Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Mexico Ledger.
WASHINGTON CRY, Oct. 29.-The
Senate has adjourned sine die. Its
session was brought to a close by a
deadlock over the confirmation Of
one of Mahone's faverites, after the
introduction by Senator Hill of a set
of resolutions denouncing recent
prostitution of presidential power of
appointment. The President was
waited upon by a committee and
asked 20 withdraw the obnoxious nom-
nation, and upon that's being done.
the final adjournment took place.
From the little that was placed by
the President within the power of the
Senate to accomplish during its extra
session, beyond selecting a president
pro TEN. and confirming a few nomi-
nations, it is evident that Gen. Arthur
perpetrated a huge mistake in calling
that body together previously to the
regular session of Congress.
When the proclamation was Issued
converting the Senate IN extra execu-
tive session, the opinion was every
where prevalent that Gen. Arthur was
ldesirous of surrounding himself with
his stalwart friends, and solicitous
only for constitutional confirmation
of his transfer of authority to them.
| His selections for that purpose had
not been authoritatively announced,
bot were, nevertheless, sufficiently
definitely suggested, and the adjourn
ment of the Senate without the &C.
co~mplishment of what was so appar-
emily designed, demonstrated beyond
doubt that General Arthur has been
forced to postpone, if not abandon,
what he contemplated.
Among the arguments brought to
bear upon the President in inducing
him to we're from the course marked
out for himself were the following:
1st. That, as Garield's Cabinet had
lnaugurated the Yorktown celebration,
they were entitled to consummate it
2nd, it was reasonable that the desire
of the heads Of departments to report
in their own way their years work to
Congress should be gratified. Such
arguments as these would have had
little weight, however, but for the
evidence furnished everywhere that
the country would not tolerate resto
ration of stalwartism to official posi-
ton.
Of Garfield entire Cabinet, so far,
only Window has withdrawn, and OF
all Of them he ia the one that al be
most easily and beneficially parted
with. The difficulty, however, en-
countered in finding a suitable sue
cessor for him, after radical change
of the administration had been aban-
doned. would seem to indicate lack OF
abundance of republican financial
ability. Otherwise, the disappoint-
ment occasioned by Gov. Morgan's
declination might have been avoided,
and the sharp criticism Of the Presi-
dent arising out of it escaped.
In some respects, however, Gov.
Morgan's non-acceptance was fortu
nate, and might have been turned to
account by having been converted
into a Western search for an occupant
of the Department, rendered New
York and the East. The sentiments
entertained by Gen. Garfield as to
the section from which a Secretary of
the Treasury should come we're based
upon experience, and consequently
well-founded. It was that statesman's
Judgment that neither Wall Street,
nor the banks, nor syndicates, nor
importers, nor jobbers, of New York,
are entitled to preponderating influ-
ence in directing the financial and
fiscal interests of the nation, and
Gen. Arthur might have acted more
judiciously than to have gratiied them
by calling Judge Folger from the
supreme bench of that State to Wash
ington. The confirmation of his NOM
ination only indicated unwillingness
on the part of the Senate to farther
embarrass the President in his party
relations. 1t was by no means an
endorsement Of what had been done.
It is true, some mention Of the
Judges name had been made in con-
nection with the formation Of the
Garfield Cabinet; but at that
time he was ineligible, and New York
had not a representative in the Cabi-
net in Postmaster James, who is now
renominated simultaneously with Mr..
Folger.