Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-17
WASHINGTON.
Miscellaneous News from the Ma
tional Capital.

Miscellaneous News from the Ma
--- tional Capital.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Soon after
t. e adjournment Of the Senate this
afternoon, the Republican Senators
went into caucus for the purpose, it
is understood, of determining what
course of action shall be pursued in
regard to action on the Robertson
case and the other contested nomi~
nations, and also to consider the
subject Of adjournment. It is gener-
ally believed that the nomination Of
Robertson will be brought before the
Senate for final action during the
next few days and that the Senate
will adjourn sine de towards the
close of this week Neither MIR.
Conkling nor Mr.. Platt have been
at the capitol to-day, and in the ab-
sence of any authoritative explana~
ton from them, the motives and
meaning of their designations are
left subject to mere speculation
and conjecture.
The Senate in executive session to-
day confirmed the following nomina-
tions: Richard A. Elmer, Of New
York, to be Second Assistant Posl-
master-General; J. Henry Wilson,
collector Of customs for the District
of Columbia; Charles z. Henry, U.
S. marshal for the District Of C0lum-
bia; Albert T.. Dow, U. 8. consul
Allphy, India; Sydney W. Cooper,
U. S. consul at Gutenberg, Ger-
many; Ernest Sophenheim, Z. S.
consul at Cadiz, Spain; McWalter B
Mayors, y. S. consul at Venice, Italy
Thaner q. Eiler. U S. consul at Guaj-
quit, South America Albert Rhodes,
Q, S. consul at Rouen, France, and
John A. Helberman, to be c0nsul~
general at Bankok, Siam.
No motion having been entered at
to-day's execu i've session for the
consideration Of the vote by
which, at the second preceding
session Judge Stanley Mathews Was
confirmed as Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court, his confirmation
stands fixed The President has
this afternoon been notified accord-
ingly.
The Republican caucus this after
noon, with only four dissenting
votes, decided to bring the Roberts
son case before the Senate for action
forthwith, and to proceed an ad>
journment of the Senate sine die
this week.
The Star this evening says: When
the news of the resignation of Sena>
tors Conkling and Platt reached the
Treasury Department today great
excitement ensued and officials, and
subordinates alike were soon gather
ed in groups throughout the build
ing discussing the situation and it's
probable effect. The theory which
has been advanced, that the Senators
who resigned are quite confident of
being returned by the New York
legislature is very generally accepted.
But IN some quarters it is main
tanned that on account of the legls>
lature having heretofore endorsed
the nomination of Robertson to
be collector of the port of New York,
it cannot consistently endorse the
action of the two Senators in oppos>
ing it. This course, however, it is
conceded by prominent Republicans,
can easily be brought about. Presi>
dent /. Garfield was apprised of the
contemplated designations this morn
ing, and remarked to a treasury Off
cial, shortly before II o'clock, that
he expec4ed the news to arrive mo-
mentarily.
The resignation of the two Sena~
tors are the topics of conversation at
the hotels and other public places,
and groups of men may be seen on
the street corners discussing the
affair in an excited manner.
The Star also publishes the fol
lowing views of Senators concerning
the sensation: One Republican Sen
ator said: They will both be re~
elected by the New York legisla-
ture. Another said that, while he
had not been informed of this step,
his opinion was that it was simply
an appeal to the New York legisla-
ture, now in session, by Messrs.
Conkling and Platt for an endorses
ment of the position they had taken
on the Robertson nomination. A
warm friend of Senator Conkling
said: It means that Conkl pg and
Platt will not be insulted and
ou ragged by this administration.
They have known from the first
that the nomination of Robertson
was Blaine's declaration of war
against the ruling element of the Re
publican party in New York. They
have known that Robertson was se>
lected to crush Conkling and destroy
his influence if possible. They had
done everything they could to pre-
vent this bitter war in the Republi~
can party. They showed that they
had the Republican party of New
York behind them. That only a
small ring of disorganizers and bolts /
ers supported Robertson. But
the President refused to lis~
ten to any appeals for
peace and harmony. Messrs. Conk-
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