spcc YES e day TO secrc airy McCulloch and Com
miss one Ronns, and had some talk with both
gent omen about tho repeal OF he provision OF iaT
laying tax on CO o1. Secretary lcCuu ca a.
moi express himself very dofni Y upon the quos-
ton, ou. tie committee III lers'ool i'm to give
goneral assent to tho Loading views Of Specia! Com
mss onar Wei 3 rcceat report. Nr. Rollins thouga5
the s1n III CD ton growers should be reiered from
the tax. but was not Certain thai it would bo al
visible to en- iro!y wipe out tho AK. The comm.t.eo
have, however, cinclalo1 tnat IL oI51' to oe
weoliy ronoval; thol.l thoy ave NJ dec ded
vhat 6rn Of nv sloull bo eaa cted nor who.her
tho tax should bo tlk, fcon crop Of this yoar