Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-06
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THB PRESIDENTS BOMB. A Message Withdrawing New
 York Nominations. ROBERTSON'S NAME NOT INCLUDED. Cenkling's Nominees Withdrawn
 to Man. Senators Divided in Opinion. All at Sea Concerning the Executive Purpose.
Senators Divided in Opinion.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
 President GarieId's MOve-COnkIing's
 Nominations All NVithdrawn-Robert- i sons Left standing-A Big Fight i'm ! Prospect-Opinions of Senators on the NIatter-Passaeeo ee of the Chinese Treaties -Other Matters.
 i WASHINGTON, May 5.-The President sent message to the Senate to-day withdrawing
 the New York nominations for United States
 marshals and district attorneys The nomi-
 nation of Judge Robertson for Collector of Customs is not withdrawn. The message is
 simply formal message of withdrawal, con taining no explanation or comment. The
 nominations withdrawn are as follows Stewart l.. Woodford to be United States Att
 torney for the southern district. Asa W.
 Penney to be United States Attorney for the
 eastern district of New York. Lewis F. .Payn
 to be United States Marshal for the southern
 district of New York. Clinton D. McDougall
 to be United States Marshal for the northern
 district. John Tyler, to be Collector of Gus
 toms for the district of Buffalo, N. Y.
 The Senate soon after going into executive
 
 ing nominations William Walter Phelps, of
 New Jersey, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
 Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria. Cortez Fessenden, of Romeo, Mich, to be United
 States Surveyor General for Dakota
 Richard w. Montgomery to be Receiver of Public Moneys at Bloomington, Nebraska. Selden M. Bronson to be Postmaster at Men asha, Wisconsin The consideration of the Chinese immigration treaty was then re- sumed. Senator Miller taking the floor in continuation of his argu- ment in favor of ratification. The speeches made were not long. The principal speakers were Messrs. Hawley, Burnside and Miller, and it was due in great measure to the forcible manner that these gentlemen put the matter that opposition to the Chinese immigration treaty was so light. Not even four. as at first stated. voted against it, the only opposing votes being those of. Senators Hoar and Dawes, both of Massachusetts. The debate on the Chinese commercial treaty did not consume more than an hour. The objections of a few New England Senators were overwhelmed by ar guments in favor of the treaty and it was adopted with only few dissentient voices. | The balance of the session was consumed In combinations of about one hundred nomina- tions, according to the list A message from l the President withdrawing nominations ere 1 ated quite 8 sensation, but being accompan- l jed by no request no public comment was l
  alluded to. At half-past four o'clock the 1 Senate came out from executive session and l adjourned till 12 o'clock tomorrow.
 Additional combinations by the Senate to- | day were as follows: Nathan W. Spaulding, | United States Assistant Treasurer at San | Francisco; B. c. Jewett, United States As l sayer at St. Louis; Bradley J. Watson, naval | officer of customs at San Francisco; Charles H. Odell, collector of customs for the dis trict of Salem and Beverly, Mass. John R. Leonard, surveyor at Indianapolis; John c. Stearns collector of internal revenue for confirmed as follows: Eben Woodbury, | Houten, Me. Edwin F. Tomlinson. Plainville Conn.,; l.. A. Dickinson Hartford, Conn.
 The withdrawal of all the principal New York nominations except that of Judge Rob- ertson for collector of the port of New York fell like bomb into the executive session of the Senate this afternoon. It was at half ceived The debate was in progress on the Chinese treaty. At convenient point the was read Conkllng was seated and kept busily engaged looking over some papers while the withdrawal of the was made known. He knew what was coming, for he seemed wholly un- while the eyes of nearly every other Senator turned instinctively toward him. Other business being taken up the Senators gathered in knots and discussed the situation. It is known that Conkling and Allison talked earnestly together for a long while in the course of the afternoon. The | latter stated this evening that he had heard nothing to guide him in thought as to wheth- er Robertson's nomination would be success ively considered or considered at all He would not pretend to explain the Executive's move in the direction indicated, but he SUD- posed the President knew his own business. The withdrawal of the nominations is the sensation of the hour. The opinion seems to be that Conkling is about to find out that James A. Garfield is President of the United States. There is a rumor, however, that this was but the forerunner of the withdrawal of Robertson. This idea has few supporters. Senator Ben Hill Dem. ), | commenting on the executive message, said This looks like business" Senator Ransom Dem. j. of North Carolina, thought that the result would be strong open fight on Rob- ertson's nomination and that that was just what the administration expected and deem- ed best Mir Beck (Dem. said it was en- Iarged edition of the funeral of Gorham and Mr. Vance said it looked like hurrying things up, but was not sure to do SO. Mir. Brown, of Georgia, said all Demo crats would hail it as 8 Godsend. General Garfield evidently meant fight and with him and. Conkling at open odds Democratic chances looked brighter. The Republican Senators are very averse to talking on the subject. Many of them look wise and say they knew 1 it would come. Senator Burnside was evi- lently looking toward home. He accepted the withdrawal as a simplifcation of matters and hoped it would lead to an early adjourn ment. The treaties being disposed of and half the nominations Robertson s stood in the way There might and there might not be a contest on it. If not the Senate could ad- ourn next week, if so no one could say when. All this if the Democrats no longer opposed ,he election of Senate officers.
 Mir. Terry, of Michigan, doubted not that 1t would create great sensation, but he was as to his idea of the plan of 5he administration. MT. Sawyer, of Wiscon- sin, said What is the use of President anless he shows himself to be one." MT. Jonger, of Michigan, said he knew nothing 1t all about it. MT. Cameron, of Wisconsin, said it was too deep for him. Don Cameron said he wasn't there when the message came in and innocently laughed and asked to be excused.
 The Post in an editorial written for to- morrow, in commenting on the withdrawal, declares that the President has at last hit the Dull's-eye. It would have been an act of su- prene folly for the administration to allow Conkling to have all his friends confirmed when the only man representing the appoint ing power was to be let alone. The Post is glad the administration has laid down roses and picked up stones. It thinks Conkling will make 8 fight, but that Robertson will be con frmed. The administration side of the question is that this action was not taken out of malice toward Conkling, but as precau- tionary measure in defense of the executive Ever since Robertson's nomination the Pres dent has been besought to withdraw the nomination. Gwen the Republican, Senate caucus committee had made some applica- .1-.-L