Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-06
SENATE CONSIDERING APPOINTMENTS.
The Home Rule Question Raised In tx
ecutive Session-Van Allen and Horn
blower Not Reached.

The Home RuIe Question Raised In TX
ecutive Session-Van Allen and Horn
blower Not Reached.
WASHINGTON, October 5.-The Sen
ate spent the entire day, except few
minutes in the morning, behind closed
doors In the consideration Of executive
business. The greater part of the day
was devoted TO a discussion OF the
alleged violation Of the Home Rule
principle in disappointment OF men as
Indian agents in one State who live 10
another.
There were five Of these cases and in
each case Republican had been re-
moved to make place for Democrat.
The appointments were: w. l.. Har-
grave, of Indiana, at Western Shoshone
Agency, Nevada; Isaac j. Waters, OF
Delaware, at Nevada Agency, Nevada;
Robert NJ. Allen, of Illinois, and James
Smith, OF Mississippi, at Yankton, s.
D.; Joseph r nbinson, OF Missouri, at
Nez PerCes, in Idaho.
The Senators of the various States TO
Hhich these men had been appointed
took exceptions TO the appointment and
merely expressed in the executive ses-
sion to-day the opinions they had given
out very freely on all occasions before
when the subject was under discussion.
They complained as one man OF the
violation Of the home rule doctrine and
called attention TO the fact that ain
making the appointments the Presl-
dent had violated the pledges OF his
own party platform. They also showed
that in no instance were the States to
which these men had been imported for
the purpose Of filling the office, Demo
cratic in politics, and asserted that in
making the appointments the President
was hardly treating his own party fair
ly in those States.
Senators Davis and Washburn, Shoup
and Dubois, and Stewart and Jones, are
all understood TO have expressed them
selves upon the subject, aud to have
been endorsed by virtually the entire
Republican side.
Indeed there came nearer being d.
vision on party lines on the votes taken
upon confirmation than upon any ques-
tiou which has arisen during the pres
ent session, and many OF the Repu6i-
cans expressed their sentiments in short
speeches before voting, many OF which
were quite animated.
There was at times consi derable feel
ing displayed in the speeches. Sena-
tors Vooshees, Palmer and others Of
the Democrats defended the President
stoutly. Two Democrats present
Hill, OF New York, and Martin, Of Ar
kansas-voted with the Republicans,
as did Allen. Populist, OF Nebraska.
Murphy, OF New York, was paired
against confirmation.
The first vote taken was upon the
confirmation OF Allen and ne was con-
firmed by q vote OF "a TO 2l, while the
vote in the other cases stood "a to % In
favor OF confirmation.
After the Indian Agencies were dis
posed OF the appointment OF Henry w.
Smith, Of Virginia, to be CHIEF Justice
OF Virginia was taken up, aud the same
fight was made upon him. He also was
confirmed by party vote.
The appointments OF j. ). Van Alien
a. An bassador TO Italy, and OF Robert
Preston, as Director Of the Mint, went
over, as there was not time for their
consideration. There will be oppo-
sition in the Senate on both OF these,
Notwithstanding the recommendation:
of the committee which has reported
them, but both will be confirmed be-
yond question.
The nomination Of Mr.. HornbloWer,
for Justice Of the Supreme Court, was
not reached.