The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-17
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WASHINGTON, May l6.-Iu the Senate
the Vice President laid before the Semitic
the following communication;
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1881.
ST:-Will you please announce to the
Senate that my resignation as Senator OF
the United States from New YORK has
been forwarded to the Governor ot that
State,
Ihaye the honor to be, with great re.
spect, Your obsdient servant,
Roscoe CoEKLING,
To Hon, @, A. arthur.
This communication was received with
great sensation, which was heightened
when the Vlcs President laid the follow.
ing before the Senate:
sRNATE CHAMBER, May 10, 1881,
SIr;-I have forwarded to tue Governor
Of the State OF New York my resignation
as Senator OF the United States tor the
State oil New York. win you please an.
nounCe the fact to the Senate.
With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
I. @, PLATT,
To Hon, c. A arthur,
A hum Of astOnshment followed the
reading and Mr.. Hill, Of Georsis, suggest.
ed soto voCe that this wond bO u good
time to elect the officers OF the Senate.
WHAT THR SENATORS THINK.
The Republicans went into caucus at
2 2o'CloCk. The executive session adjourn.
ed to permit the caucus. The Democrats
will not table the resolution TO elect
the Senate otliCerP, and unless the Republt.
cans should call II up, which they will mol
do, twill 10 over to next session. Don
Cameron and David Davis are said tS be
theonly Senators who knew Of the coming
designations.
lis said that Conklipg aud Plat will
not only regard their reelection as an ap.
proval otthelr fight against Robertson, but
also as a rebuke to the Administration.
Senators generally say that Robertaon will
he confirmed tomorrow, aud the Senate
will adjourn by Friday.
The official notification 10 the Senate 10.
day that the resignatlons oi Senators
Oonkllng and Plat had heen forwarded TO
the Governor OF New York took every.
body by surprise.
A Western Associated Press reporter
mixed among the Senators to got their
opinion. The surprise was 80 complete
that the Senators had not had time to
form al opinion, and generally expressed
mere COD jsCtures AID surmiseI. 0le Re.
publican Senator said that Oonkling aud
Flat will both he 10 elected by the New
York Legislature now Ia session, and that
that will be claimed as an endorsement
Of their opposition 10 Robertson at the
hands Of the Republican party Of New
York. Tho Republicans all feel sure oi
Uonkllngs reelection, but some few have
doubts about Plat. Democratic Senators
universally express qualification az their
resignation. They say that 1t wldens the
breach 10 the Republican party oi New
York, and increases the bitterness Of the
stalwarts towards the administration. The
Democrats now have q majority Of the
Senate, but 80 far as can be learned no at.
tempt will be made towards reformingthe
Committees. Pendlet0n, chairman oil the
Democratic cauCus, said that no auoh
action will be thought OF, and that the
committees will remain as now organized.
Rumors quickly got into circulation that
the Kellogg case might be brought up by
the Democrats In order 10 oust him, but
this ia officially put down by the Demo.
cratic leaders, who say they will 90 on, as
now, and progress with business as rap.
Idly as possible, and adjourn as soon As
the President has nothing more for the
IA kaS h lIaE DlaNN
at the Senate TO day. An ex Senator, q
close friend Of Conkling said the resigna.
tioDs are absolute, and tina. nothing
could procure their Withdrawal
now. The supporters oil OOnkling |
state that the resisna!ions were offered |
because the Now York Senators felt that |
they have been badly treated by the nd.
mi1istrALion and that R. bsrtson's nomi. |
IatlOn was made at the instigatlon of
Blaine to put Conkling down. Both Sen.
ators and the Vice President protested
sg4nst this warfare against the regular
Republican organization Of New York,
but all their efforts failed. The Republi. |
can Senators refused to help them main.
tain the Republican party Of the Empire |
State, and rather than remain 10 be put
down aud insulted, both Senators resigned
This Is a stroke Of the policy which II has
been rumored Conkllng had In view.
Robertson will be promptly confirmed
now.
ROBERTSON TO BE AT ONCE CONFIRMED.
The Republican caucus this afternoon,
with only four dissenting votes, decided
to bring the Robertson case before the
Senate for action forthwith, and procure
an adjournment oi the Senate sine die
this week.
WnAr rnH THIBURE SAYS.