Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-02-23
Washington Mites.

On Thursday the senate was IN exeou-
tive session for seven hours and yet did
not make decision on Peckham's nomi-
nation for Supreme Judge. 1t was realiz-
ed that this life and death struggle be-
tween Cleveland and Hill. In the House
the Bland seigniorage bill was discussed all
day.
On Friday the Senate rejected Peck
hams nomination by a vote of Al to 81
thus again making Hill the victor in the
Senate in his quarrel W ith Cleveland. The
vote was as follows.
For Confirmation = Democrats - Bate.
Blackburn, BTice. Bullock, Catfery. Faulk-
ner, George, Gray. Harris, Hunton, Lind-
saw. Mcpherson, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
nf Wisconsin; Palmer. Pascoe, Ransnm,
r zach. Turpi. Villas, Voorhees, and White
.i Louisiana. Republicans, Dixon, Hale
Mitchell of Oregon; Petugrew, Platt, Proc
tor, Squire, Stockbridge. Populist-hy lr.
Total-32,
Against Confirmation - Republicans -
Aldrich Allison, Cameron. Carey, ca an
dler. Cuilnm. Davis, Duiph, Frye, Calling
-r. Hansbruugh. Hswiey, Higgins, Hoar,
Lodge, Mauderson, Morrill,. Perkins, Pow
-r. Snoup. Stewart Teller. Wash urn.
W lson Democrats-Berry, Call, Cookrel,
Coke. DauI-I, Gibson, Uurnau. hoy JONES
of Arkansas; McLauriu, Murphy, Hill,
Pugh, Vest, " hlte, of California Popu-
Iists-Alleu, PETER. Tutal-4l.
This shows % Democrats, Republicans
and | Populist tor. aud l5 Democrats, "A
Republicans and Pop 4lists voting against
confirmation.
The pairs wese as follows: Mr.. McMil-
Iian for, with Mr. Vance against; Mr. Nor
gan for. with Mr. Quay against; Mr.. Smlth
for with Mr. DubuIs against; Mr. Gordon
Tor with Mr.. Wnlcott against. Mr. Cam
| den Tor. Witu Mr.. Jones of Nevada against
Mr.. Colquitt and Mr.. Sherman, both favor
able to confirmation, were absent and not
paired.
At the opening session, Mr.. Villas, Dem
| ocrat, of Wisconsin, took the huor aud De-
| gan "A speech which lasted tor more than
| an hour and was in defense nf the right oi
tho President to appoint whom be pleased
| fur this or any other office, qualitcat ION
alone To be considered He read numer
Gus letters from distinguished attorneys t"
| show that Mr.. Peckham was in every way
| fitted for the place. Mr. Villas also sought
u show that the nominees disposition aud
| alleged i'll temper was not as had been rep
resented. but that on the contrary he was
| thoroughly equipped for the duties OF d
| jurist. Mr. Villas also explained the trans
: actions in which Mr.. Peckham Sas said t.
nave telegraphed Judge Caldwell IN regard
t. a recent decision of his in certain rail-
road case.
Mr. Mitchell, one of the Republican
\ members of the committee, said he had ex
amined all of the alleged charges and had
| reached the conclusion that there waS
nothing in them.
Mr. White, Democrat of California, and
| Mr.. Hawley, Republican, Of Connection
affirmed their belief that there was suth'
| cient in what had come before the Senate
| 10 justify its adverse action
Bland could not get quorum in the
House that day to consider his BILL thf
| Republicans abstaining from voting.
President CleYeland on Feb. ~, noml-
mated Senator " hite, of Louisiana, for As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court. an
the Senate Immediately confirmed th'
| nomination, thu ending the ugly tight be-
! tween Cleveland and Hill over succeSsoJ
TO the late Judge Blatchford Much sui-
| pri 80 is manifested at the President selec'
ing man from Louisiana when it wa
thought he would pick some New Engl land
| inrist Justice " bite is 40 wears old, Is 4
| Roman Catholic and we'll fitted intellectu.
| ally for the position.