Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-07

confidence in Lydricker. This letter,
SAID oonAiIng, was written after
these same charges had been brought
to Sherman's attention and Rented.
la regard to the former letter be said that
Arthur could readily perceive that the
formers dismissal was not result Of
p!que or resentment but merely an Incident
OF reduction Of the clerical force. Conk-
ling next read 20 or % kilograms from
republican members of the New York Leg
stature IN regard to a memorial signed by
them, asking the Senate to confirm Merritt,
Burt and Graham. The senders Of the tele-
grams inform COnkling that they signed
the memorial upon the strength Of private
representations that COnkling desired to
have the memorial signed and forwarded as
q means Of enabling him to withdraw from
the contest without discredit. or, as some
phrased it, and ''let him down easily"
Conkling denounced this attempt to mislesd
his friends in emphatic terms. lie said the
whole thing was trick not the work of
amateur nor the result. of accident,
but a well-devised though neIarious
scheme. which he believed had its origin in
this city. lie intimated that he possessed
positive information that two men started
from Washington with instructions to IN
dermine him In this way and they cOniideu-
TALLY digulged their secret purpose in New
York lie closed with an expression of the
opinion that the Senate should act upon the
pending nominations without further post
ponement.
Mr.. Matthews offered resolution provid-
ing the documents be printed and tabled.
and the further consideration OF the NOM
nations be postponed until Monday. The
first branch OF the resolution was agreed to
without division. The proposition for
pOstp0nemsnt gave rise to an extended dis
cusslon. Matthews. Thurman and Bayard
advocate it on the ground that if the COM
munieatiOns were worth anything at all
they should be examined and read in print
ed form. as it was impossible to understand
them or compare them in any other way.
Msssrs. Eaton. Davis CID and voorhees,
favored immediate action. They argued
that the Senate had read the charges and
replies, and these, in connection with iha
papers read to-day, furnished al. the in
formation requisite.
Eaton also expressed opinion that the
charges against Arthur and Cornell had
been conclusiyely answered, and papers
read to-day contained absolutely nothing
worth reading.
Blaine briefly opposed the postponement
on the ground that the appropriation bills
and other public business were in pressing
need of attention, and the Senate should
economics the short remainder OF the ses-
sion.
Mr.. Matthews resolution was aiOptod-
% to %; affirmative votes were cast mostly
by democrats. and negative BY republicans,
Matthews, Hosr, Dawes, Burnside, Win
dom, Wadleigh, Mitchell and Ferry, voted
in favor postpOnement; Eaton. Barnum,
VOORHEES,. Davis Of Illinois, and McPner-
son. voted in the negative This vote does
not absolutely foreShldow favorable action
on the nomir at;ons. for several senator's who
voted for pOs;pOnement are definitely
known to oppose them, but advocates of
confirmation have been greatly encouraged
By it, and confidently expoc: success in the
final vote Monday.
After the executive session the Senate
adjourned