Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-07
The President and the Senate.

| facn incoming tram Will now bring back TO
! us the politicians and statesmen who left here
! weeks ago 10 enjoy the holiday recess. maS-
! much as in both houses two important resolu-
| tions are pending, both having political bear
! ing, the indications are that the cauldron will
| begintO boil as soon as Congress reaSSembles.
! good deal interest Just now is felt. in the
. outcome Of the differen eS between the
! President and the Senate. While there have
! been many rum0rS of truce between senator
, tOnkIing and Secretary EYaTtS. they nave
! been SO Vagu" that they are not entitled t. Sc
! riOUS consideration. and the indications are
| that these two antagonists are no nearer re-
! conciiatiOn than when the Senate adjourned
! for its holiday recess. The uppeTmOSt qne>-
| ton in the public mind is what The President
| intends 10 do about the New York appoint
! ments. II is alleged with good deal of posi-
| tlVenoss that the democrats. SuSFecting that
| their past course with reference to the New
| York offices has given Senator CcnkIing a good
hOY>t to pave the way t" his succeeding him
! sell in the Senate, have come To the conclusion
that some step must be taken 10 Counteract the
| prestige CUEkLng has attained by having the
| nomination ri Roosevelt and Prince rejected.
! There have undoubtedly been OVerilrcS made
! 10 the President to again nominate the re ioct-
ed cadiaattS, supplemented with assurances
! That there are enough democratic votes to Ell
sure their continuation. On the other hand
the statement is made that Senators Eaton
and tockeri!, VINO voted with fOnkliug in the
first instance, Will again do so il the same ~
| sons are again nominated: and hence the
president Is advised that TO again send in Tie
names aud h3F" them second time rejected
would he Il victory for COuk!iug even more
signal than thr one achieved aITeadV 4 prom
! iueHt republican, said saturday: Ii thc Pres
/ iurnt again nnmiHateS Roosevelt aud Prince
/ they WltIcerlaniN be re iected without even the
/ reference tU q committee. and for the reason
/ IiGtl some republican Senators who did vote
Tor their confirmation III the frs! instance.
WI not AGAIN Y0t" Tor th"m. not because they
! would not make good public officers but for
! the reason that having been once rejected,
! they would regard their second appointment
VOCATION oi The priv iegcS Ot the senate in itS
! advisory capacity. that body having refused
| by IFS vote 10 G%dNiSc and consent 10 such ap-
! pOintmeHt
! Meanwhile the Presidents friends assume
! to say fer him that he will take 10 step back
ward. II III position Ire correctly reported.
the issue is that the two strong forces. ever
combating each other will butt away until
one or the other IS exhausted. 1t i hard TO sec
! now The senate with It's Slim republican ma
iority. can make much headWay against the
! President. unl less indeed the leaders have de
| teimined to abandon him and force him over
| to the opposition. As ii now stands the Pres
! idcnt receives democratic support unsolicited.
It might alter the state OF aifairs however. if
| support OF tieir party. and ii came down to
cratic support to get along. The dem4crat5
! unless they protitcd by that support and the
! repuniGahs refuse TO accord him support be-
cause they DO not profit by it., After all. ii
! seems 10 be largely question Of SpOilS
! TIE CoA1 CoNrINArox-lrau II Hos Not
f.I'' Jt''itg trf.--A liE1i' IitttIiI Bl IN
! dlvidUai coal operators OF tie Lengh region
! was held yesterday a Bethlehem. Pa. nr. &.
| Il. Llndcrman ana Nr. i. i. Wilbur presented
! 4 report OF their meeting with The representa-
! tiNcS Of The ylliOUS coal interests in New York
! and Philadelphia. wherein they state that lhcy
! "'lr"tcd to he Plan 0f percentage proposed.
, n!l lh, ground that the percentage Oi The Lc-
| hlGh alley WoU!d br lower tan hey We're
! tHl"d TO. After some discussion. resolution,
/ Were adorted:-IhHt We approve Of ne con
"luNOn oi oar agent, that the allotment Of -
it}FiIi;IG-
! given tn the Irhigh Valley interests hv the
resolution OF the l'hiladclrhi; meeting. is n0o
, equitable, ana III or opinion Shouli No be lc-
! Cep'ed: tltat We Teconmit the whole question
/ 1ooui agents, with fH authority 10 make ich
! adJuSlincnl Il. II" fHct> and figures Will insti-
! =. The combination is rs far of as il was
! The Letigh Valley operators are firm in IN ,ir
/ ronNI"ilnl shat the proposed percentage - BE-
! allowed them i below What Justly belongs 10
! them. and consequently not Iair. il this city
! the belief exists INA! roal VIII advance - o. -
! cents per ton within Tie neNj week.. y. J.
! fTIfcSS. IT..
TIE SEASON OF TAIlrRrs,-There are sill
failures and failures. Abraham Lippmln.
rUptcy. With S:7.Iaj Secured debts and S$7i51 ..i
| unsecured. Geo. l!anSIem. hardware Mpr-
iilrAs" mas ago gone into bankrupt y:
! diNtiilcI>. Chca"0. surrendered his assets 20
his creditors: his preferred dcbtS are $40, be
sides SliS.6;6 in favor Of the United States gov
! erhmeni: the secured debts are $76,G5g unoe-
| cured T'4iiu, and St2I;@ more due on dis
| counted and accommodation paper: assets
| $l6.E0 open account. ami an unknown amount
| OIL ullllpUlddled claims. Shrinkage of values
! has absorbed six months interest and five per
| cent. 0i the money OF depOSit0rS i'll the Thomas
vile. Conn, Sayings Bank. The old aud
! trusted firm of reddcord & Burroughs. De
! catnr H., have failed. The Cincinnati En-
| 4D,ref publishes a report that The Wesleyan
cnti"S on lrcnnUi nf s o daht III nan ai
! factory business. Mrs. Hayes and other ladies
! OF national prominence graduated at this
/ institution.
| A CHURCH CHANGING ITS DENoMIN \TIoN.-
! The Grace Presbyterian church al Lewis ave
| nue. and Monroe street Brooklyn. which for
| some time has been the scene OF much inter
! nal trouble. has voted 10 sever its connection
with the Brooklyn PTeSbytery and to adopt
/ the Congregational form Of government. Its
I first trouble WAS caused by the opposition of
| the trustees t0 The wealthy and aged minis er
! who preached there free of charge. and who
was favored by The congregation. This was set
/ tied by the resignation of the minister The
! Rev. James l.. Hall, a Methodist minister who
was unwilling to accept the appointment made
by his bishop. was then called 10 the pulpit
! but the preSbytery refused 10 admit him until
. the sentence OF Suspension from his clerical
office imposed because OF his diS0bGdienct. TO
! the bishop was removed. Tie church mem
/ bers became di>pieascd at this. and voted TO
! join the Congregational denomination. A
council is 10 be called 10 receive and install the
/ new pa>tOr-LN y SIN. eth.
| ANOTHER AWFUL SHpNKECK-fpi Persons
! DF""ned-The Pacific Steam Navigation
| tuHipdli2 ltSl iHtlE SitdllNilIp. tnt AlaCanla,
| November 30 al The mouth Of the Copeap0
! river. on the coast Of Chill. In all il is eSii-
! mated lOl persons were drowned and ~ saved.
! The ship AT the time was on her y0ya ge from
Valparaiso To Calla0 commanded by Captain
! Lambirth. and We'll oficeret. Mr.. Kennedy.
! agent fOr the company at Chanaral. was re
! turning from Valparaiso on his wedding urip
! He mama gCd To faSten IL lifchrit on his bride
and threw himself with her in the water. but Il
! spar fell, striking the lady on the neck and
! causing Instant death The husband alter
! wards reached the shore and the body OF iha
bride was washed upon the beach. No eNpla-
/ nation OF satisfactory character i offered re-
| garding the cause of this disaster. The rock
was well known. darkness had Just come OH
| and at such an early hour. When every one
| was aStir. ii seems almost incomprehenSible
! UNDER THE CIvH. DAMAGES ACT-At New
Utrecht. l.. L.. on the 10Th of December. before
/ Justice CrOp>cy. Mrs. Harriet Kenny, of
| Gravesend. l.. L., brought suit under the civil
| damages act of 1873, against Edward Tobin.
! the proprietor Oi liquor store. 10 recover SlDn
! from him Tor selling liquor To her husband
| against her request. From the testimony il.
| appeared that on Thanksgiving Day Mr. Ken
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