New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-03
STRIKING SCENE IN THE SENATE.
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MR. THURMAN ON HIS SUCCESSOR
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRTBUNEl
WAsuINGrON March 2.-The most interesting cpl
sode of this very prosac session of the Senate took
place to-day. The Committee on Appropriations
bad amended the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
so provide for the repayment President Hayes
of So $50 73 the amount paid out of his own pocket
for the expenses of the MacVeagh Commission to
Louisiana Senator Beck, who was in charge, made
a feeble attempt to explain and defend the amend
ment trusting that, in the placid temper OF the
times, il wO not attract much attention, nor eN-
cite politica bate. He was mistaken; for some OF
tie less influential Democratic Senators seized the
occasion to make some reference to the neverending
Louisiana controversy and Senator Jonas rehearseu
at some length the old. old story.
Senator Conkling at last brought matters to q
focus by making some severe reflections upon the
action of the President in sending committee upon
hls own authority to Louisiana and IN seeking year
after year to get Congress to make an appropriation
to pay the expenses of the unheard of procedure.
He sympathized with Senator Beck in not wishing
to ncjte political argument, and suggested as the
only way to prevent one, that he Withdraw the
amendment His words though courteous toward
Senator Beck, embodied threat to debate the sub
iect even to the extentof reOpening all the buried
controversies both between parties ana between
himself and the Administration.
Senator Beck was nonplussed, and awkwardly
sureested that the Senator move to lay the amend
ment upon the table. This Senator Conkllng re-
fused to do and renewed his implied reat, still in
a tone of great courtesy and with something OF
bumor in his manner Senator Beck was fairly
driven by the remarks and manner of Senator Conk-
Ing TO withdraw his amendment, or rather to move
himself TO lay il apon the table
"No not vet" SAID Senator Thurman, who had
onI Itp HNO SpuatOr H..
n highly humorous manner, said lie dld not want 10
have this subject laid upon the table as an act OF
fnality now. There was no one here lie said. 10
defend the Administration. The Senator from Ken
tucky was not its defender. lie had actually Deen
driven from the field. 80
II want this matter to 90 over until my successor
shall take his seat here" continued Senator lhur-
man so that the Senator from New,fork may
have foe worthy of his steel; so that the honora-
BILE Senator may meet face to face ono who was n
nrominent actor in the scenes referred to and who
can be ut hand to defend the Administrations"
With this sally Senator Thurman renewed the
motion to Law the amendment Oh the table and the
matter was allowed to go by.
THE GRANT ELEMENT IN THE CABINET
REPORTED RESULT OF SENATOR CoNKLlNGs VISIT
TO MENTOR.
IpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUSE
WASHINGTON March "a close personal and po-
litical friend of Senator Conkng is authority for
the statement that the Senator did not when at
Mentor, urge the appointment of any particular in
dyIdual to Cabinet position. lie did. however,
urge in tho strongest the claims to recogni-
tion of the Grant element OF the party III piopor-
tion 10 their representation in the Chicago Con-
ventiop.
Thus, according to this authority Mr. ConElnR
thought the three hundred and .ix" members who
voted for the nomination Of General Grant were en-
titled to be represented in the Cabinet by three Of
the seven members. General Garfield was thus left
unembarrassed in regard to the personnel of his
Cabinet, in so far as any request from Senator
Conkling was concerned The selection OF Robert
Lincoln and the Hon. Levi p. Morton for the War
and Navy Departments. respectively, 10 sald Dy inc
gentleman referred to to he, in so far, compliance
with the request made by Senator Conkling
This report is given IN substance as 1t was told Dy
q gentleman whose relations with Senator COnkng
enttle it to high consideration. Nevertheless 1t IS
known to be incorrect in one essential respect az
least inasmuch as Senator COnkling did recommend
and very strongly urge the appointment OF partlc-
lar man from York. supposed to be either Judge
Foger or the Hon. Levi Z. Morton, to the Treasury
Department.
A WASTED EVENING.
ATTEMPT or THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO HOLD
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNE]
WAsB1SGToN, March The Senate wasted an
borr or two this evening in lIbusterng. After the
dispostion of the sundry Civil Appropriation bill
A..,n Ia.