New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
MR.. COMBINES NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRGBUNE

MIR. CONKLINGS NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Thc nomination of Mr..
COnkling to be AssOciate-Justce Of tho Supreme
Court was confirmed in executive session this after
noon by vote Of thirty-nne In the affirmative to
twelve in the negative. The Senate went into
executive session Mt five minutes before 3 o'clock.
About three-quarters of an hour were spent in tie
consideration of minor appointments before Mr..
Conklng's name was reached. The discussion and
voting upon his case consumed only about twenty
minutes, and was devoid of incident. Senator
Bayard and several other Democrats expressed an
unwillingness to vote upon it until it should be
made reasonably certain that tho nominee
would accept the place. Senator jones'
of Nevada, in brief speech, said
that while he could not speak by authority in
regard to the matter, he entertained strong belief
that Mr.. Conbling would accept the place. No
further opposition to immediate action being made
the roll call was begun. ThereupOn Senator Nor
rl and Senator Iawley in turn arose and sad they
should vote in the negative and gave their reasons
which were based upon the belief that Mr.. COnkling
lacked legal experience and did not possess Ju IL
cial temperament. Several other brief explanations
of a similar character wcre madc but no attack
was made upon Mr. Coulling's character, nor was
anything said at which his friends could
take offence. The following Republicans are known
to have voted in the negative: MeSsrs. Dawes,
Hoar, Hawley and Morrill,. The eight Democrats
who voted in the negative arc believed to be Messrs
Bayard, Call, Coke, Hampton, Johnston, Jonas,
PuQh and Vance. The following Democrats and
perhaps one or two others voted in the affirmative
Mc,srs. Brown Cockrell, Harris, Jackson, Jones'
of Florida. MaXey, Ransom and voorhees,. Senator
Davis. of Illinois. also voted in the affirmative. The
l.. % tInp ,IAtr rod
or absent as nearly as can be asccrtaincd: Mcssrs
Adrich Beck, Butler. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania
Garland. George, Groome, Hill, of Georgia, Lamar
Logan Mcpherson, Miller, of New-York, Pcndleton,
Salisbury, Saunders, Sherman, Vest, Walker and
Williams.
Senator COnkngs friends are not jubilant over
the result Ii is remembered az n curious coinci-
dcnce that the number OF votes In the affirmative
was exactly the same as that cast for Judge
Matthews. In striking contrast however. it is re-
called that the nomination of Judge Robertson for
Collector of the Port of Ncw-York was made with
out even a call of the yeas and nays ana with only
two votes in the negative. The result can hardly
be pointed to ~ a vindication of Mr.. Conkng. for
thc reason that if there had been full vote of the
Senate il ~ believed there would have been twenty
five votes in the negative. An intimate friend, both
OF the President and of Mr.. Conkling says
he thinks the reason why Vhc nomination was
made without previous consultation with
Mr. Conkling was bcCau'c the latter had written
letter recommending in the strongest terms Clarence
Seward for the place. TO ask hlm under the cir
cumstances would have been to suggest that he be-
come the competitor of his own candidate and
friend.
The persistent rumors of the past two days that
ex-senator COukling was coming to Washington
grew to-day into a rumOr that he was already here
and WAS at the house of friend This was printed
in several newspapers, and believed by many, In
spite Of the fact that Mr. Conklng was all this
while in Ncw-l York and that nt least one friend
heard from him during the day on a matter OF bus-
ness.
The nomination of ex-senator Sargent as Minister
to Berlin was confirmed IN executive session OF the
Senate this afternoon without division.