Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-19
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-All the move
ments of the Republican leaders in con-
gress eYince terrible alarm and pur-
pose, if possible, to keep control of the
government in 1884. It is understood
that their senators have formed a commit
tee of safety, of which Messrs. Edmunds,
Hale, Frye, Harrison, Don Cameron, Mil
Ter of New York, Sherman and Logan, are
members. Some of these senators went to
work ON President Arthur before he wrote
his late message, and succeeded in getting
him to take the ground they desired on
political assess ments and other topics. The
president, thoroughly intimidated and hu-
inflated by the popular verdict in the cleo
tons, was in a ready frame of mind to
take advice, however contrary to the whole
tenor of his political life. It was
agreed on both sides that every thing should
be done to secure union, harmony and the
perpetuation of the Republican party; that
to this end it was necessary to ignore the
distinction of stalwarts and half-breeds in
making appointments and removals, and
recognize equally all who were willing to
support the Republican party.
Soon after this policy was agreed upon,
delegation of prominent Republicans,
such as Barney Bigelin, Clint Wheeler,
Deadly and Congressman Smart, of New
York, came down here to ask for the
heads OF
COLLECTOR ROBERTSON
and all other federal officials in New
York who had failed to work zeal
ously for the party element. To
this the president gave decided
negative. declaring that they must unite
the party for the struggle for 1884. and
that he would make no changes of Repub-
| Cameron came a a peacemaker to urge
! upon his son, Don Cameron, an acceptance
of the new gospel, aud a reconciliation
with Senator Mitchell, his colleague. This
amnesty has been arranged. Mr.. Conkling
is outside of this treaty of peace, and is
disguised with the turn things have taken.
He thinks that Collector Robertson betray-
ed the party and warred on both himself
and Mr.. Arthur, and until Mr.. Robertson
and others like him are removed, he holds
aloof from Mr.. Arthur's administration.
MR.. oRTH's DEATH.
By the death of Re preventative Orth, of
Indiana, theF orty seventh congress losesthe
fifth member who has died within the
year. The others were Messrs, Allen of
Missouri, Lowe of Alabama, Hawk of ILL
nois, and Updegraff ofOhio. Mr.. O'Con-
nor, also elected to this congress, died
before he could take his seat. The flag
was at malt hast over the house to-day and
the house adjourned early out of respect
to Mr.. Orth's memory.
The announcement of the death of God
love S. Orth did not cause any surprise
here, because his death was expected, but
it created very general regret and excited
deep sorrow among those who knew the
late congressman intimately. In con-
gressional circles Mr.. Orth was regarded
as a man OF much more than ordinary
ability.an of strong and positive character.
He had many and warm friends, and he
had also bitter and unrelenting political
enemies. He was stalwart in the fullest
sense, and was never an advocate of half
way measures. If he had any sympathy
for the South during the years that fol-
lowed the war he did not show it in his
speeches or his votes. At the time of his
death he was chairman of the select com
mittes on civil service reform, which at
| this time is very important committee.
His public career has been variously COM
mented upon by congressman and others
well acquainted with him. The fact that
he played an important part in the posi-
ton which this country assumed in the
struggle of the Cubans for independence
was recalled and commented on. He was
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs when Hamilton Fish was secretary
of state, and Sidney Webster, the son-in-
law of Fish, was counsel for the Spanish
government, and it is alleged, was receiv-
ing salary of $4,000 year.
resolution had been intr oduced in the
house and referred to Orth's committee.
which. if it had been reported favorably
to the house, might have been adopted. If
it had been adopted the Cubans would
have been justified in concluding that this
government would render them assistance.
Fish, so the story is, sent for Orth, who
had been defeated for reelection. and
asked him what he proposed to do when
congress adjourned. Orth said that he
had nothing in view. Fish said
that the Austrian mission was
his if he desired it, but if he sent him to
Vienna, he would ask a favor in return.
What Fish wanted was that Orth should
put the Cuban resolution in his pocket and
keep it there until after the adjournment
of congress. There was strong lobby
trying to get the resolution through con-
gress. It is said that Grants sonin-law,
Casey, had 100000 of the bonds which
the Cubans had issued. These bonds had
been given Casey with the understanding
that he would secure the sympathy of the
president for the Cuban cause. The bonds,
of course, were never worth anything, be-
cause Ortiz pocketed the resolution, and
soon after the adjournment of
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