The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-12-20
in Georgetown, COL, of one Schumme, no
torious outlaw.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Judge Loring, of the United States Court of
Claims, has retired on full pay, on account of
age, and the President has appointed J. G.
Bancroft Davis to succeed him.
After an exciting canvass the nominations of
MIR. Hayes for officers at the port of New York
were rejected by the Senate by vote of so
against confirmation to 25 in favor.
Gen. Sheridan has been before the House
Military Committee to testify regarding the
condition of affairs along the Rio Grande. He
gave it as his opinion that there is no danger
of war with Mexico, and that the troops al
ready stationed on the border, together with
those to be sent there, will be sufficient to pre-
serve order.
A dispatch to the Chicago Tribune says the
Senate's executive session of the 18th was the
| scene OF an exciting dialogue between Senators
Gordon and Conkling. The account says
Gordon was bitterly opposing the confirmation
| of Wade, Republican, as Collector of the
| Third district of Georgia. Mr.. Thurman in
terrupted to say that, if the relations of
the North to the South were to pass in re-
view at length on every confirmation, bust
ness could not be expedited. At this Mr..
Conkling and several others spoke out as is
usual In a session where business is pressing,
Go on with the calendar" At this Gordon
exclaimed in very offensive manner: "The
Senator from New York is issuing orders to
the Chair" Mr.. Conkling, after asking Cor
don to repeat, replied eff the Senator from
Georgia means to say that issue orders to
the Chair, he says what is not true, and, lest
the Senator should not understand me,
that 1 issue orders to the Chair, he
says what is not true This was spoken with
great emphasis by Conkling. Gordon retort-
ed, "This is a matter that can be settled out
| side OF this Chamber" Conkling replied,
Yes, or we can settle it now," and he then
again repeated his first remark to Gordon, and
the latter only said it was a matter to settle
outside the Chamber. Messrs. Thurman.
| Hamlin and other Senators undertook to
smooth the matter over and effect an imme-
date reconciliation, saying that Conkling's ex-
| clamation, eco on with the calendar" was the
| usual one, and there was no cause for Gordons
feeling, but both Conkling and Gordon sat
still under these attempts to smooth the matter
over, and said nothing.
| Gov. Mccormick, late Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, has been unanimously confirmed
Commissioner General to the Paris Exposition.
! Washington dispatch says "The Presi-
dents message on the civil service, which will
be ready to send to Congress soon after the
holidays, will show that the President does not
intend to surrender any position which he has
assumed in his controversy with the Senate.
1t will set forth the Presidents views with re-
spect to patronage, and will call attention to
the fact that by the action of the
Republican National Convention and by
State Conventions, Congress as well as
the President has been instructed to enforce
the ciyil-seryice policy, and that he, the Presi-
dent, is simply endeavoring to carry out to the
letter the Instructions given him III advance
by those who elected him. In this message
the President will take very strong ground as
to the constitutional right of the Executive to
| originate all nominations. The message will
set forth in clearer light than before what the
Presidents intentions are upon civil-service
reform"