The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-31

NAsluNDsoS, Jan. 30 The Fraudulent
Administration is making use 81 the delay 10
secured yesterday through Democratic votes
% rally its forces against Cunklus. There
could not hc mcaner or more disreuuiahle
methods and u luoncos brought into play than
John Sherman and II, j.. Hayes are now lrcct-
Ink nrairst Senator Coukiing. Evcry worthless
charn ter that hopes TO fa,tcn Mt tho public ex.
pensc through the favor Of John sherman. is M
work siandering Arthur. Cornell. and
Conklng. Fellows hans about the hotel
lobbIes and crowd the corridors nt tho
Senate end Of the Capitol soekins opportunities
10 buuonhoe Senators. aud inveich against tho
late Collector nud Naval Onlrcr. Senator said
to-day that hc Had been annoyed to drnth Tor
several d7)s ny ilIs sort oi ii,pud mt Intrusion.
Tint .his sort Of boring hns boon Ovcrdone b..
gins 10 appear. A Southern Democratic Soma
lor sutd th's Afternoon Tint last wirt ho voted
10 ,2nlitm The New York Aiuaintncuts. hut
ply because ~ the mean way in which sherman
WIS lighting him.
Noti.e i'a3 boon served on Republican syna.
tors thn no moro important nomunt' 0ns will
hr mul' until altrr the S'untc hnr dispoeod Of
the NV YORK Hpponini mis-. THIS II u gem
cral nltlN alton that lovors may or may not le
= ciproraicd. In addition t. this, moro par
ti"ular notice has br'n given to Senators Ike
Cameron ot Pounsylvania. Sargent Of cali
I.ouiriana th.t their rewards drnrad nron
thrir behavior IN tho hght against Cont.ing.
surcU'nhcd 10 the Eyoautiyo diumion. It Is
thought however, that Cameron and kcll1ggUrc
the Frnuiucut Administrator wants thom 20
Yot'. Thny do this generally for cnUsistfncy's
sake They do not hrlley' In th' Tnuur' of
ONCE act. and think thofvccutiyc ought tO he
independents since no in popular estimation "a
held responslOlG for the admnis,ratlon OF the
hn,r b, ,v ' NH ,.,h D'2vl S
certainly do SO, and there are doubtless more.
Tho fight will bo n hot and close ono. Sbor-
il win be scnt 10 tho Senate tn-mdfr"w,
soon ait'r the Senate meets Conkling and his
friends win not seek to debate ne question, but
Thought. will try TO forcc debate in the hopo Of
driving somo Of the Democrats who are in
clinod to dodge to take sides not voting on the
pomoor6tic side beng an advantage 10 Couk-
Ing. 1t ia notorious Lcrc TINT TlWmanv iufu-
cnros have been very actively cyrrted to ulect
gcla,,i gum,G,n' is to ihhG effect that The Dom
confirming Merritt. Graham. and Burt because
there VIII then bee Il sherman faction. with the
Custom House patronage at is commund. AMI
without patronage to make gooI ight And
thus the Republican party in New York clty will
nc incapape Ql making mueh ,ni,n ~
lulumHny.
Tho memorial in favor Of the confirmation O,
n" Now YORK apIointmcuts reuched Conkling
ulS forenoon. AT a luter hour he said that he
hhd nni yrt examined it, except 10 see TINT it
koro ne n4inrs Qt forty seven members Of the
New York Legislature. Before tho Senate nd
lournrd COnkling had received package
OF teHErAms and two or three letters from
Eepuhlcan members, saying in substance that
they had signed the memorial unaor Tho belief
that senator ConAliuA wished such a pauer pre-
pared aud signed TO otIcr him a graceful retreat
from u hopeless contest This Representation
was, of course, a pure fabrication. and is fair
Illustration ot the interruptions means nj work
10 secure the confirmation Of Merritt. knrnnn
ana Conklng held long conference this nftnr.
noon. the result ~ which WIS not known nj n
late hour and. so hi, X kerNAn has not pressed
his preferences. which will unuurstionahly be
OF paramount weight. Hemay inform his Dem
Ocratic colleagues OF his wishes this oyenins nt
caucus held Mt the Capitol upon the amend
mont barring war claims.
Tho caucus OF Democratic Senators this even
ing lasted till late hour. A largo pnrt of tho
time was occupied in discussing the Edmunds
resolution, and at thA clos" ut tho caucus some
drsuItury discussion OF the Now York nominn-
tious Z tx place. but nothing definite MAS detel-
mined.