Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-05
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE DEADLOCK BROKEN. The Executive Session of
 the Senate. DISCUSSION OF CHINESE TREATIES. SENATOR HOARIN DEFENSE OF
 IMMIGRATION. No Bulldozing for the President. A Full Investigation of the
 Star Service.
DISCUSSION OF CHINESE TREATIES.
No BuIIdozing for the President.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Misunderstanding Damaging i'm tn, Threatened Disclosures Of Star COntrac tors = Consideration of the Chimes, 1'reaties-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, May 4.-Notwithstandin th,
 emphatic denial made by MT. Dawes las
 night that the letter telegraphed from her,
 on Monday night, in which the President ex
 presses his views very freely regarding the
 efforts of the Republican Senators to elect a. Secretary of the Senate "a man who is dail,
 assailing both himself and the administra tion," had general effect in the latter par
 which refers to Robertson's nomination, ane
 this does not appear in the letter, the Pres
 dent does not hesitate to acknowledge that
 he wrote the letter, and says he will stand bJ
 it to the end; that he is not to be frightened
 from his purpose to do what he considers te
 be for the best interests of the country Al
 to Robertson's nomination, while no refer
 ence is made to it in the letter to Dawes, the
 President did on several occasions express his
 mind very freely to the caucus committee or
 the subject of that and other nominations
 and the prerogative of the executive office
 The President holds that he has done his duty
 to the best of his ability in selecting good
 and efficient men to fill certain offices. He
 has sent their names to the Senate for the
 action of that body. It remains now with
 the Senate to do it's duty in straightforward
 way without attempting to coerce the Execu-
 tive into doing what neither his judgment nor
 his conscience can approve, namely, with
 draw certain nominations simply because
 they are personally objectionable to few
 Senators. The President has the best inter-
 ests of his party at heart, and will do all he
 can in an honorable way to promote that in-
 terest, but he cannot and will not submit to
 being bullied.
 For some days past certain parties con-
 nected with the alleged irregularities in the
 Star mail service have been limiting at dam
 aging letter written by the President to J.
 A. Hubbell, chairman of the Repu blican
 Congressional committee. They have also threatened the publication of the letter pro-
 vided the President did not let up on the in-
 vestigation. The letter in question was ex- hibited in Washington last week to few newspaper gentlemen, but none of them cared to publish it. This morning the letter is published in the telegraphic column of the Post, dated as coming from Chicago. The letter is genuine. It was written by the President. The President acknowledges it to be his letter and says he stands by 1t, as he does by the Dawes letter. The facts as to how the letter came to be written are about as follows: It seems that in the spring campaign last year General Brady, be- ing anxious to show his zeal in the Repubh- can cause and to contribute as much material support as possible, bethought him to call on the mail contractors to contribute to the campaign. In this suggestion he was aided by Hubbell, who thought it would be good thing General Brady, who seemed always to be looking ahead, possibly for breakers, suggested that request from General Gar field would most probably induce the con- tractors to come down handsomely. Acting on this suggestion Hubbeu went to Mentor to see Garfield and persuade him to write such a request, but this General Garfield peremp- torily refused to do. Subsequently Hub bell wrote an urgent appeal to Garfield and elicited the brief letter published this morn ing, and which seems to have been relied upon by the Star route parties as point for hoisting the administration into unenvlable There is nothing in the letter that any presidential candidate might not write at the solicitation of one of the managers of his political party, yet reference was made to this letter in the Republican caucus as one that the President could not meet, that it's damaging disclosures would ruin him, etc. Yet the President dares to meet it and own that he wrote 1t. If any one thinks that the President can be deterred by threats or even persuaded to forego Q thorough investigation into the Star route service he is very much mistaken. The President has made up his mind to push this investigation to the end and to punish if pos ,ible to the full extent of the law all who are found guilty of any criminal act. He 1n- ends also to have all departments of the government thoroughly overhauled to get rid 3f all deadwood, and, ,as he puts it, ito infuse new blood into the civil service" .Conse- for the heads of bureaus and clerks to get heir desks in good order as soon as possible.
 Very soon after the Senate convened to- lay. on motion of Mir. Dawes, it went into executive session. In making the motion, Mr. Dawes denied that by so doing he and his associates were giving up the fight over the Senate offices, which he considered in it's cope and character as presenting question If great importance to the future welfare of he government, involving as it did the right 1 ,f the majority to rule. In executive session l he following nominations were confirmed 1 without opposition: Robert R. Hit, of H. l inois, to be assistant Secretary of State l Hiram Price. of Iowa. Commissioner of In | lian Affairs; Alfred M. Jones' United States | Marshal for the northern district of Illinois; sanford R. Hudson, of Wisconsin, associate l Judge of the Supreme Court of Dakota l James O. Jones, postmaster at Terre Haute. l Other nominations were taken up separately | nd appropri .tely referred There was con- iderable debate, but no outbreak, and noth- | ng was said that would indicate which were l O be considered contested nominations | mong those already in the hands of the | ommittees,s Or as to what opposition might | ,e expected to any of them. An hour and | alf was consumed in referring nominations, | nd the Senate then took up Chinese treaties The first treaty considered was than concern ng immigration. Senator Farley, of Cali ornia. made a speech in explanation of what he people of the Pacific slope desired in the 7ay of restrictions to the influx of all classes f Chinese Those in search of commercial, ducational or mercantile advantages would l lways be as welcome as the same classes of 1 ther nations. AS cast-offs of society from ,uropean countries had been sent back be- ore landing on the Atlantic shores, so was it esired by the dwellers on the Pacific slope hat the lowest classes of Chinese types of immortality, and those who cannot live at ome and who live on little abroad, be pre- ented from swarming to these shores to the etriment and almost ruin of home laborers. enator Hoar made 8 speech over an hour ong full of defense of the rights of all peo- le to come to these shores The bird of reedom would shriek to learn that men of ny nation were to be denied full privileges 0 protection under her broad wings. Such
 proposition was preposterous and obnox- ous to the good sense of all liberty loving eople. MT. Hoar avoided details, but was utspoken and even bitter in his denunciation f the California idea on general principles f liberty and under the spirit of the Consti- ution. Senator Miller, of California. began r announced a speech and will be heard in eply to Senator Hoar at to-morrow's execu- i've session. At APO p. m. the Senate came ut of executive session and adjourned until ? m. tomorrow.
 Just two months since the converting of the enate in special session the deadlock has cen broken or raised for the consideration f executive business. The President has 1 orcibly urged the necessity for the consider tion of business submitted by him, and it is ue to him that executive sessions have been ommencsd. This action of the Senate, owever, does not signify that the contest yer the election of officers has yet terminat- d. Some of the Republican Senators open 7 declare in favor of resuming this fight as oon as the public service shall be relieved f it's embarrassment by the confirmation of uch nominations as are necessary to fill va ancies. The plan of action ratified by the republican caucus looks to this end, and the enate may remain in session all summer ct.
 The consul of the United States at St. John,