, 1874-01-11
/ Few Of the Stories Set Aloat TO
Effect This Purpose.
Administration Senators at
Loggerheads on the
Subject.
Statistics on the Subject Of Expendj~
tures for Internal Improve
ments.

opeelas D16p1tch 10 4ht Chicago TRIBUNE.
TIE cH1EF-1Us11cEsmP.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0-A strong e1ort-vas
made to nave Caleb Gushing confirmed yeste1~
dsy afternoon, and it came near being SUCCESS
IN, but II Was laid over OH tho objection Of
Sargent OF California and, as the Senate: had
no session to-day, the delay Mil enable the op-
position to confirmation to bring such influences
to bear that it Eeems without doubt he will be
rejected The Chronicle this morning contains
four paragraphs violently opposing tho
confirmation. Their tone bordered on that dig
loyalty to the President which cha1acterizes tha
independent and is usually unknown to the party
press- The sentiments evidently had the sup
port OF other than ex-senator Harlan, who has
never before been known to speak ont like 9
nan on party questions. During the whole day
there has been great deal OF excitement in all
ofhctal circles in discussing the nominations
Senators have been electioneered, and have.
log,rolled on their Own account on the subject,
and When the question Of the confirmation
comes up thero nil be . hot and bitter fight.
The main ground for this opposition lies in
cCgHNG's POLITICAL H1sronY-
Ihe Repubilcana Of the Senate are not salts
fed that no is entitled to be classed as ona Of
them. them He i understood to cling stiu to
though he had slept through the last fifteen
years. His opponents claim that, il he is mada
Chief Justice. he cannot be depended upon to
administer his Office in accordance with this
spn1s OF legislation einco the Har. Tho face
that the
DEMOCRATIC ESArons ARE UNANIMOUS
IN favor Of Gushing also operates against him
Williams has some very warm friends who
ara Interested in defeating Cuehing II
they car, succeed in dung so, they
think it will hsve Williams in better shape than
before.
NUMEROUS CHARGES
have sprung up in the course of the day that
Gushing has been lobbyist whose abilities
however base. il large foes were guaranteed
TOR foreign Governments. It is even. said
t9at ne wa5 not only IN sympatny
communicated with JcI Davis up to within
fo1ty-eight hours OF the surrender at Apo
mattox.
ROSCOE cosuEd
leads tho party in favor OF tho confirmation,
which is composed OF the Democrats. The Llbe7-
Ais, the carpet-baggcrs, and q few Of the regular
Repnblicans- Morton. Sherman, and that ik,
are said to be prominent in tie faction against
tile confirmation.
TIE COMPLICATION Is SERIOUS ONE
for the Republican party and the end is not got.
The excitement regarding the confirmation is
general and intense. The Herald ia the only
one Of the Now YORK morning papers that une-
lulfDCa1y lnHOESe9 tue 0QLQuatlOQ.
DELEGATIONS WIRE WonEISa WITH THE PHES1~
DENT
up to the time OF his decision yesterday In be-
bali Of Senator Howe, OF Wisconsin, Morton, and
Evarts: Howe, 1t Is said, called in person to
urge his claims to escape the complications
The President decided to nominate Cushing, and
has apparently jumped from the frying-pan into
the Ere.
ITO t.s Associaked P7ess.1
CALEB CUSHING CONGRATULATED.
NAEnT%ITnv Ian fall
was congratulated by I large number OF friends
this morning on lis nomination as Chjef-J ust;cc.
Tho General said ho had no intimatiou of the
Presidents intention until his pame was sent to
tbs Senate. He WAS reticent On the subject OF
but WIS assured OF it by several
prominent gentlemen vino called
AN UNAUTHORIZED ED1cT.
The Government OF Italy has notified our
Government that the edict Of Cardinal Pecia,
lorbidding, under severe penalties, the ezporta-
tion Of works Of art from Rome, is without per-
mission OF the Government.
TIE v1R81S1Cs AGAIN.
4 naval officer. writing from Key West, Fla
the Vi1ginius, says it was understood
among naval officers that tho yirgiuius would ko
20 the bottom before reaching New York. Tbs
reports OF the Weather Bureau vera even con-
suited to ascertain tho probabilities Of storm
IN tho passage northward- The Court Of IN
JURY, here, is delayed to await the arrival ot
oficczs from Key West.
REPuD1AT1oy.
4 3iana+nh from Naw 0rloonu s.r,. t.rh.
,as;.a ~ a. .nt;ra -,3;et; 10" ueaa9
ieh1sd -oa a. aepuniasou o. .ne o'3'e n-
- 1r7enrar1a s1gnIng na4Coe ~ t tnu an1eees"
rr7,. p,,~ota- @ - - o r1aI - 20 80.
,s peiS ~ sa5,9r 81 taG 1reasozy naa Sopetea
~, ;pto-n..;a -. 80 ~" .,a.4e" s'tatoo 1nia1 s ss
,nh,;o 9torIa -,T-esJa oraI asJ srs ~
.on5s Tba ;to.eI s.t e"'a, ~ ~ tssf; "asof
rorks from 1gG5 to 1874 r.s 91nS "a 1 N, The
rom 1789 to 1878. is 5104 47o5163. Tbe total fol
both purposes, 9207, ,939, ,664 Thereby will dis
'ppont the Trainer OF tho RESOLUTION, who had
expected it would show that the Atlantic States
aad had much larger share than the Western
Lhe following comparative table shows the re- .
pective amounts for New England and for tEs
eading Western States, for public works. from 1864
Q 1873-Maine $1,000, 500; New Hampshire,
b, ,2S5, ,212 Vermont, 4209, ,256; Massachusetts,.
Ut, Se17'tM None Of these states & nad ,a 9pp'o-
a79 erc.nt ar,.ina ph;c, hsi 4i37 mn Tsa
Ves;ar i}rt - a1,i,,1ad "a nnhir u,c-ts
rom 1sc5 to 1b739Ohio. 81 .oso. 575: indiana.
eiT a:I 1fijno;. az G3s III. I;ci,ilan =3Ca7.-
az. 'W;acons;n % Al "a 1c5.'InEa s25ttH;.
I;nnesota S,910 All. Far railroads. canals a1i
;, .,rnnsrosds from f7ao to 1a72-0bio "a ,07