, 1881-05-27

NEW YORK SENATE.
TIE HALL OPENED.
ALBANY, N. T., May aG.-ln the Senate
to-day Mr.. Woodn presented Il rcln0nstr,tco
against tho reutuctlon Of AIcssrs. Conkltng
md plutt, n1l 1tlatte long speech In lis slip
port, lilo satl: 'l'rcsumaby tho reasons
publicly announced by 1lessrs. Conkltng md
p'att for their designations nre tic best nnd
all TINT can t,e given, md, II 30, history will
award to them the credit ot having commit
ted thu most stupcnAlOus bl,lnder Ut inotlerl,
times. Their acttpn llas not one extenuntlng
merit which charity awards on account IF u
luistake Or crrur of Judgment. It cviilccs
Mother wit nor wisdUm; 1lOr sellsU nor Gull
ming. Though not altogether t1loughsless
net, It IL absolutely barren Of gtatcsman1fke
purpose.
STRIPPED OF ALI. 1MMATEnfAL MATTERS
with whlcl, tho resigned Senators havo skill
fully Invested tho subject, tho caso illay bo
stated with absolute truth MS fulsoWs:
Tie President, In tho exercise OF an llnQles-
tuned constitutional prcrogatlyo. nominated
for tho 01llce Of Collector of the purt of Now
York Il distinguished cltlzon Of tlEs State
without first consulting AIessrs., Conkllng
tnl plntt. The power NIsd duty Of the presL-
{yic ft II Tsspe't e f. t. ona5ons eaa th Il not .,s
rsxsrl q II Its Official Sath, siaro Il i
Ills nl9lIc, aild such Is tho true Intent Of thu
i 9o e aas q aes 'o & s3p noa f o
right the President hns oxcrcised; that duty ho
has pcrforlncu-5ehrlesly. Independently, md
must observe. our scnators would lnvo dono
the!r whole duty had they remnIned at thoir
os arS yp 'Ss T. Sa so' s
parnlyged all criticism. and they would hayn
stood before thoIr constituents tustllcd and
honnrcd for their courage and thosr fuaepon-
Deuce"
btIt WOODEN NlD1uULED THE IDEA
that proper aulf- f-Eespcpt demanded tho rcaignA.
tlous, util Inquired why it did mt occur to tho
t'ossrt % biz poat Wien frcaIdont Hayes appointed
Evnrts d n!clnber OF his CahEnot. md rotnove'l
Merritt. No ono or two u,en arc ussanttnl to tho
lilo Of tho Republican purity: No nun or bet uf
M,r.. avn It. Sir. Woolta lnato Ut, ololuont plca
ngntnst tho return N tho TWO stnntors, suy-
a TrosJsnt." ta tir. woodIn conciadsi ss follows:
"ThcHu rclnOnstrancos arc but tho fnlnt cx-
Under tho tnsplr1,tion which lc,l to to brilliant
achievement Mt Chicago. 1t Will not. cnnnot, DO
orenss or nnss
nor depths nor any uthor ureaturo Or thing saal!
10 ablo to disrupt tic Republican organization
or l0poso II.
lit. srRAuAN REPLIED.
thm tnlrIr,lnls faynrnr tho rcGjoctipu tif Tank.
tinv ama platt. Thoss sirnsrs. he saiti. wer.,
hiTl,- toned gentlemen from Nuw Yurk, who
poured out tler 1nunoy freely last ynAr Tor tito
election uf JMnioa Il. uartle!l to tho Presidency
Of the Unitud States. Tho peoP0 OF thS
Btat0 dcslru Conkltnus return tU tho HenhtC,
| Us to understands thu interests and needs ut
| this Slate. Tho appaker Kuvo n r6anM6 or tho
appointment Ut ltoberson US COLLECTOR Ut tho
port. tFh0 rcstgtntloMs have forced us tu
sul,ators IN thoir vlswa OF llopuhlacAnlstn7 Thu
| Henntura hnro rcfusu to XG iltU rMuaus be-
cnuso they assert tho right tu theIr h,lIvi.iulll
| yluWs. Shall NO maintain tho Integrity OF our
er1nnxationY II not, tho lislnteKrntion pruccsa
viii tnke place M rapidly as pusslblo. W4en tho
public ses this question In Its reality, aud find
| thero will bu no render hantls tO sustain the
| Administration than those who have hornu
Aioft tho standard, the rcs!gnattopa Will 10
looked upon
As A HEl,OIu ACT,
,nt, tho,r aotton tn,torso,,. INN for Conkltposs
r.,fi,ru solnly bpnnss In tho Sxcrcjto Of nv Ge,i
f,iarMomt. ibnli"ya thn intorestn az tha ~ nartY
s5ouli! tW p,lni,ortc,i, ani beoauso thgso uos
hnrcsIeN shnii mt Drnyull. CunkIfnr cnros nOl
wheiher tu Wtii Of viii not lnuct With SUCCESS
Douhticsa no would s@ ptousot 10 10 returned,
| hur i1g wnl11ti like to huyo MA DrinoIplos main.
~ cifuumstancos, and, whatever may. bv tic
issue, 1t Wiil ng! oe tne sast Of Noseuo GonEInf