The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-31
Bailey and the Other Democratic Conspirators
Compelled to Give Up the Idea end Start
for Home-No More Witnesses Wanted.
Voorhees, and Turpie Will Attempt to
Still Further Delay Confirmation,
But aFayorable Report Will Not Be Held Back
Later than Friday and May Be Made To.
Morrow-HOuse Democratic Caucus.


The Judges Prosecutors Forced to With
draw Their Threats and Start for Home.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The witnesses be-
fore the Senate committee on judiciary in
opposition to the confirmation of Judge
Woods left for their homes in Indiana at 2
o'clock this afternoon. over the Chesapeake
d Ohio. 1t is understood they did not
agree upon q course for prosecuting i'm
peachment proceedings before the House
of Representatives after the Senate has
taken Affirmative action upon the nomi-
nation, although they discussed such
q proposition at length among themselves
The very idea of impeachment proceed
ings is ridiouled by both Democratic and
Republican Senators about the Capitol to-
day. Having acquitted Judge Woods of
the charges preferred, after an exhaustive
investigation, and having held up the
nomination for more than six weeks.
Senators were not slow to express the be-
lief that any step taken by the House upon
the charges would be by the Senate con-
sidered dlsrespectful if not an affront 1t
is not likely. therefore. that any more will
be heard about impeachment proceed
inga"
When the judiciary committee meets. on
Monday, IN its regular weekly session, it
may take up all Of the seven Circuit Court
nominations for final action. but it is be-
lieved that some other step will be taken
by Senators Voorhees, and Turpie to secure
delay upon the Woods case. The commit
tee may be asked to defer q vote till other
witnesses are heard from, either in per-
son or by deposition. Having exhausted
their resources in the Dudley and Coy
cases. the Indiana Democrats. especially
Voorhees,, Turpie. Clsypool. McNutt
and Bailey would. if they could.
for the simple purpose of delay,
ask to introduce testimony as to Judge
WOOdss temperament on the bench. They
would like to make il appear that he is
neither patient nor impatient They have
utterly failed In their presentations on the
patent cases. Judge Woods having himself
disproved completely every insinuation on
that point, even to the satisfaction of the
Democratic members of the committee.
The action of Judge Woods in indicating
to the United States district attorney, a
Democrat, the language In which the sec
ond Coy Indictment should be drawn, is
approved by the committee, who hold that
it was q part of his duty. and that it IS the
custom to follow that course, and that q
prosecuting attorney seldom draws an in
termined to return one, e,withoutconsuitatiO
with the Judge pr esiding. especially where
it is complicated and the law ts not point
edly defined.
The committee Is reported 70 Dc undlvid-
ed on the position that the charges to the
grand jury relative to the Dudley indlct-
ment were founded upon sound law. and
were practically the direction of the
Supreme Court The prosecution. or perse-
s1tSs utS ss ss M it n0% saosn has n9shns
and it would. II 1t could, on next Monday
ask to introduce testimony to show that
Judge Woods is so intensely partisan that
he has no patience with Democrat before
In view of the long delay in acting upon
these nominations under consideration it
is not believed there will be further un-
necessary delay. Judge Taft. of the Gin
cinnati circuit, has packed his household
homo and has given notice that he
will organize his court on Feb.
2. but he cannot do so till
he Is confirmed by the Senate, and this can
not be done till the nomination Of Judge
Woods Is acted upon. Some of the other
five circuit nominees are In the same situa-
tion. The opposition to Judge Woods.
therefore, is almost criminal. 1t is an
interference with the public business. The
seven weeks in which to prepare their
fight and vent their spleen. Every assist
ance has been given them by the Senate
committee. All the witnesses they re-
quested have been subpenaed here at pub
lic expense. The testimony has been
taken verbatim and will be printed for use
in executive session of the Senate Further
demands for delay are regarded by mem
befs OF the committee as impertinent, and
an imposition upon senatorial courtesy"
Mr.. Sellers having been excused from ap-
pearing before the committee. and the
statement of Captain Ritter in yesterdays
Journal having arrived. it is not deemed
at all necessary for either of them to
come here. and no further testimony
Is expected when the committee meets on
Monday. The consideration of these Judi
cial nominations has been confined so far to
the special meetings of the committee on Fri.
day. No effort to take action has been made
at the regular meetings on Monday. and it
is thought not unlikely that final action
may be deferred on Monday next to FRI
day, especially since Senators Voorhees, and
Turpie ask another postpon ement.