, 1881-04-17
Statements that the Responses to Win.
: dom's Offer Have and Have Not
Been Satisfactory.
The International Sanitary
Conference a Complete
Failure.
Sharp Contradictions Between In
ternal Revenue and fnterna-
tional Bank Officials.
Production Of Iron and Steel-Pros-
poets Of the Independents in
Mississippi.
STATE OF AFFAIRS.

STATE CF AFFAIRS.
EoBEETSoN's NOMINATION..
Special Dispatch to The Ckiea2o Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1C-:l pron1i-
leut Democratic Senator remarked to-day
that the present situation in the Senate is
working very mitch to the disadvantage of
Judge Robertson and renders his defeat
more possible. This gentleman said iii
substance: 1.-The Democratic Senators, rs
i rule, were at first disposed to confirm
the nomination Of Robertson, as we'll
us all other proper nominations Of
tile. Administration. Tho Democrats did not
see any reason why they should please any
Senator III State, and place themselves in
opposition to the President by doing So. But
The feeling that has been created BY the pres
<.1lt contest is having all unfayorablc effect
upon Robertson's chances. \ good many
Democratic Senators are beginning to think
that the Administration is encouraging the
deadlock, or, ut least, supporting the Mahone
movement, aud they feel that, If tie Tresi-
dent IS joining in this crusade,
He MUST DECIDE TO RECEIVE AS WELL AS
TO GIVE BLOWS,
and that the first blow which the Democrats
propose to give him will be to defeat the
confirmation of Robertson" This is the
opinion of one Democratic Senator, but it is
a Senatar who, very few weeks ago, was
very pronounced in support OF Robertson.
Considerable interest is manifested here i'll
the efforts which Senator Conllling is
making to secure signatures Of members OF
tile New York Legislature to I; paper saying
that they did not mean anything i'll par
ticular by their resolution approving the ap-
pointnent Of Judge Robertson. and eX-
pressing their desire that llo should be
promptly confirmed.
DOWN TO A WEEK AGO.
the Conkling men in Washington had a good
deal to say about tue petition sent to the
President by New York kbusiness-lnen--rnain
ly members OF the Produce Exchange-ask-
ing for the retention Of Collector Merritt.
They then seemed disposed to think that
the petition mi gilt secure the withdrawal OF
Judge lsobertson's nomination. More
recently the Conkling mel have said very
little about this document It is possible
that they may have learned, what is report
ed to be a fact, that's Il number of the Most
prominent siEners Of that petition have
since
PRIVATELY WRITTEN TO PRESIDENT GAR
FIELD,
saying, in effect, that they are well pleased
with the nomination OF Judge Robertson,
and desire that their signatures to the petit
tion should not be taken us all expression Of
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s,,,,e+a,,nas +ho 1,rne;,Ia,+ u,,,s+ oorta;uI,,
foa1 i,,.tjtat -, do,,htj,,,r tho snontoTa;,,, 80
vol, as t1a ,,nori,,it,t nf t,o tI.,s;ro ~ tbo
~ w.t. ~ lavo +,,o 1,ros;
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A sr51,,,vr, po1rr1c1Ay
to-,1av. :. Th.t 4 AIh,nv nnrforr.
ar.u ehove mo that Cont-iny ra,1iyns how,
,+tor,v dosnarata ;s his attamnt IN nravant
pnhartsou fro, h.cnufnp coflector liz i.
,aoonnd IN dafa,t If ha pndart,Ecs II r
,,np,t 1,ol;avo ,,a c,n u,atar !, ho1f.doyen rn.
,-ntas an.inst Ho,,artso,,,s cont;rm,.
,;on lat nc *no liz ,nd+ Il,tt non f,on.
oron sT;tchatI and loves If S,vofl, dn,,t
},al;eva II. can ,,nt ,nntter voto :,mon,- rho
Rapn1,,iran Senators and 7 ,yorli1 MT I'm
surprised If \I,tc;a,, shoul., vote fur
confirmation A. IN tha Dcmocrots
/ don,t. hernve any Of tne,n
will fn,low couElipv,s 1cad in fills matter
when rho test romes,, trherf is sonr rail,
of an ntYort to form y co,n},;nation nf thoS.
,yl,o ara amused IN Stanley N;tthews Will
ian, + Chandler and .1udrr Hob.rtson with
= view to defeating NIL thrca. Int nuthinp
can vet no learned res,mctint, the prohobi1i,y
of the succ.ss 1T such NJ, rTort- or of th,.
strength Of such a combination. il it should
,e formed IT wo,1ld reo mir. fine tliulo,nacv
In effect s11cf, 4 combination.