The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-30
HALSTEAD HANGING FIRE
NO VOTE ON RECONSIDERATION
YET REACHED.

Nearly Three Hours Spent in Discuss
ing the Nomination in Yesterdays
Executive Session-Eoar and Spoon
er Support 1t, with Teller, Evarts
and Payne Against 1t.
WASHINGTON, March 29-The Senate
was in executive session mostly three hours
this afternoon and was occupied almost
entirely in considering the nomination cf
Murat Halstead to be minister to Germany.
There were only five speeches made, two of
them by Messrs. Hoar and Spconer in sup
port of confirmation, and the others by
Messrs. Teller, Evarts and Payne in oppo-
sition.
Mr.. Teller read Mr.. Halstead's famous
letter to Secretary Chase concerning Presi-
dents Lincoln and Grant.
Mr.. Payne was very bitter in his tone.
He said if the nomination had been to
Russia, with a proviso that the nominee
should 90 on to Siberia and never return,
he shoull gladly vote II confirmation.
Mr.. EYarts' speech W as long one, and is
said to have been emphatic IN its opposition.
ALL NEWSPAPER MEN VULNERABLE.
Mr.. Spooner, in the course of his speech
in favor of confirmation, said that if news
paper men were for all time. to be held to
account for opinions expressed in the heat
of campaigns, but few could hope to pass
unscathed into the golden realm of office
holding.
Mr. Sherman desiring to respond to re-
marks made against Mr.. Halstead, the Sem
ate adjourned until 12 O'CLOCK to-morr ow.
leaving the question still pending on the
motion to reconsider yesterdays vote Of re-
lection.
A FIGHT ON woLFLY.
During the afternoon a motion was en-
tered by Mr.. Plumb to reconsider the vote
by wbicn the nomination of Lewis Wolhy
to be governor # Arizona was confirmed.
1t is said that additional charges have been
preferred against him, relating to his
actions while a revenue officer on the
Mississippi river years ago.
BOUND TO STICK IT OUT.
Richard Smith having telegraphed the
president this morning that Mir. Hastead
did not wish his domination Withdrawn,
the president told Senator $ lerman that he
would leave it in the hands of the Senate
The Senate handled it lughly in the ex-
ecutive session which filled the afternoon
and as the closing time approached, Mr..
Sherman was glad to secure an ad-
journment until tomorrow for he said
that if it came to vote
then it would be rejected two to one. He
hopes by getting little time, perh ps by
getting it recommitted to his committee on
able consideration for it yet, but
there is practic lly no prospect Of this.
The senators opposed to it want to dispose
of it tomorrow, and have no doubt that
they will defeat it,
MORE VOTES LOST.
The speeches to-day made votes against
Mr.. Halstead's confirmation. Mr.. Ingalls,
spoke in his bitterest and severest style.
Me ,srs. Teller, Cullom and Evarts brought
out the wavering sen tors on the republican
side by rehearsing Mr.. Halstead's attacks
on them, while Mr.. Payne, of the demo-
cratic side, neutralized, by the recital of his
wrongs, all the good effects of Mr.. Black
burns eloquent appeal to the
democrats not to aid a few republica s
to wreak their private vengeance
on Mr.. Halstead. Mr.. Blackburn,
like the republican senators who spoke for
Mr. Halstead, Nessrs. Sherman, H ar,
the higher and better nature of the Senate,
but the opponents of Mr.. Halstead h rped
on a coarser string, but ne did not convert
even his colleague, Mr. Beck
THE ARGUMENT ON HIS SIDE.
All the argument, of course, was on Mr.
Hal-tead's side Personal pique, private
revenge, make up the other side, but neither
the partisan ugings of Mr.. Sherman to
republicans to stand their President, Lor
the patriotic appeals of Messrs. Hoar and
HaWley to the whole Senate not to let per-
sonal feeling obscure pubic duty, alike
failed of their purpose. "Thls man
hurt u.s. was the reply, land
we propose to punish him." Mr.. Halstead's
friends say that if his nomination is re-
Jected he will be a martyr, aud that it will
Sc d him to the Senate as Mr. Paynes sue
cessor to face his republican opponents in
their own arena.
HALSTEAD LAID UP.
CINCINNATI, March 29-Murat Halstead
is laid up with eryslpelas, but his illness is
not serious.