The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-04-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


WAbHlN0TONg " OsS HA"iSh wv A'oAs
The Republican Senators are still engaged
In making themselves ridiculous In the at
tempt TO turn out the present Democratic
Senate officials and TO elect new ones. The
contest the last few days has turned into a
regular political debate of which Senator
Malone Is the head and centre. On Monday
he made frantic speech in defense of him
self and his Re.adjuster friends, and yesterday
the Democrats turned the whole force OF their
batteries upon the luckess Malone. Senators
Hampton, Jones, Groome, Butler and Brown
acted as spokesmen, and all day yesterday
and last night piled him with Wit and ridcule.
There are many Republicans who think the
further continuance of this contest will serl-
ously damage party interests In the fall
elections, and there is a growing sentiment
among politicians outside of the Senate that
attempt to oust the present incumbents should
cease, and business should be proceeded with.
The clouds of internal dissension seem al
ready obscurlng the administration of Presl-
dent Garfield. There is trouble In New York,
the Conklingltes declaring they will never
submit to the confirmation of Judge Robertson
-one of their ablest opponents-to be collector
Of the port Of New York there is much grum-
bling In Illinois among the men who bolted
the Grant convention of that State, because
the President has nominated a follower of
Senator Logan to an important federal office,
and last but not least there is lack of unity
In the Cabinet Attorney General McVelgh
declaring that he will resign If the President
will not withdraw the nomination of VIM. Z.
to ba Qo1 . ba
confirms him. 1t is stated that the President
has refused to withdraw the nomination, and
that the Republican Senators are a unit in
favor of his confirmation, so McVeigh will
either have to back out of the Cabinet or back
down from his hasty position.
Postmaster General James has received a
letter from DR.. Slaghorn, the postmaster gen.
eral of the German Empire, congratulating
him upon his promotion to the head Of the
postal service of the United States-a compli-
ment that is all the more valuable from the
fact that it is purely personal and without the
formallty which always attends official cor
respondence.
There were two queer characters at the
White House yesterday. One was man and
the other was woman, and both were crazy.
The man had some scheme and many papers.
He demanded that he be allowed to see the
President Fright away" The safety of the
Nation depended upon it, He had Senator
Conkling's name mixed up with his wild talk
about papers, Importance of seeing the Presi-
dent and'hs good character. He was kept
from making bold rush for the Presidents
door only by the application of force. He
finally cooled down sufficiently to be content
with writing long letter to the President.
After delivering his screed to the Presidents
doorkeeper, he went away.
The woman was more pertinacious. She
kept talking and waiting. She is probably
talking and waiting yet. She was about forty
years old and had several front teeth gone.
This made her talk somewhat unintelligibc.
Her mission was to demand an extra session.
OLIVE.