Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-17
Late kilograms.
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RDd Pinss.
NEW YORK, May Ex-senator
Copkiing and Senator Platt have
resigned as United States Senators
for this State of New York.
Cuukl,ns'i. Ressxu-s,on.
NEW YORK, May 16 In the
State Senate the reg ular Vice.Pres-
ident laid before the Senate the
following com m unication:
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 16-
Sjr:-Will you please announce to
the Senate that my resignation as
Senator Of the United States from
the State of New York has been
forwarded to the Governor of the
State. have the honor to be with
great respect your obe edient servant,
ROSCOE CONKLING.
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WASHINGTON, May 16.-SENATE
Great establishment followe the
reading of the communicating an-
nouncing the resignation of Sem
ator Conkling, and HUI ,ot Georgia,
suggested, soto Voce, that this would
be q good time to elect officers Of
the Senate. The excitement was
heightened when the Vice-P Pfesi-
dent laid the following before the
Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER.
May Is, 1881
Sir: | have forwarded to the Guv-
ernOr o? the State of New York
my resignation as Senator of the
United States for the State Of New
York. viii you please announce
the fact to the Senate. With great
respect your ObedieDt servant,
Il. g. PLATT
WASHINGTON, May l6 - TIE
official notification to the Senate
to-day that the resiguations Of
Senators Cohkling and Platt had
been forwarded to the Governor of
New York took every body by sur
prise. The Western Associated
Press reporter mixed among the
Senators to get their opinions; but
the surprise was go complete that
the Senators had not time to form
opinions, and generally expressed
coDjectures and surmises. One
Republican Senator said that
CODkling and Platt had better be
reelected by the New York Legis-
lature now in session, and that will
be claimed as an endorsement of
their opposition to Robertson at
the hands OF this Repu olicans.
Mure Aboas shs Res,xussions.
WASHINGTON, May 10 The an
nouncement of the designations of
Senators Conkling and Platt was
heard with unbounded astonish-
ment, and 1t created great exci,e-
ment at the Capitol. 1t was appa-
rently total surprise to every bory
neither COnkllDg nor Piatt has
been at the Capitol to day. and in
the absence Of further explanation,
free rein is given to speculation,
gossip and cOnjec,ures. The in.
depreciation generally given to
this unexpected coup.d'etat is that
the New York Senators, IN view Of
the certainty of defeat if they con.
tinue their contest against the
Robertson nomination, have con-
cluded 10 appeal to the Legislature
and the people Of their State for
the vindlcat.On of their course III
the question, meanW while leav.
ing Robertson's confirmation to bs
effected by the Senate under DEM
Ocratic control. Their resignation 8
are ais, understood to be in
tended as expressions OF dis.
gust at what they character
ize .as an unhallowed combination
of fAdministration Influences to de-
feat and humiliate them personal.
ly, and the Democratic party pr i.
poses to foster discord and dissen.
sion in the Republican ranks of
New York. The New York Lpgis-
lature is still in session and not TX :.
pected to adjourn for four weeks.
The probability is that the Senate
will proceed to confirm Robertson
within the next few days and then
adjourn sine die.
0raaTs Rauwsy CSnir CTS.
CITY of Mexico, May 16.-The
Congressional Com mittee on Pub
lilo Works have reported favorabiy
en- General Grants railway con-
tract.
A Pressss agsiuss STANLEY Matthews
NEw YORK, May ia large
ly attended meeting Of the Anti
Monopoly League was held at
Cooper Institute last evening to
protest against the confirmation of
Stanley Matthews as Justice of the
Supreme Court: r. l.. Chittenden
occupied the chair. Resolutions
were adopted declaring Stanley
Mstthews to be the Pacific Rail.
road candidate and denounctng his
confirmation as proof of a purpose
to pack the Supreme Court with