The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
An Armlstice in the Senate
Prospects Of an Early Adjourn
ulent-NOlilinattOns Confirmed
and Treaties Ratified.

From our Regular Correspondent
WAsuIYeToN, D. c. May 6, 1881.
The deadlock has been broken, or
atleast relaxed for a little while, but
there isasyet no prospect that the
lion and lamb will lie down together,
and nothing, not even a summer ses-
sion, it is believed, will end the
struggle between the SO nearly even
ly matched parties in the Senate
AS for the President and the Senior
Senator from New York, each feels
that he has too much principal and
interest involved to yield in the issue
between them, and one or the other
must fall, for neither will retreat.
The talk among Senators to-day is
that the Senate will adjourn about
the 21st of May, but the actiono Of the
Senate in going into executive ses-
sion does not signify that the contest
over the election Of officers is term.
mated. Some Republican Senators
are known to be in favorof resuming
the fight as soon as the more impor-
tant Executive appointments are
confirmed. The plan Of action rati-
fed by the Republican caucus looks
to this end, and we may have the
Senate with us all summer yet
Should the Senators remain through
the warm season, they will, no doubt,
become impressed with a realizing
sense Of the nuisance Of the Potomac
fats, and will perhaps be inclined to
give some attentionto the matter of
its abatement.
We are not precisely on the verge
Of revolution, but we are near the
elimination of small events and
petty crises. The Presidenthas with.
drawn all the important nominations
from New York, except that of Judge
Robertson, which indicates that he
has no disposition. to compromise
with Senator Conkling, but will at
tack him where he is weakest, avail
ing himself of the immense vantage
of his superior power, office and in
hucnce. In this contest, Senator
Conkling must fall. A majority of
the Senate will sooner or later vote
for Robertson's confirmation, and this
important case settled, the situation
will be much simpli6ed. A large
number Of Senators visited the Pres
ident yesterday in the interest Of
harmony, but their ministrations
have been without avail. President
Garfield has had sufficient time to
calculate all the chances and respon.
sibilities of the course he has taken,
he is no amateur politician, but as
old and as able as Conkling himself.
He doubtless realized that any com.
promise in the beginningo his pres
idential term would be equivalent to
an abdication of the prerogatives of
his Office, and a source Of embarrass-
ment to his administration for four
years.
The Senate transacted a remarka.
ti;. large amount Of business in its
executive .ession yesterday, clearing
the calendar of trea..ccts, end also
taking final action on eighty.los..
nominations, in about four and a.
half hours. The first matter dispos.
ed Of was the Chinese immigration
treaty, which after continuation Of
Wednesdays debate Qasting three
hours, but developing no fresh points
of INTEREST," was ratified without
amendment by practically unani.
nous vote, there being only two SEN
ators recorded in the negative.
g. A. S.