, 1873-02-21
WASHINGTON
Introduction of Woods
Colfax Impeachment
Resolution.
It's Immediate Consid-
GRAFTON Rejected by
100 to 1O6.
-Four Reports on the Louisiana
Election Troubles,
Judge DureIt and the Admins.
tration Severely Gen.
sured.
Judge Sherman Convicts Him.
self Of Attempted Black
mailing.
The Pacific Mail Steamship
Subsidy to Be lnves-
tigated.
Report Of the Wilson Commit
tee on Credit Mobilier and
Union Pacific. .
leqal Measures Recommended for Re-
covering the Peoples Money.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.

THE TWO PEE CENT BILL.
WAsu1NoroN, Feb. 20.-Tho Ohio. Indiann.
and Illinois u two per cent claim" occupied an-
other day in tho Senate, but will probably come
to vote tomorrow. Senator Edmunds, In
spite OF himself, was compelled to allow the
report of tho Judiciary Committee on tho origl-
nal bill, Which passed the House, to bo mado
to-day. Although this report is advorao, it
giveo the Senate the right to moyo for its sub
utituto in place Of tho bill already under Discus
sion. Il there is strength enough. to: sustain
tlls action, ~ its friends confidently claim,
then tho claim can be passed in such q etate-
that it will not have to 60 back to the HouBe.
THE 1atrEAouMENT RESOLUTION.
Fernando Wood was promptly In his aoat ut
the meeting OF tho House, at Il o'clock this
morning, and 1t soon became known NIL over the
floor TINT he had prepared resolution instruct
ing tho judiciary Committee to bring in articles
Of impeachment against Vice President Colfax,
if the facts should warrant such action. Ho hold
the resolution in hia hand for moro than two
hours before ho had an opportunity Of offering
1t, and he sat very patiently until tho long jour-
nal had been road through. and while other leg
islation was being dispoaca Of, although his was
question OF privilege, tho highest that o
member possesses. After the resolution had
been road, and, indeed, during its road
ing, there WAS q good deal OF excitement
in the House, members consulting together
hero and there In order to reach come agrco-
| ment al to concert Of action. Mr. Tyner, Of In.
diana, ono Of the ablcst Of tho Western mem
bers and the SUCCESSOR Of Vice President Col
fax, was quick upon his foot, and, remom-
bering raroly-uaod rule, moved that tho reso-
luton be not considered. After o brief excite
ment, the motion Of Mr.. Tyner, without dobate
| (aa no remarks would be in ordcr), was sub
| rllitted to the House, and on it there waa the
largest vote that was oven given in the HOUSE.
| There we're LOG members in favor Of con-
sidering tho resolution of Dir. Wood, and there
were 100 against it,-a remarkably clogo vote.
| publicans voting in favor Of Iyners motion.
| The Republicans who voted with tho Democrats
in favor OF considering the resolution wero:
General nater end MesSs portar Ross
and Goodrich. Not single Democrat voted
with Mr. Tyner, and all those Interested in
Credit Mobllior voted with tho Republicans.
There vas scarcely the delay Of an instant boforo
olution similar to that Of Wood. but 1eay-
ng out tho nane Of Mr.. Collar. and
saying instoad that it any officer subject to tho
impeachment Of the House should bo found to
| DO deserving it, tho Judiciary Committee should
30 report. This waa pasBcd without opposition,
and thus tho subject which seemed to promise
good deal Of oxctomens WAS laid aside without
Of of'e eourae the judiciary COMMITTEES viii not con.
oit1or &he aubjoot mnu 1t cxpcotoa They
would: Wood presented the resolution fot
aasy without naming the Vice President.
l. JUDGE SHERMAN.
Tho Ways and Moans Committee concluded
to-day ita investigation Of tho grave charges
prsferred, agsinst Judge Sherman, of ohlo
plain his somewhat remarkable letters addressed
to members Of tho New York Stock Exchange,
the Committee has deoilod to turn oyer to the
Judiciary Committee Of tho House all tho owl.
dence they haye taken.. AZ Judge Sherman nj
present holds tho position Of United States Dis
triot Judge, it is expected tho Judiciary Com
1nitteo will tako action looking to h!B impeaoh'
mont. Tho evidence shows him to have boon
guilty Of an attempt at blaokmail, While 1t was
established that he demanded money from tht
Stock Exchange it WIS shown thai 'Ae did mol
perform any s8ryice and was not in Washing
ton when the legia1ation for the huccesf
Of which he demanded foe was enacted. Tllt
Committee did not ASCERTAIN that oithor Senator
Sherman or Garfield was In any implicated witt
Judge shorman.
THE Iou1B1ANA REPORT.
Raroly Bince the organization OF the Govern
ment has Committee Of Congress- lad to pass
upon go grave question as that involved in tl,e
Louisiana usnrpation, reported OH to-day by tht
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
and no document Of equal importance to tho ro
port made by tue majority oftho Conmittoo Aat
hcon presented in tlzls CongroBs. Az thoro wort
four roporta submitted this morning, it iH i,n,
portant to know in what they agree aud OIL wAa
questions they differ. Tho Comtnittoe IL unani
by Judge Durell. On this point Carpenters
report Ii particularly stroug. 1Io says that it II
ut least questionable whether tue bill Of Kel
1ogg on its face presented q case within tho 5u.
risluton Of tho Foaorai Courts. Altliouy, It Il
alleged iu tho former part Of tho bill TINT abou
10,0O0 porsone Ind boon denied registration OF
account OF raco and oolor, and that from s. QUO tt
1000 Of those thus deprived Of registration wort