New-York tribune., 1881-10-28
THE BOURBONS ALARMED.
TERROR LEST A SMALL VIRGINIA POST OFFICE MAY
PASS INTO THE HANDS OF READJUsTER.

fBY TELEGR ATH TO THE TElBUNEl
WASHINGTON Oct, 27.-Tbe executive session Oh
the Senate to-day occupied nearly six hours lncnd-
ing a recess of one hour The nominations OF
Judge Folger to be Secretary of the Treasury, the
denomination of Mr.. James, as PostmaSter-General
the nomination of Mr. HaitOn. to be First AsSls'an
Pos master-General, and several other less inpor
tant nominations, were promptly conlrmed every
thing was running smoothly, and some OF the more
sanpuine Senators expressed hope that the Scna'e
would be rea ly to adjourn Tomorrow sine die
This cheerful prospect was suddenly couded, how
ever when majority of the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads reported fayorably upon the
nomination of Mr. Statham to be Postmaster at
Ivnchburg Va Mr. Statham is the gentleman
whose confirmation Genera Early and other pa
triotic Bourbons are anxious TO defeat becau'e
he has left their ranks and allied himself
with the Liberal movement. Senator MaXey, of
Texas. who is a member If the Post Office Commit
tee, presented minority report against Mr.. Stat
ham. and supported it in n vigorous speech Senator
Johnston of Virginia. Senator voorhees,, OF lndiann,
Senator Bayard and Others spoke on the same side,
and argued in favor of the retention of the present
incumbent who has held the office dozen yea :,
and whose present term of Office will expire
twelve days hence.
The only objection urged against the appointment
q +.
only twenty-three or twenty-four years old. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Bayard is the Senator who
thinks Mr.. Statham too young to be a postmaster.
In the course of the discussion Senator Ferry
caused to be read report OF Colonel
Parker Chief Post Office Inspector. accord
ing TO which it is understood that the present
Postmaster at Lynchburg found to he short IN
his accounts last spring some ~ 300. lie made the
amount good however and in consideration of his
services as a Union soldier President Garfield de-
cided TO give mm another trial. In september
last an examination of the Office by an inspector
of the Post Office Department showed that the POST
master was again short over -, 900. On the 81 inst
this amount was made good, but the Postiu1strrs
sureties were informed by the Department that the
Postmaster was delinquent and that they would be
held RESPONSIBLE for the safety OF the fun
of the Office until further arrangements
couId he made In the face of this
official record it is said that Senators Bayard, Nor-
hces. Johnston, Maxey and others persisted in de-
Tending the Postmaster against the accusation that
he had been in default. aud they, well as all the
other Democratic Senators, expressed a deter
mination to oppose 10 tho last the confirmation OF
the man whom President Arthur has nominated a.
his successor.
In the speech sto-daythc Democratsb betrayed their
motives by renewing, with considerable bitterness,
their assaults upon Senator Malone and the Anti
Bourbon party in Virginia. The Republican Scna-
tors said very little bccause they were anxious
TO have vote reached but their oppo-
nents succeeded in preventing that to-day
bv talking until less than quorum Of
the Senate remained. The struggle will be re-
newed tomorrow. Some of the Democrats declare
that they Will flibuster to any extent - prevent
the confirmation Of Statham before the election in
Virginia shall take place, ana some OF the hepnbli,
fine first Monday in December rather than iOrcgo
the attempt TO confirm this nomination.
Some talk is heard among Republican Senators
to-uipht in favor of a caucIis to consider what
course shall be taken. There is every probability
that Mr.. Stathams nomination viii be confirmed
when a vote is takn The office itself is Of no great
Importance, but the Democrats are 80 afraid of the
political effect Of a change at this time that they
appear to be willing to go to any length to pre-
vent IL.