Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-12
GARFIELD's ONLY COURSE.
Asa Last Resort 20 Overcome his far'y
stubbornness, He Will Probably Caii
an Extra Session.

As Last Resort 20 Overcome bis PARTY
stubbornness, He Will Probably Call
an Extra Session.
WASHINGTON, April ll.-lf the dead
lock lasts two or three weeks longer,
and there is no prospect then oil break,
President Garfield may feel compelled
10 call an extra session. II the Senate
proposes to remain here all summer, as
both the Democrats and Republicans in
dictate their purpose to do rather than
Weld. and the Executive business is de-
iayed, the President thinks he wou I'D be
warranted in convening them Tor legs
lative purposes. Neither party in the
Senate desire this and would greatly de-
precate such action oil the part oil the
President. The President says he
does not want them either, but IL
they are determined to ignore Tor
months to come the business for which
thev were called, he believes this would
be the only course he could pursue, and
it would enable the Administration to
secure the passage Of the funding bill.
Trying to Fix 1t Up.
Ii appears that the principal reason
which actuated the Republican Senators
i'm adiourning over from Thursday until
today was TO give the Senator'S who
were engaged in endeayorine to settle
the differences between Conkling and
the Administration an opportunity to
hold a conference at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York, on Friday and Satur-
day.
Judge Robertson
was notified of the meeting and he and
his friends were requested TO be IN at
tendance. A telegram received here
last evening SAYS that he declined TO ac-
cept the invitation and informed the
parties that they had better open nego.
Iiations with President Garfield, as he
was the only person who had the au-
thoritv to withdraw his name. 1t thus
seems that their mission has failed, and
the continuance of the struggle is inevi-
table. In the meantime
ConkhnE and His Friends
are quietly at work feeling their way
among Senators to ascertain whether
there is anv prospect OF defeating Judge
RObertson's confirmation. A partial
canvass of the Senate has been made by
Conkliug's friends among the Demo-
cratic Senators, and il is found that he
will be unable to get more than four or
five out of the thirty odd Democratic
Senators now present. In regard to his
own party he will not have very large
following, ami will be unable to carry
with him over ten or twelve at most.
President and Mrs Garfield
have decided to spend the summer at
the Soldiers Home, and, with their
children, will occupy the cottage there
formerly occupied by Ex-Presldent and
Mrs. HAYES. The President will spend
several hours at the Executive Mansion
every day Tor the consideration of such
business as may be brought to his at
tcntion. Early in July the President
will attend the commencement at Will
liams College, and little later his sons,
Harry and James, who are now study
ing at the White House under the tut.
ton OF DIR. Halves, will enter Williams
College as students. The Presidents
mother will return to Mentor
to remain during the summer with the
family OF Captain Henry Rudolph, a
brother OF Mrs. Garfield, who is now
living on the Presidents farm.