New-York tribune., 1876-05-22
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
IMPEACHMENT PROBABILITIES.
wAsHINGroy, May 81, 1s7

WAsIINGToS, May o. 1876.
Nearly all the Republican Senators who have
spoken the question of Jurisdiction III the Bclknap
have taken sides opposition the power OF the
Senate TO try him. Mr. Eaton OF Connecticut is the only
Democrat who has thus far expressed that view. Mr..
Edmunds 1t will he remembered, made long argument
In favor OF Jurisdiction and followed by Mr. Con-
ling in opposition thereto. Mr.. Acorn OF Mississippi,
who unavoidably absent from the city during
the argument OF counsel has, at his request been
excused from voting the question and Mr. Sharon OF
Nevada. who has been absent for several weeks will not
he here before the vote Is taken II is said that nearly
all OF the Republican Senator's AMI several Of the Demo
crats will vote against jurisdiction, but that the Demo
cratic vote on that side will outnunbcr the Republicans
who vote in favor OF It, The Senate is composed Of Al
Republicans and % Democrats. and as Mcssrs klcorn
and Sharon will not vote, for the reasons above
toned there will be only II cast requiring 80
in the Affirmative TO asser Jurisdiction As there are
irct 1t il probable that vote will be reached before
Wednesday.
TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS.
The exhibition yesterday afternoon at the
Washington Navy-Yard OF the practical working OF the
Lay movable torpedo built hy order OF the Secretary OF
the Navy attracted very large company of ladies aud
gentlemen. Both Houses adjourned to witness the eX
hibton Secretaries Taft and Chandler, Gen sherman
and other heh officials both OF the army and navy were
present and also several distinguished representatives,
of foreign governments The experiments were con
ductcl with complete success. the movements OF ihe
torpedo being perfectly cont rolled Dy the operator
electrical cable. The tNhlhitlou
with blowing up OF large raft. board OF naval
officers have approved OF the torucdO as valuable I'M
plcment OF warfare" and pronounced II the best nova
bic TORPEDO known"
CORRECTION BY Mr.. RANDALL
Representative Samuel j. Randall has been
annoyed recently by statement made by Mr. Irwin In
his testimony in NewYork, IN reference to the Pacific
Mail controversy and the money used 70 secure the
passage Of the subsidy through Congress IL i therein
mentioned that Mr.. Irwin paid in Philadelphia TO some
tf.u.f IA
out the country have confoundcd Representative Ran
dall's name with that OF Alex. W. Randall, formerly
General, now deceased, who received the
money. \ coincidence IN this matter J. that
Representative Randall the author % The resolution
i'm Congress which authorized tho investigation Icy tie
Committee Of Wavs and Means. under which authority
TTIDES HEADQUARTERS OPENED
Ex-CoUgrcssman Crcamer and Mr. Dorshcimcr
are here I'm The interests Of the friends ~ Mr Tdcn or
the Presidency. Tacr mission il to establish social
headquarters, and to confer with tie Democratic pot
clans who frequent Washington. For two days they
have been busy with members of the House and Senate
OF their own party and Il IL said 10 bc their intention TO
remain u tie time of the -. Louis Convention. They
nave engaged apartments at the Arlington for headgur
tcrs where much oi the work for GOV. Ilden viii De
done Both gentlemen express themselves IN the lnust
confident manner aud sIy they honestly believe That
Gov T.llcn will br IN, Democratic nominee. They
they have apprehension as - the tendency oi the
te. tD ftyo the baby theory.