The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-01
NOMINEES CONFIRMED.
Mr.. Lamar Made Supreme Court
Justice by a Small Majority.
Cabinet Nominations Unanimously
Confirmed by the Senate.

Mr.. L. Q. G. Lamar has been confirmed by
the United States Senate in Executive Ses
sion as an Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court The vote stood 80 to %, three Repub,
Iicans-Senators Stewart, Of Nevada; Stan.
ford, of California, and Riddleberger, Of
notwithstanding with the Democrats. There
were Democrats paired with Republicans,
rs follows-Blackburn, Eustis, Gibson,
Hearst, Kenna, Pasco, Payne and Ransom.
Those paired in the negative were Chandler,
Jones, OF Nevada; Manderson, Morrill,, Sa'
hin, Sawyer, Teller, and Wilson, of Iowa. A
Washington dispatch to the New York Her.
aid gives the following particulars:
The Senate went into executive session on
! MI. Lamar's confirmation Immediately after
the conclusion of the morning hour. The
session lasted three hours. The scene pre-
sented during this time was O singular one,
| inasmuch as not one Southern man raised
his voice in Mr. Lamars defence, with the
exception Of Mr.. Riddleberger, OF Virginia,
himself Republican.
Senator Edmunds was the first to speak.
His argument was based mainly upon MIR.
Lamar's age, which he regarded as too ad-
vanced to justify his nomination to the Su-
preme Bench and to his lack of legal train
ing.
fSenatOr EnsIIudn, OIL Oulo, loLo"eu LII.
Edmunds Hetoo, declared that Mr.. Lamar
lacked the legal qualifications necessary for
the place. He SAID i'll this connection that
Mr. Lamar had not only never been Init
ted to practice before the body to which it
was proposed to elevate him, but that he had
never enjoyed this privilege before the Su-
preme Court Of his own State.
But waving all these objections-setting
them aside as having no direct bearing upon
the case" continued MIR. Sherman, "Mr.
Lamar's political training his rigid adher-
him to deal with the great constitutional
questions which he will be called to pass
upon, an this in itself ought to furnish suhi-
cient ground for his rejection"
Senator Hawley, Of Connecticut, made the
most aggressive speech Of the day. His ar
gumpnt followed the line of theother Repub-
licans who preceded him, with the addition
that Mr.. Lamar's record as an original seces-
sonist was also touched upon and condemned
as one of the strong reasons why he should
not be confirmed.
Mr.. Eyarts, 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, Cullon, of Illi-
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
word in Mr.. Lamar's behalf. His remarks
were brief. He began by referring to the
fact that he had been instructed by the
Democratic members of the Legislature Of
Ohio to vote (, Mr.. Lamar, and concluded
by saying that he should do 30.
Mr. Rildleberger, Of Virginia, gave as his
reason for supporting Mr.. Lamar that more
or less prejudice listed against the gentle
man on account Of his connection with the
Southern Confederacy. Mr.. Riddleberger
said that he too had joined his fortunes with
the Confederacy and be felt that he could not
without stuitifying himself oppose Mr.. La
mars confirmation.
This closed the oratory Of the day. The
speeches were followed with the iveliest in
terest by all the members present. Little or
no newspaper reading or letter writing was
indulged in, as is usually tho 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-
fr1ned by a majority of four.
Messrs. Dickinson and Villas were also con-
frmed as Postmaster General and Secretary
OF the Interior respectively.