, 1881-05-15
=. WASHINGTON
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Closing Scenes in a Palnfu!
Comparison Of Political
-. Backbones: =,
Weakened Senators Trem.
blingly Waiting for the
:. " Que estion;% =
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On Monday Robertson win Dc
Reported to the Senate With
out Recomm elidation. !:
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Senator 0onkliug will Make a Speech
on Tuesday, and Vote Will g:
~. Be ;sPaken' !; 49,
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This Vote viii Show: that Mr..
conkling Has q Boon Thrown
>> ovefFboard., =: ::
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Both conk|ing ant Gorham Deny the
- Authorship Of the "HeraId"
" ,!!:c i: SIdnders. -
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Treme endous Financial Operations
=: at the TEeasury-Mrs. !
Gar6eld'$ Condition.
The President Has Decided, to
Stand by the Republican Or
ganiza tlon in Virginia. /
A Chance for Bob Ingersol to Get His
:: silvery Tongus Bored and His
Tremendous Financial Operations
=: =. at the .TFeasury-Mrs.
Gar6eld'$ Condition. =.
The President Has Decided to
Stand by the Republican Or
ganizatlon in Virginia.
A Chance for Bob Ingerson to Get His
:: silvery Tongus Bored and His
" Forahead Branded.


|. An10uCaA l11Hu0GA4
| UNwAVER1NG.
THE QUESTION MUST pr sQUAEELY SETTLED
spsstat Dispatch toa 1ne Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. g, May H.-There have
been few attempts by Senators ut harmon
izing to-day, but all efforts have been unsuc-
cessfuj.: Some Senator's have had the cour-
age to visit the Whita House aud to see the
president in his office during the Intervals
when ho was not present in his wife's sick
chamber, and to suggest some further at
tempts at compromise 1t was the old story.
THE efforts were only made because some
Republican Senators sare still reluctant to
face the inevitable Issue. Il majority Of
the Republicans, however have had their
| illusions dispel1ed.4 The President has
| never wayered from the outset. He has
interpreted the Constitution as giving him
| the right to nominate such persons AS he
chose for public onice. irrespective of
Senatorial coarrosy,,,' and he has expressed
his views without reserve to every Senator
who has called upon him. Yet, until with
IN two days, doubtless, The majority of the
Senators have beanof the opinion that, in
some indednable way 'hartnony'' could be re-
= SURRENDER
on the part Of the: Executive. Some have
waited upon the President to practically
urge him to surrender. It has not been
learned that any. Committee OF Senators
has suggested toi:A1r. Conk1ing that he
should get off his.,High horse. 1t was, Of
course, useless to ask him. It was not for
the imperial, magnificent Senator from New
York to-. think Or talk of compromise. He
hc pnf1 ta1 ~
graci0usly TO remain in the Republican party
and to permit it to live. He must be placat~
ed for the atfront that had been put upon ),
him. Yet Mr.. Robertson will be confirmed,
probably within three days. and AIr. Conk-
licans and eight or ten Democrats to vote
with him.
THAT Is ALL.
It is understood tonight that Mr. Conklins
has practically abandoned the fight, and will
not make factieus opposition, or endeayor to
smother the nomination in Committee. SEN
ator Conkling is reported, in conferences he
had with the Democrats since the CAUCUS of
yesterday, to have intinlated that he feared
that II Robertson should be confirmed lie
would be 4 formidable candidate for the
United States Senate to succeed him. 1t is |
now probable that: Robertson will be con- |
1lr1ncd OIL Tuesday,. Doubts are now ex-
pressed whether the Conkling nominees /
which were withdrawn will again be sent to
the Senate. !;
THE PUBLIC ATTACKS UPON THE PRESIDENT |
which it is believed have been inspired by
Conklins, have not tended to restore friendly
relations. Conkling is reported as saying
that the result Of the confirmation Of Robert
son will be the loss pf New York to the Re
publican party. This can only mean that, as
he cannot secure the patronage he wants, he
will not use his Influence for tho Republican
party,-that the condition of his loyalty to
the party is the control of patronage. This
is exactly the position that the friends
Of the President claim he assumed pend
ing the Presidential campaign, when
the members of the Republican
National Committed were so much
concerned as to his course. One member OF
That Committee is said to have written to
Gen. Garfield at Mentor, plainly intimating
that ne feared treachefy Oh Conkling's part.
The report that 4
MIR. WILLIAM;;E. CHANDLER
contemplated retiring: from the contest for
solicitor General was made upon the author
ty o1 a member off the Cabinet who was to
oe presumed to know. There is, however,
40 purpose OIL the part of the Administration |
o ask for the retirement of Mr.. Chandler.
republican members of the Judiciary Com
nlttee, however, have announced, and did
|nnounce yesterday in caucus, that they |
hould endeayor to induce the President to
the name. f.; .!
DETAILS.
George Gorham denies that he wrote, sug- |
rested, or had any kn3Yledge Of the Herald F.:
ttack upon the President prior to its publi-
alton. Senator Conkllng makes sim liar
enial. .. =" .
ONE SENATORIAL VIEW. :
A United States Senator, who chooses to
paragraph on the political situa- (
ion here. It may be taken as (: fair index |, :
t tie views OF at least many Of the Senators |
n some OF the features of the present situa- {
ion: -. I
!. There is not now, and never has been, any :
ote, arrangement, or Understanding anywhere
rhich would enable anybody to delay for day c
elton on the nomination of Mr.. Robertson, | S
tier the disposition OF the treaties, or give any
ody any power or advantage in defeating 1t or
ostpontng action upoh it not conferred BY the | Il
nclent standing rules pf the Senate. r
:. An ARRANGEMENT to take up ,unobtected
kelly to make at any time on tho suggestion of
Single Senator. and. II Iuade would not prob- I G
bly postpone the confederation OF q disputed
8. No Committee has ever been authorized to {
ake; or has ever made, any. request to the II
resident to withdraw any nomination, or mani y
:stcd any ri ish that he should do so. {
1. The statement that there has been any dif- +
'rence between the president ana Senator =
9 ens; M is q @ pure faorlcaEen. e
le Senator or Senator3from any State to die ~~
to. TO the Observation-Disclosures from such