New Orleans Republican., 1877-03-09
How tho senaIo Got tho News.

How the Senate Got the News.
The following is furnished by the AS
sociated Press:
When the nominations IF the new Cabinet
officers were delivered to the Senate at 200
2. NJ. to-day by Mr. Rodgers, the private
secretary to the President, the greatest
anxiety was manifested by all the Senators
to learn the names ST the appointees. The
list having been delivered by the door
keeper to the Vice President, number of
Senators eagerly rushed forward to examine
1T. and in few minutes the new Cabinet
was the common talk all over the Capitol.
Just after the message was delivered,
Mr.. Patterson, of SIuth Caroliua, sub
mitted resolution to refer the Gre
dentials of David 7. Corbin snd n. G, But
Ter, each claiming a seat in the Senate from
| the State of South Caroliua, TO the Commit
| tee on Privileges and Elections, when ap-
pointed, but the anxiety was so great
| among many Senators on the Republican
side OF the chamber to go into executive
session that there was an indispositiOn to
consider the resolution. 1t was agreed to.
however, without discussion, and then Mr..
Bayard submitted one to have John T. Nor
gan, Senator elect from Alabama, sworn in,
| and Mr.. Spencer took the floor TO op-
pose it, and motion for an executive
session at 2:30 p NJ. was agreed to.
| When the doors were closed there was
| Der. Under the rule of the Senate single
| objection to the present confederation of
| any nomination refers it to the appropriate
committee and when the very first one,
| that of Mr.. Evarts, to be Secretary of State,
was announced, MIR. Blaine moved its refer
ence to the Committee on Foreign Rels-
tiOns. Then there was an earnest discus
sion, in whicn some of the Republicans ex-
hibited much indignation at some of the
nominations, and finally it seemed to be
generally aequiesoed in that all must be re-
ferred, and that none of them should be
| confirmed to-day.
MIR. Coukling demanded the references OF
the nomipstion of Mr.. Sehurz to the apprO-
| pirate c0inmittee, and quite q number OF
Senators demanded the reference of Mr..
Keys nomination.
In fact, there was mare or less objection
to every one of them, end there is every
| probability of an exciting debate over them
when they come before the Senate again.
The executive session continued about
twenty-five minutes, when the doors were
opened and the Senate adjourned.
After the adjournment the Democratic
Senators met in caucus and fClly discussed
tbs policy to be pursued by them on the
nominations, ss to voting for their oOn6ma
| ton or rejection. From the general tenor
Of the debate it is believed that the South
| eFn Democratic Senators will use their
power in the Senate to induce the admins
tration to refuse recognition of Packard IL
Louisiana or Chamberlain in South Caro-
lima. II is said by them that if the admin
istration will stand firmly on the policy o
non Intervention in the affairs of thosi
States, the Southern Democrats will sup
port it to that extent. They maintain tina
to accomplish this through the divisions il
the Republican ranks will be to win tn
victory for which they have SO long con
tended.
As the committees of the Senate will no
be appointed before Friday. the nomins
tiOns can not be considered in oomWitte
bsfore that day, and therefore it is nc
likely that they will be acted on in the Ser
ate for several days.
1t has been customary TO confirm th
nomination of persons who have been men
bers of the Senate without the previ0u
fOrmality of q reference This is done as
v compliment to q brother Senator, as they
:, from his service in the Senate, know hi
character without any investigation in II
9 gard thereto by g committee; but in th
. case of Senator Sherman to-day the oustOi
% was violated, it is said, at the suggestion 0
g Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, who d.
,f n1anded that his nomination be referred I
tho Committee on Finance.
Dorsey, Spencer and Patterson are reprt
n sented as having been earnest in their OF
70 position, in secret session, to Evarts, SchuI
If and Key.