, 1881-05-14
assisted Cnnkltng to postpone action. They
hnvn aided lin In lisattempts Mt usurpntfon.

ulScNSSH1ll VI tl1 1HuEsslnI ILL lSSAcs ""ts" ""'
gone OH III the public press for nearly tlyo
mouths. tloro call still bo found Senators
wllt tnlk In the cloak.ruon1s atnnnR them
selves Ab0nt tho President assuming dict'l- |
torinl powers. becnttsu llo ilAs seen lit 10 |
make n single nomination III nccoFdance
with his own Wishes and Judgment, md III |
opposition tn tlia will of ono member nf tic
serntc. "I'l,c Senate must stand Upon Its |
dignity nmt not allow tic President
to ceerce It," said 0ito Sct,ator t''-slay.
Siapelird By tho atmosphere Hf GOncelt
md mutual a1mratlon which rcsvntcs tho Som
nte Chamber, slich mon do not sec that tho body
has sacrt.lrc NIL dignity In permitting ttsolf to
10 r,.lr! l,y nuc arrogant 1ffsnstvr inItslttual,
mud In iuttin8 him put It IN tho attttsfah of In.
llcrrutiv grstsplng ut tho powors of tho Exccl1-
tIve mid refusing ta perform Its plain constttt1-
tIurni sntyiof giving his nominations fafr md
prompt consideration.
THE scuni.tLous ATTACKS uroN THE 1'nEst-
nEST
continue III the Now York Herald, notH1thstnnuA
i,,g ten. Gart1cl,l tlna s mind aud heart ctl-
Engpt1 itl watching nn1 attending his vito IN
whit tnny 10 her tlnaI Illness. Thoao wlO kunw
nil nho,lt tho tnnticr in controversy sHy that the
nccusntIons arc eitftur nit falAo ur arc groasly-
dsstortc,1 half-truths. Quo Illustration tnay
servc to slnw tho wnntonnGss OF thosc edum-
n,cs, Conklng's fr,rltls ruport TINT ho hns
tlnrllcltl lt,nnson ut Mentor. Curfouslr enough,
ttese attacks state thut he declined to 70 10 ten
with tho President.
TtE THrTlf Is
that loscon ConkluE arrived ut Mentor after
tho family dinner had boon uompIcte1; that.
whou It WIS ascertnnca that he Ind nut dlnott, d
specnl dinnor wns prepared for him. which hp
nte, md TINT ha declined to 70 10 tho regular
family ten, which occurred within very short
titne nftcr ills special dinner Ind been cndeu,
bucnilao, forsooth he Ind hut Just risen from
| tublo spcelalty preparcd for him. This IL An
| Illustration Ut tho petty assaults nu" pesnR
si,ulo upon tho President Ut tho United
States in tho interests, II not by
the Inspiration and Inatigatton OF tConkting. Sen.
ator Eonkllng ts snfd to be concentrating ar
rni9ning tho Administration for violation OF
tho Touurc. Of. U1lc0 aet,On account of tho With
Lrawnt of tho New York nominations. 1t IL salu
TINT SIR. Edmuuls and some othcr Nwyers OF TIM
Senate hoIll that. lis tho President did not send
| IL other names Mt tho time hu withdrew tho
nominations, those nominations ara still really
| bcforc tho Senate.
THE rl.tislDESr HAS EXAMINED THE NAT
and Is satd to bo Of opinion. that tho nominations
should 10 Ia within thirty days OF tho next Res-
ston OF Congress, which does not pccur until
Duce,nber. II there IL d point n this. II IL cor
thin that Mr. Conklng tntens to make tho Most
or IT, it is now boLn9 snld that 1t was tor snsne-
thing OF this sort that Antruw johnson WIS I'm.
pelIphcL. .FrIen,ls OF 3fr. ConkuK called upon
tue Solicitor General and askud him what bis
| Interpretation OF tue Inv was. His answer IL
rrparted to hnvo bnen that tho Intent 0f tho net
wMs to secure tho soE,lin0 III nf nominations at
assembling ot .o o,y eoay :.
olltces have become vncant. ..
THE ItErO1sr THAT sEcNETAiir nLA1NE
contemplated resignation haH only this fouuda-
tlon: lie has said to fs1onds ehat. n tao even
a. shou1s III rc.Irn. Int no such contingency vii
or." Mr. ,tla,nc s osnacnI,y o!AteI noralnys
@ aiJ sald this .noru!nx to ! frlonl that tho cabt
SILLY nuMon
Ia current hero this escninK taat an arranRc 1,
fncnt hts baet .nGe " wnen M9oerson ~ sna
, nnmmity, decline tho pilice and bc appointed {
SONIC otaSr plneo. Thore T. not word . Of trut
: etca.ifhst ns ho y tonight. Tho brutality at,
biackRuartlism with whleh no ha1 neon trcMt9
Ss Sssye S %t ha e e sf ssaSea .
Senator sall to.1,ga,;, "No sona.o5;
Or rrto. oxocpt tho ordlnnry r1les Of slo senat
U for tho conduct ot o1eontlve business; ~ ~
!. ton which has been referred to 4, and the se.l
ato VIII promptly proceed noxt YoeR g. alspos - =
:, uf tho executive business which Fotnalns u b
a dohe' - ,,,,,.u u,,,.ror
AotnEm |h,,. NJ - ...s ..,,s. .r,s s'.,a,,,.
sa tu0 s .,.,v eax nr.. xHs.ho ,a1 ,innu
an : bot en- seo oy 1 rie snx st
nlors AWAY to nFgnk our quorum 9eaofS 3a,! "o ca
get ~ ne itoneftsoaa .a,sa noa'"u1t' sm} ~
:, hn&c only ono meaning. IAo caucus fu
u III relation 70 "coIstestc not,tpus -
II lonxer operative anu SENATOR CoaKtan9 Nhae
Il stnnds that no aGtannt 70 stnntner tao noinalt
tlan ~ 1uMKe itnncsason W. H. " F " ,,as
eaceGca Whe .nS cnuss e. W. cnn.nraton ms U ~
=, tho nominations before tho senato' " ~as init
~ ruptel by .
= MR. !r,AIr, OF NEW YoilK,
10 who had lust arrjygl from home. and vito stat.
n Tint, il thorc should DO poatDuncnent un1
y Munsluy he frlt authorized tu ASSURE tho ccl
r. tint cofnpfotnisv C0illh bU cffcctod whit
y would rStnt'sq tho stul,bl!ns- -9ock PRESENT.
n lis staicnant With s,ioh contdencc thar Tito eli
G. cita ii Ol,ct, ltlurUe1 only ia Ind. ns nno s5e