The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-20
THE NEWS.
COMBINES COUP D'ETAT.
The Resignation of the Senators from New
York Forwarded to the Governor
of that State.
A Bold Movement to Secure the Endorse
msnt of the Legislature for
COnkling
Ia His Fight Against the Administration
in the Matter Of the Robertson
appointment.
COMBINES COUP D'ETAT.
WASHINGTON.
Matters OF Interest From the, National
Capitol.


Matters OF Interest From the, National
Capitol.
IMPROVING.
WASHINGTON, May 14-At 8 O'Clock
tonight Mrs. Garfield is thought by her
friends TO be improving. The comfort
able change in the weather has had an
excellent effect, and the fever has in u
measure abated She is, however, weak,
and in spite of the improvement, there
is much concern about her. The case
excites general attention and sympathy
throughout the city.
THE PRESIDENTIAL MANSION.
Statements having been published
that the sanitary condition OF the execu-
tive mansion was very bad and that the
illness of Mrs. Garfield was partly at
tributed to that cause, the three Repub-
lican members of the senate committee
on public buildings, Messrs. Rollins,
Morrill, and Angus Cameron, called at
the executive mansion to-day and In
spected the building with view to re-
porting its condition to congress.
THE MALONE MOVEMENT.
Representative Withern, of Tennessee,
reports that the Malone movement is
having no effect in that state. He thinks
the solid South might be broken by. o
sort, but never with Malone. Mr.. With
eTn was one of the southern members
who would not have considered the
nomination of Gen. Grant q very great
evil for the south, for the reason that he
believed Gen. Grant would have taken
steps looking to acquiring or CONNER
cially conquering the northern states OF
Mexico.
POSITIVE DENIAL.
arrNhnrtnao N nh af tic fof0
that there has not been in the Republi-
can caucus any vote, agreement or un-
Outstanding which would enable any
one TO delay action a single day, on any
nomination after treaties were disposed
of, or which gave any one power to de-
lay or postpone action. No committee
of the caucus was authorized TO make q
request to the president to withdraw
any name, or manifested wish that he
should.
THE EDMUNDS BREEZE.
Senator Edmunds created stir in the
executive session yesterday by annouc-
ing his intention of resigning the chair
manship of the judiciary committee be-
cause the Republicans on it were re-
solved to report the nomination of VIM.
Chandler favorably. He was subse-
quentlY induced to take this step by
friends of Chandler, and their intima-
ton was he would ask to be withdrawn
rather than incur such mark of disap-
probation.
WASHES HIS HANDS OF TUE WHOLE BUsI-
NESS.
Senator Conkling entered the Repub-
lican caucus, yesterday, rather late, and
made a short but sharp speech. He said
the caucus had been called without con-
sultation with him, and was an attempt
To defeat him by indirect methods. He
declared that RobertsOn's confirmation
would disrupt and defeat the Repubii-
can party in New York, but said that as
the Republican senators were rushing
on so eagerly to that fate that he washed
his hands of the whole affair.
KANSAS CLAIM.
The Secretary of the Interior rendered
q decision in which he rejects the claim
of the state of Kansas for an alleged de-
flciency of 1859 acres of land which
were certified to the state in 1862, and
double the minimum of lands in the adj
justment of the grant under what is
commonly known as the Agricultural
College act. This decision afflrms the
recent decision of the Commissioner
General Of the land Office from which
the state appealed to the secretary.
GOOD PLACE TO CALL A HALT.
Removal of Republicans from small
In of Readjusters has made considerable
stir in that state. Many Virginia Re
publicans have been protesting to the
President against the Republicans being
turned out of Office and it is now an
nounced that halt has been called; that
the President wants the Republican or
ganiZatiOn of Virginia maintained in all
Its strength and hereafter Republican
pOstmasters will remain in Office.
ROBERTsoN's CONFIRMATION CONCEDED.
1t conceded on all sides now that
Robertson will be confirmed. All talk
of any other disposition of the case has
ceased. 1t is understoon Senator Con-
ger. will report Robertson to the Senate
Monday without any recommendation
that the nomination will 60 over till
Tuesday, when Mr.. COnkling, in q
speech, will state fully his reasons for
opposing the confirmation; that q vote
will be taken Immediately, without any
reply TO CoRkling, unless he should at
tack the administration, which, it is
stated, he will not do; then the Senate
will ask the President If he has more
business, and whenever the President
has no more the Senate will adjourn
sine die. Chandeliers nominination will
not, Senators say, consume much time.
TEMPERANCE MATTERS.
A deputation from the National Tenn
perance society called on President Gar
field to-day and presented an appeal TO
the President TO 30 define the order of
ex-President Hayes, forbidding the sale
OF liquors ut army forts and p0Sts, 30 as
To have it include fermented as well as
distilled liquors. The deputation pre-
sented petitions from thirty States and
Territories, representing $4,000 members
of churches and temperance societies.
Among the petitioners are Gov. Long, of
Massachusetts,, and Gov. st. John, of
Kansas.
A CLOSE CALL
Stanley Mathews was confirmed by a
majority OF one.
RESIGNATION OF SENATORS CONKIING
AND PIAATT.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Tne official
notification to the Senate to-day that the
designations Of Senators Conkling and
Plat had been forwarded to the Cover
nor of New York took everybody by sur
prise.
The Western Associated Press reporter |
mixed among the senators to get Opin- |
ions. The surprise was so complete that |
the Senators hadn't had time to form |
opinions, and generally expressed con-
lectures and surmises- One Republican |
Senator said that Conkling and Plat |
would be reelected by the New York |
Legislature now In session, and il would /
be claimed as an endorsement Of their |