Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-07
The Confirmation of the New York APPOINT
ments.
ments.
The vote on the confirmation OF the New
York Custom House appointments has been
made public and was as follows:

| ments.
The vote on the confirmation OF the New
York Custom House appointments has been
made public and was as follows
For the confirmation of Merritt - Bailey,
Bayard, Book, burnside. Cameron (wis)
Coke. ConOver, Davi. VaJ. Dawes. Den
mis-. Ferry, Gordon, Grover, Harris. Here
ford, Hill, Hoar, Johnson, kirkwoot, Nc
Creery, Mcmillan. Matthews, Morgan, morrill,.
Oglesby. Randolph, Ransom Saul bury, Saunders,
Shields. Whyte, Window and Withers-33. For
jecton-Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Booth, Bruce,
Chaaee; CocErell, Gonkling, Davis ull),. Eaton,
Mcdonald, Mitchell, Paddock. Patterson, Rawlins,
Sargent, Spencer, Teller and Voorhees, 81
Butler OF 5. C., Chrstiancy of Mich, lamar OF
MISS. Merrmon of N. c.. Plumb of Kan, Thurman
of o. and Wallace Of Pa, who would have voted
yea. were paired with Messrs. Barnum Q: Ct
Kan, sharon OF Ne'., Dorsey of Ark. and Cam
eron Of Pa, who would have voted nav. herman Of
y. Y, Jones Of Fia.. Maxey Of Tex. and Wadlei Oh
Of N. H. though present AID not paired, did not
vote.
1t will be seen that thirteen Republicans
voted for confirmation and eighteen Republi-
cans against. OF the Democrats, twenty
voted to sustain .hc administration and five
against. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, the indie
pendent, voted against the confirmation.
The Vermont Senators were on opposite
sides, Mr.. Morrill, voting for the confrma-
ton, while Mr.. Edmunds would have voted
with Cohkling, had he not been paired with
Senator Christiancy. Special dispatches
attribute Conkling's defeat to his own in ]
iudicious course in the executive session.
A despatch to the Springfield Repnblicm,
says
The support Of the nominations was 80
strong from the Democratic side as to show
Mr.. Conkling that they would be confirmed
if a vote was reached. His tactics were
thereupUn changed, and a motion was made
in his interest TO re-commit the whole mat
ter TO his committee to make full inyestiga- |
ton This was received with favor, and it |
was privately explained to the Democrats |
that this would throw the question over the |
4th of March, and so give them control of |
the nominations As the yea and nay vote |
was about to be taken. Mr.. Conkling rose |
and said that, as it was perhaps the last op- |
portunity he would have to speak to the
Senate on the subject he would occupy its
attention for short time. lie then made
a speech of two hours, of most bitter
and personal character He produced
and read large bundle Of private
notes to ex-Collector Arthur from members
of the administration asking for places for
friends, and, while the Democrats were de-
lighted with mapy Of them. they were also
much displeascd at the production of private
as a means Of influencing the
Senate. 1t is, however. certain tina. many
of these notes were of a most indscreet
character. Before Mr.. Conkling had finiSh-
cd the feeling against him had become
strong, and quite a number of Senators who
were at first willing to vote for the proposed
delay insisted that an immediate vote should
be had on the main question. The result
was confirmation Then followed pro
and yotcs public The ncmccrpt4 insisted
that the notes Mr. Conkling had read
should be included This he refused fatty.
gathering the whole nm and nptting them m
Ii- pocket secrecy was bovcvcr rcmovcd
rom the yote4
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