Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-14
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. COMMENCES FAREWELL. Acknowledging His Defeat
 in Caucus. RESIGNED TO THE INEVITABLE. WASHING HIS HANDS OF RE- PUBLICAN BLUNDERS. Sounding the Note of Alarm. Dire Results Predicted for
 the Party.
1 RESIGNED TO THE INEVITABLE.
Sounding the Note of Alarm.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. | Roscoe,s FareveIl-An Open Avowal of Defeat-He Con cedes Robertson's Con. frmatfon by Majority of Two to One He Washes His Hands of the Result | Predicting Deep Ditch for the Party l Other Matters.
 | WASHINGTON, May 13.-The Senate imme- diately on convening to day went into execu- tive session, and after a short and uneventful
 session adjourned until Monday. The Sen ate confirmed the nomination of Don A.
 A. Pardee to be Circuit Judge of the Fifth
 Judicial district, and G. K. Gilmer to be postmaster at Richmond, Va. A number of
 nominations were sent in by the President,
 mostly for pestmasterships and promotions
 in the army and navy. The only one of i'm portance was that of Charles E. Henry of | Ohio. to be United States Marshal for the District of Columbia in place of Frederick Douglass, who is nominated to be recorder of deeds in the District in place of George A. ! Sheridan, resigned. Thenomination of Lewis Wallace as Charge dAfaires at Paraguay and Uruguay was withdrawn at MT. Wallace's own request
 No motion was entered at to-day's execu- tive sesson tas it was rumored there would be) for a reconsideration of the vote by which Stanley Matthews was yesterday con- | firmed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme l Court
 | Some disappointment is expressed that the l Republican caucus produced no definite re- | 4r1 Ghn fonf fS hot fhn ,oS ! expected to bring out report of progress l made toward cancellation of the factions, but 1 there appears to be no progress to report. | There are still some Senators who, notwith- | standing strong contrary assertions of the administration, indulge in the hope that the ! Executive may allow the names of Robertson
 and Chandler to exchange places in nomina- l tions. With this idea Chandler's nomination has been kept in committee and 1t will not be l agreed on until Monday anyway, since | the committee do not meet before then. | The majority of Senators recognize the fact | that the withdrawal of Robertson, conditional | or not, is an absolute impossibility, and preparations are doubtless being made for considering the nomination early next week. One of these preparations was evident in the caucus to-day when attention was called to | the fact that the uncontested nominations had been passed upon and that it was neces- l sary to make some arrangement in regard to the contested nominations. The rule of the ! first caucus making one Senator's objection | sufficient to lay over the nomination was l ferred to, and it was suggested that as the | contested nominations must now com upe | something should be done to release the Sen ators from the binding effect of any 1 former decree. No vote was taken on this ! matter, but the sentiment expressed was to ' the effect that any bond that had existed | was dissolved by the conclusion of the con- ! sideration of uncontested nominations. In | nfI, ha I hold themselves free to act as they pl ease in | regard to taking up other nominations now l before the Senate. If present indications are | to be relied on both Robertson and Chandler will be reported probably adversely on Mon- | day, and unless another caucus decides differ | ently action on them will come at once. The knowing ones say that final adjournment will \ take place next Thursday.
 l It has leaked out at late hour to- 1 night that one of the principal speakers at 1 the Republican caucus this morning was ! Senator Conkling. It is said that he made a l who had stood by him, and announced his ! recognition of the fact that Robertson's nomination will be confirmed two to one. I He is said also to have stated that the
 Committee on Commerce would in | formally report the nomination on
 Monday, taking no vote as they desired not to l be placed on record in connection herewith l By the confirmation of Robertson, he said
 the Republicans would dig deep ditch for l the arty and one that could not be easily | crossed or filled. For his part he desirei to ! wash his hands of all participation ID the Re
 publican blunders that would result from
 that confirmation. This report of his speech
 is given on the authority of those who heard l it, but it has not been sufficiently known to | cause comment.
 Mrs. Garfeld's physicians after consulta-
 tion at 10 o'clock to night decided hat she | was in no immediate danger, and unless there l is some unexpected developments in the dis
 ease she will make good recovery. Her dis
 ease is of low type of intermittent fever
 and her present condition demands the ut
 most quiet: To this end no carriages are ad- | mitted to the Executive Mansion, the concert
 of the Marine band has been postponed and
 every precaution is taken against noise about
 the Mansion. The Presid mt is with his wife
 nearly all the time, and tomorrow, unless
 she is much better, he will receive no callers
 at all.
 Captain Richard L. Law. chief of the bu-
 reau of yards and docks of the Navy depart
 ment, rendered his resignation yesterday,
 which will be accepted by the Secretary upon
 the appointment of his successor. Bureau
 chiefs are appointed for four years but hold
 their appointments at the pleasure of the
 Secretary. Captain Law was reappointed
 about year ago by Secretary Thompson.
 There are no charges of mismanagement
 against him. The only reason for the change
 is the purpose of the Secretary to detail a
 naval officer of higher rank, as at present
 there is great disparity of rank between
 some of the chiefs of bureaus in the Navy
 department. Rear Admiral Edward T. Nich-
 ols has been selected by the Secretary to suc-
 ceed Captain Law.
 The signal corps station at Sandy Hook,
 N. J., reports as follows: The schooner re-
 ported aground on the shoals on the 8th
 inst. is the Woonsocket of Portland, Me, ! Captain Greenlock carpo 13O barrels of
 mackereL. The condition of the vessel is un-
 changed. The cargo will be total loss.
 Applications are pouring into the Treasury
 to day from holders of five per cent bonds,
 who want to change them for the new three
 and a halfs, and Secretary Windom says
 there is every indication that the refunding
 will be immediately and successfully accom-.