The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-09
THE SENATE DIES VERY HARD.
The Case of Ady, the Kansas
Contestant, Considered
His Chances Thought to be Slender
President Cleveland Goes to Whining.
ton, Accompanied by Secretary Gres-
ham and IA Dress Suit. to Pay Ambas-
sador Bayard VISTA Few Appoint
mcnts.

sador Bayard a VISTA Few Appoint
mcnts.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The case of
James Ii. Eckles, OF Illinois, nominated
to be com ptroller of the currency, ap.
pears to be indefinitely hung up. An
other executive session has teen held
and still the nomination remains unre-
ported by the finance committee. An
energetic effort is being made by some
members of the committee to have the
nomination recalled, but so far ap.
psrently without success Mr.. Vest was
appointed q subcommittee to take
charge of the case and in accordance
with appointment, Vest called upon
President Cleveland and informed him
OF the opposition that had manifested
itself in the committee. Still no action
has been taken by the President despite
the fact that the session is speedily
drawing to a close. 1t Is understood
that both Sherman and Morrill, have
declared their unalterable opposition to
confirmation on the ground that the
nominee i5 entirely ignorant of the sub.
ject OF banking and at least one Demo.
cratic member Of the committee is also
understood to BIO opposed to confirma-
ton, and 1t is this energetic opposition,
coupled with the non action Of the
PRESIDENT that has resulted in the
nomination not being reported.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections to day considered the claim
of Ady to the seat now occupied by Mar
tin, Of Kansas, and decided TO report
favorably resolution, authorizing the
committee to sit during recess by sub
committees or otherwise ana look into
the claim OF Ady to the seat; to go to
Kansas II necessary and to have author
tty to employ ssenograpner and send
for persons and papers. The chairman
OF the committee does not think it
likely that the visit will be made to
Kansas, but thought it best to provide
for such contingency should it occur.
Democratic members talk as if they
had little faith in the business of the
claim made by the contestant, ono of
them remarking that it appeared that
Ady only awoke to the fact that he had
been wronged, as he supposed, a long
timo after the election and that HIS
helated petition reached the Senate lust
when that body was about to adjourn
The case will be given hearing, but
there is no reason TO believe that Mar
tin will have anything to fsar, so far as
the majority of the committee is con.
cerned.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND VISITS RAYARD
President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham left Washington at o'clock
this afternoon in special car attached
to the Congressional limited over the
Pennsylvania railroad for Wilmingto ton
to visit Thomas F. Bayard, am bassador
to Great Britain. Secretary Gresham
joined the President at tho White House
at $3.50 o'clock and they were driven to
the station in the White House coupe.
The Presidents steward accompanied
them and carried President Clcveland's
evening clothes case. Not word con
corning the reason for Cleveland's de.
parture was to be- obtained at the White
House to day.
Despite the secrecy with which the
contemplated journey was surrounded
it leaked out early In the day that the
President was going away and the gen.
eral supposition then was thathe would
go to Now York
His destination became known
through dispatch from Wilmington.
Bayard's homo. Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan and Senator Murphy, OF New
York, called upon President Cleveland
to day, and it was apparent that their
visit was expected, alth >ugh the Presi.
dent was then preparing to 20 out of
town.
No concealment was attempted of the
fact that the object of Sheehan's and
Murphy's visit was to talk over federal
patronage in New York, and Sheehan
carried large black bag full of papers.
An appoint was made for a day next
week, believed to be Friday, when the
visitors will return and discharge their
mission.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate to-day: j.
K. Eustis, OF Louisiana, to DO am bassador
extraordinary and minister plenipoten.
tiary to France; August Belmont q Co.,
to be special fiscal agents Of the NAVY
Department at London, Eng vice
Seligman Brothers.
The nomination of Eustis, who had
already been confirmed as minister to
france, is simply to raise the grade OF
the mission to embassy, to meet CORE.
spending change made by the French
government in case of its representa-
ton at Washington.
Released on a Writ of Habeas Corpus
Bessie Mccormick, who was incar.
cerated In the city jail few days ago
to serve out a sentence OF ninety daye,
was before Judge Dupuy yesterday after
noon on writ Of habeas corpus Thos.
NJ. Wood, her counsel, brought the writ