BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.

Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald
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Correspondence of the Heraldl


WASHINGTON June Is, 1916.
McNulty's Tfiai-Isran Afans-Crape on the


Oticrs-1he Neat Speaker


In the Criminal Court this morning, the decision
of the Circuit Court upon the demurrer to the in
dictment for embezzlement against McNuy, (af
frming the indictments) was argued by Mr.. Dis
trict Attorney Fendal for the prosecution, and Jas.
Hoban Esq.


The Counsel for the prosecution contended, quot
ing various authorities, that the decision OF the Cir
cult Court in the confirmation of the indictments,
was final and that il only remained with the accused
To abide the sentence OF the Court.


MIR Hoban, (for the accused,) pleaded 1.-THE alter
native of a withdrawal OF the demurrer on the part
OF the accused, and his right to appeal for the trial
apon felony.


Judge Dunlop decided that the Court had dlscre-
tonary power in the premises, either TO permit the
withdrawal OF the demurrer, TO hold the accused
TO the decision of the Circuit Court, as final deci-
sion upon the indictments. The Court, In this dis
cleuon. allowed the withdrawal OF the demurrer,
and plea 10 the felony. We shall have formal
trial lhe accused before the Criminal Court, most
probably, during iis present term.


G J AlcNuty, the accused arrived IN town last
night We see Mr. b Leonard is also here, one OF
his securities in the of sly 600 for the appear
ot the defendant before the Court, IN answer 10
the charges against HIM Ui embeZZement OF the
public moneys


The Jugglings and junkettings between Captain
Elliott and Monsieur Saligny to put AN estoppel upon
tho annexation OF Texas, are now regarded mere as
the movements OF two mountebanks IN circus.
The payment of the debt OF Texas is small conslde-
ration; Tor it the example proposed or established
by of the States, not lower than the standard
OF good faith In Texas, what more easier method
could she adopt of llquldlting those bonds"
than by the simple processes OF reputation.
But We believe she is neither to be tempted by
the brbe the feeling but that when she comes IN,
she vii come down, and pay up, like trump, with
the hard saying to those foreign scrip holders, as
Mr.. Webster admonished the Pennsylvania dele
"We pay, and we will pay. Produce your
bonds, gentlemen, and here's your money"


BY order Of the administration, the subordinates
OF the several Departments are decorated to-day,
each with beau-knot of Grape upon the left arm, in
respect 10 the memory of Andrew Jackson. Order
limited TO thirty days, Some of the poor wings,
marked for the auto da fS of July, are tourishing
about with remarkably long streamers to their ambl-
dextral elbows.


An effort, well organized, is now being made to
snpercede old Virginia in the Speakership of the
House, at the next session. John W. Davis, of In
diana, is fixed upon by many of the members OF the
West, as their man and they recommend him, In
part, from the experience which he has had as
Speaker OF the Lower House of the State Legsla-
ture OF the Hooslers. On the other hand Hunter of
Virginia, is spoken Of as the competitor of Davis;
and il there are several candidates, he may be sue
cessful again, In spite OF the western organization
The contest in the next House of Representatives,
will be not between the North and the South but be-
tween the East and theWest, and from the next ses-
sion, until the West is triumphant, the will be
maintained The first movement IN this new Sec
tlonal division In Congress, will be for the Speaker
ship; and that will be but the beg inning of the end