Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-07
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Tho Senate Confirms u Few Nominations
and DisGmsses tho Chinese Treaty.

washington, May 4.-Ile senate has
just gone into executive session. The
motion was made. by Mr.. Dawes, who,
in making it, repddiated the idea that BY
so doing he and his associates were giY-
ing up the fight over senate officers,
which he considered in its scope and
character as presenting a question OF To-
cal Importance to the future welfare of
the government, involving the right of
the majority to rule.
Mr.. Pendleton asked Mr.. Dawes to
withdraw his motion for n few moments,
which MIR. Dawes courteously refused to
do.
Mr.. Beck suggested to Mr.. Pendleton
that it would be indecorous to disturb
funeral oration. Kiddleberger and
Gorham were dead, let them die.
Mr.Dawes trusted this was the funeral
The senate itself should never pass on
its own work.
Mr.. Dawes motion was then agreed to
yeas So, nays ..
When the doors reopened the senate
adjourned.
The senate confirmed Bobert Hill of
Illinois. assistant secretary of state;
Hiram Price of Iowa, commissioner of
Indian affairs; A. NJ. Jones, United
States marshall for the northern district
of Illinois; S. A. Hudson of Wisconsin,,
associate Justice of the supreme court of
Dakota-all Of these by unanimous con.
sent. The others were referred to COM
mittees, and at 3 o'clock the senate is
considering the Chinese treaty.
The discussion on the Chinese treaty
assures its ratification by large major
ity. The final vote is expected to be
reached tomorrow.
In regard to the so-called contested
nominations, it is thought that under the
agreement of the republican caucus this
rule can only apply to the Robertson case.
Chandlel's nomination will be surely
acted on. A senator who has taken an
active part in the organization
of the opposition to Chandler, says
that Messrs. Conkling. Logan, Bnyard
and Lamar, and probably Judge Davis,
or the judiciary committee will vote for
an adverse report. Messrs. Edmunds
and Garland are absent. Messrs. ingalls,
and Mcmillan are'counted on to vote fo,
n favorable report. Judge Davish has not
expressed himself, but four sut of seven
members here are sufficient. All the
democrats ard six republicans, namely
Messrs. Conkling, Platt of New York
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Logan, Jones
of Nevada, and Mitchell. together will
Mr.. Malone, are classed as opposed tc
Chandler. Logan, when asked by Sena
tor George, who was going away, to pail
. on Chandler, said he could not, as he in
tended to vote against Chandler. The
rule of the republican senators that tn.
objection of one senator of the state Il
which the nomination belongs shall sent
the nomination over cannot apply t
Chandler, Stanley Matthews or Sheldon
as the two former are nominated to FL
national positions, and Sheldon for gov
ernor OF . territory. Senator Sherman
, has repeated to Sheldon's friends his rs
surance that he will not fight Sheldon
but will content himself with voting
against him. Matthews friends claim !,
majority for him. and assert that the ju
dietary committee have agreed to repor
the nomination, SO it is plain that Rob
ertson's is the only nomination that car
= be laid over under this agreement.
The president did not intend to inter
fere with the senate prerogative by max
j. ing any contest for Robertson's confrma
: tion, but his friends in the senate know
D from the president himself that he is de
g sirous of having the nomination actet
upon, and they, it is believed, will brlnt
h it up. It is reported that Senator Haw
! ley has expressed determination te
q move to discharge the commerce commit
= tee and take up the case if there is an,
!. excessive demand in the report on Rob
! ertson.
n Now that the senate has resumed exc
J. cutive business, the president will sent
in the nominations rapidly.
4 The democrats are not exultant, bu
!, regard this the break of the deadlock
!, and expect to adjourn in three weeks
. . The republicans deny this stoutly, an,
!. say they will remain all summer if neces
. sary.
The presidents letter to Dawes disap
: proving Gorham has. however, crystal
lied the opposition to him among stal
wart republicans. and it is now believe,
!. that they will again unanimously con
It tend for Gorham's election.