New-York tribune., 1874-06-24
WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENT NoMINkTEs THE BOSS AND
Is REBUKED BY THE SENATE

TIN. PRESIDENT NoMINkTEs THE BOSS AND
Is REBUKED BY THE SENATE.
THE HEAD OF THE RING NAMED TO LEAD THE NE"
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT AND REJECTED bf AN
OVERWHELMING MAJoRITY-ONLY SIX VOTES IN
HIS PAvoR-PoPULAR KxoIrEMENr OVER Iiih
RrsUIT-rHE PRESIDENTS INDIGN&lioN-HA
SENATOR cATTRIL NOMINATED IN PLACE Or me
Boss-MR. SHEPHERDS GENERAishiP IN MS
OWN BEHALF.
Inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
w.suIyGroN. June 2S.-The great event OF tue
a.y ,vas the nomination of shepherd TO be mem
har of the Goverumg Commission of this DlstIlct'
md his overwhelming defeat. The throng whcn
fuod tho corridors about the Senate Chamber
this morning was hardly less dense lpan
Of Yesterday although as 1t was gen
crally expected that the President wouid
postrone the appointment of the Commission
until after the adjournment of Congress, there was
less Of expectation and excitement than on the
former occasion. At about o'clock the announce
ment was made of the nominations, and intense
excitement was caused as the report ran
through the crowd that Shepherd headed
the LIST. AT first 1t could hardly be
believed, but all doubts were in few minutes
removed when the Senate went into Executive ses-
sion Mr. Shepherd established himself IN the ONCE
Of the Secretary of the Senate, and while his name
was under discussion visited by several Senators
who sustained him. by Gen Babcock. aud by many
Others Messages constantly passing oetweeh
the headquarters of the Boss and those inside the
Senate and he was kept constantly Informed OF the
progress Of events. Around the main door OF the
Senate Chamber an anxious crowd was gathered
who pounced upon every one who came from the
inside, in the hope of getting the least Item
of information. The progress of the case was
10 tbouoh vaouely known. and the crowd
settled down long before the doors were opened
into the conviction that the nomination would be
defeated by at least 10 OF IS majority.
Inside the Senate, as the doors were closed
the nominations taken up for discussion.
disposition was manifested the part of those op-
posed to confirmation to say very little but to reject
the nomination of Shepherd at once by decisive
vote Mr. Allison and Mr.. Thucman made short but
very strong speeches. abandoning the guarded IAN
guage they used in their report and telling
the Senate in the plainest termswhat the invesga-
ton had actually proved. Several other Senators
also made brief remarks against confirmation, among
them Gen. Logan and Mr.. Sherman. For time it
seemed that Shepherd to have no defenders, but
tAis ,srned out to be a mistake for Mr.. Sargent
asnonsed his cause and began speech
which was intended 10 occupy all the
time until the hour of adjournment fixed by both
Houses arrived This was only about three-quarters
Of an hour distant, but the House, supposing that
the Senate would not complete It's work at o'clock,
sent over a resolution extending the session to o.
TO receive this the doors had to be constructvely
open which took Mr.. Sargent off his feet The Senate
amended the House resolution by extending the time
still further until o'clock, and carried 1T by SO
great n majority that the few friends Shepherd had
saw that the temper of the Senate was such that
it would stay there all night rather than allow the
session to expire without vote being reached
When the roll-call began there was a
rush from the chamber of Repnbican SEN
ators who have sustained the Ring put
who dared not put themselves record in favor OF
his confirmation The whole number of votes cast
WAS 20 of which six only were for confirmation ana
26 against The announcement of the result caused
great excitement about the Capitol The defeat
was so overwhelming that II was almost Impossible
10 realize it at first and opened their eyes and
drew long breath as they gave expression to their
astonshment.
When the result was announced to the President
he was in a towering rage, and ms expressions IN
regard TO the Senate said to have been anything
but complimentary. He at once sent in the name OF
ex-senator Cattell of New-Jersey, and he was at
once confirmed. The Commission as it now stands
would be satisfactory were il not for the general
belief that its members will not serve, and that on
receiving their designations President Grant will I'LL
Their places with members of the old Ring.
The six Senators'who voted in the affirmative are
fad 10 have been Messrs. Patterson, Clayton, Spen-
GER Flanagan, Sargent, and Jones.
PASSAGE OF THE AMENDED UTAH BILL.
lis ADOPTION SECURED BY THE ELIMINATION OF
OBJECTIONABLE FEATUREs-THE PROVISION PER-
MIrrrIG PROOF OF MARRIAGE WITHOUT RECORD
OR CERTIFICATE STRICKEN oUT-THE PROVISION
ExcLUpING MoRMoNs FROM THE JURY-Box
ALSO DEFEATED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE.TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, June 23-At o'clock this a. m. in
an interval between the reporting of Conference
Committees, Mr.. Frelinghuysen called up the Utah
bill but so eager were Senators TO attention
10 subjects in which they had local interest that
he was unable even to get the bin read
before adjournment half or tbree-quarters
If an hour later Ii was. however, made
the unfinished business for this morning,
md was taken up and passed after a morning hour
two hours in length had been devoted TO the passage
Of House bills on the calendar to which no obJec-
tjop was made. The fact that no time was left to
debate this bill was very fortunate circumstance
There can be no doubt that the organization
of the courts of Utah has been very lmper-
feet during the past two years, and that
some legislation was very desirable, and there were
enough Senators who were so strongly opposed to
making this an excuse for the wholesale persecution
of the Mormons that they could easily have talked
the bill to death, unless it's managers agreed to
striking out the Objectionable features. This
Mr.. Frelinghuysen and the other members Of
.he Committee would never have agreed TO
under other circumstances because there was a