The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-30
The Directing Republicans AsSail the NOmi.
nee, and Mr.. Payne Comes to Their Assist
ance and Urges Democrats to Vote Nay.
Mr.. Halstead's Enemies Claim that the
Nomination viii Be Rejected To-Day.
Names of Four Foreign Ministers and First
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Sent to
the Senate YeSterday-Washington Notes.
THE HALsTEAD NOMINATION.
1t Is Warmly Discussed, and n Vote Wi
Likely Be Taken To-Day.

1t Is Warmly Discussed, and n Vote VIII
Likely Be Taken To-Day.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, March 29.-ln executive
session, this afternoon, the Senate dis
cussed for three and one-half hours the
nomination of Mr.. Murat Halstead to be
minister to Germany, the proposition pend
ing being the motion of Mr.. Sherman, en-
tered yesterday afternoon. to reconsider
the vote by which the nomination was re-
jected. The debate this afternoon was
opened by Senator Teller, who continued
to read extracts from the files of the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette, in which Mr..
Halstead editorially attacks not only the
Republicans who voted TO seat Senator
Payne. but quite number of others who
had committed acts or expressed sentiments
contrary to his views. Mr.. Teller referred
to Mr.. Halstead in kindred terms to those
employed by the editor in criticizing the
public and private lives of Senators, and at
times his remarks were very severe. He
was followed on the same side during the
debate by Messrs. ingalls,, Cullom, and
others, while the defense of Mr.. Halstead
was led by Senator Sherman, assisted by
Messrs. Hale, Spooner and Hawley. When
5o'clock arrived, the friends of Mr.. Hal
stead, believing that if vote was reached,
the motion would be lost by quite as large
a majority as the nomination was rejected,
yesterday, moved to adjourn till 10 o'clock
tomorrow, and the motion prevailed. 1t
is the intention of the opposition
to confirmation to reach final
vote before the Senate adjourns tomorrow.
This morning Senator Sherman was quite
confident that he could succeed in securing
a sufficient number of Democratic votes to
carry his motion, and that confirmation
would follow. AS the debate progressed he
became satisfied, however, that all of the
Republicans who voted against cOnfirma-
tion yesterday would stand firm. and there
would be new accessions from the Repub-
lican side of the Senate TO the phalanx OPP
posing confirmation. 1t was the hope of
Senator Sherman that quite number of
Democrats would be secured, but Senator
Payne was on hand and made 1T a personal
matter with his friends of the Democratic
side, appealing to them on personal grounds
for their support in rejecting the nomina-
ton. II is known that not more than two
Democrats, Messrs. Beck and Blackburn of
Kentucky, would have supported confirma-
tiOn, while it is reported that the five Re-
publican votes cast on yesterday against
confirmation wou,d have been increased to
probably twice that number. There are no
prospects that the nomination of Mr.. Hal
stead will be confirmed. On the contrary,
there is every indication that it will be re-
jectcd.
Mr.. Halstead is too ill at his home in Gin
cinnati to be consulted as to his wishes
respecting the withdrawal of his name, but
information was received this morning by
President Harrison from some Cincinnatian
authorized to speak for Mr.. Halstead-pre-
sumably Mr.. Richard Smith-to the effect
requesting that the name be not with
drawn. The President Immediately indi-
Gated to some of his friends IN the Senate
that, on the request of Mr. Halstead, he
would ask that the Senate dispose of the
nomination without his (the Presidents)
Intervention. During the debate this aft
ernoon the strongest appeals possible were
made Ey the friends of Mr.. Halstead to the
Republicans who were working against
confirmation to arise above personal feel
ing and represent, the people, and not
themselves individually. Mr.. Sherman
contended that it was the duty of Senators
elected to support the administration TO
give 1T support in all public and general
acts, and that no personal feeling should be
permitted to affect question as general as
the nomination of Mr.: Halstead. 1t is not
believed that any of the speeches made in
behalf of the editor, although very eloquent
and reasonable, secured additional
strength. The opponents tonight say that
the rejection of the nomination is inevita-
BILE.
tits ascertained tonight that Senator
Farwell did not vote against the confrma-
tion of Mr.. Halstead yesterday, but was
paired in favor of it.
MI. Halstead Suffering from Erysipelas.
CINCINNATI, March 29.-Mr. Murat Hal
stead has had the misfortune, since being
nominated as minister to Germany. to fall
a victim to an attack of erysipelas, which
confines him to his room and incapacitates
him for business He has not been able to-
day to give any attention to letters or tele-
grams. His friends are not alarmed, as he
had a similar attack a short time ago, and
his robust system IS expected TO soon
throw this off as il did the other.