The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-09

hands with fully as many as he did. When tn,
Cleveland troops the escort OF President Garfield
| arrived, they were placed I'm car next to thai
occupied By the ex-President. whom they are e
| escort home ~ this time number OF ladies
% nav ne peeh en- sSss ns,x snS shs,
afterward they left the depot. amidsl cheers from
the assembled crowd.
! THE WAY 1T WAS DONE.
| WAsHIxGToN, March 6.--When the senate went
into executive session yesterday yafternoonSenatofs
| Blaine Window and kirkwood left the chamber
aud did not return. When the Cabinet nomina-
tons were being laid before the senate Mr.. Cam
eron suggested their consideration be deferred
10 await the appointment of the Committee.
i Upon this suggestion coloquial discussion en-.
sued In regard 10 precedents and after it hnd pro-
gressed some time, there being no dissent as 10
nominations without refercucc 10 the Committee,
! they were unanimously confirmed.
A longdebate followed In regard 10 The proprie.
| ~ OF taking immediate action upon the remau-
ing nominations. Conkling. aud Davis. OF Him
OILS, contcnded that these important matters
ought not 10 be excepted from ordinary practice
and operations of the rule that rcauras exam ina-
tion and report by some committee on every
nomination submitted 20 the senate.
Senatois pcndleton. Beck, aud Voorhees, took
the ground that appointments oi this kind,
unless Objectionable by reason vi defects of moral
character ought to De confirmed Immediately
colleagues on the Democrats side OF the Chamber
that n they desired to 20 out OF power ana re.
main out Tor two,ty live year. they nigh, try
me elect OF delaying confirmation OF son Of
Al the termination OF the debate. which wa.
not addressed NJ any time 10 the mercy Of nomi.
nation, they were separately confirmed without "A
roll Gtll or dissenting vote ia any ingtance.
Mr.: Voorhees, made the Inoiion by which sccrc-
lary Lincoln was confirmed. and II Il stated that
Attorney General McVelgh was confirmed on
motion ol senator Cameron.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD Al DIVINE SERVICE.
President Garfield aud Mrs. Garfield wor
SHIPPED to-day In Vermont Avenue Christian
Church Long before the hour liked
that the Church could not hold the crowd,
aud by II o'clock the ediiup was crowded and
hundreds OF people were compollcd 10 go away
without gaining entrance. The clcrsymcn par
ticlpntlng IN The services were Pastor Rev.
Dr. lowcG Rey. Dr. llens,lale pTesl'
aud Rev. g. g. Mullins, chaplain Of The uSiied
states Army and assistant ON the educational
stan OF General McCOOk. No alnNlon whatever
was made To the presence OF President Garfield or
10 the exceptionally large congregation.
THE DEMOCRATS ASD RErrBLIcANs cAUcCs,
BUT THE FORMER HOLD THE rDGE OK THE
ORGANIZATION oF THE SENATE.
WAsIINGroS, March IA caucus OF the Demo.
Gratis. held this morning. fully ratified the con-
clusion oi saturday to go right ahead with the
appointed saturday Oarrangv Standing aud Select
Committees, consisting OF Messn Hill. Ol Georgia
Ransom marand paSio OF Near iITs Vrpnis iraflsS a
Cockrell, was not ready Ia report. as the work of
arranging the Committees aud filling vacancies
was not completed. Immediately upon the adj
iournment oi the Senate, which transacted no
business, the DemOcmtlc Caucus Committee reas-
semblcd aud Is still In session. The Democrats
VIII probably tomorrow attempt To make the
organization; By tomorrow morning the Demo
cratic majority representation In the Committee
will be arranged. and the Republicans will be re.
quested 10 arrange the minority.
In the Democratic caucus to-day the unani-
nous opinion was that the duty of the majority
Is TO organize the senate promptly and expedite
htF nd fIgV II.
proceed until the Committees are ornnizcd.
| The Caucus Committees report will main tain
| The old Committees as far as changes will admit.
| Bayard viii be Chairman oi the Finance Com
/ mittee; Davis. of Illinois, Judiciary; Johnson,
| Foreign Relations; Jones, of Florida, Public
/ Lands: Slater, Agriculture, COCknll, Military
Affairs: Hampton Mines: GWOmc Pension. The
other principal Committees will have the same
Charmen as before several Ofthe new Demo
/ crats viii get Chairmanshlps..
The Republican caucus IA The forenoon dis
cusSed the organization. and sgrecd that it ought
Ia be postponed until all vacancies are filed. Ii
was held that complete organization can not be
effected until vacancies are filled After the
senate adjourned the Republican caucus again
met anil IL was stated positively that the Demo
crats determined To go ahead with the organiza-
ton. This intention severely criticised as
taking unfair advantage, and the Republicans de-
termincd TO attempt to reorganizewhen their va
caneies are filled Ii is stated that the new Scna-
/ tors to succeed Carpenter and the Cabinet Minis
| tiers would all get here by the last OF next week
and agreed that the Republicans oppose any or
An extra session OF Congress was also discussed
aud favored. IL was said that ii
/ the Democratic Senators take the present
advantage to control the senate, the Republicans
can get early possession of the House, and pos
Sibly the Senhte, by an extra session. The neceS-
! Sity OF passing the funding bill IL mentioned as
the reason for an extra session. some indignant
| feeling was shown nj what was pronounced a dis
position of the Democrats to play the grab game.
One idea Df the Democrats IS that they can organ
ize the Senate aud get through business and adj
journ in few days, leaving tie Democratic SUI
premacy To stand until next December. II this
policy prevails the Chinese treaty will not be
taken up. The Senate will only act on business
which the President sends in II the session lasts
until the vacancies are hled the Republicans will
upset the organization unless IL Is assured that
Malone will not support them. Malone came to
/ the Capitol to-day with Don Cameron, but didu't
enter either caucus, and didn't inform either side
| of his purpose. lt Is probable that the Repub-
licans viii refuse to arrange the minority of the
Committees, but Will say TO the Democrats, "lou
/ have taken the work in hand: fix IL your way. -
| In that event the Democrats will leave the minor
ity as IL was last session, rs possible
/ This afternoon the Republican CAUCUS adjourned
after n short session. to await the action of the
| Democrats before deciding on positive action.
They expect to hear from the Democrats through
a Special Committee tomorrow.
It was determined that an invitation from the
Democrats for the Republicans To name the
minority membership OF the Committees shall be
declined, and that IL the Democrats fill out the
! list aud present them to the Senate for adoption,
/ the Republicans will abstain from voting. The
question will then arise whether a quorum of the
I
seats. or of majority when all seats are filled.
There are now thrty-scven Democratic Senators.
! thlrty-t three Republicans aud two independents,
namely. Judge Davis aud General Malone. II,
| therefore, IL he decided quorum consists merely
OF majority OF those holding seats. or, II both
Independents vote on the question of adopting
the list and thus make an indisputable quorum,
the Republicans will have to accept the Com.
mittee representation rs assigned but in this
event they viii endeavor To reofpnnizc the senate
| IL IL be I'm session after the four vacancies are
/ filled, provided the positions which may be taken
by the Independents shall by that time afford
them reasonable chance of success Ia reopcning
the contest for control. The Democrats take the
ground that the business Of the special session
ought To be disposed of rapidly possible: that
| 10 can not be transacted properly without the
formation Of regular Committees, and that II Is,
therefore, their duty tO proceed with the work OF
organization forthwith. It was suggested at the
should be advised TO hold back his nominations
until the Republican vacancies shall have been
i filed, aud thus prevent adjournment
INDICTED TO OFFICE.
At3p.m RlAlnc formally assumed the duties
OF Secretary of state. and received several heads
/ of the bureaus. Judge Hunt entered upon his
duties as Secretary OF the Navy this afternoon.
dispensing with all Formally, not even making
/ Chief Clerk. upon entering the Secretarys room,
| found him sitting at his desk. lie nftcrward re-
ceiyed ex->cCretarys Thompson and Golf who
remained In conversation with him half nm hour
or more.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
A Washington special SAYS the report that vii.
/ State turns out 20 be incorrect Judge Bancroft
| DayiS OF the Court OF Claims formerly Minister