, 1881-10-30
. WASHINGTON. :
Adjournment, Sine Die, Of the
. Senate Of the United
States. ~, !:
Results of the Protracted
Contest Over the Lynch
burg Office. i,
The Republicans Abandon the
Attempted Confr-
=. nation.
Stratham Will Be. Nominated:
upon the Expiration Of Will
sons Commission.
How the Aged Gentlemen..'of the
Upper House Passed a
Long Night.
The President pas Much Abstrattel
When lie Appointed Deyerilge
Sub.Trcasurer.
- .: =
He Dashed Off Gilbert's Head as
Poet Dashes OF a Spring
Ode.
The Withdrawal OF NIacEeagh
Has Opened an Ugly Po- ~
litioal Sore.
Windom's Civil-Service Plan-Chances
Of Blaine Men-Confr-
nations.
The Withdrawal OF nIacEeagh
Has Opened an Ugly l,o-
litioal Sore.
WINDOWS Civil-Service Plan-Chances
Of Blaine Men-Confr-
nations.
LAST HOURS
OF TIE EXTRA SESSION..

OF THE EXTRA SESSION.:
Special Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune
W.As,11SoroS, D. c., Oct. a9-The Senate has
concluded the work for which it was convened
in special session, and hus adjourned sine die
The tllibusterng contest, which listed through
out yesterday. and during tho night until ).
o'clock this u,ornng, was resumed at" L. O'Clock
today, and continued for most Of tho Gay, when
most of the Republicans abandoned the at
tempt to confirm Stratham, the Kcadiuster
nominee tsiahone's mani for the oll!ce Of Post
master ut Lyuchburgh- The Democrats were,
therefore. apparently successful In their
1ilibslstering muneuvres. but the SUCCESS
is to be very short-ltved, as the
commission OF tho present incumbent
expires on Monday, wncu the President will
nominate Str7thaul to the place. II is difficult
to SEQ what the Democrats, therefore, had eX-
pcc,cd TO .ain BY the prUlougatlon Of tho session
In this trial Of strength. They have only enl-
phasized the fact that the new Administration
supports Mahonc in his contest against Bour-
bonism, ii fact which will become known in |ir-
giniu nearly Two weeks before the election
They have also made 1t clear that the Kcpub-
l1cun party OF the Senate
WILL STAND BY MAHOSE,
even to the extent Of rreat physical fatigue md
much personal embarrassment, and thai David
Davis, The presiding officer Of the Senate will
not vote with the Democracy, but will decline TO
vote, leaving still the Republicans and Malone,
one majority. The Democrats have shown
more than that They have demonstrated the
arrant hypocrisy OF their position, in that while
nou,inuliy attempting to retain ina wounded
soldier and carpet-b bagger, they, in point OF
fact, have been seeking to keep q nlan il, office
who has been short in hts account with the Gov
ernnent, aud who has just been proved,
after twt,-fold wArniug, to be once more de-
fAulter. They have also shown thut the nteho-
cratic course Is very desperate one II bourbon
success is in any way dependent upon the per-
son who may be appointed Postmaster ut Lynch
burg. The contest was abandoned By tho Re
publicAtls about tho Ipiddc Of the afternoon,
und the business upon tho executive docket of
the Senate was taken up. This was Ill finished
with the exception of the case Of Natmough-
appointed to the PaynAster General Of
tho Navy. Owing 10 great opposition
to hin, and the fact that the case certainly
could not be determined without protracted
debate it WAS agreed by both the opponents and
friends OF Watmough to leave the nomination
in the committee until December. without
prejudice.
TIE ONLY OTHER CASE
rs to which any contest was expected, that or
Mr. II. J. nu1nsdcl to he Register Of Wills in the
District, was confirmed. This is very conpli-
mentary to Sir. Ransdc. Solue OF the Grant
men, who are strong friends OF Gen. Webster.
who was deposed by Gen. Garfield in
order that Mr. Itulnsdell might have tho place,
had declared that Mr. Ita1ussleli must hot he con-
tir1ucd, and single ohjeclon would have sent
the cusc over day and thus have defeated him.
The case IS noteworthy, In view OF the 1Act that e
Gen. Grant und Mr.. Couktng were known to DO
earnestly oppuscd to Mr.. Klnsuell, who Is 4
special friend Of Sir. Blaine, and Gcu. Grant Is
understood to have maic personal appeals on
behalf of Webster.
during tho night were attended with no unusual
incidents. There were several long speeches,
but most Of the tne WIS spent III roll-cnsls, tho
Senators securing what rest they could upon
tho couchcs in tho cloak-rOons and i'll their own
chairs. The Senate Restaurant has not been
open nj this session, rs the caterer appointed by
Vice. President Wheeler did not care to continue.
Accordingly the SerGeant-at-Arlns WIS it1-
structe, to procure lunch for forty, which WIS
spread in the room Of tho Committee Oil Appro-
priauons. Very likely thnt lunch is to
be puid for from the contingent fund.
Towards morning it wns discovered
that the Senate WAS without quorum,
when Morgan, Of Alabama. who is always ub'c
to make protractci speech, took the fioor and,
In long halrangnc, insisted that tho SergeAnt-
alarms should send for nbscntnes, whether in
tho city or out Of it. Ben Hill, although under
treatment for u c.slcor In the mouth aud for
caucus, could not resist the temptation, and
spoke, it Is suid, for two hours, arralGnlug the
Republicans on the Virginia question
DAVID DAVIS,
President Of the Senutc showed thut he couid
rise above his Office by refusing TO luke plrt III
tho absurd wranglinys OF the Senate, and alb
scented himself from the Chumbcr. Ho did not,
however, leave the building, and WIS within
call in case his presence WIS necessary. During
tue night Senator Loguh is said to have made
three hours speech, which must have heeen In
the nature OF sol,loquy, It's the Scnutc Chambcr
ut the time ws deserted, unless 1t could be said
TO have been occupied by Senators who were
asleep. Ben Hill indicated his purpose to bring
tho question into open Senate by res0tu-
ton which, later III the day, was presented In
open session. This resolution wns iugcniously
framed as text for Democratic haraDgue.
Meanwhile. during tho night and early this
morning,
TIE PRESIDENT
was constantly visited BY the Republican SEMI
tors. He was kept up during the night with tho
Senate. Senator Malone chilled upon him nnd
urged that Sirurham's name be permitted to re-
main before the Senate, rs If 1t were withdrawn
now, or Mt any time prior to the Virginia cleo
ton. it would be Il great injustice to tho Rend-
justcr cause. Congressman Dezcndorf, of Vir-
xlni, the only ono who represents the straight
urged him to withdraw Slratham's name, but
MIR. Dczondorf was unsuccessful in his mission,
for he said. y The President heard us patiently,
but he did not iutimate what he proposed TO do,
nor did he express any opinion on the subject"
The contest was finally abandoned, by the cou-