New-York tribune., 1876-12-08
IMPEACHMENT LAID ON THE TABLE.
MIR. WOODS MPRTUOsITY RESTRAINED III THE
CAUCUs-A COMMITTEE TO REGULATE THE DEM-
oCRATIC POLICY.

MIR. WOODS mPETUosITY RESTRAINED III THE
CAUCUs-A COMMITTEE TO REGULATE THE DKM-
oCRAIIC POLICY
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE more hot-headed DEM
ocratic members of the House, who, under the lead
of Mr. Fernando Wood, had determined that Gen.
Grant ought to be impcached, and that the House
should get about the business Of impeachment forth
with, were pretty eiiectually disposed of by the
sensible members OF the party in the caucus which
was held this afternoon after the adjournment. The
object Of this caucus to hear the report OF the
committee Of seven gppCinted at the caucus yester-
dgy 10 consider and recommend some plan OF action
Mr. Hewitt from this committee reported rcso-
linton for the appointment of a standing committee
of ten members Of the House TO act with five Sem
ators TO be named by the Democrats IN the Senate
Mr. Wood as n minority of this committee, brought
forward his resolution of yesterday. somewhat mod
fled providing for the Impeachment oilthe President
He declared that whatever course Others might take
his duty to his God and his country compelled him
TO take this step The principal supporters Of this
resolution were Speaker Randall, Proctor Knott,
and MIR Mills Of Texas. all of whom poured ont the
yials of their wrath upon the head of Gen. Grant.
Mr.. Randall seems to have been encouraged To bo-
lieve by the way in which his speech of acceptance
was received that hosilities against the Executive
should DE begun at once. MI. haticIson was Plh''"
in a peculiar position, which induced some Of his
fellow Democrats TO regard him as rather tickle
minded. 1t seems that he undertook TO oppose Mr..
Woods proposition, and was called to account by
Mr. Wood who asked him If he had not yesterday
privately urged him to offer this very resolution.
Mr.. WattersOn WAS obliged TO confess that this was
true and subsequently voted in favor of the resO-
tion after having spoken against It,
The best speech IN the caucus is said TO have been
made by Mr. John Young Brown of Kentucky, the
Representative who was censured in the last Con-
grcss for his bitter attack in the House on Gen.
Butler. He urged the Democrats TO remember that
they as party men. had only a single objective
point which was the election of Mr. 1idcn. Ii would
not help to secure this result to mpeach the Pres-
dent On the contrary, it would raise the cry of
Confederate House, and enable Gen. Grant to go out
of Office as hero while said Mr. Brown, If they let
him alone ne would pass out amid the general con-
tempt Of the people Mr.. House of Tennessee made
a similar speech asserting the folly of attempting to
impeach the President. Even Mr. Hill the force
OF these arguments and moved modification of Mr.
Woods resolution. Mr.. Scott Lord proposed a sub
shtute leaving the matter to be determined after
the return Of the committees from the South. This
was adopted, and afterward the substitute was laid
on the table.
Mr.. Hcwitts resolution adopted, and the
chairman of the caucus, Mr.. Lamar, added rs
an eleventh member. The committee was not ap-
pointed, but will be made mp tomorrow. The Com
mittee will have charge of every question bearing
upon the policy of the party in the existing ex-
igency Ii was agreed that resolution should be
passed next Monday calling upon tho President for
copies of all military orders and official corre-
spondence relative to the elections in the disputed
States. 1t was considered that until this iniorna-
fion and tlp rpDDTtS of the Southern GOlntlilIfe5
had been obtained 10 further action by the House
is advisable.