The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-18
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THE PREsTDENT NARROWLY ESCAPES
DEFEAT IN HE SENATE

| Absent without Fairs-The Two ALI
suee Senator's Vote with the Denocrats
WARRINGTON. March 17.-President Harrison
had narrow escape in the Senate to-day. He
succeeded In forcing the confirmation oil
Judge Woods. but not without Republican
bolt. Three or four Republican Senators we're
absent without pairs, including Messrs. Per-
kins. Stewart, and Wolcott. The two latter
and perhaps two other Republican Senators
would have been quite willing to see the nomi-
nation OF Judge Woods rejected. They could
not arrange pairs against him. however: and
80 the Presidents protege won by scratch
All the judicial nominations. excepting Judge
Gilbert OF Oregon. which have been
pending before the Senate for several weeks
past were also confirmed. The principal con-
test was over the nomination OF Judge Woods
OF Indiana. His name stood at the top OF the
list. and the other nominees were obliged to
wait until his name was acted upon. The
Democrats. headed BY Senators Voorhees, and
Turpie OF Indiana. made determined fight
against his confirmation. The vote stood %
to "a on the deciding ballot The Republicans
recorded their votes solidy for Judge Woods.
while the Democrats cast their votes against
him. Senator Pefrer. the Alliance successor OF
ex-senator ingalls,. and Senator Kyle. the In
| dependent from South Dakota. voted with the
Democrats against confirmation.
to-day wore Of tho most sensational nature.
Senator Turpie delivered speech against the
With open DOORS S sV Would have sstonshed the
country. Never in the history Of the Senate
was anyGomnee subeSted TO such sca Hhdag
osas saa his ips 'iSS
elections were reviewed and criticised with
ed ffsGs s Sas sass sea
certain evidence which was isySra6lS to th 10
exclude similar testimony on the part Of Dem
ocraLs. Senator Turpie went into the facts in
the With great and ff or
services rendered. tie Republican party. 1t
WAS further alleged that although 4: Judge
which il given to tie public would probably
X sTy wss ssd
Judge Woods forced his ,., own nomanH;;
might be damaging. senator VOORHEES, Joined
his colleague n prStesting sSan nrr me e1n
the most sensational statements made. The
Republicans ignored these charges. but SEN
port q he Nominee and in Justification Of the
Before the vote was taken another effort was
made to have the proceedings and the vote in
the Woods case made public. but the Repub.
licans and few Democrats would not DEPART
ering Executive nominations behind closed
doors. Quite a, spirited discussion ensued
proceedings Of the executive sessions Of the
Senate during the consideration OF fhs case
in secret Sessions we're rather severe In their
comments upon certain newspapers for print
ing the reports and ,rt equally severe On On the
nish the Information upon which the publica-
the members Of. the, majority, when tho vote
WAS announced. Senator Henderson. who
wRoaa haxe Seen tie He 1s
nouneed in his criticism A.. upon certain
EepIblieans who aRsentsd them ems and
large share of the censure Senator Mander-
and expressed his surprise that the friends Of
the Administration were not so informed.
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complicated state OF affairs. but he purged
q all 1eS ~ ssys ha m
The case Of Judge Gilbert went over until
over one Of the other Judges Senator yoor-
hees submitted a motion to remove the injunc-
case. Objection was made. but it IL understood
that the proposition Will be removed ana con-
in session tbe ton0o
business.
The Senate Committee on Commerce to-day
reported with a favorable Recommendation
the Senate bill exemptlnc American coastwise
sailing vessels. piloted by the licensed mas
CATION to pay State pilots for services not rem,
the necessity Of employing State pilots has
been made unnecessary by the establishment
to naSisaton and y ehsnne and hsrSor i'm.
proyements., Many y OF the States; It. is said.
hsxs e sh ssp pSts
Der Of States. particularly in the South, still
haze sH S ,aTs In so5fe ebs The co9itee
ly where pilotaGe service paid for is never rem
Secretary Tracy does not regard the Naval
Appropriation bill. as reported by the House
Committee on Naval Affairs. as being quite
s the e for sh
ana e h mfds the Of @ He
delay n completing ship srmor, as val
tons Tor nsw this H.
SAYS, the House committee themselves
a that hs San Be- OF snd
anS i f S SSyoqss that the
after the present contracts with the Bethlehem
Iron Works and the Carnegie works are full
pnnts has ehsS viii S 5
tons Of a1mor per nGnth sfer JSly l. and at
the emo OF TWO years Cney Will nave tuTneu OUT
enough for all the battle ships now In process
OF construction The Secretary would like to
see ono or two battle ships authorized. and o.
pecially ton torpedo boats and few small
OO0 each. or $l.0OlGOO in ali. and the gun
boats would not cost more than 100000 each.
The torpedo boats could be built at various
points along the Miss ssippi River, and It's
on tho lakes. II the treaty with Great Britain
permitted.
Mr.. Cutting OF California, from the Commit
tee on Militia. reported to tho House to-day his |
bill to rcorGanize the militia and increasing !
the appropriation therefor 100000 In the |
report accom- panyng tho bill he says Great |
Britain could. IL uninterrupted. place within |
forty days nm army OF lOO.UD men In the |
midst OF tho wheat fields. the lumber regions. |
and ore beds Of the Northwest, the entire out |
put OF which would be controlled by tho pres
into into the United States; and thus cutting the
could also. by means OF her light draught gun;
boats. have control Of tho great lakes. and |
thus havo uninterrupted water communica- |
ton between the left wing Of the army oi 90 |
cupation OF the Northwest, resting ut Duluth. |
and the right wing OF the army OF the North |
east. with Its right resting on Lake Erie.
Althou oh Ranrasentatiye Eprinper IL still n |