New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-17

MIR. LAMAR CONFIRMED.
THREE REPUBLICANS VOTE FOR HIM.
uEssRs STEWART, STANFORD AND RinpLEb RokR
JOIN THE prMocRArs-THx VOTE 81 TO 2S
STRONG REPUBLICAN SPEECHES
Villas AND DICKINSON ALSO
,pr TELEGRAPH TO ruw TRIBUNE. /

YBr rsLgGR ,pu TRIBUNE.
wAsBINGroS JAN I6.-The Senate to-day, after
q three hours session behind closed doors, con-
6rmed the nomination Of Mr.. Lamar to be an
Associate Justice Of tho Supreme Court by
vote of 32 to 20. The three Republicans who
contributed by their votes to this result were
Messrs Stanford of California, Stewart, of Nevada,
and Riddlebergcr, of Virginia. The vote in detail
WAS as follows Democrats in italic and Republi-
cans in roman:
Yeas-Bate. Beck BERRY Blodaea Bro.rn. Bnaer ca,i.
g% TSerso Tcg@" f%gS Reagan" Rddlsoerger sansoy
s,snfSSs ser sSs Ws"s Tts@ar o. Marysnas as aass "
Nsys-Aldrieh, Allison Blair Bowen arts
fsrvs Frye Hale Hawcy Hssssx ss h"sT T.v nsSr sSs
Mitchell radSSss sSs sscsSrds rs%f quay '
Thoss paired in The affirmative were: Blackburn.
Eusiis. Gibson. Hearst Kend Pdsco Payne ana nan
These paired in the negative were: Chandler Jones
Nevada; Manderson Morrill,, sabin, sawyer, lcher'
and Wilson. OF Iewa.
The result was anticipated in these dispatches
some time ago. For week or two 1t has been
simply a question of how large majority Mr.
Lamar would poll.
THE DEMOCRATS LISTEN IN sILENCF.
There is good reason for believing too that II
Mcssrs Stanford, Stewart and Riddleberger had
failed to meet the expectation of the Democratic
Senators. other Republican votes could have been
by the silence which the Democratic Senators OBJ,
served and the feeling OF security they eXhiol.eu ,,
throughout the entire session Ihey knew 1hey
had the vote They understood that IT would be
but question of endurance whether Mr. Lamar
would be confirmed today. or the next; They
listened therefore with sullen and 1nsolent IN,
difference while Republican Senators entered
their solemn protest against the con, con,
of tRnt is baG %'Gs' & the Annals
of Southern politics. The opposition, was led by
Mr. Edmnnds, who chiefly discussed Mia Mr. Laman1s rs
erew rather facetious and sarcastic at the en-
pense of Messrs Pugh and George, both memoers a
committee adopted a resolution not to recon-
mend for confirmation as United States Judge
any man above the age OF SIXTY had Deeh mos, moS'
emphatic in thcir, support OF that resoiutlEGn' E,
Incidentally Mr.. Edmunds also referred to Mr.
IAmar's lack of Industry application ana per-
Mr.. Hoar followed, reviewing the. Southern
methods to which Mr.. Lamar owed his political
advancement In the most solemn manner ma ne
IN the names of millions of DISTINGUISHED voters.
lie wished il distinctly understood that ne had no
against him he desired to emphasize ms con-
demnation of the political ooutrages which Mr.
lamar had never found either the time or III
clnatiOn to crticise.
POINTS VI DE BY MR.. rv,RTs.
Mr.. Evarts spoke briefly of Mr. Lamar's lack
of experience as a lawyer and his want OF ludlcial
temper He also explained the strange atttude
taken by Mr. Lamar in voting against Mr. Ed
munds's resolution declaring the Alllth, AlNtn
and XVtb Amendments to the Constitution equal
In binding force to any other provision of the
Constitution and voting for Mr. Morgans reso-
Iution. showing the difference between the two
and pointing out how improbable 1t was that
man DECLARING certain amendments not TO have
bceu ratified legally could logically give thcm MS
snpnort. lie confined himself entirely to these
pon,aIs. C,o,,on ~, tho other hand who followed
him seized the opportunity to review IN an IN
1,la ms
question. His speech was free from lnvectVe'
moderate in tone entirely devoid OF personality,
but for all that startling arraienment OF 'he
Southern Democracy, whose champion shd
foremost defender Mr. Lamar is Messrs. law
lev and CullOm closed the debate, II such
onc-sidcd proceeding can he properly called de-
hate The speech of the former especially, Is
characterized by those who heard 1t, as an I'M
rassioncd appeal to the other side to discard Tor
once m ere party considerations and rise superior
talled to stone walls Determined to confirm
Mr. Lamar as quickly as possible the pcmocrauc
side of the chamber he gan clamorlng Tor vote |
in this demand they were led by Mr. Riddleberger
who ncourse of the afternoon delivered seNeral |
speeches i'm fact he answered pretty nearly every
action until nearly four o'clock. When the vote |
was announced it caused neither surprise nor
resentment The result had been discounted dlNs |
ago Democrats at any rate could not lcel elaueu
at the thought Of seating their candidate by an |
almost strict party vote-the first time that the |
ing "a nomination to the Supreme Court Dehch Oh |
PARTY lines. ,., - |
The nomination Of Mr. Lamar once dspoSed OF, |
tho confirmation of Messrs. Villas and Dickinson |
followed as a matter of course. Both were con- |
frmed without division.