Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-30
WASHINGTON.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION
THE PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.
Reported Dissension in the Cabinet in Re
gard to Robertson and Chandler.
WADE HAMPTON REFERS TO MALONE
Lively Tussle in the Senate Between
Kellogg and Jonas.
THE WRG RIA DEBT QUESTION EXPLAINED.
Apprehension Among the Friends Of the
Chinese Treaties.


CnlneSe TreaG1eS.
Etc. Efc..................E Etc.
WASHINGTON. March 29th.-The threat
ened indefinite deadlock in the Senate is
beginning to cause apprehension among the
friends of the Chinese treaties that they may
be left without action until next winter.
The treaties, as heretofore stated in these
were reported favorably from the
instant They were reached on the calendar
during an executive session held by the SEN
ate on the. next day. Mr.. Farley informed
the Senate that he desired to offer some
amendments, and the treaties were there
upon laid over for consideration as special
order for the following Thursday. On that
day, however, the conflict concerning the
Senate officers began, and as one means of
forcing it to satisfactory conclusion the ma
jority Immediately determined to prevent the
transaction of any executive business until a
vote should be taken on their caucus resolu-
ton for an election of officers. Consequently
no executive session has been held since last
Wednesday, and the treaties remain on the
Senate calendar in statu quo. The appre-
hension now is that when the deadlock shall at
last be broken there will be strong DISPOSE
ton to dispose of the accumulated mass of
nominations as speedily as possible, and
then precipitate a final adjournment.
But, on the whole, there seems to be no
sufficient reason to doubt that a large major
ity of the Senate will insist upon holding the
body in session until final action shall have
been taken upon those important treaties
Also, it should be remembered that the Pres
ident would haveit in his power to reconvene
the Senate in case of need, and with so strong
an opponent of Chinese immigration at the
head of the State Department as Secretary
Blaine, this course would doubtless be adopted
in the event Of an adjournment without ac-
ton on these treaties, which evidently de-
mand prompt consideration, both as SUBJ
jects of great domestic concern and as mat
ters the postponement of which would involve
an obvious breach of international courtesy.
THE NOMINATION OF CHANDLER.
The Star this evening prints the following
upon alleged good authority, which probably
has considerable basis but need not be at.
cepted as an absolute fact: When the Presi.
dent intimated to the Attorney-General that
he contemplated appointing VIM. Z. Chan
dler as Solicitor General, Mr.. MacVeagh,
according to this authority, said: I" Mr..
President. the nomination will be exceedingly
distasteful to me. hope you will reconsider
your intention to make the nomination, for il
it is made l shall certainly resign" A few
days after the nomination was sent to the
Senate. Thereupon the Attorney General
called upon the President and said "a The
nomination of Mr.. Chandler having been
e al e.
that 1 intimated in the event of its going that
I should resign, can Only suppose that my
resignation viii be acceptable The Presi-
1e4.s -, - . ttsrney- General n7isunder-
stood the situation, and further declared that
he did not understand that MacVeagh had
declared 70 him that he would resign if the
Chandler nomination went in. The Attorney
General said that such was his position, and
he was sorry if the President misunderstood
it. The President said he certainly dill. The
matter now is in this shape, and according to
the said authority if the nomination of
Chandler is confirmed Attorney-General Mac
Veagh will resign; if not, he will not 1t is
said, however, that if MacVeagh does resign
the President will appoint Chandler Attor-
ney-General.
IN THE SENATE-A LIVELY DE-
BATE.
WASHINGTON, March 29th h-Immediately
after the reading of the journal, the resolu-
ton was called up for the election of officers
of the Senate.
Johnston said he would not answer Ma
homes speech until it should appear in the
Record,
REMARKS OF WADE HAMPTON.
Hampton denied that the South Carolina
Democrats had repudiated the State debt. If
there had been any reputation it was by Ma.
homes friends, the Republicans, wien they
controlled the State. The Democrats op-
posed the proposition to change the officers of
the Senate, because it would break the old
precedents, because the Senate was here for
executive business, and chiefly because grave
suspicious had taken hold of the public
mind that there had been corrupt bargain.
Malone had denied that there had
been any impure consideration. He congrat-
ulated Malone, and would say that he would
strengthen his position before the country by
showing what consideration had moved him.
1t was due to this body that the suspicion
should be proved groundless, If it We're. Let
the Republicans organize a committee to
ascertain the truth or falsity of the rumors
that vote had been controlled by promise
Of place or patronage. Ii the darnning charge
were untrue, stamp out the calumny forever
If true, the Constitution gave ample
redress. He referred to similar charges
against Clay and Adams, which de-
feated Adams for the Presidency ard
blighted Clay's political aspirations.
honor, and Randolph, who brought the
charges, had afterward made the amende
honorable. In order that the Senate might
be freed from suspicion, he did not want the
Dawes resolution acted upon Immediately.
He referred to the magnanimity of the Demo.
Gratis in allowing Kellogg to retain his seat.
It now appeared that Kellogg and Malone
were not only leaders but managers of the
Republican party-had clasped hands across
the bloody chasm, and were clamoring for
the old flag and appropriations. He sym.
pathized with the good old State of Virginia,
and could not doubt that her true voice would
of public faith and political in
tegrity.
A motion for an executive session was lost
ayes 27, noes 2S.
BROWN REPLIES TO MAHoNE.
Brown, regretting that Mahone's speech
had not been printed in the Record, proceeded
to reply to some portions of it. One of the
points dwelt on by the gentleman with the
greatest satisfaction was that in regard to his
(Brown's) record. The gentleman had seen
proper to bring that record before the coun-
try, and had grossly misrepresented it. He
that the position he now occupied
upon certain questions was not the position
he had occupied at the beginning of the war
known as the war of rebellion. He had gone
into the contest to maintain slavery and
State sovereignty. He had sincerely believed
that he was right in both. The war had,
however, settled both questions. Slavery
had been abolished, and he was content
To this extent he might be said to be
inconsistent. &sHe denied several other
of Mahone's charges az TO his record
He said the air was full of rumors of bar.
gain, and he argued to show that there were
singular condolences confirming the fact
that there was bargain. 1t was peculiar
that Malone, who. up to late period, had
always been a Democrat, should vote with
the. u ann hlnatna the