The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-18
IN THE SENATE.
DAWES srrsIDowN HARD on DAVIS.
RObeFtson's Nomination IRepOrItd Upon
RAvOFabIy by the Committee, and
tOibe Confirmed TO-'iAy-PESd'
eFIck Douglass COnfIFmcd.

WAsHINGToN, May lI-lnthe Senate, Mr.
Davis, OF West VIRGINIA after the reading
Of the journal, inquired ironically OF Mr.
Dawes whether he was not now ready to
proceed ith the confederation Of the
resolution for the election OF SENATE ofti'
GERS.
Mr., Dawes replied that whatever the ma
jority OF the Senate should decide on that
resolution he would bow to. He would not
be found resisting the will Of the Senate
itsslf, II the Senator from West Vir
glnla had become, from an accidental oc'
CurrenCe on the Republican eide, ready to
submit to the will Of the majority because
he believed there was Q majority OH his
side he Dawes had not a word 10 say,
but was willing to bow 10 the will Of the
majority for him or against him.
Mr., Davis said ha was glad that
the Senator from Massachusetts, was
willing to proceed with the
pending business, which he hRd
been go anxious to ION during the past
month.
Mr. Dawes regretted that tho Sen.
ator was ambitious 10 espouse the
ground on which he stood. One would
suppose that when United Senator took
o position 80 inconsistent radically with
the fundamental prilClpesOt the Govern.
ment, that the una aorily should not rule
unless the majority would do as he want.
cd, he wouldn't be ambitious 10 uncover
himself TO the American people, He
DIWes would remind tue Senator that
the Scriptures spoke In not q Commenda.
BILE sense Of men who made them.
selves bare 10 the giSs OF an indig.
nant public, expoains themselves and
their shame. The Senator had no bgher
ground for opposition to the Teso.
luton than that he was conscious that the
result up to yesterday would be against
him, and now he w0keup to m alarming
and new zeal for the passage OF the resolu.
ton, simply because by accident the
majority had yesterday morning been
turned on him. SO far &s he Dawep1 was
concerned no motion which the Senator
might make in regard to the resolution
would meet with opposition beyond the
force Of his vote.
Mr.. Davis regretted that the Senator
should have referred to the Scriptures to
support him, It did not come
from the right direction. He would
like to know how loug this
accidental majority was going to COO.
tinue, The Democrats had bad this acci.
dental mNiority three or four times. lie
had asked, more In pleasanLry than other.
wise, whether tho Senator from Massa.
chusetts desired 10 proceed 10 q G,nsidera.
tion OF his resolution. lie Davipl had no
wish to force 1t.
Mr.. Dawes moved togo into executive
session, and declined 10 yield to Mr.
Burnside, To allow him 10 call up his In.
ter0CeaniC Canal resolution. Mr.. Burn.
side thereupon said that he would 10
morrow, call II up and ask the Senate to
dispose OF II In one way or another. The
Senate then went into executive session.
IN THE EXECUTIVE sBssIoN
the nomination OF Frederick Douglass 10
be Recorder Of Deeds In the District Of
Columbia was taken up, and and after
some discussion pro and con, he was
finally confirmed by an overwhelming
majority.
The nominations Of Robertson to be
Collector OF the Port Of New York, Mer.
ritt as Consul General al London, and
Badeau as Charge d'AiIairs to Denmark,
were then reported by the Commerce
Committee, with the Recommendation
that they be confirmed, The nominations
were placed on the calendar with the re.
port Of the committee, and there cannot
be the least doubt oil RObertson'g con.
tirmation by to morrow at the outside by
a large vote. Itis estimated that not more
than FIVE or six votes will be cast Bgainst
him. Tho retirement Of COnkling and
Platt has caused tho opposition to Rob.
ertson to melt away. Two Senators who
were against Robertson have since yester.
day declared their intention to vote for
him. II is understood. that Cameron, OF
Wisconsin; Mcmillan, Of Minnesota, and
Jones, OF Nevada, Republican members OF
the Commerce Committee, oil voted
against reporting In favor Of the couflrma.
ton OF Robertson.
PREPARING FOR ADJOURNMENT.
The Senate will tomorrow appoint q
committee to ask the President II he has
more business, The President has only
lew more nominations, which he will
send in tomorrow, although he may want
the Senate 10 continue in session until
Thursday. The final adjournment is Ger.
tain 10 be reached by Friday. ...
Z Jere Black and seyeial others who bit.
terly opposed Stanley Matthews con6r,
nation, are trying to have the irj junction
Of secrecy removed iictn all the proceed.
ings during the pending ri the Mat.
thews case. A resolution offered in The
Senate To this effect today WAS not voted
on although II was disCissrd At leugth. It
is now announced that Mr.. Chandlet's
nomination will 20 over until December.
This Is denied by several Democratic op.
ponents Of Chandlet's,
the MOneiaty Conference