The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-06
CALL WINS IN HIS FIGHT.
The Senate Refuses to Confirm the
Nomination Of Long.

The Vote 80 to 16-The Debate Be-
tween Gall and Pasoo Very Aorimon-
ious and Dangerously Close to
sensationalism-Oa Insisted on an
Immediate Vote.
Washington, April 5.-After fight
lasting through three executive sessions
Senator Call, of Florida, to-day succeeded
in having Henry w. Long, nominated to
be the register of the land Office at Gaines
vile. Fla, rejected. Although it re-
quired three days to do this it was not
due at any time to lack of friends on the
side of Mr.. Call, but to the absence of a
voting quorum; and when the vote
was finally taken this afternoon, Mr..
Long was rejected by a vote Of exactly 2
to /, there being SO for rejection and 10
for confirmation. The debate to-day
ranged dangerously close to sensational
ism, and was, for time, very acrimoni-
Gus between MIR. Pasco and Mr.. Call, the
contending senators from Florida Mr..
Pasco, it is said, contended that MIR. Call
had at no time entered any protest to the
nominations; but Mr.. Call met this with
the statement that he had written letter
to the Secretary of the Interior
and that he had gone there to oppose the
nomination with Senator Gordon. Mr.
Call further said that he was prepared at
any time to have accepted any man who
was good democrat and not personally
offensive to him, but that the Florida
delegation had seen fit to unite upon
man who was his personal and political
enemy, and he could do nothing else than
oppose him.
HALF A DOZEN BALLOTS.
Half dozen yea and nay calls were
had on this question to-day. After pro-
longed debate the vote was taken on the
motion to table the motion to recommit
the nomination TO the committee, which
was defeated by moderate majority.
Then came roll call on the motion to re-
commit, which was also treated in the
same way.
Mr.. Dolph then took the floor and
made an argument favoring the nomina-
tion, concluding his remarks with
motion that action be postponed two
weeks, with instructions stothe,committee
to have hearings. Mr.. Call and his fol-
lowers were unwilling to submit to any
thing but final and decisive action, and
this motion was defeated by majority
of IL votes.
Mr.. Hill, who was one of Mr.. Calls
friends in the matter next sought to set
tie the matter without friction by moving
that the whole case be postponed iLdeh-
nitely, but Mr.. Chandler opposed this
vigorously and said that the Senate was
bound either by yea or nay to say to the
President what they thought of the NOM
ination. Mr.. Chandler characterized Mr..
Hills motion as unprecedented and en-
tirely outside the practice of the Senate.
THE NOMINEE DEFEATED.
Mr.. Hill thereupon Withdrew his mo-
tion, and the final vote was taken, with
the result that the nominee was defeated
by q vote Of 80 to 16. Upon the motion of
Mr. Pasco the injunction of secrecy was
removed from the proceeding.
Newman D. Wainwright, nominated to
be receiver of public moneys in the Florida
district, was confirmed without opposi-
tion.
The case of George w. Wilson, nomi-
mated to be collector of internal revenue
in Florida which Mr. Call will also con
test, was permitted to go over for future
session.
THE CHINESE TREATY.
After the confirmation of great batch
of postmasters, Mr.. Morgan called up the
Chinese treaty, which was read, but
no action was taken. Mr.. Perkins, of Cali
fornia, gave notice that he intended to
offer some amendments TO strike out the
parent, wife and child clause and the
debtor and creditor provision, which, he
said, was fatal weakness in the treaty
and formed loophole through which the
very thing sought to be prevented would
be ACCOMPLISHED