The New York herald., 1877-10-22
Schemers Working for a Prolong-
alton of the Session.
GUARDIANSHIP OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
Increasing Intricacy of the Louis
lana Senatorial Question.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

rHE WAR ON THE PREsIDENr-HoW THE
CABINET CAME TO BE coNFIRMED IN DE-
SPITE OF opPosITIoN-A LESSON TO REcALc1-
rRANrs.
There is = bit Of history which may some day before
long ''repeat ITSELF" as the saying is
When the new Cabines OF President Hayes was an
nounced in the last March the anger OF the re-
publican Senators was unbounded and undisguised
They had heard strange and unwecomo doctrine
preached from the portico OF the Capitol In the
augural DISCOURSE but they bad boen willing TO
look that They did not Mr.. Hayes; very few Of
them had seen him. He arrived in Washington
only on the morning OF the Sd oil March. He saw,
OF course, great many people Immediately
but they merely him, and those OF
them who went to advise and instruct him found him
politely receptive but nou-committal unless he was
pushed to the wall. They did not know that he had
made up his Cabinet time before he left Colum
bus Indeed the great guns OF the Senate did not be-
licve this possible. The Cabinet makers made thei:
at,acks-frst in detail, then force-but gently
repused every time and at last the Cabinet was sent
in."
The nrst desperate anger Of tho Senators soon set
ned into o determination TO reject the whole Cabinet.
Il was very desirable TO confirm o Secretary Of
The Treasury soon possible, and II Is usual to
sonfrm q Senator named to Cabinet office 1t
snce, but q motion was made to refer even
was tho determination to .smash tho whole
sas." To the surprise Of the leading recalcitrants
they unable to carry their motion TO refer him.
II 10 said that a number OF democrats, though not
inclined TO vote for Mr.. Sherman's confirmation yet
opposed his reference Tbcreupon the republicans
confirmed tho Secretary Of tho Treasury the least OBJ
jectionabke them the list. But the
referred. ana 1t was determined to defeat them.
Aessra Evarts schurz and Key particularly
hateful TO the mutncers they would have compro
missed on the remainder, although none Of them were
to their taste consultation Of some OF the leaders
in the mutiny held, and they made up their minds
that they could carry their aims II they
could mako sure of the democrats. How
these would act was not known, but they
were known TO be sore over their defeat and ne
gotiai'ons were very privately opened between some
leading republican Senators and democrats The
latter understand that II tho democratic
Senators would join IN defeating the Cabinet they
should have voice in the formation Of q new one.
Their wishes should be consuted-"anything to beat
Hsyss"
In the irrtatcd condition OF mind in which the
democrats found themselves the end OF tho electoral
struggle this suggestion struck some OF them
as good, but when the matter was brought before
. private meeting OF the leading Senators
II did not take them moro than ten min
utes to come the conclusion that such
bargain proper be made; that it would not
honoraby be entertaIned that the President had
right TO such Cabinet Us he might select supposng
them 20 be honorable men, and that whether she
puolicans chose 10 oppose him or not In this matter
the plain duty Of the democrats to help the
nrmatlon. This conclusion made known to those
republican Senators from whom ovcrtures had come
70 The democrats and the Immediate result was the
complete downfall OF the republican cabai. On the
next day the republicans made haste TO confirm the
whole Cabinet and il Is believed that every republican
Senator, except o two, voted Tor every member
OF the Cabinet
While tho struggle still going on. and whom tho
determination had come to reject the Cabinet,
TO this effect brought to the President at tho
White House. He showed on that occasion the cool
ness and self possession which his characteristics
for he replisd the Senator who brought him
the Information
sit Is Of no consequence They will not bo able to
agree; not alarm yourself"
He had then been for several days under a severe
pressure from many General Logan's friends
asked for him the War Department and It was under
stood that Logan went lar to signify that he
ready to adhere to the Southern policy Mr. Frye
OF Maine; Mr.. Cragin OF New Hampshire; Mr. Rice, OF
hassachu usets Mr. Alcorn, OF MisssGipp Judge Settle
0i North Carolina, and a number Of other persons had
been vehomently pressed him for Cabinet places
The Cameron people had insisted that Mr.. Don Cam
eron should be retained and had gone away bitterly
offended at tho Presidents jocose suggestion that II
they insisted he would give Wayne Mcvcgh ian anti
Cameron MANI place to represent Pennsylvania.
Finally, It said at the trne delegation of nnu-
cntal Senators waited HIM a body make him
break his slate, and went away after several hours
utterly defeated. Ho knew, therefore, that those no
had denied were not incapable OF rejecting his nom
nations; but no evidently that the did
lie entirely with these muttcers.
Thus, Il will bo seen, tho Cabinet confirmed,
not by democratic votes but by the refusal
Of democrats TO make themselves party 10 the per-
sonal resentments OF republicans In consequence Of
this the republican meeting cayed IN and republican
Senators hastily confirmed tho nominations they
hated
In a few days number OF mportant nominations
will be before tisc Senate and people here who
member how the Cabinet came to be so quickly and
unanimously confirmed By republican votes are won-
derng " the President about 70 gain another VIC
tory over tho anti-administraton and sorehcad re-
publicaDs by standing firm and leaving them srug-
gle I'll thoy themselves compelled, unwilngly, to
submit IL Is certain that he at least, VIII not yield
Ho means, u Is understood 10 stand on his consttu-
tiona rights, aud he asks Senators only to their
impartial Judgments He stands within the rcpubr
can party, and docs to be crowded out Of
II; but there room outside Tor anybody else.
PRoLoNGATIoN or THE CALLED SESSION
rAvoRED-THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TO BE AN
NoUNCED-vARIETY or RESOLUTIONS PENDING,
Those who want the short session TO ran into the
regular appear 10 be IN tho majority, particularly In
The Senate senators desiring to the present
SION TO prepare the work needed, to allow OF
Sarier Adjournment noxt spring. good many mem
bors are also anxious to introduce pet schemes and
resolutions which have TO DO got OF the way be-
lore tho regular work OF Congress proceed II IS
said, Tor instance that there nearly hundred Rep
rcscntatves aud Senators going with Of
resolutions or b'ls about resumption, silver tho
currency In their pockets all OF which need TO be pro-
duced. read aud referred before their authors can
sleep soundly The "work ingmenn also are 10 bc
covered with resolutions and donations by various
patriotic members
II IL understood, therefore. tonight that Mr. Randall
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