The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-04

mlnistration had proved successful and began
bv saving TINT Ir know tho result was
igr"gonc conclusion. He had no patronage To-
facts To plar" before the SENATE. and tho iars
were apparently less elective in Wnucnc-
lng votes than other motives. H." rap
idly reviewed the defence he made In
q previous speech OF the administration
OF Arthur nnd Cornell. and in answer
TO the complaint Of HIVES and sherman that
the New York Custom Hous' had hecn used as 4
political mnchino forthc benefit oi personal and
aupointments. he road snvernl letters from MIR.
sherman and Assistant Secretary Mccormick.
requested uIp9ihtl'ni~ iur thrir personal or
political friends. Among them was one from
Mr.. sherman to COLLECTOR. Arthur. earnestly
recommending s"n of Justice bradley
for amy nppointm.lt and saying nt the close
tnut he lShrrmpnl hoped Tor nantes rcas,ns
that it would be- considered fuvornhiv.' Mr..
Couklng also read 20 the Senate q letter written
TO Collector Arthur 10y Mr.. Hayes tor 10y his
directionl recommending lor appoiniment as
Deputy Collector a gentleman Mr.. John
=. Howard who had written lIaycss hiog-
fuphy, Gen. Arthur declined to comply
with the request on the ground that he did not
think 1t advisable or proper to confer 50 i'm
portant an appointment upon any man, who
the position. The day he titus declined
to violate Hayes civil service principles
was. said Mr.. Conkling. sorry day for Gen;
Arthur. Tor llaycs's opposition to uim seemed
10 tn;c from this refusal Mr. Conkliug referred
to Hay"s's alleged purpose to nuke new nom
nations to disp,ace Arthur ana Cornell IN the
event the ssennte's rejecting uO "a beforc H.
He argued that il il constituti ional prrrogativo
ot the Senate to say whether or not officers
shall bc removed. and II Hayes undertuok To
execute the threat attributed T. him he might
nnd himself standing ON very sliuprfY ground.
In conclusion. Coukiing said that every Office
at the disposal Of tho Administration, md
many not vet at its DISPOSAL, had been promised
" secure H." eonilrnailnu OF thrs' holnihees.
mortgage had been placed upon nn Office not
yet va'ant nut sun n,rd 10y Tying
personal Influence which bitter personal acri-
mony could suggest or use hud been LEFT un-
tried In this effort To secure his own defeat.
As his speech WAS certain to be reported by
some senator present. hc said. in closing. that
hr hourd the Senators who violated their oaths
and divulged thesecrets OF an executive session
would do SO with greater accuracy than they
displayed in giving 10 the public his last
speech. which they were pledged in honor not
tc reveal.
just before the vote WIS taken on the nomi-
nations. an attempt was made TO postpone their
consideration indrhnlisly. step whieh many
Democrats favored II was decided out -
order. aud Cockrel then moved to recommit.
a motion which was deleMed upon suhs'nn-
TALLY the vote by which Merritt Immediately
alter was confirmed. Tho vote on Merritt was
as follows:
..yrs-Me-.r. E,ils, B,,aet bog. burnside Cameron
l"i. o.,. Couuy,r blr. Ms. Dawes. i..a.. ierrN,
%o'k 1c~.d 'N,Nii,6 N.daye..'. .''' Nq, Nairi G,i
0,s'c,b, hrt+id. i'i-e. N''.+a s' saanders Sh'iH
N,ys-Mr..r 4 .on. Anthony Riiuc Booth Bruce
ii,iirnn. Have. JONI, ~, G,ios " f',it N.icacii
F.a4"e~. Pay, sou k"'tu, ,aifenI Spencer fuller
Messrs Butler, Chrstancy. Lamar Merri-
mon. Plumb. Thomas. and Wallace. who would
payr 5ynu noted na5s g "eFJ bsTed with I Mr,sTs
sharon. Dorsey, and Cameron Pa. who would
have voted Nay" Mr-srs herman. Jou's
(FH.l. MaXey. nnd WadieiEh. Though ures' nj
and not paired. lid not vote ana Mr. Eustis.
MAXI the seventy-siNih member Of the SEN
at. w.s absent with put q pair.
disposed of by confirmation without debate.
the vote standing as follows:
{rAs-MS,'r' & ' hssd "a 1,l Bgrn,do & csmeTen ron
i ge'' 1tNsn S HN Nv T. J Arsyg Ne, &
hinr'pt, h'son. Siasnr. saunders Sh,'is Wdtn' and
N,,s-Ne,.r. Allison. Anihony Blaine. Booth Bruce.
,hnnee onN ing Dir' ll f..@i "a.nt Howe, J'nes :
Mr. Conklins then submitted a motion that
the inluncuQn OF secrecy be removed from the
| ing the Injunction also from all hat had
| been said. This amendmcnt WIS agreed 70
Tr M5f4 Sma drrd a"%dy as 0%' saS,;S,t tas
original ,proposluon in different phras e.
9logy. and alter much debate ana an unsucceSs-
/ Tor publicity 10 the letters ot Gen. Arthur which
were read by Nr. Couk ing. the substitute was
agreed 10 and the Senate closed its continuous
Executive session oi nearly seven hours by ad-
Tonight after the Adjournment prominent
| Republican Senator said: Mark my words
| the newspapers Will. before month and "A half
record the price IN place and nairgnase paid
! for the votes Oh our side which the Fraudulent
Administrator secured within the last forty
! eight hours
| An ANALYSIS ofthe vote and Of the pairs " on
| Gen. Merrlu's nomination shows that twenty
! seven Democrats and TN rteeu Republlraus IA
| vorsd Confirmation. and tWeniy-thret EcIubli-
| cans ana seven Demo rats were opp srd 10 H.
! One Iudepe udeut" Davis ot lllinolsl voted
against confirmation, four Democrats who were
| present reir.ined from voting. and one Demo
crHt was absent. without a pair.
4 letter from Gen. Arthur to Senator
| Conklng in reply 90 Mr.. Shermans last 'om-
IN |Hff
In the course Of which Gen. Arthur says;
With reference 90 the Offer Of POSITION abroad. n
woIld rcsgu tie CnIeCtuTslp Mr. sherman refers 20 II
It casual ans lh.sirg natter lu iuct. how
! ever not only 10 offered ne. but when was oh
viuusy about 90 utcne at was suggested tIat soull
not give an immediate answer. AND sequcnuy tie
oiicr Was Renewed MI sherman utterly nlisstaed my
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