The Portland daily press., 1881-07-21

Necessary to a choice, rs. The chair de-
clared no choice.
Senator Strahan moved to adjourn. Car
RED
The Senate to-day passed bill provide for
election of members to Congress to fill vacan-
CieS.
The POSTS Albany despatch says that in adj
diton to tho investigation of the health officer
ordered by the Senate yesterday it is now
limited that Superintendent of Public Works
butcher may be impeached for making use of
his official position to influence members in
favor of Mr.. Conkling. Leading administra-
ton members declare that butchers lobbying
at the Delavan House is in violation OF the
law and contrary to the express purpose for
which his office was created, namely to free
the canals from politics by placing their care
in the hands of one man. 1t is not yet known
whether steps have been taken relative to
butcher but it has been evident since the be-
ginning that he was the main support of
Conkl1ng's canvass. Attorney General Ward
has left for his home, but John f. Swift has
returned from the Thousand Islands to assist
butcher.
In thesState Senate to-day resolution for
final adjournment was tabled.
The prospects for the election tomorrow
are no better than they were last hight. The
are willing to sign paper that they will vote
in the caucus for the nomination of Lapham.
The supporters of the administration, how
ever, declare it is now too late to even enter
tain the proposition for caucus as to hold
one would place Senator-elect Miller in an
equivocal position.
In convention to-day, Speaker Sharpe, when
his name was cahed, said:
Mr.. Decentralization was made here yes
terday to what was the subject matter of
letter to leading New York paper, and the
Albany Argus yesterday reproduced the letter
and called attention to it in a most marked
manner, stating that there was evidence that
the letter was inspired by a gentleman who is
candidate for United States Senator here
The letter referred to contains some ydlgarity
with reference to the manner in when have
lived the past winter to which 20 gentleman
will expect me to allude. Furthermore, the
letter refers 10 a certaip MEMBER charging
that he had been unfai,aiup1 10 ms candidate m.
gestion is that when one person renders
favor to another he prevents that person from
having an opinion of his own, and must not
do Fanyththing except at the consent of his
patron-that is the suggestion. Mr.. President,
| have always believed that public office was
public trust to be performed for the public
good, and never believed when person did
me political favor that he put mort
gage on me; nor did 1 ever think l had mort
gagged any one for whom had done such
favor. Under this view of the case it would
seem that the suggestion that I had been UNI
grateful must belong to the brutality of poll
tics. Now, sir, the editor, as to the author
ship Of the letter referred to, must be mistak-
en-, because believe the further it is inquired
into the more it will be found that this sug-
gestion is entirely unfounded. In conclusion,
Mr.. President, L saw with deliberation that
there is no person outside the union of the
members here, no person who has been or is a
candidate for Unite States Senator here, or
who has been voted for, by whose advice or
assistance ever held Office.
1t is believed tonight that the election of
Senator will be deferred until the Governor
has signed the bill in relation to holding spec
.,1 ,asN til
will probably be transmitted for his approval
the present week,