The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-08

Washington, THE statement of
numerous dispatches from here, that
the President may decide to revive
the ancient custom and go IN person
to the Senate to break the dead lock,
is all bosh. There is no necessity
for the President resorting to any
extreme or even ancient measures
to break the dead lock. He IS en-
barrassed by the situation and would
like to have the nominations con-
firmed, but in accordance with his
expressed opinion, he has heSitated
to advise the Senate what it ought
to do. He has, in short, not inter
fered and naturally has hoped to see
his party win. Now that the
democrats appear so determined
to stand, on the ground that their
party is not suffering because of
the deadlock. it is believed the
President will ask his friends in the
Senate to go into executive business
if the present situation continues
much longer. The President has
supporters enough in the Senate to
execute his wishes when he chooses
to express them, and evidently there
has been considerable buster In the
talk of making war against the Ad-
ministration because of RObertson's
nomination. Conkling much pre-
ferS a compromise to war, and he
and all his friends are using all
their energies and influence to OBJ
tain some concession from the Presi-
dent, so retreat may be sounded and
called a compromise. A thorough
canvass of the Senate by your re-
porter shows Conkling doomed to
defeat, and he knows it. Only two
democratic senators even talk OF
voting with him. MaXey, Voorhees,
and Garland, who have been pub
lished his supporters, deny and
denounce the report as false. On
the republican side, COnkling, should
he press his opposition to Robertson
to vote, would not get exceeding a
dozen senators. Conkling, elected
to go to Wisconsin with Carpenter,
remains, knowing that Whatever
might occur in the Senate, his fight
could not open in his absence. He
is seeking every means to delay the
opening of the battle, in the hope
that some arrangement may be
made by which he can retr eat with
out dishonor.
Commodore Meade, of the United
States steamer VGnddliG, in letter
to the navy department dated March
10th, says Havana is healthy, but
lawleSsneSs prevails and goes unre-
strained. Murder and robbery are
of daily occurrence, and recently the
British consul was nearly murdered
by ruffianS.
Rumors are flying about the cap
ital this afternoon more thickly
than usual, one being that a secret
committee of republican senators
has been appointed in Conkling's in
terest to urge the President to with
draw Robertson and substitute
from another state than New York.
While Conkling is trying all sorts of
schemes, the President declares
himself as firm as a rock to stand by
Robertson, unless the latter volun-
tarily withdraws. The talk about
appointing David Davis as collector
of New York, is considered silly
trash; he would not have the Office
and its ceaseless annoyances.
Arthur's friends will attempt to
adjourn the Senate from this after
noon until Monday, as Arthur wants
to go to New York and cannot have
4 substitute, as, in case of a crisis
being reached, his vote is necessary
to his party. The democrats will
assist the adjou nment.