Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-25
CAMERON KICKS
on Tbs IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION OP E1-
GOVERNOR FOSTER
As Secretary Ofihs Treasury fr Very Personal Rsa-
sons-Sslf-RsspectDg Democrats Refuse 70 bsa
Party TO His Spite, aud are Disguised
With Es Course

NAsHINGroN, February 24-There
= seems 10 be some difficulty in the Re
=. publican Senatorial camp about the
=, confirmation OF cx-GOy Foster 20 be
- Secretary Of the Treasury. The nomi-
I. nation was made Oh saturday. aud it Is
- the usual custom when q nomination j.
made Tor vacancy OF this character 10
- cOnhrm IL without any unnecessary de-
lay. IL was stated at the Capitol by
= members OF the Finance Committee that
>, Mr. rosters nomination would prob
- AMY De reported yesterday, aud the iu-
Terence was that 10 would be- confirmed
when an executive session was held
on motion of Chairman Morrill,. Of the
. Finance Committee. il was generally as
, sumed that the purpose Was io confirm
= Mr.. Foster as Secretary of the Trra.-
nry. After the close uf the executive
session it began To- be Whi prred about
!. that there was unlocked Tor opposition
!, Inquiries by a CORES pOudrnt dcNeloued
- the fact that Mr. Morrill,, a. chairman
OF the Finance Committee. consulted all
the members of that committee inform
ally, and that each one. including bo,h
Republican, aud Democrats. authorized
\ him To make unanimously favorable
], report OF the nomination 10 the senate
: to-day, which he did in executive session
aud moved for It's confirmation.
= To the surprise OF some OF the Repub-
= licanS, but not 10 the Democrats, Mr.
Cameron, OF PENNSYLVANIA. got up aud
: made a violent attack on Mr. Foster.
aud opposed his confirmation. Mr..
, Cameron, ii appears, is just now bent on
doing everything possible 10 di,credil
or cmbarrass the Republican party. and
particularly the administration of Pres
ident Harrison. A. soon a, Mr. Foster.
name was sent 10 the senate Mr Cam
eron at once began 10 lobby among the
Democrats against his confirmation H.
declared that Mr. Foster was personally
Objectionable 10 him, aud that having
helped the Democrats 10 kil the cirD
tiOns bill, they ought 10 return thr favor
by helping him defeat Mr. Foster, cou-
iirmation.
The reasons assigned by Mr. Cameron
We're hardly such that seii-respcctiug
Democrats could act upon. ilc did not
claim that Mr.. Foster was untitled for
the office, and gave no other reason en-.
cept his personal wish that the OhiorN-
Governor should not Dee confirmed
leaving il ~ be- assumed that the Penn
sylyania Senator Was inspired by tlr
smallest aud most contemplate idea uf
spite against President Harrison But
several good Democrats. among whom
are Mr German, OF Maryland: Mr. Nc.
! PhersOn, OF New Jersey. Mr VOORHEES,.
Of Indiana; Mr.. Vest. OF Missouri. and
Mr.. Payne, of Ohio, latly refused 10
vote with Mr. Cameron against conhrma-
tiOn. They declared that no sufficient
reason had been advanced against con
lirmation. and that President Harrison
had the right 20 choose his own Clbi-
net officer.
Few Of the Republicans were aware
0f this latest expected proceeding un
the part OF senator Cameron. but not
single one OF them was surprised when
the Pennsylvania Senator got zap Boz thc
Executive session aud made per
haps the greatest speech OF h.s life Boo
opposition 10 combinations As one of
1 the Senator said tO-uight. ,iruauut
Cameron "whiucd like q baby. and d,.
clared that Mr. Foster wa. personally
objectionable 10 him. and that "it was
due to him as an act of courtesy that
Foster should Doe rel 'ctrd.
Cameron declared. moreover that
there had been no mc, ting OF tho
nance Committee. and that Chairman
Morrill, had no authority os night Goo ir
port The nomination O.. the senate
The venerable senator from Vermont
va. evidently ittir % toni. hrd 40 thl-
imput1tiou oh hi. honor made hy Alr
Cameron. and bee appealed 10 %. mem
! o
state to the ~rnatr 10 th,y had not
authorized hlm personally to report tho
nomination to-day Mr. Allison. Mr.
! Aldrich, Nj. lli-rock Nh McPhcr.ou,
| Mr.. Harris. MI. NOOrhrc-. Mr. Carlisle
and Mr.. Vance all confirmed what Mr..
] Morrill, had stated aud claimed that
while the proceeding was informal 30
was in accordance with numerous pre-
ccdents. but Mr.. Cameron insisted thar
the nomination ought tu bee regularly
considered by the committee before br
lng reported 90 the senate, aud lu this
he was supported by Nh Butler. of
south Carolina. and Mr.. Faulkner. of
! West Virginia.
Mr.. Cameron declared that the nomi-
nation was an unfit one. aud that DO
ought not be confirmed. llisargument,
were a little incohcrcnt, but more than
a dozen Senators on both sides e., pressed
warm commeudJtinu ot the appointment
and called attention tO the fact that not
q single objection bad been made tD thr
nomination hy either Democrat ur &c.
publican oi any prominence unr. 3d.
| Cameron raised hI~ Voice BOO thr -rrr.t
meeting oi thc senate Mr. Morrill, dr-
clarrd that Mt Cameron ruur-" AS
",>traordiuary.
Th, rr-ultof tlr whol, m,ttor ~a-
that the nomination N.. ri,frrd hlrh
Co the committee. o. D. uup0 hie. 0f
course. to get SENATOR Go tlls about
the matter. because lt relates io 900
eNecutiyr SEES .uu. hut Two lI three uf
them privately remarked that t~a-
the most extraordinary proceeding that
they had ever kno"n Zoo their experience
4 Boo COugrc--.
Ose prominent Republican senator
said that hr had AWAY ysard.d SIR
II Cameron o., au uu,ai, Republican .ud
be- now looked upon him a. straight
out Democrat in the gu.,e Oi kepul
hcan. lt is certain that even tho silver
Senators, who formerly ir.t some little
gratitude o. Mr. Cameron, arr LOW Jos
ing all respect f0r hlm. Snrr
they ascertaucd that bis vote for
the free coinage OF silver was
made with view of helping hi-
u0cketbook by Increasing thc price of
the silver bullion Doe Was carrying 900
speculation. they have greatly lowered
Z their opinion of him. This feeling wl.
increased when Mr. Cameron went tD
Harrisburg aul secured hI- rp-ei,ctlDn
by promising o. vote iur tLr election
lbiH. aud then returned 200 Washington
aud deliberately broke bis sacred
. plrIge- While thc ,ll.,r senator
. hoped % profit ny that vote the} meyer
/ th-less condemned 900 private Mr Dlm
eron's lack oi respect for i. woiI.
When be- revealed him -r ln ttr
gui-e of an alleged Republican. a.tu-
ated by q dl-grlceful aud petty feeling
.f splte iu trying ,o discr,dIt eH.no,.
D Foster in order ~ inIlre Pre- .dent haf
iri.on. they lost what littIc respect thry
, had left for the Pennsylvania senator
! one. Of these mcu aid tonight d
cannot talk about the m4tf,r Dut lu
willing % .ay that io'a upon Mr
Cameron conduct as .ur,f in tAr
highest degree
Floods In Arizona.
Pro-yrx. AnIz.. February 2i-Thr
first wire into Phoenix since wednesday
wa, completed to-day. a heavy rain
. last night and this morning raised the
Salt river very high. but 10 did not get
- ia. borg sufficient fD rfu.af the