St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-12
IMPEACHMENT OF OLNEY.
LABOR c0KGRESSMEK DO NOT nv
D0RSE THE IDEA.
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN

Carried on by the War Depart
nent to Quell the Western Dis-
turbances Has Been Sue
cessfuI-Rcports aFrom Gems.
Miles, Brooke and Ruger-Bis-
sell Things the Strike Is Over.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE talk OF
impeaching Attorney General Olney.
INDUCED IN by prominent labor leaders.
has not reached the house of represent
atives, which Is the body to take the in-
itiative TO all impeachment proceedings.
The congressman most Identified with
labor interests have received no re-
quests toward impeachment. Should
requests be made they would advise
against any such action on the ground
that 1t would be futile. The house and
senate and Judiciary committees are
strongly favorable to supporting the
position OF tho president aud his cabi-
net advisers.
The first step towards Impeachment
would be resolution in the house.
This would go to the house judiciary
committee, which has already estab-
llshed precedent in the recent resoIu-
ton to impeach Judge Jenkins, that
such action could not be taken against
an official who had exercised his dlscre-
ton on law and could not be shown to
have acted maliciousiy. However,
should the committee report an I'M
parchment resolution, it would take
majority vote to pass it, and that could
not be secured. Even should such a
majority act, the senate would be the
trial body, and under the constitution
a vote of twO-thirds of the senators
would be required to convict. In view
OF the debate in the senate yesterday,
it is obvious that such two. thirds
vote could not be secured. From this
it is apparent that three bodies, the
Judiciary committee. the house and sem
ate, would stand i'll the way of i'm
parchment, and under these circum-
stances it is apparent that the move for
impeachment could not advance further
than the introduction of resolution.
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
adopted by the war department to quell
the disturbance i'll the West is working
to successful conclusion. The reports
that came to headquarters today are all
Indicative OF a speedy removal of the
barriers to freedom of commerce. At
Chicago Gen. Miles has the situation
completely In his control Progress
is reported in opening up the transcon-
mental lines.
The Northern Pacific has been freed
OF obstruction as far west as Livingston
and the troops are still working toward
the Pacific coast. The attorney of the
road has sent message expressing sat-
iSfaction at the progress OF the work
and says that the task of rebuilding de-
Stroyed bridges and repairing the lines
is going on rapidly.
Gen. Brooke reports from Omaha that
he has opened the Union Pacific from
Omaha to Ogden. that tine troops who
are still going westward have met with
no resistance aud that the entire move
nent has been highly successful.
From San Francisco, on the western
end of the line,
GEN. RUGER REPORTS
That he landed 500 men at Sacrament
to at 3 o'clock this morning without the
slightest resistance. He expects to
start the cars rolling just as soon as the
Southern Pacific company can make up
The trains. Then be will return to
Oakland, and if resistance is offered he
Will attack the law breakers from both
sides and crush them summarily.
Altogether the situation throughout
the West is very encouraging to mill.
tary officers, and they feel that they are
near the end OF the campaign.
Postmaster General BiSSell, in discus
sing the situation tonight. repeated his
statement that the strike is practIeally
over, and said that the condition OF the
mail service was even more improved
today than yesterday. lie anticipated
no general response TO General Master
Workman Sovereign's order.
All the dispatches received at the
department during the day indicated
general Improvement, anu for the first
tlme no Interruptions TO the mails were
reported.