The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-12
WASHINGTON.
Acrs OF. THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
stanley Matthew'S Case PendIuE-'CbHnd'
Ier'a Chances -COnkIIug's Tactics.
Mrs. GaFneId's IlIneaH-The
Situation OF Affairs.

employed In their respective departments
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment
calling for additional information as tc
whether such clerks and employee are
white or Colored.
The resolution and amendment were
laid over for future action.
Mr.. McDill offered resolution thai
hereafter the official register OF the United
States shall contain, in addition to the
statiRtlCs required by section 5l0 oi the
Revised Statutes. the information o. to the
Congressional district from which each
officer, clerk and employe In the seVvic 9
OF the United States is appointed and the
date oi his appointment, Laid over for
future action. ,., ,.
The Senate went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened ad'
journed.
The Senate In
EXECUTIVE SESSION
confirmed the. following nominations:
Michael J. Oramer, Kentucky, now Charge
d'Affairs at Denmark, to be Charge GAf.
fairs to Switzerland, vice Nicholas Fiah,
resigned; George P. PomerOv, New Jer.
Bey, to be Secretary OF the United States
Legation at Paris; Thomas A. NJ. Morris,
Colorado, to be member OF the Ute Com.
mission, vice John B. Bowman, resigned; |;
George W. Atkinson, United States Mar.
shal for West Virginia; John b. SliCkney,
United States Attorney for the Northern
District OF Florida; Charles NJ, Wilder,
Postmaster at Columbia, 8. O.; A. Newton
Kimball, Receiver Of Public Moneys at
Jackson, Miss.
About two hours oI the session were de-.
voted to
A TEDIOUS DISCUSSION or THE QUESTIONS OF
PRoPRrETY
and precedent relative to the proposed re-.
moval Of the injunction Of secrecy from
the whole or part Of the proceedings on
the Chinese treaties. II resulted In re.
consideration OF the recent vote by which
authority was given for the publication OF
the speech OF Senator Hoar on the Ques.
tion. The whole subject was then drop.
ped. The latter part oil the session was
occupied with debate on the nomination
oil ex-senator Matthews 10 be an Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court, which was
reported on q few days ago from the Judi.
ciary Committee adversely. It's consider
alton, which was only partially completed
this afternoon, will be resumed to.mor.
row.
TIE ARGUMENT ON MATTHEWS.
MeHsrL ElmundS and BsyArd spoke
against It, both taking the ground that he
was not 6t man TO 90 on the supreme
bench. They spoke OF the exalted posi-.
tion Of q United States Supreme Judge,
and claimed that only men OF spntess
reputation should be elevated to II. They
referred 10 the past acts OF Matthews,
which they said showed him 10 he more
OF politician than statesman or jurist..
Mr.. ingalls, spoke In behalf Of Mathews,
claiming high order OF talent and In.
tegrily for him; that in long public
career Of any man who had been promi.
nent Mistakes must naturally be made.
Edgerton spoke briefly against Mat.
thews, Insisting that he 10 stranger to
the circuit that he would, as Supreme
Judge, be assigned to, and that the people
OF that circuit want Judge who belongs
to II, and iB familiar with its bench and
bar. Sherman put few qnestions TO the
opponents oil Matthews In order to reply
to points made against him. Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, is working with all his
might for Matthews. Friends of the lat.
ter, inside and outside Of the Senate, still
claim that he will be confirmed, and this
10 the judgement oi some Of his opponents.
These report that Bayard's speech had a
marked effect on the Democrats, but the
workers for Matthews say that II only
made two votes doubtful. It Is expected
10 get through and reach vote on Mat.
thews to. morrow; then q motion will be
made to adjourn until Monday.
DAVID DAVIS WILL NOT RESIGN.
A report was received and generally cir
culated to-day that Judge Davis, Of Iii.
nos, will resign his seat in the Senate. A
Western Associated Prose reporter OBJ.
tanned an interview with Senator Davis,
who pronounced the report entirely
Lroundless and said he had no idea OF 70.
signing and had not thought Of such q
thing.
cIIANDLRR's CASE.
Tho Senate Judiciary Committee dis.
cussed Ohsndler's nomination over an
hour to-day, but took no action, as the
Republicans wanted to lay II over Till after
the Robertson case is decided. Chandler
10 bitterly opposed, and to put his nom.
ination before the Senate now would, II
was thought bring on a contest over him
that might further eompliCSte the Robert
son case.
CoNKLiSG's POSITION
Conklipg and his friends are working fol
delay now, and II they can djnurn until
next week this will give them several
DAYS breathing tpell.
Mrs. GarHel'l's illness now takes all the
Presidents attention. lie has refused Ia
90, anybody even Senators, 10 day and To-
night, hence II iS impossible 10 learn hoW
! he ieels about the publication in the New
York Herald giving the Conkllng side O
the Robertson controversy. and which II
. is understood was furnished by Oonkling.
J A Senator who Ia one OF Conkllng's closes
. friends and most trusted lieutenants, sale
last evening that all the statements 10 the
effect that Conkling had said the President
he'd deCeiyed him were false. That dur
. Ing ali Of tlI controversy since Robert
i sons nomination, Oonkliug had never
spoken distsspeCttully Of the President
! and all statements 10 the contrary wet'
. the "inVentions Of an enemy" Some
. thing similar 10 this was stated In the Dau
} Cus and II was understood that the PresI
dent was 10 be assured that OonklinE hat
neither attacked, threatened nor detained
him. This raised the hopes oi some tha
1 the President might listen TO q pfoposa
!. Of comprotnlga when assured that Conk