The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
THE CLIMAX.
The Struggle At Warrington TsE:nia
a.ad IN Z Sensational
Manner.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Senators
Roscoe Conkling and Thomas G,
platt, OF New York, have resigned
their seats in the Senate. Gov.
Cornell was notified Of the resigna-
tions by mail yesterday, and the
Senate and the country was inform
ed of the fact this morning by the
Vice President. This is the calmin-
alton of the unhappy controversy
between the President and the New
York Senators over the nomlna-
ton of judge Robertson to be Col
lector Of the port OF New York.
Saturday las Mr.. Conkling, at the
request of Mr. Platt, hurrledly
drew up a letter to the Governor
explaining the reasons which
prompted them to resign, and it is
expected that this letter will be laid
before the Legislature tomorrow
morning.
What will be the outcome of the
matter is n1t known. If the Legls-
lature of The State of New York APP
proves the course that her Senators
have taken, they will undoubtedly
be reelected, and their conduct
will be approved by the only tribu-
nal to which they are directly re-
sponsible. If. on the contrary the
Legislature refuses TO again commit
the high honor of representatives
of the State to the National Legisla-
ture to their hands, the people OF
New York State cannot complain
that their Senators misrepresented
the wishes of their masters and de-
fed public sentiment by clinging to
sullied. trust.
The news of the intended resig.
nations was known TO only a few
trusted friends of the two Senators
before its. public announcement
The secret was admirably kept, and
when the clerk of the Senate read
the formal notice signed by Mr.
Conkling and Mr.. Platt that they
had resigned.
THE EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE.
kilograms were sent flying TO the
Executive Department and to every
part of the country by Senators
The intelligence was spread through
out the city, and itappeared OF such
an improbable character that peo-
pie generally refused TO believe it.
There was larger attendance al
the Senate this morning than usual
owing TO the presence OF an excur-
sion party at the capitol. The Vice
President was a little late in reach
ing the chamber, and as he took his
seat and raped the Senate to order
he laid upon the table two large en-
velopes. During the prayer, Mr.
Jones. of Nevada, who knew al
about the track taken by his friends,
stood by the central doorway talk
ing with a friend from the Pacific
coast. To him he communicated
the secret, and they ehuckled ovel
the audacity and brilliancy of the
stroke while the petitions for peacs
and harmony in the Senate fell from
the Chaplain's lips. Then the prayel
closed, and in the crowded gallery
and on the floor arose the hum O
voices, the rustling of papers, the
buzz of business. No one noticed
theabsence of Messrs. Conkling and
Platt, who are not always in theil
seats at II. The Vice President
who looked very much as he ha;
for the past eleven weeks, laid be
fore the Senate long communlca
ton from Marshal Lewis, of Yves
Va, about the conduct of affairs il
his district, which was read amic
the ina;tention of the Senate. Ther
he handed the reading clerk a little
sheet of note paper containing thest
words