New-York tribune., 1886-04-03
EACH CASE TO STAND on IT'S MERITS.
THE RESULT OF TIE REPUBLICAN, CAUsUs-No DE
CIsION AS 10 GENERAL ACTION on
CONTRIBUTIONS

THE RESULT OF THE REPUBLICAN CAUsUs-No DE-
CIsIoN AS 10 GENERAL ACTION on
CONTRIBUTIONS
WASHINGTON. April 2 tSpecidD The caucus
Of Republican Senators to-day lasted for over three
hours aud was well attended The first business Mas to
approye the action OF the Caucus Committee In desenal
ing Mr. Harrison as a member OF tue Foreign Affairs
Comnttee and Mr. spooner member OF the District
Committee and in allowing Mr.. Sherman TO retain inc
cbarmapsh ship the Committee Foreign Relations
long discussion then followed on tho question OF con-
armstions Nothing WAS accomplished, further than n
general erp OF views TO the extent which ne
pers should consider themselves bound 10y the resoln
tions recently adopted the Senate. Speeches we're
made by Senators Logan. Edmunds Morrill, Harrison ana
several Others. Mr.. Edmunds and Mt sherman to"S
the groInd that to confirm nominee IN case "helo
the papers on file had refused In answer TO re
quest from the Senate act OF etultbcalcn IN
view OF the resolutions passed by the seuae anu fnr
tnermore that 1t the duty OF the Senate to call Tor
the papers where the suspended ocias desrea
an opportunity charges supposed 10 have peen
made again II them
Mr. Harrison wanted faithful execution OF the last
resolution passed in the OF the suppressed papers
which declared against giving consent 10 "" reni''a
without cause of Union veterans. He called attention
to the before the Senat" where Vetc"s
have been suspended to make places Tor DeihocT"uc
politicians ,ned in the rear OF the Amy Jufhs
the war did everything possible 10 hinder the Onoh
seal OF its disapprova all such nexcusshe changes
in the Civil Service
Nr Teller, Mr. PlulN. Mr.. Cameron and some others
weie un willing pledge themselves to ans course MI
Teller intnated that long as the senate acted Oh
nominations behind closed doors and from personal
Yasons he would for himself TO DO AS nc peasci
in every case had f0un that that was wha other
Iors had been doing III the exec tive sessons wna
ever they might say open discussion lls lS ii nc
corlanre all expressions made ny Mr IclltT IN
Dement was confirmed Su veyor-Gener o utah.
Dement, charged with ing teriou reH"cuph- on
MI Teer's secretary % TIA" Int rl"I ana hr
Teller ia said to regard the combinations AS personal
reflection on uim FOR hich he holds VT: Lo;ln re 1's
hls This ia SAID to Oi the feelns Sh0M II
between the two in tbe deba'e on the Army bII
an il ais said have cropped out IN the discussion TO-
day III the caucus. , a., t.,
MIR Molril, who reported iavOrably the lhteriiai
Revenue Collectors nominated place or suSprhieu
ohcI is took the grOmi that II was known from ,hr
letters Of secretary ,nnng an from other 30 rces tna
these rem walls made wnollF Tor ponuui a'oS
and that was unnecessary &c nInri lhrtLeI III such
ca >es He thOug,t they should be confirmed III IUt III
tereSt public business. regardless O Tie res"ulohs
udopted 10y the Senate.
Some OF the sen ors cd definite agreement IN Al
ali nominees guilty OF election frauds IN the Sohti or
WHO have been uphoding and proh'n9 Oy sucD iiauuS
sAoud rejected But IL plain tn nothing Inrtner
Ibu discusslon colld be accomplished, anu the caucS
than ever tonight in favor OF open sessions believing
that TO he the only method OF preventing personal ee
ings from entering into the consideration OF NOMINATIONS