, 1881-05-11
the outside probably not morn that1 oight, ltcs
pNb'!cans who would soto ag4tlhst him.

to tho friends Of Tho Administration that snma
s>cfht action was fnken tipfH the ohnotts t'-1Ay-
4 vota hnh bccn expected which wo,.li have r..
ecintlcd tho resolution ofttho tbr,nor cAucus. anA
have cleared tho wny for immediate action
upon tho liobertaon casc. It VIA expected TINT
Robertson would hnvu hcon oon!lrmc.l during
thn wook, bue now tho decision IL not to hold
anohor caucus for two or three days. Mem.
while. Of coursc. no attempt will bo inAde to ra-
port tho 1tObortsun case frotn tho C1nHluruc Qo1-
mittcc. rot Conkling' highest estfniato now gvos
him hut tMpnty votes. including Ills own. to re-
lrGt Robertson. A strong friend nt tho Adn'lt-
istrntlon rptnarks that Cunkiittg rfhcea himself
IN n curious position In ii1s httetnt't to croato
and rAiso 4 tlamdr about executive tlsutpntl0n,
In Wow of the fact Tint str. conklnu. ychrs ngo.
was thick and thin defender of nil tho hbta Of
THE MtsT AttttlTttAHY ritKStnENr
who oyer occupied tho Whitp House. Thore
vrA no not Of Gen. Grant. when hu W1s rrost.
dent, which Mr. CUnkllnR did mt sustain. Evon
whom thu hand Of tho Executive wns stretched
x,nt tt fa,novB Charlrs Summer from
.he.cha,rnanshir Of Tho Forhigt, Relations Cotn.
mittee, "a punishmunt for oppusn9 tho project
10 annex San DotnInR,, tho Nun York Bonator
was II, no wiso shocked Mt tho encroachmonta Ut
the Executive power. So long rs n President
Mllaws him tu dictate who shhtl hold Foilcrat
offices III tho State Of New York, ho il
NOT DISTURBED ABOUT usunrATtoN,
hut as Boon u he fuels he aant,nt unntrol single
untmport.aitt offlne, he Sous Id the Executive
despot Of Oriental maipvoleloc. THO reports that
tho President bus Atten,ptctt rs the CohklinR poo
plc say, u bllldozo the sotfhto III tho Robertson
matter aro tnfo,lndcd lie hns simply asked for
direct vote upon tho cnso Ur Its nerlta. lie Is
bringing 10 SORT Of influence to bear or tho Sem
ators u socura this that h0 has nut tho ctsarest
right to use, nccorltng to tho strictcst vlows of
what Ia proper for bin, to do.
itE TELLS THE SENATOR'S
~ .ta.u - -, ~ aIsnntIon ,n IN sn,at"
ns I1 siHw ,ha. ~ i !. to tv ., y ta scn"t ~
rcspsut for tho Executive, to Rtyo his nom!na.
tiops faIr oons,doration on tholr merits. 1io on.
two Republican sonators hayo tho right TO
nal!ty nonations in .hor States :,,d. won nes
s.sais s.,,arely upon Ills constItu tionai rights
to make nominations on his own Judgment,
not, ot ad ho % asks fross, sunstoss oniy at they
freely EXPRESS by their votes thBr Judgment pll
tho question Of confirmation Or rejoettuu. With
out regard to Mr orsonuen.
I'M @ ~ ~. @ o ~, IL innh ~ thn .s.,i,tF,,t
or TroIans VIZ "o ~ ho suutc aa 'uen VI 'ne
ANOTHER SCHEME.
viii @ VIZ sr ' sanerni Ill fnyoS 4 Involves tho viii.
drawal of both Jnlge Robertsun and William II.
Chandler, tue HpnthaHon ol JuoK0 ltAo0FIaOal
to te Ht'ltctnr t1enurat, and tho humiliation uf
Mr.. Chandler to be Collector Ut tho port Of New
York. Tha plA,,, It. IL unuorstoutl. met with tho
SONIC Of Mr.. CuMklinRs moro hetiye fripnt1s, aid
It was RotoralIy agreed that II It could DO car.
rled ont, IT. would bu y hnppy sullltiUn, Ut
tho ptGscnt dlIHcuitlos. Among bthor
things III supp.rt Of It, wus urged
tho consideration that 1t wolill remove tho
pennsy!vaniA opRositon 70 Nj Gnan1ess ~ GoMs
nn%iInw ma Ms T pintt II ta II .in,}na "rtann Il il
Enia,nf ti,nf yt,n,, thc rnt,nn,s ~, fnfrn.f st,t,
i"nt ~ thn |,nl ~ r. ThHttna1, thnrn 11s n,,
,n,iarat ~ G anii.n thnt ~ rtTnrt shnI he mnio To-
, rhe nt,, 1s nnrtins' t. ia ,,nt rq1nwn
sIa,,. .a ~. p ,n,i,nI thia a".cstn fnxE iut
tunrt "' IL ,r1s,I rs,,.sn,, n hsiinSo tint II
Iii ,, :" ,,Hs'Mnntskn, II Iurni,nu ~ iuast
, Mu ~ rntN.ittmss u m+hn nnnsn,.t' ~ shn
una.,,olt ~ thn' ,vstb,,r",.1l nf 1,,1~,
TTis Tninrtao,,.a ~ ro,n'oatinn @ "11i thu nuiti.t.
n%t ~ f- i.h"n.iinr instHnd. thr nm.
anonI M ~ -. ,,t,nrtu.,s u, t,o nj; ,tN.vot H1't,
~ si.t % W ~ iitroro,t otian. liz c1,,,a
~. ~ ,; , ,,,, i,w TX rh"n,itnr. nrd I'm
sent wv " nnw ~ ~ s thcsa ato mraa t nn!u
stt.u - ,s', @ oratora ~ "cuas"riv ta Tia
| stif,Iect OF personal conference bptween the
sonAtors hRv1ng the sub1e0t In charEo and nll
| tie gentlemen nauleu
| 10" WHILE TT IA DENIED