The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-14
WASHING TON.
An Exciting Executive Session
Of the Senate.
The Tax and Funding BILLS Passed
by Both Houses.
Tie casc OF the Colorcd Cadet at West Point
to be Investigated.
WASHINGTON, July 13, 1910.
'kxe War Cioud in Europe-The 0pinion in
Diplomatic Circies--Nnpoleon's Lunacy-
Bnraain between Napoleon and Prize.


Diplomatic Circies--Napoleon's Lunacy--
Bnraain between Napoleon and Prize.
IL n believed here In Official circles that forty
eight hours VIII develop whether tiere Is 10 be
s0r war. The general opinion is that nothing
avert war, because Napoleon desires 10 measure
strength with his great rival, King William. Ever
cnce the battle or sadowa he Is considered TO have
been preparing aud fhFsting FOR a brush with Prus
MA, and now that some pretext is offered he has
seized u eagerly AID without the desire intention
OF accepting peaceful explanations. ii. BertbeIny
In said to believe that war il inevitable, end Baron
GeroIt entertans about The same opinion The late
pacinc dispatches from Paris, Berlin and London
are believed 10 be mere ruses Of the spectators,
who desire TO aaec. the markets. while this is the
general opinion in official circles here SIN IL Is not
70 be denied that there some who entertain very
different views. have heard some high IN
o1ice declare that Napoleon longer responsible
for his acts, that his intellectual wen a physical
powers have become greatly weakened within
few years, and that his nlcdca advisers are OF the
opinion that his trouble is sotsning OF the brain.
An incident teadinI confirm this story OF Napo-
Icons mental inLrnIty is reiated 10 me. While Mar
shall Mel, the late French Secretary " War, was
his last bed OF SICKNESS Louis got OF ms severest
attacks. One OF his aids going him morn
ing during this SICK spell aston.saed hear the
Emperor say to him, ''How is Marshal Pessier 20
The later had been dead veara ana the and 90
served, ''Your Majesty must mean Nafshai Mel, no.
PelissioF" mo no no." nnpatienuy replied the En-
peTor, IL mean Peiss.er now il nc ~ The ala bowed
submissIsely ana retire1 reporting the conversation
70 Marshal Mel. The latter directed the aid 10 20
back and report that tie Secretary OF War was o
good deal better This lie anecdote IS related 90
show that this present war move OF Napoleon must
be toe result CT some insane naiady; hut 1t seems
pretty evident that Louis IS 'looney" ne has COM
munlcated some OF his disease 70 Olivier Gram
mont and some OF the brightest minis IN the EN-.
pirc. There is another story to The effect that the
candidacy OF PFGce leopold is the result Of secret
understanding between Napoleon ana Pr,m. These
two have had~scyeral conferences lately, ana Il is
nyseiousy sueg ssted that they have made On or
Tsngenient by which. should Prussia accept war
with France, SPAN VIII come 10 the assistance OF
the latter through Prim the head OF lho arny AZ
compensation for this support IL Is saa fhat Napo
leon viii aid frin himself 10 TIE Spanish crown
and TINS at the same tine settle the question who
will rne over Spain and which power shan delni-
nate in Europe, France or pcassia.
Tho fight Over the EeuIsvai NJ 3 3lisy. =.
Ns0tlDn--A Republican sleuuiaT>s Aisss. al
General Granr.
The executive session OF the senate th.s after
noon, which devoted 10 the consideration OF the
cases OF Judge Bond, nominated Tor Circuit, Judge
FOR the Fourth Judicial districr, aud General Potts
TO be Governor or Montana, vice Ashley removed
was rom all accounts, rather exciting. The
nomination Of Judge Bond has been perslstently
opposed by Senator Trulnhul chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee, on the grounds OF unlness
and want OF experience. HIS friends, however
succeeded to-day in confirming him by vote OF
twentyeight TO tweay-tlree. But the interest cen
fred in the nomination OF General Potts. OF OHIO to
he Governor OF Montana, In place OF Ashley. This
ms hoan hnro ba for
eeen the subject of very bitter discussion. Mr.
Ashley was championed by Senator Sumner as-
sized by Senator Nye. sumner opposed the removal
OF hia friend Ashley on the ground that the
LITTER was an oldfashoned abolinonlst, ard had
some CLAIMS upoa.the party which grew out OF the
abolition movement. IL was shown, however by
Senator Sherman and others, who esDousec the
cause of General Rotts that Ashley either had sold
wac on The pons Of selling out TO he democracy
OF Montana, which has q decided democratic ma
jory, win the view Of being elected Cnlted states
Senator when the STATE shall have been sdnitted 10
the Union.
Senator Upton OF Nebraska, got the n6or tn,s
afternoon ard made vlolen5 speech against She
President ard III favor Of Ashley Upton Is moi the
most commanding man In the Senate, and at frs,
nobody pad any attention 10 him. As he progressed
IN his speech, howeyeT, he became very much ex-
cited, and set about TO belahor the President In a
style that would have done crsdt TO the
most partisan democrat on the moor Wien
ne began 70 speak Senator'S az usual when
nothing Of INTEREST," s going On, peraEbuauae
the chamber, smoking, converting, reading |
newspapers and writing letters. When Tpton |
said something about the "usuTpau0ns Of the
Executive" and stamped his feet violently, as by
that action he intended TO crush the President
Senators dropped all other WORK ana began to
listen. In the opinion Of Upton who was formerly
Methodist preacher, the time had come when The
Senate shoad take q stand against the enoroacn-
men.s Of Executive power Here YES CT ire origl-
nal Simon Pure republicans ola style aoollJionist
Mr.. ashley removed without cause from an office
10 which he had been appoiatod by General Grant
ana confirmed by the Senate. Why was this
Probably oecause lie tAsbieyl had reused 10 bow
che Knee 70 Eaal. Things lad reached such pass
now th3t everybody must either throw up Their INT
ior Grant % clse be oslriciaed. Re, ioT one did
not believe In Submitting to this Tdlclari5n.
Senator's must have some independence.
1t would not 10 to allow the pgaai.
tns ,hr6ais OF the Selafe President Grant was Fac
cdentsly'' at The heal OF The republican party.
Thai was 10 reason, however why no shouid at
tempt 10 ride roGgh5hol over the Senate. The
party, he admitted had been competed 10 acoepC
the leadership OF General Grant, bur Tie Senate was
not an army; 1t had some rights which even the
President was bound 10 respect. VINO was this
General Pottss An army officer who had served
with Grant during the war. There was TOO much OF
this thing OF appointing army oncers TO civil posi.
done.
senator Sherman mere interrupted to say thai
General Potts vas not now an oi1cer Of tho army
Upton, growing apparently more excited at the
interruption. said that made no difference There
was sort OF ring about this army business No.
body could get place except he either had been or
was now an officer OF the army. This thing must be
stopped. Here Upton brought his clinched nst |
down with great violence upon the desk, with more
damage to his fist than to the dess) The people, he
continued, did not want military government. They