Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE lost DoTEREI.

WASHINGTON, May 4. The British steam
ship Doterel, commander Richard Evans,
which was blown up on the 26th of April, in
the straits of Magellan, carried six guns and
16O officers and men, instead Of $50 as re-
ported in the cable dispatches. She went
into commission last December, and was at
the time of the disaster en- route TO relieve
the Penguin ON the Pacific station. Her
commander entered the navy as Il mate in
1850, and has commanded several vessels
The British Legation has DO other facts in
regard 10 the cause of the disaster.
WAsnISGroS, May 4-lmmediately upon
the opening OF the Senate, Senator Dawes,
prior TO making the motion to 90 into execu-
i've session, reviewed the contest for the
control of the Senate, which commenced
two months ago to-day He maintained
that the republican position was sus-
tanned by its rules and by immemorisl
usagc, denounced the democrats for
their revolutionary threat that the Senate
should never pass upon the resolution for
the election Of officers, and charged the dem
ocrats with 4 purpose to cripple, paralyZe
and destroy the Senate.
The vote on the motion to 90 into execu-
tive session was So ayes and no nays. Mr..
Harris of Tennessee, (DemocraD, a particu-
lar friend of Senator Conkling, was called by
the Vice President to preside Just
before going into executive session. Ii is
now considered that the beginning of the
end has come. Mr.. Conkling's friends think
that it will now be his policy to hasten the
confirmation of uncontested nominations.
As To the confirmation of judge Robertson,
they claim twelve TO fifteen democratic votes
against his confirmation
NOMINATIONS CoNFIEMED.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Thc discussion of
the Chinese treaties in the executive
session of the Senate, to-day, was
not completed but several additional nomi-
nations were confirmed, including w. ii.
Craig US postmaster at Albany, y. Y.
UNABLE TO LEAVE
Senator Johnston, chairman Of the York
town centennial commission, invited Presi-
dent Garfield to accompany the commits
sioners to Yorktown to morrow The Pres
ident replied that he regretted he was un-
able TO accept, not feeling at liberty to leave
Washington, the Senate having resumed
transaction of executive business
AN EVEN CONTEST PROBABLE.
The New York Telegram's Washington
special says that Representative Discomfort
OF Virginia recently expressed his views on
the arrangement with Senator Malone He
says the republican vote in Virginia will not
exceed G5,OO0 and the readinster vote not
more than $4,000; but the Bourbon vote
will not fall short Of 90, 600 He thinks the
contest will be very even, and is sure amalga-
nation with the Malone faction will not
succeed. for the reason that there is not that
unanimity of sentiment among the repub-
licans that would lead them az a body to
espouse the readjusteT cause without party
action, and it is mistake to suppose the
colored republican vote is solidly for Senator
Malone or his movement
IN BRIEF,
Tie State department is advised that the
government of New Foundland has issued
notice to the effect that all vessels from
| the United States are q be quarantined
A despatch to the New York Evening
Post says the general verdict is that in the
Senate fight thus far Senator Conkling comes
out ahead.
4 despatch 10 the New York Mail. saws
the administration has won tremendously on
the sympathies of Senators, both republican
and democratic, since the demands Of Senator
Conkling became known.