Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-12
WASHINGTON.
PROGRESS or THE 6ARflElD.C0NK-
LING FIGHT.
Stanley Matthews Nomination Discussed
Bayard and edmunds Show Him Up
IVES Atkinson Confirmed
u. S. Marshal for
Virginia.
GENERAL NEWS or THE CAPITAL.
az SITUATION.

Discussion OF Matthew Homiuston in
tho senate
WAsHINGroN, May 1.-THE Senate
executive session lasted four and a-half
hours to day. A large number OF post
masters and other nominations were re-
ported which occupied an hour. STAN
ley Matthews nomination was taken
up. Edmunds and Bayard spoke
gainst it, both TAXING the ground that
he was not a fit man to 20 on the
Supreme bench. They spoke Of the
exalted position of a United States
Supreme Judge and claimed that only
men Of spotless regulations should be
elevated to it. They referred to the past
acts OF Matthews, which they said show
ed him to be more Of politician than
statesman or jurist. Mr.. Ingalls, spoke
in behalf OF Matthews, claiming high
order OF talent and integrity ior him;
that in a long public hfe q any man
Who had been prominent, mistakes must
naturally have been made. Mr.. Edgei-
ton spoke briefly against Matthews, in
siSting that he is a stranger to the circuit
to which he would as Supreme Judge
be assigned, and that the people of that
circuit want Judge who belongs to 1t
and is familiar with Its bench
and bar. Sherman put few
questions to the opponents Of Matthews
IN order to reply to the points made
against him. Mr.. Cameron, OF Penn
sylvanis, is working with all his might
for Matthews friends. The latter, i'll.
side and outside of the Senate, still
claim that he will be confirmed. and
this ia the judgment OF some Of his OPP
ponents.
There is report that MIR. Bayard's
speech had a marked effect on the Dem-
ocra.s, but the workers Tor Matthews
say that it only made two votes doubt
iul.
1t is expected 10 get through and
reach vote on Matthews nomination
tomorrow, and then motion will be
made 10 adjourn until Monday.
COnkling's friends are working for
delay now, and il they can get an al
tournament until ne Xt week it Will give
them several days of a breathing spell.
Mrs. Garfield's illness now takes all
of the Presidents attention. lie has
refused TO see anybody, even Senator's
to-day and to night. Hence ii is i'm
possible TO learn how he feels about the
publication in the New York Herald
giving the Conklipg side OF the Robertson
controversy, and which, it is understood,
was furnished by Conkling. a Senator,
who is one OF Conkling's closest friends
and most trusted lieutenant, said last
evening that all the statements To the
effect that Conkling had said that the
President had deceived him were false;
that during all the controversy since
RobertSon's nomination COnkling had
never spoken disrespectfully OF the
President, and all the statements
to the contrary were the I'm
ventions of the enemy Something
similar TO this was stated in the caucus,
| and it was understood that the Prcsi-
| dent was to be assured that Conkllng
had neither attacked, threatened nor
deiimed him. This raised the hopes oi
some that the President might listen to
a proposal of compromise, when assured
that Conkling had no, III any way as.
sailed him. The attack in the Herald
to-day is generally regarded as COnk-
ling's publication of his side OF the case.
The arguments advanced by the Scna-
tors who spoke against the confirmation
of Matthews were in substance that his
opinions on the subject of the govern.
ment control OF corporations and espec-
tally his sell known views concerning
theconsti tutiOnality OF the Pacific rail.
| road funding act are such as tc threaten
a reversal of the last Supreme Court de-
cisions on these and similar questions,
and also that the existing yacan-
cv on the Supreme bench should
not be filled by another Ohio
man, but rather by citizen
OF Illinois or some other State included
within the circuit to which the new
Justice is to be assigned. On the other
hand it was urged in favor oi confirming
the nomination thst Matthews is thor.
oughly fitted for the appointment 10y
reason OF his high private character and
eminent legal ability; and so far as geo.
graphical objection Is concerned it
should have been raised, il at all, against
the confirmation of Chisi Justice Waite,
but it is not properly applicable to the
po,ninatiOn OF the successor OF Justice
Swayne, who was appointed from ONO
MANY wears previously.