, 1879-01-01
THE IMPEAC1IERS.
They Do Not Appear Before tho Bar
Association Committee.
So That Body Sets to Work Upon Its
Resolutions.
The Tull Text Of the Petition Taken
on to Washington.

charges against .1''deu plodRett, met Yesterday
% =. oeosx - nn tas 'ss so ., e
might have Imagined thak the "lmpeachcrs "
.,,,I,1 hro.h ,,,otr vail. ~, mt those charoe.
"ouu o'SaA 1aes neshs " H.. .o~ ,,,an,. ~,
any such thing. More than tint. they neglected.
10 write any letter. from all that can be Icar1lc
an ah.ulutclv faflctt appcas ia person although
s.s Ss Ill. s.sS ~, ts,.., ,nvttn,i .,,.,, j..
como In and sit with i. aud liasen to the sweet
gentlemen f1ld va. to lock tho doors. clasp
t,,ni,a and cntcr into q no]emn comnact mt In
eVe IL AWAY ~ any ao"spapos "aan' 4N'.s
or dead. 10 Gath OF Asealon. and, above all, III
Chicago. Under ordinary circumstances this
wuu1l hayc been vprmvood aui pall to the
r.ho- r,rrttv INT Tn. Tr,nuvrta hovortrr
"s'sn 49,, ..,,,. ...s ,.a.-.., ..,, ...e
angel snl'ea ellm em1ie aud so"eu neu nave
II all the snne., without speciiying JUST how be
rot i. the COMMITTEES " e vii doubtless recognize
thu truthfu!Dcsb uf tho report.
Tho Committee waited about hatf an hour for
"the you4R men :" with grievances to appear:
At ths end 3t that time they gaye II ~, md
\ sRntHs or RESOLUTIONS,
prepared beforehand In nntte!natton OF the re-
ftsnl of "thc young men," II Is needless to
say thls was not one Ut tho rGrdant nieRlbcrs
the room with tho papcrs rrosrs,tltng from
their pockets. Tho resolutions forrt-
bly, set forth tho ohiliraey of the
sontun,acious "younE men" @ % y rot fnrntsl!ing
prcAumptlye evidence that thoY had no charges
Tint amounted to ANYTHING, expressed the ALI
tEors abiding CONVICTION na TO the official tntegr-
ty"l tne ne isssss 1aage fot .ae 10 Mortsert'sr Re s
ton-to whom, II adopted they were to be brc-
sentcd rs nnrt 0f tho commuters rcpnrt-
proceed to discipline "tllc young Menh for
their c0ntlttHncY III the manner AMI form that
the "asse.nbled wisdom Of tho Association "
might determine.
The resolutions were not adopted. On tt1
contrary, they were the subject Of considerable
'teflnEtc1y, and would, IN doubt, have done TO
had not one OF the Committee raos ri to adjourn
until fhurs1ny morning at 10 O'Clock, when,
having studied ttls matter over In their indi-
yldult minds, thcy would be better prepared to
coalesce-aCrcu TN some conclusion. flIc tho
ton strttck "tho assembled wisdom " ~ about
the right thing, mud Was speedily adopted. Tic
members picked up their hats. crawlcI into
to think about their NeW-Yenr's calls.
0l,e ot them, however. wasn't left to the
pcncefu1 contemplation II Ills programme for
,.In,,. I, 1870. rlls lowering a,IacI, from Ills
ner!ul position. hal observed. during the pro. m
EEes. OF tho meeting. Two other children 0f the
world cuKages! in EARNEST conversation TN thu
curb.tone below. They were also frtonIs ot
Judge biodQetl,-onH very large man, and
tail, yery fair to look upon, win INK hat il,
place tt the usraf black slosicll, md voumfn-
ous white handkerchief about hta throat; tho
other. short. anu generally "drtcd-np,' with
xnay efz eon ea s Inc s'Sw ssTS @
At fI,e fot,rtt,.story corner from occasionally,
Tni,nbuii WON'T hsye lt,n a. ths Committee,
tr'mtrd ont. i'owsycr ti,c,r snrits rosc and IN
less thasl nhll an toNr
Thsf WE'RE cAoseFED WITH ONE oF THE MEM
HERS. :,
ua,f'Akakp to aiiy newapapcr' 1na1t tiits xldc Ut
heaven, unboso,ned himself to tho 'Irientis''
iof a.! he NJ mas ~ "ot.n . IL scaa tnc'n te reao
MEN nni their oI,duraSy. 1Iis n11tuS. t ,"ar.i
hl1l' unto te sn1, sia when tiey 5esnn to sug9cat
anlendments-a little toniue-d1wn here, more
inerc hot shot Ill anothcr, ad int1nitum. And
tho committee member gracefully received tho
suggestions, ma,lc nu,cs Of thct,,. mud aa!d llo
mornfng' when M dn.ht' inv wnn1d roc"rc
n.,raI1 ,tt',Ls,s, H. u'""'' ''sf "o"o seec''e
III conclusion, tae committee Is "eicnme 10
t"o hueRcstiohs: secret conversations s!tou
at naiy Il IN t naTt p nu n,, n, th,,
door between them: a.itl, In tic nexi plorc,
tx,p,mittccs' nnuings arc nut, Us q rule, in.
""e''eea "e>A S' Tur rrr,Tiom ~ ' o"'e'ao '""'
Ao.or,,tno sii,,ra,a. asdUn. li!s..,, ..,, q,
: Louis G'ol.- Le1noerat, tho following Ii thu
petition which alcssrs. CooDor, \ kntrkcrlsockcr,
and Sheldon took With them to Washington:
10 fhs ffoanrabt< fht UoBsa Of E>ur,ttutafyr<,
OF fhs Enifff Stats Uf dmtrirH In fnn0rrss -.
stmSisi; Your pctI,ioneIs ctiscns Of t],o i'nIsti
imnnls So moss .n,nuetutlv ns.i"n va", nnrr .!
anIo body to inyealipatc hi, ni'rsal rnn'ct Iu ~
Iisnr|y 3; : n!o@sstt adss q A. Cn!isq stats.
and to tsts auch tu.sbs, acton ~ .sl ssci os "
iui 10 be aksn In oider to to kcep purs ti,o admin