Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-01-27
NOMINEES CONFIRMED.
Nr.Lamar Made Supreme Court
Justice by a Small Majority.
Cabinet Nominations Unanimously
Confirmed by the Senate.

ur 7. O. C. Lamar has been confirmed by
-. Tinted States Senate in Executive Ses-
-, AN Associate Justice of the Supreme
]-o-,,t The vote stood SO to %, three Repub-
.:c.ns-Senators Stewart, of Nevada; Stan
- Of California, and Riddleberger, Of
T-,,ginia-voting with the Democrats. There
,-ere Democrats paired with Republicans,
foIlows-Blackburn, Eustis, Gibson,
Hearst, Kenna, Pasco, Payne and Ransom
EbCse paired in the negative were Chandler
innee of Nevada; Henderson, Morrill,, Sa-
90 Sa wver Teller, and Wilson, of Iowa. A
STa,e5ington dispatch to the New York Her
Id gives the following particulars:
TIE Senate went into executive session on
~ Tauar's confirmation Immediately after
no conclusion OF the morning hour. The
.assion lasted three hours. The scene pre-
eanted during this time was a singular one,
inasnuch as not one southern man ,;t rais SEQ
exception OF Mr.. Riddleberger, OF Virginia,
himself Republican
senator Edmunds was the first TO speak.
His argument was based mainly upon MIR.
Tanars age which he regarded as too ad-
ranced to justify his nomination to the Su-
creme Bench and to his lack of legal train
ing. -, . oil. er, NJ
Edmunds. lie, too, declared that MIR Lamar
5acked the legal qualifications necessary for
T6e place He said i'll this connection that
Mr. Lamar had not only never been admit
-ad TO practice before the body to which it
yras proposed to elevate him, but that he had
,ever enjoyed this privilege before the SUI
,7rene Court of his own State.
..But waving all these OBJ jectiOns- setting
Them aside as having no direct bearing upon
she CASE continued Mr.. Sherman, MIR.
Iamar's political training, his rigid adher-
snce to the doctrine of States rights units
him to deal with the great constitutional
questions which he will be called to pass
loon, ami this in itself ought to furnish sutti-
oient ground for his rejection"
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, made the
most aggressive speech of the day. His ar
y71nent followed the line of theother Repub
TcanS who preceded him, with the addition
that Mr.. Lamar's record an original seces-
sionist was also touched upon and condemned
as one of the strong reasons why he should
not be confirmed.
Mr.. Evarts, of New York, spoke at greater
length than any of his Republican colleagues,
but his speech, like that of Mr.. Hoar, of
Massachusetts,, who followed him, presented
no new thoughts.
Messrs. Wilson, of Iowa, Cullom, of Hi
nois and ingalls,, of Kansas, also spoke
briefly against confirmation.
Senator Paine. of Ohio, was the only Demo
crat, either North or South, who uttered a
word in Mr.. Lamar's behalf. His remarks
we're brief. He began by referring to the
fact that he had been instructed by the
Democratic members of the Legislature of
Ohio to vote Ter MIR. Lamar, and concluded
bv saving that he should do so.
Mr.. Riddleberger, of Virginia, gave as his
reason for supporting Mr.. Lamar that more
or less prejudice listed against the gentle
ruan ON account of his connection with the
Southern Confederacy. Mr.. Riddleberger
said that he too had Joined his fortunes with
che COnfederacy and he felt that he could not
without stultifying himself oppose Mr.. La
mars confirmation.
This closed the oratory of the day. The
speeches were followed with the hyeliest in
tereSt by all the members present Little or
no newspaper reading or letter writing was
INDUCED in, as is usually the case. The
speeches were, in the main, calm and temper
ate When the final vote was taken it was
announced that Mr.. Lamar had been con-
firmed by a majority of four
MeSsrs Dickinson and Villas were also con-
hrmed as Postmaster General and Secretary
of the Interior respectively.