Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-15
THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS.

The Senate, in Executive Session, Confirms
the Nominations.
The Senate, on the Cd, upon motion Of Mr..
Conkling, went into executive session at p.
II. The New York Custom house nomina-
tions were immediately taken up for consid-
Grafton. ~. ...,.- .
able length and much earnestness in favor on
confirming the nominations. He referred ~
detail to tire testimony taken by tine Invest
Der, some years ago, showing, as he aueged,
gross NAL admiilistration OF the New York
he claimed that 1t was then ard has been
since mere political machine and source
Of He 6f aa
to reform its administration by placj
ing It on business principles. and and
removal of Sfthur and Cornell and the con-
hrmation of the penttng nominations, as
step in the right direction of tte much needed
After a number of other Senators had ex-
pressed their views, Senator Conkling TOOK
She floor and sent to the clerks desk MI.
Arthtlr's letter to him of the lst instant in re-
pIy to seGfetafy Sherrpan's last communica-
ton, and after 1t had been read 20 the Senate
speech, very earnestly opposing CONTINUATION,
and going over the whole ground OF the
charges against Arthur and SSr2et et,Sa e s1Sw By
ferrlng to the complaint OF the Prestqent
and Secretary Sherman that the New Iofk
CustOm- house u
machine for the benefit of personal and polit-
ical friends of persons who controlled ap-
pointments, he read SEVERAL letters IRON sec
retary Sherman and Assistant Secretary Nc,
Cormick, addressed to Collector Arthttr, ~
which they requested appointments Tor then
personal and political friends. Among them
Was one from Secretary Sherman to Collector
Artiittr; earnestly recommending son OF
Justice Bradley for aif appointment, saying
the close shs he Be
ed favorably. Mr.. Conkling also read to the
Senate a letter written to Collector Arthur
tfdn, recommending for appointment as
5sS% SsRa's Q. MoSard. VINO sas A. Is.tsen .a
declined to comply with the Presidents rS:
quest, on the ground that he did not think It
advisable or proper to confer so Important
an fSTongs tSe lower grades of service
and shown fitness for the position. The day
he thus declined to violate the Presidents
ling, a sorry day for Mr.. Arthur. for the Pres
ident's opposition seemed TO date from TINS
marksi rearS ConklinE referred to the Presidents
alleged purpose to make new nominations 20
dispiace. Arthur and Cornell In the event OF
the Senate's rejecting those now before IL.
He argued that it is the constitutional prerog-
ative of the Senate to say whether Or
not officers shall be removed, and that II the
President undertook to execute the threat
attributed to him he might find him. ell
standing on very slippery ground. Mr:
COnkI1nS, IN CcnClusiOhs iheihia.ou -
would go into the matter ut more length
were the session an open one, ana IL the hour
were not so late, but under the circumstances
he would content himself with asking for the
Senate's decision.
The roll being called on the question OF
confirming the nomination OF Mr MeIrltt, the
vote resulted-yeas 80, nays 4-as ioilows'
Yeas-Messrs Bailey, Bayard, Beck, Burn
side Cameron (Wis.), Coke. Conover, Davis,
(W Va.), Dawes, Dennis, Ferry, Gordon,
Grover Harris, Hereford, Hill, Hoar, john
ston, Kirkwood, McCreaIy, MCMILLAN Mat
thews Morgan, Morrill,, Oglesby, Randolph,
Ransom, Salisbury. Saunders, Shields. .Whyte
Window, Withers-33.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Blame,
Booth, Bruce, Chaffee, Cockrel, ConKnhg'
Davis Qll.), Eaton, Garland, Hamin, Howe
Jones (Nev.), Kellogg, Mcdonald, M1tcheh,
Paddock, Patterson, Rollins, Sargent, Spen-
GER Teller, Voorhees,.
Messrs. Butler, Christiancy. Lamar, Merri-
mon, Plumb, Thurman and Wallace, VINO
would have voted yea, were paired with
gals, Sharon, Dorsey and Cameron OF fenh-
sylvania, who would have voted nay.
Messrs. Herman, Jones OF FLORIDA, maAey
and Wadleigh, though present ana not pair
ed did not vote, and Mr.. Eustfs, making the
seventy sixth member OF the Senate, was aD-
sent without pair.
val Officer, was then disposed of by confirm-
alton without debate, the vote standing
Senator ConkIing then submitted a motion
that the injunction of secrecy be removed
from the vote. Senator Beck moved to amend
by removing the injunction also from all that
had been said. This amendment was agreed
TO by a small majority.