The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-16

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OF the president. forwarding the I.culsi-
ana statement, aud. the action II the
House thereon, especially woosi,'
speech. was what gave the impeach-
meut idea Its start to-day. II is irue,
however, ms already telegraphea, that
for a week or ten days many Demns
Gratis throughout the country nave
been Suggesting that articles Ie e
scented. But the speech Of Mr.. Wooi
20 day, aud next. the sciiuu " the
Democrats In tabling the mssgage
trought tue movements Co tn sor-
face
The Committee.
The COMMITTEES appointed IL made
up OF very c,ol-headed men, aud w;a
advise DO hssty action. IL is 81 tol-
lows: Mr.. Fernando Wood, chair
man Messrs. Payne, Warren, Sparns,
Randall, Hewitt aud Holman, II a.,
committee shall succeed in crystaili1-
ing the sentiment OF the psri;. il Viii
schisse good work, whatever mag
be it, recommendations st this n0-
meut.
Diversity aaa D,.aEseemeof
OF opinion seems TO be as great on this
subject ss Il was last year upon tae
finances. This is equally true Of The
senate aud House, aud thewoFst phase
Of the situation is that there j. no con
cert of action among pe,nocraE. Of
either House. Evidence Of This was
given in the Ssuate this ajtesueon
when Merrimon made point Of order,
bringing in issue the existence of
THE twenty See ana Josnt Rule,
The debate was ward cd oil L, Gay,
but " will almost inevitably cone 10
morrow, and the Democrats will thus
be- forced To take position upon al IS.
ceedingly Important aud grave ones.
ton without ever having had any con-
terence towards determining villa;
course the should pursue respecting !,
Mr.. Merry mon raised the point alt,-
getheT of his own voiition, Witiguu.
giving any other Senator any intina
ton of what he was going to DO he
knew that the Democratic Senator.
held directly contrary views regarding
the point involved, and that member,
OF the House We're equally divided.
Republicans Usissd.
In striking contrast wish this copdl
tiou Of the Democratic party Is I'll.
united aud concerted movement o
the Republicans which sfiIi Shows
characteristic discipline which nss al
ready been the niain secret OF its sue
cesses. There Is agreement in ever,
action that shows we'll determined
carefully developed plans. They max
no move without having delIberatei,
calculated beforehand all the possibiii
ties IL involves. Look at the seeniugl
fair proposition to turn the counting
the electoral votes into the hands O
the Supreme Court. something advc
erted by the Republican leaders. The
know that body would decide IA thei
favor, else the suggestion never woal
have been made. Asan illustration c
what fair and impartial considers
ton the SHpreme Court would give ia
Presidential question ii referred t
: them,
Remarks Made by Jns'tee miller
to-day are quite Interesting. lie VIZ
In company OF newspaper core,
pondent ON the way 20 the capitol, an
in speaking OF the election became al
mated to AN unusual degree. He eS
pressed It as his opinion that Tide
was n man capable OF any corrupt prss
tees to secure his ends, and added tia
he had no doubt but that Tllden woui
buy up one of the electors If there wa
no other means Of securing his eleC
ton.
The Next House.
Anxiety about the political complex
ion Of the House la the next Coagrss
being only less than the feeliag ahou