Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-10
BY A PARTY VOTE !
SENATOR EvARTS SPEAKS AGAINST
 THE Ex-SECRETARY.


 THE Ex-SECRETARY.
 The Committee Will Probably Reject His Name, but the Senate Will Confirm it.
 Bidding Farewell to His old Associates
 of the Interior Department.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O-The judiciary com mittee of the senate held a two hours execu- tive session yesterday. The matter of Mir. Lamar's nomination as associate judge of the supreme court was brought up. and lively discussion followed. MT. Evarts made a long speech against confirmation. and cited the resolution which was presented to the caucus of Republican assemblymen of the New York legislature by Mr. Platt. The speech was listened to attentively by every member of the committee present. Wilson, of Iowa, has not yet returned to w Washington. He is paired, however. with Senator Vest.
 At the close of the speech, on motion of Mr. Hoar, it was decided to reject the nomi- nation by strict party vote, Messrs Ed munds, Ingalls,, Hoar and Evarts voting for rejection and Messrs Pugh, Coke and George voting for confirmation. A truce was patched up, however, and it was agreed to defer final action till to-day, when the full committee will be present. There is every likelihood that the committee will declare against confirmation, but when the matter reaches the open senate the Democrats count upon enough Republican votes to as- sure pulling MT. Lamar through. One con- tingency, however, stands in the way. Several Republican senators were yes terday discussing the necessity of holding caucus i'll order to beat into the line the three or four Republi- can senators who have expressed themselves as favorably disposed to the confirmation of Secretary Lamar. They hold that if the matter reaches point desperate enough to warrant such step, the nomination will be caucused and determined effort will be made to compel every Republican senator to abide the action of the caucus. Such sena- tors as Hoar, Edmunds, Ingalls and Chan dler have started in with the determination of defeating MT: Lamar, and Messrs. Hoar and Chan Ter passed the greater part of the day in pleading with Messrs. Riddleberger, Stewart, and Jones' of Nevada, who have committed themselves to MT. Lamar's cause
 The greate st boom Mr. Lamar's cause re- ceived, however, was the letter from Sena- tcr Stewart, which pointed out how the Re- publicans could vote for confirmation with out sacrificing any of their time honored precepts. Senator Stewards position in the matter has always been clearly established He has been in favor of confirmation from the first He has SC expressed himself re- .peatedly to his friends It is asserted that his ieCcer also reflects the views of Senator Stanford, of California, and of Senator Jones, of Nevada. Among the Republican senators who do not agree with Messrs Ed munds and Hoar in the matter, the letter ot MT. Lamar resigning the portfolio of the in- terior department has evoked words of the strongest commendation. It is approved because it's purpose obviously is to relieve the president of any embarrassment in the present situation and because of it's apparent disinterestedness Secretary Lamar was overwhelmed with the congrat. ulations of his friends yesterday. He left the office at noon to-day. The first assistant secretary, Mir. H. L. Muldrow, took charge until the senate formally confirms MT. Villas nomination, which the judiciary committee has decided to recommend, and which, nc doubt, will come in this afternoon or later ir the week.
 As the situation stands now MT. Lamars nomination will be rejected by the senate judiciary committee by strict party vote If the committee makes that report to the senate without delay, motion will be made tc disagree with the report. That motion will be carried, aided with the votes of foul or five Republicans. Three are sufficient t< do it. There does not seem to be the slight est doubt that the confirmation will b, made.
 The clerks of the several bureaus of tn. interior department, to the number of abou 5000 called upon Secretary Lamar yester day, and through their respective chiefs ex pressed tLeir regrets at the severance of thei1 official relations. The first to call was . body of about fifty ex-Union soldiers iron the general land office.