The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-13
FROM QUIZ REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

soon as the OF the Senate closed at about half
past two O'Clock this afternoon, IL was understood al
that, with tho report OF Mr. Conklinqs committee
freshly before IT, the struggle for supremacy between
the Presidents supporters and those Of the New
York Senator would At once begin. This expectation
disappointed, for che contest protractcd
until nearly hali-pass eight o'clock this evening
As far as the proceedings have ranspred IL appears
that the earlier portion of the devoted 10
. discussion OF tho relations OF the Senate TO tho
appoin tments under the Tenure or ONCE act re-
peated The nominations werc attcr their failure Of
confirmation at the preceding session Tho deter
mination OF tho powers Of President and
Senate In this matter having been settled,
the nomination OF Mr.. Merritt for surveyor
was confirmed by uipd roce vote. Upon
motion beng made tor the confirmation OF Mr. Roose-
welt for Collector OF the Port OF Now York the dogs
Of were let slip and the great struggle was
Initiated Mr.. Conkliag opposed the nominations in
speech occupying over an hour n Its delivery, and
pronounced by some OF its hearers to be OF the
greatest efforts Of his hfs He chiefly supported
by Senator Edmunds. On the other hand Senator
Matthews. in commanding the nominations, was sup
ported by Senators Christiancy and Hoar among the
republicans, and Bayard and Gordon, among the
democrats The nomination OF MI. Roosevelt was
rejected by . vote Of rs yeas TO 81 nays. The
question on tho confirmation OF Mr.. Prince was not
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rejected BY vivd voce VOTE
Tho vote ON she confirmation or MI. Roosevelt was
n tollows:-
YEAs-Messrs. Burnside, Christiancy, Conoyer
Dawes, Matthews and Hoar, republicans, and NessTs.
Grover Harris asreord @ one: Of Tiois" O' xsr
nan, Lamar, McCrsery, Morgan, Randolph, Ransom
and saul:bory. democrass-2o
Bruce Cameron Of Wisconsin,, Cameron or Psnnsyl-
yanla, Charso. conkling, Dav. OF Illinois, Edmunds
Anuvn m olIn Inns mi aRaAa Knn Ktrir-
wood, McMilan, MitoheI, Norrili, Ogiesby, Pad
dock Patterson, Plumb, Rollins. Sargent, Saunders,
spencer and Teller, republicans and Mcssts. Dennis
and Eaton, democrats-3l. a ~
The Senators regularly paired were Messrs. Hamlin,
Dorsey, Wadlsigh and Window, republicans, with
Messrs. Armstrong, withers, Johnston and Davis Of
West Virginia, democratic Is
In addition 70 these the following democratic Soma
tors who were against tho confirmation :-Messrs.
Maxey, Whyte and Mcdonald wsrs paired with tho
following democrats, Messrs. Voorhees,, Wallace and
Butler, who were IN favor OF confirmation.
tho only republican Senator absent Sharon, OF
Nevada The following democratic Senators refused
10 vote:-Mssvrs. Cockrell, Thurman. Garland, Mer-
rimon and McPhsrson. d ..... - s. Is
II win thus be seen that but i've democrats were
avowcdy against tho confirmation, wnile SIX ropubli
Senators voted with the nineteen democratic
Senators for the confirmation Had the five demo.
who declined to vote cast their with tho
minority the majority against Mr. Roosevelt's con-
nrmation would have been only one. At the close OF
the session several Senators moved that the seal OF
secrecy be removed from the votc which was violently
opposed by Senators both sides OF tho chamber.
Tho main objection, however, came from tho demo-
Gratis, who voted to rejec. So much time, however,
had been consumed discussion that further de-
bate the proposition to have the result made public
deferred unu ton 1t appears that several
of the Senators had not anticipated such motion,
and having failed to put themselves record woro
10th TO have their apparent neglect made public
Senator Gordon madc a strong speech against the
position taken by Senator Conklng, which was partly
intended to be q reply to tho lattcr's speech the
case OF United States Marshal Fitzsimmons, OF
Georgia Senator Herman delivered very able and
carefully prepared written speech agans, Mr. Conk-
lings position.
Senator Bayard mainly led the opposition to Mr..
Conkns, and delivercda strong and ablc speech on
tho Tenure Of Office acl Some OF tho republicans
urged Senator Conking to lot the executive 70
for to-day, thought from the Indications
that be could not hope TO this he 10 SAID TO
have replied that no would 60 to glory or the grave
now and II need be, would die IN his tracks Ho
called attention 10 tho fact that no had many hard
light with the democrats In tho Senate and had
never struck below the belt and he would call on
them as witnesses to sayf no had ever done 50. Ho
eId /. has been tho hardest fight the friends OF Sen
a,or Conkiiug say, he ever had in the Senate. The
strain has boon tho greatest he has endured for long
Senator Conkiing did not repair his quarters
usual but went TO the house OF Senator Jones' or
Nevada to dine, and has spent the evening talking
the events OF the day with his rionds
When Judge Edmonds asked to- ght II no was
not happy tho result no replied
.No my congratulations go rather to the President
inasnuch as II Mr.. Roosevelt had been confirmed nv
belief that no and all OF would have regretted
within q few months"
Tho debate, which lasted six hours, was also
participated in by Senators Hoar, Bayard,
Eaton, Chrstiapcy, Blaine and Voorhees,.
During it number OF sprightly passages
at arms occurred between certain Senators who car.
ried on the discussion. There were a number OF very
FREQ expressions OF opinion both sides OF the
chamber. These wcrc OF tho positive character
1t Is said that accusations touching tho veracty
Of speakers were made III the strongest language that
gentlemen could use with parliamentary propriety.
A republican Senator, who has been and
IL ono OF tho most stoadiSaA supporters
Of tho administration. IN conversation this evening
stated that ho had sincerely hoped that tho President
would have taken tho hint conveyed by tho failure OF
the senate 10 the contested New York nomina.
IONS at tho special session and send them back
again. Tho tenor OF his remarks betrayed TITO fact
that had voted 10 sustain the President, but that
his sympathics quite strongly the other way II
Is Understood that throo other republican soma
tors who voted to confirm the nominations OF Mcssrs
Roosevelt ana Prince expressed similar sentiments.
II is believed that these expressions called out
by tho fervor OF Senator Conkng's speech which Is
pronounced one Of tho clearcst and most brilliant
that he has ever delivered in Congress, bat the six
republicans stood firmly, and did permit tho co-
qucnco OF the Now York Senator to sway them from
thor previously adopted determination to stand by
tho President
Tho tenor oil the debate, 10 is stated, did make
u appear 10 those who seeking for Information
that Mr Roosevelt was equal to Mr. Arthur cuhor IN
experience us n merchant his executive capacity
Tor so important Chico Collector IF the Fort Of
New York. Nothing was said aglinst the standing or
character Of Mr. Roosevelt, but Mr.. Conkng, u Is
snid. mnda unIn lssuo TINT uncEs tho nom.