The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-03

WARRINGTON, April 27.-I is not true
that Platt has deserted Conkling, Copklino
intends to bring on the Robertson fight as
soon as possible, and believes he can win it.
The democrats are being urged by ex-senator
Eaton, C%onkling's friend, to vote against
Robertson.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The republican
caucus this evening appointed a committee.
with Dawes as chairman, to consider the
question OF executive sessions and to report
back to the caucus. %
Conkling spoke of his having been held re-
sponslble or the continuance of the deadlock
and said he had no objection to an executive
session, that he is well prepared now to make
his fight against Robertson, and he intimated
his confidence of success. Some of the presi-
dents friends are willing to defer action until
they could once more confer with the presi-
dent. While no decision in favor of an ex-
ecutiVe session was reached the republican
senators seem to believe that one will be
called.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-Although the re-
publican caucus to-day postponed definite
action upon the question Of breaking the
deadlock by means of holding an executive
session., there is little or no doubt that a1 ar
rapgement for transacting part of the accum-
nlated executive business will beefiected
very soon. 1t is conjectured that the under
lying motive for this temporary POSTPONE
ment OF action is to afford time for a confer
ence between the republican leaders in the
senate on the one hand, with General Ma
hone as CHI eft of the Virginia independents,
Congressman JOrgensoh as the leader of the
Virginia straight republicans, and
President Garfield as the dispenser
of federal patronage, on the other
hand, with a vieV Of ARR wing ; at a harmony Of
opinion and concert Of action in regard to
what appearsto bethe principl lie in the question
Involved. 1t is understood that Senator Mil
Ter emphatically Informed his republican as
SOCRATES in the caucus to-day Of his opinion as
to the necessity of holding an executive scs-
sion at a very early day for he purpose of rat
flying the Chinese treaties, and it is said he
plainly intlInated his fixed determination to
obtain one by some means or other. but lie
was Subsequently satisfied, as We're also all
the other advocates Of breaking the deadlock
for the transaction Of executive business, that
a pDstponement Of the eau Gus action for a
few days will really promote the attainment
of this object, while at the same time it Will
probably secure greater harmony Of feeling
In the party ranks.
Ex-senator Farley to-day says he has conclud.
ell to abstain from Offering any amendments
to the Chinese treaties, and will
make no oppposition to their r~atilica
ton in their present terms without
amendment. lie stitl thinks they are of no
practical value, but he is satisfied that tn
decentralization amendment would be un.
necessary and the Chinese could be natural
i4alei of men of their race, whether the
treaty referred to the subject Of naturaIiza
ton or not, and, On the other hand, so long
as our naturalization laws deal only viii
races the 'lavultd natiUn' clause i'll a treaty
cannot be held to confer any rights of natU.
ralization upon The Subjects OF any nation
except so far as they come within the color
lines prescribed ty law. The case Of The
naturalization question is the one which Sen
ator Miller has steadfastly held from the frs
and which he has fully prepared himself tt
maintain i'll the seua'e if it should come W
for discussion in that body. The prompt rat
ification Of the treaties may now with still
more confidence than heretofore, be regarded
as certain to take place at al early day.