Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-07
THE CHIEF-JUSTICESHIP.
Some Ugly Developments In Re-
gard to the Nominee.

Republican Senators wrestling with
thePresident-Grant Trying 90 Force
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RePubIi-
can Senators RebelIins A gainst the
COmmander-In-Chfef of the Party,
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. At Is not
known tonight whether or not the Ju-
dietary Committee viii report to-mor-
row in the case of the Williams nomi-
nation. Two members of the Commit
tee had an interview with the President
a few days since In regard to certain
matters before the Committee affecting
Mr.. Williams, and the result of the in
terview was a request to Mr.. Williams
from the President to furnish an ex-
PLANTATION of certain subjects called to
the attention of the Committee. This
has been furnished and considered,
though the exact character of the pa
pers sent is not known, further than
that they relate In part to property
held by the Attorney General IN this
District. One matter before the Com
mittee which has influenced Mr.. Viii
liams' friends against him to a greater
extent than most others Is as follows:
Several personal notes of the Attorney
General, amounting to about fifteen
hundred dollars, given In connection
with building and furnishing his new
residence, fell due, and having no
ready money to meet them, he gave his
acceptance to cover them, and this ac-
ceptance, running some sixty days,
was cashed IN advance by Mr.. Falls,
the Discussing Clerk of the Depart
ment Of Justice. Upon inquiry Of the
committee, Mr.. Falls stated that this
was simply regarded as an advance OF
two months salary to the Attorney
General, and that 1t was not an uncom-
mon thing, except IN the amount, which
he agreed In this case was unusually
large. The committee, however, In
view Of the law prohibiting any advance
or prepayment Of public moneys, and
in view of the further stringent pro-
visions Of the law regulating the dis
bursement of public funds, and pre-
scriblng severe penalties for any use of
them, or loaning with or without in
terest, have been treating the matter
as of much gravity, although none Of
them attribute the least intention on
the part of Mr.. Williamsto appropriate
any of this money to his own use, and
the fact is that the sum was reimbursed
when the salary amounted to the sum
advanced.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Repubhcan
Senator's have of late wrestled with the
President on the question Of the con-
frmation of Williams quite frequently.
Tomorrow four Senators, who have
hitherto been staunch supporters of
the Administration, but who have not
yet lObbied his Excellency on the sub
ject, will call on him and urge the with
drawal Of the nomination. They viii
represent, it is said, as a last argument,
if Grant persists in demanding a vote,
that Williams viii undoubtedly be re-
jected. The fact that Senator Cameron
viii be of the party shows how strong
the feeling is in the Senate, but it will
avail nothing. The President viii not
withdraw the nomination. His blood
is up and all his Obstinacy fully devel-
Oped, and he Will stand on his reserved
rights as the COmmander-in-chief of
the whole business.
From the st. Louis Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. At Is now
stated that COnkling is the only men,
Der of the Judiciary Committee who
favOrs Judge Williams nomination.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, who was supposed
to be favorable, now desires to have
the nomination Withdrawn. This is
given on the authority of prominent
Massachusetts, congressman.
From the Louisville COurier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Considera-
bic sensation was created to-day by
the knowledge Of the fact that the
President had repeated himself on the
San Doni ago question, by going up to
the Senate in person and calling out to
him the members Of the Judiciary
Committee, IN order to force through
the confirmation Of Williams for Chief
Justice The visit was a failure. The
President Is resOlute IN insisting on
the promotion OF his faithful bench
man, but the leading Republican Sen
atOrs are also firm in their rebellion.
COnkling is the only prominent one
known to be an out and out Williams
man. Frelinghuysen is fshy, and if
the rebellion should continue to hold
its present proportions hewill probably
Join it. This revolt is headed by Nor
ton, Edmunds, Cameron, Carpenter,
Howe, Morrill, and others. The Presi-
dent relies on his well-known power
and on the steady fealty of the Senate
carpet baggers. but it Is believed that
this time he VIII find that he has over
tasked the powers of his usually ODE
dent beasts of burden. These Senate
rial rebels say that the President is
making these appointments as if they
were merely personal fayOrs, and that
they do not regard the appointment Of
Chief-Justice of the United States as
an appointment that belongs to the
President alone. So strong and gen.
eral is this feeling of INSTRUMENTATION
on the part Of the Senate, that the
question in political circles now is not
so much "TVill Williams be con-
frmed?" but ''Win he be withdrawn?
VIII he be kept in the Cabrnet?" If
kept In the Cabinet, the effect on the
Administration viii be disastrous.
This revolt against Williams confr-
nation is indirectly a blow at the
grand third term imperial idea, and is
10 some extent, an index of divisions
cropping out of the Presidents dynas-
tic aSpiratlOns