The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-09
THE CAPITAL.
New Orders by New Officers
Talk About the Dead.
lock.
The ConkIIDg-GarGeId Quar-
rel.

rel.
Washington, THE acting com.
missioner of the land Office has decided
that under section 240l, Revised Stat
utes, deposits may be made for the sur
vey of non-mineral lands claimed under
pre- emp ion, homestead, timber culture
and desert land laws.
an order has been issued by Post
master General James to take effect on
the LIST of May, which will recognize the
entire railway mail service. ALI en-
ployees doing the same work are placed
upon an equality as regards salary. All
appointments Of employees and local
mail az nts will be for 3 probationary
period Of six months, and at a salary not
exceeding $500 per annum. II, ut the ex-
pirstion Of six months such employees
records sr6 satisfactory, the appoint
ments will be made permanent
The adjournment Of the Senate 10 Mon
day shows how completely,s at the present
time, Conkling has control Of the repub-
lican majority. He telegraphed to
Arthur TO come to New York and meet
him tonight. Arthur announced to the
Senate that he was going at any rate, so
the Senate Considerably adjourned to
enable OonklinR and his able staff in
New York to prepare some new plan to
discomft the Administration enemy.
A delegation from Raleigh, consisting
Of Judge Tourgee and Others waited on
the President and urged the appointment
OF James Il. Edwards, colored citizen
of North Carolina, to consulate, with
preference for Liberia.
While writing at her desk, Mrs. Sem
stor Logan tainted away from 81 attack
of vertigo.
New York, ga Tribune reporter in
terviewed Jones, who said: al came to
New York In response to telegram to
attend to some business in connection
with the Hudson River tunnel, and shall
return to Washington to-day. 1 do not
know Robertson very we'll, having only
met him once during the convention 10
Chicago, sndI certainly would not do
such thing as to undertake to influence
his withdrawal, or to work against his
confirmation. The rumor that such is
my business is entirely erroneous"
TTi6une's Washington: Conkling is
reported as having recently described the
situation in the following expressive SEN
tence: ''The President has placed me in
q situation where l must commit suicide
or murder, and have chosen murder"
Washington, S.-Senslor Fair left
Washington lsst night for st. Louis, on
private business. During his absence,
about ten days, he is paired with his col
league, Jones. Teller and Maxey paired
for the remainder of the session, and left
Washington for Colorado and Texas,
The pair of Senator Ed
munds, who is still in Florids, has been
to Senator Garland, who has
gone home and is not expected back the
present session.
Democrats aud republicans alike de-
clare they do not intend to abandon their
position in the Senate. Two hundred
aud sixty-HYe nominations await action,
and FIVE treaties. 1t is stated that there
is some probability that republicans will
90 into executive session, to confirm the
most important nominations, some time
next week, but should an attempt be
made to select certain men for confrma-
ton, democrats would probably resist and
insist upon taking up the nominations in
proper order.
Judge Tourgee, author of ga FOOLS
"seems to control the federal pat
ronsge in North Carolina, He got the
President to withdraw Ex-Governor
Halden's name for postmaster, at
and name NicoIs, an ex-con-
federate friend. North Carolina objects
to this interference, Tourgee being a New
York man. II is rumored that Tourgee
advised the President to replace all of
Grants appointments with new ones, to
prevent any attempt to organize Grant
or Conkling movement in 1884.
The few senators who put in an APP
pearance at the Capital to-day had not
much 10 say in regard to the existing
deadlock in the Senate, except that they
saw no signs Of break. The democrats
declared that their side is more firmly
united and determined than ever, and
republicans also say there is
no change whatever in their |
The recent speeches
Of leading senators on both sides, having
exhibited tne important bearing Of this |
contest, upon the election of the next |
United States senator, from Virginia. 1t |
becomes Of interest to note that an |
election for municipal and county officers |
s to be held in Virginia, early next
and as the results of this election |
ire expected to largely influence the fall |
election for governor and members Of the
legislature there is manifest incentive |
% both parties in the Senate 20 pro-
.rastinate the present centest beyond the
Nay election, rather than acsept defeat
IN the pending issue previously. even
I it be perceived ~ either SIDE to be
Inevitable soon sftsrwsrd. The general
belief in outside circles. however, is
hat the deadlock will be broken in some |
way within the next ten or twelve days,
md as q detection of even half of their
lumber would not prevent the remainder
If democratic senators from successfully |
against the election Of the re-
publican candidates, while on the other
land the republicans cannot possibly |
.lect them or defeat the constantly re-
lewed motions to go into executive ses-
ion, except by maintaining an absolute |
lnbroken front, tits the prevalent opinion
hat the accommodating public pressure |
or the transaction of executive business |
will effect break at first, but soon after |
wards irreparable on the republican side.