The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
THE CREDIT-MOBTLIER.
MEET OF vIcE-PIEsIDENT COLLAR
INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN
TIE HOUSE.
Especial kilograms to the Dispatch. ]

ment which follows in the wake Of th'
| Credit-Mobilicr sensations evnccs no sign o
being soon aIlayed. 1t burst forth anew to
day upon the presentation by Fernando
Wood Of a resolution in the House, which
he submitted as q question of privilege
| looking to
The Impeachment Of yice.Prcstdcn1
... GOlfaa.
The following is the resolution:
| +" Rcsolued, That the testimony reported
to the House by the select committee mp
pointed under the resolution Of the House OF
December 2, 1872, for the investigation Of
charges Of bribery in influencing members Of
the House Of Representatives, be referred te
the Committee on the Judiciary with in
structions to report articles Of Impeachment
against Schuyler ColfaX, Vice-President of
the United States, if in its judgment thcrc is
evidence duplicating that officer in the case
| that warrants impeachment"
There were manifestations Of
Great Exciterncnt
Immediately after the Clerk had con,
cludcd the reading of the resolution. The
Republicans appeared very uneasy, while on
the Democratic side of the House there was
cool calmncss that gave ample intentions
of the meaning Of the entire party in the
House to support the resolution. Sargent.
of California, promptly made o point of order
that the question was not privileged one,
and Maynard, of Tennessee, objected to its
reception. The Speaker, however, ruled that
it was privileged motion, and that it was
with the House to decide whether the i'm
parchment resolutions should be considered
at this time, and vote being taken by yeas
and nays, the House refused to consider it
by the very close vote''of 100 to 100, only four
votes preventing its immediate considera-
ton, and six of the affirmative votes be-
ing Republican--yiz., Butler, Farnsworth,
Beatty of Vermont, Porter, Smith, and Ste
venson of Ohio.
| There was. Of course, great excitement In
the House during rs well as after the calling
of the ayes and noes, various groups Of mem.
bcrs on both sides having gathered, and be-
ing engaged in quiet consultations upon The
appearance Of affairs. Alter the vote wa;
taken, Tyner, OF Indiana (Republican), of:
| fcred resolution, which was adopted re-
fcrring the testimony taken before the Pc
land Committee to the Judiciary Committee
with instructions to inquire whether any.
thing in such testimony warrants
Articles of Empea chmant
of any officer of the United Stale: not Q
member of the House, or makes it proper
| that further Investigation should be ordered
in his case. After this was over, the House
gave the Committee of Ways and Mean;
more investigating work TO do, relative t.
tho statement that money had been used tt
secure the additional subsidy to the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company.
Failure Movements of Congress land
| its Committees.
| WASHINGTON, February 20-Mdnight.-
There have been any quantity of surmise'
and specuations floating around to.nigh
with reference to the proceedings of to-day
| There is as yet no settlement Of opinion
upon anything bearing upon the future
movements Of Congress or its committees
1t is not believed that ColfaX will be i'm
neachcd; though one can hear anything b.
| likes concerning the situation and its sur
roundngs. Everybody is on the q,ii uiu.
| for future occurrences. In the mean timt
| evidence looms up more formidably every
day that there will not be time to attend tx
| the legitimate business Of the session, ant
the necessities of the Government will Gle
maud called session Of the next Congress
TIMoS.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. February co. Seaote.-
| Many petitions, memorials, and remon
| strances were presented.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the Committee or
Privileges and Elections, made report OF
| the credentials of MeSsrs. Mcmillan and Ray
each claiming to lie the legally elected sena
| tor from Louisiana, accompanied by bill
providing for new election for the purpose
of establishing in Louisiana Il Republican
torn Of government.
Mir. Trumbuil said that while he concurret
| in nLost of the views of the majority, lie die
net concur in their recommendation in favor
| OF tile passage OF the bill reported by them
| He presented his views in writing that they
| might he printed with the report.
| Mr.. Morton said: "Whlc | dissent from
| the report of the majority recommending
! that the recent election i'll Louisiana be SCI
aside and Il new one ordered under the all
thority Of the Government of the United
States, / dissent also from the views Of othel
members of the committee who recogniz,
what is called the McEnery Government
and / submit my views to be printed will
this report"
Mr.. Hill submitted his views, disscntin.
from the report of the majority. and recon
mending bat the members of the Louisian;
LEGISLATURE be declared legally elected b,
both returning loards, and be called to
gcther Mt the State-house as the Legislature
Of the State, and that they then proceed t
count the election returns and declare wht
are the legay-clccted State officers.
Mr.. Anthony said that while he agreed
with the majority of the committee in tlci
relation CT facts, and also in their CONCLUSION
that there Is no legal State government il
Louisiana, he was yet SO reluctant to resor
TO the extreme measure OF lnterpoSng th
| authority OF Congress that ne sholhu TcseFf'
his iuGpmcnt for Il time to see whether
better way of meeting the case could not b
found.
Dir. Wright, of Iowa, inquired whethe
there were not come other members of tn
Committee on Privileges and Elections WIZ
wished to make a report on the Louisiana
case. [Laughter.]
The several reports we've ordered to b
printed, and the matter goes over under tn
rules.
The bill reported by the committee OF
Louisiana matters declares the election il