The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-23
Beaten by the President.
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WASHINGTON, February l7.-Scarcely
more than half the Republican Senators
put in an appearance at the caucus held
this morning, Notwithstanding the fact
that personal notice was served upon
each one last evening. Some of the Re-
publicans ignored the caucus in order
to manifest their impaticnce at any fur
ther attempts to harass the President.
Senator Edmunds apparently regarded
the slim appearance with displeasure.
as he failed to even mention the elabo-
rate report he has been preparing in
response to the attorney generals letter
refusing information with regard to the
suspension Of United States attorney
in Alabama. He contented himself
with proposing some resolutions, and
even these failed to receive entire sane
ton. Senators Don Cameron, Plum,
Van Wyck, Jones of Nevada, and
others. do not hesitate to express dis
approval Of the policy of general re-
slstance to the President by whole
sale refusal to confirm nominations.
Th; 7 say that public opinion would at
| tribute such action solely to partisan
desire to harass and annoy the Admin
istration, and that the Republicans could
not be benefited by it. More than one
Republican Senator has received letters
frOy CT &c <,e Il
visins against factious or partisan opposi-
ton to confirmations. The Indications
are that Senator. Edmunds will not be
able to hold his party together upon the
line he has marked out, and that before
long the Senate will fall into its old Gus
tom Of acting upon nominations in ac-
cordance with the merits or demerils Of
each case.
rTHE SOUTH cARoLTNA NOMINATIONS.
Senators Hampton and Butler are la
boring with the Republican members Of
the Senate finance committee to convince
them that there is no substantial obicc-
ton to the nomination of Col. Bradley us
collector Of Internal revenue. Senators
Morrill, -and4uison, two of the promi-
nent memlSes5s the committee, are dis
dosed to deaf the South Caro-
lima Senators and have allowed the latter
to see all the papers filed with the com
| mittee in the case, and have accorded
them the privilege of making state
ment in behalf Of Col. Bradley before
the committee. The Indications are that
the nomination will eventually be favor
ably acted on by the committee.
The nomination of Collector Jervey is
before the same committee. but up to
date no opposition from outside sources
lhas been raised against it. Collector
fJervey's case is in the same predicament
2s other appointments made to fill va.
ttances occasioned by suspension, and
It will hardly be acted upon until the
Republican Senators recede from their
present position.
The New York Suu to. day publishes
what purports to be An account of yes
terday's meeting of the finance commit
tee, and in referring to the contested
cases now pending before that commit
tee says: ''The nomination Of Collector
Bradley, of South Carolina, concerning
which good deal has been published,
was also under consideration, and the
charges against him were spread before
the committee. These charges are that
ne has always opposed in his newspa-
per, on the stump and in private the COL
lection Of internal revenue taxes, and
defended and protected those who have
been arrestei for illicit distilling. Copi-
GUS extracts from the columns of the
Pickens Sentinel, of which he is editor,
have been laid before the committee to
sustain tho charges. Senators Beck,
Harris and Vance explained that these
editorials were true expression of the
sentiment OF the people in the moon
shine districts. and they themselves
agreed with editor Bradley that the peo.
pie who run tea-kettle distilleries were
prosecuted by the internal revenue
officers. The further consideration of
the nomination was postponed until
Senators Hampton and Butler could be
heard il behalf of their protege."
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