New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-11
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WASHINGTON, Jan. lo.-The confirmation On
Mr. Lamar as one Of the Associate Justices Oh tne
sapreme Court is now but question OF d lew
days He may even be confirmed tomorrow n
Senators should refrain from debating behind
closed doors the character. experience and record
of the man selected by the President for this high
Office The Judiciary Committee. n Its special
meeting this morning. approved the reports drawn
ND BIZ Messrs. Edmunds and Pugh in behalf Of
the majority and minority respectively. and sub
mitted them to the Senate when 1t went into
executive session The nomination Of Mr.. Lamar
was treated as any other would be-that is, IL was
placed the calendar, where, If some special re-
quest to take 1t up Is not made by some one IL
will be reached probably in the course of the week
There is disposition whatever on the part Of
Republican Senators to offer any factious oppo-
stion TO the consideration of Mr.. Lainars nomi-
nation, as has been stated In certain quarters.
Il viii be acted upon promptly any other Domi-
patton would, after having been reported IRON
its proper committee, ana dealt With IN lle usual
manner. There may be "a lengthy discussion, ana
some Republican Senators may seize Ins opt s,
tunity for entering "a solemn protest against 'ie
elevation To the bench ol The hlshesI lr4puii..t
the country of a man whose adhesion 10 the Con
stituton is to say the least OF very oouoliu9ii
nature. The majority which ar NJ, L am, WI wv
receive is yafiously estimated at iroh iouI 10 sA
though il usay be less. There 10 pfe.ty Wei
founded impression prevailing tonight taaI al
the Pacific Coast senators WI. w ~ o N,aIl
Western men Will follow the same course Bat IL
is certain that whatever hr. Lamar majority
may turn out TO be- IL viii DC the smaLest-wlth
one exceptionally which any man ever reached
a seat On the bench of the Supreme Court
Mr. Lamars resignation went into effect today.
Ills hast official act ~ Secretary OF the Interior
was the signing OF u letter addressed TO the At
tOrncy General In which he expresses 10 tnat
official his grave doubt as To tic correctness OF lis
decision Of June %, 1887 in which he held that
the law authorizing the payment TO the state OF
Kansas OF per cent OF the sales OF public lands
did not apply TO Indian lands. Mr.. Lamar ut the
same time appeals TO Mr. Garland-at the request
Of Senator Plumb, he says-tor proper ntcrpre-
tation of the aw referred TO. For man about
10 become member OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States this is a strange request, not TO say
confession, to make. Comment seems almost SUI
periuous. rather significant resolution intro
duccd by Senator Chandler to-day comes, IL Is
feared too late TO affect the status of Mr. Lamars
case. IL directs the Judiciary Committee 10 IL
quire into the methods by which at the recent
election in Jackson Miss. the vote oil the entlre
negro population practically suppressed By
methods familiar 10 bulldozers IN the South. ana
where the offensive craftsmanship" "a term much
too mild TO use IN this instance-Of three United
States officials, tAe Dstrict-AttOrney, the United
States Marshal and the Internal Revenue Collector
did much 10 bring about the desired result. II
might have proved 10 the Republican senators
about 20 cast their vote for Mr. Lamar that the
Mississippi PLAN" advocated and defended by
Mr. Lamar Is still the chief reliance of the Demo
cratic party in the South for keeping it in power
and making such appointments that OF Mr..
Lamar for the Supreme Court bench possible.
I'm the executive session to-day the judiciary
Committee also reported unanimously IL favor OF
the confirmation OF Mr.. Villas Secretary of the
Interior like report received from the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads in the
ease Of Mr.. Dickinson POstmastcr-Gcnernl Both
nominations were placed upon the calendar. The
nomination of John 7. Kelly Postmaster at Jersey
City, was confirmed without opposition.