Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-12
THE DEAD LOCK BROKEN.

Immediately after the reading of the journal
of the previous day, on motion of Mr.. Dawes,
at 1905, the Senate went into executive ses
sion. Several nominations were confirmed,
including that of W. w. Phelps, of New
Jersey, to be Minister to Austria. The con.
sideration of the Chinese immigration treaty
was resumed, and pending Senator Miller's
remarks in favor of its ratification, the Pres
ident sent message to the Senate withdraw
ing all the principal New York nominations,
except that of Judge Robertson. The mes
sage was simply withdrawal, containing no
explanation or comment The nominations
withdrawn are Stewart L. Woodford, as
United States Attorney for the Southern
District Asa W. Tenney, United States At
torney for the Eastern District; Lewis F.
Payne, United States.Marshal for the South.
ern District; Clinton D. McDougall, as
United States Marshal for the Northern
District John Tyler, Collector of Customs
for the District Of Buffalo, N. Y.
After the reading of the message, the SEN
ate transacted remarkably large amount Of
business in its executive session, clearing the
calender of the treaties, and also taking final
action on SO nominations. The first matter
disposed of was the Chinese immigration
treaty. After nearly three hours of debate, it
was ratified without amendment, by practi-
cally unanimous vote, there being only two
Senators recorded in the negative. The
Chinese commercial treaty was taken up, and
after brief discussion, was also ratified
without amendment and substantially without
opposition. The Senate next ratified, in quick
succession, the extradition treaty with the
United States of Colombia, the Consular Con.
vention with Italy, the Convention with Mo
rocco and treaty with Japan, relative to the
reciprocal duties of the United States and
Japan, in cases of shipwrecks upon their re-
spective coasts. A number of Southern nom-
nations were also confirmed.
The sudden Withdrawal Of the New York
nominations created a general sensation in
New York, it being understood to be an open
declaration of WEI by the President upon the
Conkling wing of the Republican party.
The nomination of Robertson for collector of
the port of New York is distasteful to Conk.
ling, who has labored to defeat the confrma-
ton by the Senate. Now the President has
Withdrawn all his other nominations in that
State, among them some Of Conkling's friends,
and declares that all the New York nomina-
tions must stand or fall together. This is
bold stroke by the President, which, however,
might have been made at an earlier day, and
in his position he will have the moral support
of the majority of the Democratic Senators.
Senator Bayard upholds him in his action,
and since his withdrawal of the nominations,
is reported to have said "We, the Democrat,
ic Senators, can never forget that Mr.. Gar.
field is the President of the United States,
and that to his Office are attached functions
and responsibilities, duties and prerogatives,
that we are bound to see are protected from
embarrassment, SO far as our sense of public
duty shall dictate" He says he believes "the
Democrats will refuse to aid in any attempt to
deprive the President of his just power, or to
degrade him and his Office"