The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-03-04
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

THE sensation of the week has been of course,
the nomination by President Arthur of ex-senator
Roscoe COnklng, of New York to the vacancy on
the Supreme Bench caused by the retirement of
Associate Justice Hunt. 1t was sent in to the
Senate on the oath utimO, and was, except to two
three Senators, a profound surprise and there
was "scene" in the executive session when Senator
Hoar got up and demanded that be referred to the
Judiciary Committee, instead of permitting it to be
acted Immediately, as is usually the custom when
the nominee is ex-senator. He is reported as
having said, with great excitement of manner and
pounding on his desk, that his elevation to the Su
preme Bench would be disgrace to the judicial
ermine, and intimated that his character in point
of integrity not above suspiciOn-a statement
that excited the greatest establishment. The animus
OF the attack may perhaps be found in the fact that
Senator COnkling was instrumental some years ago
in securing the rejection of Senator HOar's brother
+. Rockwell HOar, when he nominated to the
Supreme Bench. Outside of the Senate the event
has OccasiOned more comment than any occurrence
since the death of President Garfield Public as
well as press opinion has been very much divided
as to the wisdom of the choice, but with few ex-
captions there has been acrimonious feeling.
Every one comedies Mr. COnkling's legal acumen
and learning, and Senator Hoar is the emily person
who has questioned his honesty. 1t is understood
that the nomination made without the pre-
Vious knowledge of the ex-senator who was at his
home in Utica at the time, and said to a reporter
that he first learned of it through the newspapers
THE widow of Daniel Webster died on Sunday at
New Rochelle, N. Y. She was his second wife.
THE seventy-sixth birthday of the poet Long
fellow was celebrated at Cambridge, Mass and
Portland, Me-, on Monday last.
THE Governor of New Jersey has vetoed the bill
authorizing the New Jersey Central Railroad to
increase its capital stock which will probably defeat
Jay Goulds attempt to get possession of the road.
THE Right Rev. P. w. Lynch, Bishop of Charles
ton, and of the most eminent Catholic prelates
in the country, died on Sunday morning last, aged
sixty-fve. He a native of South Carolina.
In suit just tiled at St. Louis Jsstice Miller has
rendered the important decision that the railroad
companies are bound to furnish express companies
with transportation facilities at fair and reasonable
rates.
THE survivors of Admiral Farragut's Gulf squad
ron and Mississippi River fleet held their annual
was appointed to visit Washington and urge the
settlement of the prize money still due for captures
made at New Orleans in 1852.
THE Legislature of Utah has adopted memorial
to Congress protesting against the Edmunds anti
polygamy bill and accusing the Federal officers in
Utah of every species of wrong-dOing On the
other hand, public meetings indorsing the bill are
being held in all the leading cities of the country.
THE Jewish refugees-325 in number-have az
rived at last in Philadelphia. The majority are
trades people, although there a few farmers
among them. committee of citizens took charge
of them and the Pennsylvania Railroad provided
quarters for them in its old Vest Philadelphia depot
THE Virginia Readjusters have at last succeeded
in electing State auditor-Nr. S. Brown Allen
and five judges of the court of appeals, despite the
secession from their ranks of the friends of exaudi
tor Massey. 1t is big victory for General Malone,
and he will now be able to leave the management
of affairs in Virginia to his ieutenants and resume
his seat in the Senate.
THE monument erected at Tappan, n Y, by
Cyrus W. Field to the memory of Major Andre, was
mutated on the evening of WashiDgtOn's birthday
by some unknown icOnOclast who evidently classed
the British officer with Benedict Arnold, and was
fired with patriotic ardor-Or whisky. He cut
away the beautiful inscription composed by Dean
Stanley planted the Stars and Stripes at the top of
the monument and left stirring poem behind as
mementO of his visit.
THE memorial tribute to the late President which
the ex-confederates of Cincinnati presented to Mrs.
Garfield ON WashingtOn's birthday is described
being very beautiful. The resolutions were framed
in Tennessee celOred marble highly polished, and
cut from single block about two feet square The
United States coat of arms is inlaid in Mexican
onyx at each corner. Mrs. Garfield was much af-
fected. ut had always been the Generals greatest
wish" she said that there should be no North or
South. His earnest desire was to see united eOun-
try, and had he lived and here the unhappy lady
broke down.
THE floods in the Western rivers have partially sub
81 ed but the water has not yet recedGd from the in
undated bottoms both sides the Mississippi The
flooded district according to the statements of SEN
atOr George, of Mississippi embraces all the Missis-
sippi delta between Memphis and Ficksburg, and
is about hundred and fifty miles in length by at
least forty in width, and the victims number prOba-
bly, from seventy five to one hundred thousand.
Many of the inhabitants of the desOlated section
have been forced to sleep on the roofs of their
houses, while of course their cattle have been
drowned and their crops swept away. The apprO-
praton of 100000 by Congress for their relief viii
not go very far towards relieving their wants.
CAPITAL TOPICS.
The House Committee ON Naval Affairs agreed to
the report of the subcommittee, which recommends
an immediate appropriation of $100O0,OOO to begin
the construction of new navy and appointed sub
committee to prepare bill in accordance with the
views embodied in the report.
Senator German, of Maryland, has introduced
bill appropratng not more than 100000 to pur-
chase the whole part of square 1862 i'll the city of
Washington, as a site for city pOst-Oice building
and building for the of the Pension Office.
The bill creates the Secretary of the Interior the
Postmaster General, and the Postmaster of the City
of Washington, a commission to treat with the
owners of the land for its purchase
General Grant will visit Washington on the 10th
of March, and be the guest of President Arthur.