Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-02
Rejected The Editor.
The Senate Refuses to Confirm
Murat HaIstead.
TWENTY-FIVE AGAINsT NINETEEN.

ihe ke'nainder Being Either Paired or
Not Noting-9IcKiniey Or Foraker suc-
gested Now--Richard smifl. Follows
His Partner Example and Needn't
want Anything from Certain Senators-
An Article from The Commercial Ga
zette--Ofiicial Notes
WASHINGTON Cry. April 1.-The nomina-
ton OF Murat daIstead to he minister to
Germany was disposed of finally by the sem
ate Saturday afternoon when the motion of
sherman to reconsider the vote by which
Tue nomination was rejected Thursday was
laid on the table by vote of 25 to 10 The
matter was under discussion less than two
hours, aud almost all of that time was de-
voted to speech by Sherman in support of
Halstead. When the discussion was con.
Guided motion was made to lay on the ta-
bic the motion TO reconsider offered ON Thurs
day by Sherman. On this question six Re
publican senators voted in the affirmative,
an two Democratic senators voted in the
negative.
Halsteads friends had thought that they
would be able to persuade several Democrats
to vote for him, and it was with this object
IN view that ther prevented final action on
the nomination Friday and the day before.
iSey were disappointed in the vote. The
only Democl ats who voted for Halstead were
Blackburn and Call It is said that Beck,
who was counted on Co vote for Halstead re-
Trained from voJing. On the Republican
side Teller, Ingalls,, Plumb, Evarts Dawes,
and Quay voted n the affirmative Senator
Cullon, who was outspoken i'll his opposition
TO the nomination, was absent but he was
paired with Republican. Stanford, Stew
art, and Jones OF Nevada refrained from
voting, but their votes would have been cast
IN the affirmative if they had been needed
lt was an incident worth noting that the
two Democrats who worked the hardest for
the confirmation we're Henry Watterson and
Samuel j. Randall. Halstead's enemies said
that if it had not been for the influence of
the administration the nomination could not
have been sure of ten out of the seventy-six
votes and they insisted that his confirmation
would have been equivalent to vote of
censure upon Senator Payne and an indorse-
ment of the man Who had slandered him and
assaiied senator's hy name who had refused
10 vote as Halstead dictated i'll the Payne
case One of the senator's said: MFR Halstead
has denounced me personally as booder
and l am sure he doesn't want to 60 to Ber-
lin with my indor sement."
Gen. H. V. Boynton, Washington cor
respondent of The Commercial Gazette, has
received the following legram from Bangor,
Me: Mr.. Boutelle has just sent the follow
ing telegram to the president: In rejecting
Mural Halsteads nomination for the reasons
stated the senate has struck one of the most
desperate blows ever aimed at the liberty of
the press / hope you will resist it with all
your power"
There is good dead Of gossip about the ho-
tells aS to whom the President will nominate
as substitute for blurat Halstead as minister
to Germany. 1t Is generally conceded that
another Ohio mar will be selected, and the
names of Foraker and Mckinley are men-
toned. 1t is not likely that Mckinley will
take the Office If it be offered him, as he
stands good chance of being elected speaker
of the house