Show ahtipus SENATE SESSION f the new york IlIcI ln cn f IP py W U tp tho he iberal II eral washington may 16 the president laid before tho senate the following g communication aaion washington Wits hington may 16 1881 sir will you please to announce to the senate that my resignation as a senator of the united states from the state of new york has been forwarded to the governor of the state I have tin th honor to be with R great respect your obedient servant signed COCKLING this communication caused great grea sensation which was when the vice president lahl fai the following before the senate senate chamber may may sir I have forwar forwarded deI to the governor of the state of new now york my 1131 resignation aaion as senator of the uni united ted states for elio state of now york willylu will you pleasa fill pounce the tile fact filet to the senate with great beope obedient abc servant T PLATT profound astonishment followed the reading of the communications and hill of georgia suggested botlo vow voce tha t this d is would be a good time ti ille to o elect the officers of oatlie the senate tile official notification to tile senate to today day tbt th the resignations of Se natora call conkling kling and platt had been forwarded to the governor of no new w york took every body by surprise the prem pre m reporter ep orter mixed among the senators to get r opinions tile surprise was so complete that the senators had ad nome to form opinions and generally gI cally expressed and sin discs one senator eaid isaid that conkling wid platt will bo be elected reelected re ro by the new york legislature le gis now ili in session and that it will bo be claimed as an endorsement of their opposition to robertson at the hands of the republican party part y of new york T atie ie republicans all feel sure of Con klings election reelection re but some few have doubts about platt the democratic senators universally express their of the resignations they yb sa say it W widens the republican party of new york voik and lind increases increases the bitterness of the stalwarts Stal warts towards the administration the democrats now have a majority of the senate but so far as can be learned no attempt will be made towards reforming the committees pendleton Chai iman of the democratic caucus said no such action would bo be thought of alic committees will remain f biow d the rhe de democrats ajl no table tile to elect senate pers unless the tile republicans should 15 call it which they will w not do it will vill go over to the next session xeo sion don Can cameron teron and david davis seemed to be the only senators who knew of the coming resignations pation g it is s said that conkling und ana platt will not only regard their election reelection re as as nj an approval of their fight against robertson but alao a it rebuke of the administration generally say that robertson Robert non will be confirmed tomorrow to morrow and the senate will ill adjourn on friday soon after the adjournment of the senate today to day the tile republicans will hold a caucus al for the tile purpose it is understood of ot determining i what course shall bo be pu pursued retied m r regard to action 1311 the Rober robertson tsou amse mothr jtb r also to zo ibe subject of rd q s e S th g tu rumor it r W ki y gut airm circulated la in that the tile kelogg ag cao case might be brought up ill by the t ti ie demo rats in ill order to oust him but this thi i vas aa nofri i C billy put down own by the doi lo cratic leaders adera lc who hy ta clrk d A now organized AY the bu n mass ine fa m w a j aa rapidly possible and asli ourn aa as soon as its the president nothing ili re for fr the petg N it IT ercolin erCo lik ling lilg or platt azre w cre di t tho chiate ena tc to day lay A alix bejo of conal Conkling fl said today to day lay tl alio to nations are re absolute aud anti hat that no thing could procure ft a with krawal jhc the thc supporters of f dunkling Cun kling liua that that the tild tiati oni ivere ol 01 ferel because licen th edew tw york tor tore fed feel they have been badly treated by the administration that Robert hons nomination made nethe instigation of blaine to put conkling down that both Senit cna and the vice president protested this warfare t the tile regular new york t but all 01 their failed the tile republican St baton r refused to help helps them to state tind and r titan than r macii to be put hwn and insulted cd both ecna tors tui d rc a tied this is a stroke of policy alidy lihas been gred in view Robert soil will be promptly confirmed now tile ay theory eory which lias has been advanced that senators platt and conkling are quite confident of being returned turned returned le by the new york I legislative c isla tive is very generally qc accepted ep aptel tel but in some quarters it is maintained chaton that on account odthe legislature having heretofore endorsed the nomination of robertson as collector of the port of new york it call cannot consistently endorse the action of the two senators in if it rumors are afloat regarding other resignations which are ar to follow vico vice president arthur being among those in in thia this connection |