, 1881-05-10
WASHINGTON.
The Republican Senators III
Council All the After
noon.
Conkling Stays Out in a Cloak.
room, and Does the
Grand Entry.
Some Discussion Over the Retention
Of the Gorham and Riddle
berger Slate.
Speech by Conkling, Lasting Two
Hours, and Showing His
Bleeding Heart.
Garfield's Letter to Conk1ing
Promising to Do Better
than Hayes.
Garheld's Guarantees to Conkling on
the Celebrated Visit to Mentor
with Grant.
4 Letter from George Washing
ton, III Cordial Support OF
MIR. C0nkling!
Stanley Matthews-The Daily 'Press-Ba-
deau Bud 0f-Mrs. Garfield
Ill.
Garfield's Letter to Conkling
Promising to Do Better
than Hayes.
Garheld's Guarantees to Conk1ing on
the Celebrated Visit to Mentor
with Grant.
Il Letter from George Washing
ton, i'll Cordial Support OF
MIR. C0nlkling!
Stanley Matthews-The Daily 'Press-Ba-
deau Bud 0ff-Mrs. Garfield
Ill,



THE SENATOR'S.
4 CAUCUS
sptetat Dt,pateh 10 Tae CAteaqo IrtsunG
WAsu1soron, u. C., May 1.-THE Republican
Senators held q caucus to-day lasting seven
hours, and reached no conoluttUn. There was,
of course. endless tnlk, md riatd Injunction OF
eccrccy was imposed MS to tho proceedings 80
earnest was tho effort to maintain secrecy that
QUO venerable Senator left tho caucus-r room, aud
directed the faithful messenger to station him
SELF ut a srcnter distance from the door, and to
warn people In tito corridor from approaching
tho sacrctl precincts of the CAUCUS council
chan,ber, Tho debnte vas not oonlued
to tho question Of Robertson, Conk-
1.nR. md tho Administrations, but EN-.
braccd all tho subjects nuw pending
in 1tcnu1ltunn polltlcs. Tho subject Of con-
Timing tho nrcscnt tluht urcr the Offices was
cnnslf]crrd. as vna tho proprtcty OF withdrawing
t,,o cn ncus Enera torhat m md at.tttcbcrRsr,
md substituting Others in their stead. Tho
Now, York coulp,tcatlons, and tho attitude in
which thn nnrtv Ia placed on aocoupt of them.
wcro tho central feature, :.
roxxr1xf,. ALWAYS .nnASD. GLOOMY. AND
tECCL1AIt." :.
at t1rat was not prcscut, but, upon invitation,
c1ttorcd tho CAUCUS rom q half -hour late. He
mnIo long. carofut. elaborate speech
ur nica. III which he aet forth
hts rclnt1ons to l.obyrtsuri and to
tho Administration. from bis standpoint,
with 1t Is Bnltl. 9rent deal Of power and In the
hest OF tomper Tho spcuch was plea to
Senatorial oourtcsy. rathor tt,au dauunclation
Of tho President, Mr. Conkltn8 commenced at
TIM heatnu,up of hIs tcattouB with Gen. Uar-
field during tho campaign. Ho described bis
first 'yIslt 10 Mentor, ACCOMMODATING Con. 0rant
Ills uypE1yr AS,lSa THERE,
aaa more pnreaasy - the 'ox .+ ;Sntotsnss ,nf f,s
tho cIcr,,nn in Docon,bcr. Mr. Conkllna
.tuto1 viii, urrat c,nnhn.is. that Gen. Gar.
Ao,I h.L mntio nle,l1n tn him with
rr,uuo,t m thr nrtrnrpur nf the stnra
NJ Na,x yor1r ,yhtrh hn1 hren vjolotnll. Mr..
CouklluK sai,l that, while ho had no objection to
IN roc1,rr,ton If 1,,dvc flohcrtao,, or other
,,,o,n,,crs of ,hc so.coiic Inionnndent clemi,nt,
~ Ill, not ,,nsfro r., hmvo 1u,frn 1}ohartsnn A.
.,nrcd tn tho t,rentcst nf,oe in tho state.
st,ot+Inl rooann If hia onrn4lt1on tn tol1ertsor
.."s In fnct that Tim tattnr wus hs old. persist,
mr. ruiirnnnt onnonont. md that. whatayo1
.,','h, ,,o e.;I ~ r." cnntr"rv IF In ahoIl1 ho
'"adn t,"i1cctnr nr t,u.toma. h., would or1onlza
thn T,nstn,n. tim,zc M n nolItfcnl machtno md
ill., ''.ro.t tss ,or.,Io. nooinst him ifsonslnal.
<".,.., .s,, ,,,,,,.c'.t, . n,,utr u.uv .f-ra
~ s,''',.. h;s ns.n.t,o, that i;olcrtsnn waa hIa
a,aFtas,,. an,,,,s. a A.. co+nnr,fn,sc conkne
said i't tnat a he % did not wish contest win ths
.,.a .,a, ses, ~. ,,a .,,,,,,i H., .,rnsont tn
M ""'' II 1,. ',o,s-..,., on,,nI1.,, ~ arv ~ the
w. s,. a.ut "",. thnt ~ tho rott.c,nr ot
ueue ~ sau ,.a, .,.t..1a ,t,o stnts. Tn:
Iao,; o+ the tImo whnn tho nnmlnntto1 t,f f,n1,.
s.n ~ ,.as .as ..,t ~ Tin snnnte ho ronk-
1,,~' ,v"a onrnvcd In m attomnt to
"Is",no iI.tritu,t,on or the u,llcox
~ 49,. s+oto !, n ~ anncr ,vhlcb ,youI1 rooounixo
~ ~ a",s,,, c.,.tr, n,,a ,,c eotIsyaotorv 10 tFe
'uu .",....,,...at,aa ,a ,"e''3A @'" W. y
3A4' <,p r.Arr
,,.t,,,oa fonRt,rr In cvrrvthtnp TINT he satd.
"a.,.n,I,s-1v ~ ~ tho nIcdvr, alIeu..1 tn haya
haon ..i,'.n H. conk,tr1 nftcr rcoft1nr theae
.,~"..,s,n",os n,,,rasacI tho ntea to sonatura to
,"',, ~. .hs,,msoivos vhnt fhev wonid bo dis
..as'' - -, II ,hav .hn,,f In nlaceI In kImilst
s~",.,ano"s p"sv" ~ liz .nocch ov,dontlv ha con.
'so.sa a,r'.a. 49,. r. s'-onn,hcne,, hIm with
es".a ~" oro lin esrncst s,,nnorters ct
,..as., 49," - eenntor,"i conr,oxv nm land.
~ ~ ~ .hn nnrostt,on in the Cnnkttnu yluw
W. ~ s.".oo,i @ tn hnvo f.,cr Air. Convor. Mr..
M.,,' H. Ervo mi, f;an. 1fnwlev nf Conueotl-
49,. 0 n.I,:r i.i.soi tbnt tto Adm,nistrat,on tsd
| 1"s' .ots ''nn.,c. TN, n yn. mt inst ia ia
~ ~ ~ ~ tho omtsnt. that tharo was no rea-
~. ~ 'ras, snooIv ncttnc shonId mt t,o tuken
"n." .bn tsct,,rtsou raso. and thnt tho formor
ap" ''a',. .oua1,.,on zho,,Id hr resctniod. Thia.
- o1,,r.a ~ Conklirv and hta frfon,tn opposed.
y. NJ. ',,.... ,-.,nn."'aI m I'M 1notinn II,
.o,,,S 0 I'm "r,1nn ~ &ho former
as"""s viii rosnrat tn thu nonartson
c..', souator WIN ia Vcry .fFiendIr