The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-13
JUDGE MATTHEWS,
orHERwlsE srAhLET MATHEWS,
or Ohio, who Is Confirmed by the Sen.
ate a. Associate Justice OF the
SHPFems COsrt Of the
URIIed BIaiea.

i WARRINGTON, May l2.-ln the senat
Mr.. Kellogg called up the resolution cal
ing upon the heHds Of the Various execu
tive departments for information Tslativ
to the clerks and employees in their re
spectiVe departments, including iniorma
tion IS TO the person OF persons on who's
recommendation such clerks or employee
were appointed.
Mr., Shsrmon opposed the resolution
under the existing law there was I
register made up Ci all the officers RnC
employees oil the Government, which wa
itself very expensive. The documents il
It contained oil the information called FOL
by the present resolution, with the ex
CspGion OF information relative to the per
son or persons on whose recommendation
the appointments we're made. That in
formation only gives handle 10 enable
persons seeking office to get out men who
were valuable from long service.
Mr.. Bayard sGreed with the senator
from Ohio lshermau) 10 opposing the
resolution, and moved It be referred to
the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Brown contended that the object
taught by the resolution was proper one,
but thought It could be better attained by
the resolution offered yesterday by the
senator from Iowa (McDilD,
Mr.. kellogg argued that the iniorma.
ton asked for by the resolution was not
contained In the Blue Book. II It was
true that there were scores oil persons en-
ployed In the various departments who
were born in the Northern States, and
who had never seen State south Of Ma
son and DiEon's line, and who were how.
ever credited 10 the Southern States, that
wrong ought to be riGhted. Let the resolu.
ton be referred 10 the Committee on
Printing, and let the whole matter be
taken into consideration.
The resolution was referred to the Com.
mittee on Printing.
Mr.. McDill called up the resolution
offered by him yesterday, directing that
hereafter there shall be contained in the
official register OF the United States In.
formation as 10 the Congressional district
from which each government employee ls
appointed.
Mr., Brown offered an amendment ask.
ing further information as to whether such
employees are OF O white or black race.
The resolution and amendment were re-
ferred to the Committee on Printing.
Mr., Hoar offered 8 resolution directing
the Committee on Privileges and ELECTIONS
to inquire aud report at the next session
OF Congress, measures needful TO secure
the Rcertaiumsnt and declaration OF the
result OF the election for President and
Vice President. Adopted.
The Senate went into executive session.
STANLEY MATTHEWS cAsE-coSPERHRp At
LAST.
The entire exeCtiye session this afternoon
was devoted to the further consideration
oil the nomination Of ex-senator Matthews
for appointment as Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court. The principal
speakers to-day were Messrs. Edmunds,
David Davis, Logan and Mcmillan In
opposition, and Sherman, Pendleton and
Beck In advocacy of his confirmation. The
debate was very similar 10 that OF yester.
day, the speeches being to q large extent
elaborate amplifGations Of the arguments
then advanced by. the respective
friends and opponents Of the nomination,
to the effect on one hand that Judge
Matthews 10 eminently qualified
for the Supreme bench by his great legal
ability and personal integrity, and on the
other that his views concerning the con.
OF the Pacific railroad fund.
ing act and similar questions are such as
might impRril the stability Of the last So.
preme Court deCiaions on these subjects
in the event OF his confirmation, and that
his appointment Is Objectionable for
geographical reasons. II vas also argued
By Senator Edmpnds 10 day that Judge
Matthew'S Grafton at the unwilling Of the
Thomas' statue, which has previously
been criticised as lavoring centraliS alton
OF power In the Federal Government, was,
In TACT, amenahle 10 severe criticism, az an
enunciation ot States rights hetesies.
At the end OF the discussion Q vote was
taken on ths question oil confirmation,
which resulted, yeas 29, nays q. 90 the
nomination was confirmed. The aftirma
tive and negative totals were about
equally divided between the two parties.
The Cloeeness OF this vote recalls, TO per.
sons familiar with the history Of the So.
preme Court, the fact that ] ustice Clifford
was confirmed in 1858 by q majority Of
one.
Il is also mentioned that when President
jackson nominated Roger B. Taney, after
his services as Secretary OF the Treasury,
to be- Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court, his nomination was held BY the
Senate for several months, until the last
day oil the session, and was then indef.
nitely postponed; but when, after the
death ot Ohiet Justice Marshall, Judge
fancy vas nominated at the next session
Of the Senate 10 be Chiet Justice bis nom.
ination, although still opposed by Ben.
ators Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, was
confirmed BY considerable majority.
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