The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-16
TnE NEW rORK NOMINIrIONs
senator ConItiing Oppo.ina their CONFORMATION
A stormy session.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 - A short and
stormy executive session Of tho Senate was held
this afternoon. before which tho New York
nominations were UNEXPECTEDLY brought BY
communication from Mr.. Hayes. Tho Senate
Committee on Commerce, not long since
asked for Information as to tho reasons
which led Hayes to displace the Now
York Collector and Surveyor. 1t Is Gus
tomary to answer such communications
by sending reply to the Committee. In this
case. rs Mr.. Conkling Is Chairman Of the Com-
mitcc. the communication Of the answer direct
to the Senate has significance Of It's own. II
drew a question as to the reasons which had led
COnkling's committee To- delay report ON
these nominations and an extremely sharp
retort from Senator Cnnkling Tho delaie
WIS oi that half personal nature IN regard
TO which Senators nrc extremely rctcent but
tho occurrence of the afternoon have sum
marily ended Whatever lingering doubt might
exist In some minds that senator Conklng in
tended to oppos, these nominations rs n did
those OF year ngo. II is undcr-tOud that the
rcnsrnS now assigned Tor the change last sum-
mer are substantially those OF six months be-
fore. hnsci upon tho reports oi the Jay Com
mission, with the additional argument that
continuance ia office hnd worked no Improve
ment.
Srnatur Cnulling moved that tho commuuica-
tun bc referred 70 tho Committee On Com
mercc, whi Ii wns dCnp hy n most decisive vote.
Inr whole mhitcf VIII como up before the COM
mittcc tomorrow.
r,r n, tv,-i,.i rrss.
WAsniSGrTnN. Jan. ia communication
WIS laid before the Senate In executive scfSiOn
To-day from Mr. sherman. on tho subject of the
! Now York Custom House appontmente, de-
1 signed to show that the removals IL Coli tor
! Mihur AMI Naval Onlccr Cornell were madc for
| sufficient cause, and that. therefore. thecon-
! nrmation OF the pres Mt nominees should not
! be- resisted on tho ground TIM, Injustice was
| done To- their predecessors The communlcn-
... t. - -
/ sherman and other extracts from the contlden-
| ul rccorls. oi, thS TrspsgV DepaItncni as;
srrtnG 2r indic"t1s tAAt M,ssrs. AI,hur ny ii anH
/ the degree ot efficiency considered requisite by
I the department. Their failure to take action in
| regard TO the extensive Smuggling ~ silk goods
Gnd the differentiation Of Kid gloves. &c.. Is
commented on and placed In contrast with the
| measures inaugurntcd and pushed ON to an
issue satisfactory 20 the Government 10y their
Among the cinrees made by Mr. sherman
! against Collector Arthur. II Is said that lac did
not ur,luirs'e Ia the Departments suggestions
! a. 10 tGc cNt'ht To- which the force in the Gus
when the REDUCTIONS weF, carried into efI,a.t
the results showed that the department. WIS
thoroughly right. and thnt the Collector md rn-
drNoryi ~ retain nm, lhrSrr numOero ol cm-
ployoos thanWcrc actually needed.
Mr. sherman also Informs ~" mate that tho
New YORK Custom House omploy'"S numbered
about 2uo, and many ot them Wore appointed
! iy Mrssts. Arthur and Cornell To occupy sine;
cur" positions merely n rewards Tor political
Mr.. Sherman. In support OF these various
charges. quotes extensively from the report oi
tho jay ComWiss IN and from reports made IA
him hy Assistant secretary French und Assist
ant solicitor Robinson. Mr. sherman =tgtca. M
tha outset %. tis commuricatIon. that he nds
it tn the senate by direction ot Mr.. Hay's.
" the conclusion oi the reading ot Secretary
Sl'rWau'~ communication senator tonkil o.!
took the lNnr and mud' an earnest speech do
fcuHin; NH-. -. Arthur md tornNu from tho
caar..o ol inrtii 'icury. ana drn"nn'hE tha
by tlH Air.nls,rltl ltl'n in AN ~ - io iu-iliy A..
tlOn which was wuo..y unwarrnni'i On civil
scrNi 'e grounds. aHi lrNmtied mnfcy hy Der
spunl pr partisan considerations.
Senator tpnk linz 10 tA' course OF hls go"'h
commented with grrnt severity uuon ~" Adj
mihi-tr.ti1n's ut on las, wlni.r IN tend ring
another appointment 80 Mr.. Arthur. say n.
r. -al stan'e ih"' a,'.r al arr tnrr' 'rprd p1 I
dent Hayes and Secretary sherman. thry
solicited and urged Mr.. Arthur to take
% foreign Ia~'f f.on pi great iwr'tt no. u'h us
tho t.u-u t'u"ta-Nfp ut Itflr or 10. 'n
ntr. luSt heiur" aii .urrn"nt t"N tn' "nnit
/ to ou Commerce authority tn notify trc J. r-1l.
/ accused. and % send for pcr- n- ana zap ~
with a Ylew o. dotcrrins tho truth 90 th'
senator Thurman nude some cmiiocuat
hrrarh i,tVe.u the President an The r al c.u
@ e. rhhan n"n'rrI ~ 'an S,"na'r: %, ai 3D.,
how-y t"l'li"y indicating las position OF
the subject Of thc c.ntr0Nrr~y
Tho communication ana n.,"Wpnnvinc m
per, w.r. tiI .tn. ou motion ~ Nr. tOrhliug. o.
SDuat, HIiIurn !.
II .-tlec general impression tonight that th
unnA'nc nominations Viii hn reIrctcd, us On
Democrats apparently manifest no difpo+'fo'
Jugty ll tir ]. 'pul,! ans htc AA9Wu o. h' iul
, commit; j as;ulu7t "a u.