The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-08
The Fight Between Conk-
ling and Hayes.
rivelv Tilt Between Mat
thews and Conkling.
SENATOR'S Davis and Thur
man Take a Hand.
Sbarp Thrusts From VOOr-
heeS.
sight In Executive Session.

,right In Executive Session.
V,sE,SGToN, December 7. - The
tt wss in Executive session to-day
,rsr two hours, and, strange to say. the
s.,,ls AGAINST Hayes appointments was
.''..farred from New York 10 Toledo.
Tss nomination OF Alexander Reed,
'-,;,b is postmaster, was q red rag which
..,yoked a considerable breeze. Stanley
y.nbews defended the appt intment and
-,nsr,l debate on the tenure OF office act
''..nsd 1t vas held by good msny
Ssn.tors that the President transcribed
- mower in again sending Reeds name
tine Ssns.e. and that under the tenure
= off, l.w, Reeds name could not
-, IA sent in for consideration, but
,,,. another person should have been
soninsted.
.,astor ConkIins shows HIS Hand
The Fight Commenced.
Ipcidently there arose discussion
mon an inquiry from Senator Conkhng
,ito whether the President had indicated,
/, the nominations. whether the appoint
1snts were made TO fill vacancies or TO
.gccsed officers suspended. and whether
/, csses of suspension the causes were
announced.
The inquiry was answered by the
clark who stated that no such lntorln>-
lion was conveyed in connection VIII
,,s nominations.
Mr.. CJnkling then proceeded to max 3
..neecu upon tnis omission ss text, la
gbch he denounced the President very
,4yersly upon this aud other grounC-.
l,,ding no his civil service reform an
1Ouncement as pretense 70
asceve the public and ridiculing the
civil service section o. the message, por-
lions Of which he quoted with ironicsl
comments. Then be took up the teuure
q office act, discussed that, and advocated
4, stric! en- ,orcement by the Senate. bis
nssca !, described as being forcible,
witty and severely sarcastic. Some
things he said reused up
.Judge Davis, who suggested that
Copkling had allowed VIM. Henry
Smith to be confirmed as collector al
Cacago in violation OF the tenure-oi-
of 70 act, and lnsinusted that he was
guilty OF inconsistency.
Mr.. Conkling rep led that Smiths con-
5rmstion was not matter OF i.terest to
him. and that the Illinois Senators, and
no. he, were responsible for 1t.
Mr. Davis retorted that he was not re-
.ponsble, but he had objected to Smith S
appointment, and mad opposed his con-
irmsuOn.
Conkling replied sneeringly that ne
va. surprised at the overwhelming vote
IN favor O, smiths confirmation IN the
isce ot the gigantic efforts put forth by
the Iadcpenoent Senator from Illinois tC
prevent II.
Davis answered that be had made nC
gigantic Effort as described. De hsc
merely opposed Smiths confirmation be-
csqss bis predecessor had been removed
without Cause.
S,ns.or Oglesby said Jones was re
moved 10Y political reasons a. that
Oglesbvs sle..H created some laughter
Thurman th-r TOOK the floor, and sus
ained the pos,, ,,iCu Conkling had taken.
He voted sg4ins. the tenure OF office bill
oQ. believed, now that 1t stood upon the
as.lle books, it ought TO be enforced
d. then made some remarks upon tho
renegade Democrats who accepted othee
ffom q Republican President-s Pfesi-
i.st whose election they opposed, and
sao.e title every true Democrat could
no. nelp but believe was fraudulent de
should not vote to confirm such Demo
crats as rule, and would make few ex
cep.ions in cases only when clrcum
.snces justified Democrats In accepting
Office. Coming down to facts, he clted
;ae Toledo postotice case ss one IN
which President Hayes had violated his
own civil service rules, and made some Sc
we're comments upon it, insInuating tnst
tle appointment WAS made to carry out
!be coutract by which Matthew's got h!'
'esl in the Senate.
This sngered Matthews, and he MADE
bis maiden speech, talking at cotsiders
bic length, denying Thurmsn's lnslnua
ton. In the progress OF his remarks NJ
quoted something Thurman had ssld
Thurman corrected him, and Conkhng
took occasion to corroborste Thurman.
Matthews turned upon COnkllng with
some bitterness. and said: 81 AN willing
% accept the statement Of my colleague
even though il ls indorsed by the distln
glisbed Senator from New York. Conk
Ing made an equally pertinent re
TIT, and Matthews resumed, defending
lns President against Conkhng's attack
aud arguing that the duty of the Pre5l
dent in making appointments WAS sepa
rs,e and distinct from the duty OF th'
Senate in confirming them. 1t was NJ
ousir eas OF the Senate by what motives
-ne Precedent WAS sctusted i'll mskIni
removals sad appointments. 1t Wa
merely their business 10 pass upoI
the auslifcstio-s of the men. Both hst
constitutional duty TO perform, an
should not interfere with esch other.
Mr.. Conkling replied with som
warmth, and the debate grew very sn
imsted, Mr.. Matthews, holding bis Owl
better than WAS anticipated, adopting ID
saeering tone OF Conkling, and answer
lug him in the New York Senator'S ow
style.
Mr.. VOORHEES, made his maiden speee
sso, deYoting the greater part OF II
denying newspaper statements that tn
Democrats intended 10 reorgsuize tn
Senate and seat Mr.. Tilden IN the Whit
House. They were satisfied with Nj
H,yes, he said, and SIS long IS he va
President he would answer as well as
Democrat. This was SAID in jest, and b
continued that it had been asserted tbs
!oe Democrats were trying to johnson
'ae' President Hayes, which he also de
2ied. The Republicans could keep thei
president. He remarked that they hs
.oTced him into bis chair and be, for ont
Sia not desire 10 prevent them from er
!oying bis administration TO the greste:
degree.
Mr., voorhees, then followed in th