Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-17

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DO-The Court Win Not Meet
Till March 8.
WAt .Tov. d. C., February 10
The Senate adjourned a few minutes
past four o'clock this afternoon after
spending the better part of swo days
considering tho nomination. Of w. II.
Peckham, Of New York, 81 be Asso-
ciate Justice Of the Supreme Court
The vote had just been taken ou a
motion 90 confirm the nomination and
the result, which was rejected by a
vote of 80 60 Al was known. The vote
in detail was as follows.
Ieas-Nessrs. Bate, Blackburn,
BrIce, Butler Gallery, Dixon, Eau kner,
George, Gray, Hale, Harris, HuntOu,
Kyle, Lindsay, Mcpherson, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell .Oregonl, Mitchell wis
cousin), Palmer, Pasco, Petugrew,
P.att, Proctor, Ransom, Roach. Squire.
StOck0ridge, Iurp.e, Villas, Voorhees,
and White, Of Louisiana. Total 80.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, AIi-
son, Berry, Gail, Cameron, Carey, Chan
dler, G0ckr8l Coke, Cull0m. Daniel,
Davis, Dolph, Frye, GaIlinger Gibson,
German. Hausbrough, H4wiey, Hig-
gins, HILL H0ar Irby, Jones' lArkan-
SasI. Lodge, McLaurIn, Manders0n,
Aorril, Murphy, PETER, Perkins,
Power, PUgh, Snoup, Stewart, Teller
Vest. Waslburn, White California and
Wlson-Tota, Al.
Paired ior Peckham-Messrs. Cam
deb, Gordon, Mcmillan, Smith, Nor
gau-Totsl 8.
Paired against Peckham-Messrs.
Dubois, Jones, ~ vadaI, Quay, Vance
ana WolCott-Total s.
Absent without paIrs-Nessrs. Col
Quitt and sherman. Senator Co'QuJt
released Senator Wilson, who voted
against confirmation, aud Senator Sher-
man released Senator Brice, who voted
for confirmation.
Becap.tu'ation: For confirmation
Democrats. 23; Republicans, S; Popu-
lists, l-Tota 32.
Against cou6rmation-Democrats, Is;
Rpu ucaas, 23, Popu.ists, Total,
a.
Paired for confrmatiou-Democrats,
f, Republicans, 10
Paired against coufrmation-Demo-
Gratis. g.; Republicans, Be- Total, 3.
Atsclt aud uupa.red-Dem0crats, 1;
Republicans. IL Total %.
THE PROCEEDINGS
OF She Executive session prior 90 the
taking OF Che vote consisted entirely OF
.urecbmaking. Senate Villas. Mitchell,
(OregOnl; Gorge and Cray, speaking
lor conformation, ana senators White,
[Calforuial and Haw.ey, against. Am
tne addresses, except those of Villas and
George, were very brief, aud consisted
nmaiuIy of explanations OF the votes OF
Ytar speakers.
Senator Vias spoke for TWO hours,
devoung himself 90 a defence of the
character OF Nr. Peckham aud of the
Presidents right 90 appoint in a case
like that of Justice of the supreme
Court without consulting the Senators
from whose State the nominee was
chosen. He read extensively from let
tiers con ~rning Mr. Peckham, which
had been laid before the Judiciary Conf
mittee, giving extracts from che let
ters OF condemnation as we'll as
praise. and analyzed and dissected
The letters as he progressed.
Summing up, be declared that she bet
ter testimony was favorable 90 Mr.
Pockhan. a1d showed him tO be man
deserving OF the high honor which The
President had conferred upon him- Mr.
Villas also made an explanation of Mr.
peckham's telegram % Judge Caldwell
concerning the reCeiyership OF the
Atchis0n, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road, saying that his motive in saying
that Judge Caldwel's order would not
be obeved was found in the fact that
he Union Trust Company, for which
. Mr.. Peckham was acting, was OF opiu-
ION that the order would place the Trust
Company in the light of a preferred
creditor. instead of the b0udhO.ders TOR
hwhOm 90 acted.
Sepato- George discussed the consti-
tutionaI points involved To the case ana
declared his belief that Mr.. Peckham
was a man
ENTIRELY FIT FOR THE POSITION.
RE mad given the subject careful con-
aslderation and had deliberately reached
Ythe conclusion that Mr. fecNnam
lshould be- confirmed.
4 Senator White, OF Callfornin, said
that the selection Of a Supreme Court
tudge was a matter which greatly In
terested the people of California
There was now, he said, pending iu the
courts suit involving the ownership
of the water front Of valuable
nroperty in that State estimated
io be worth 500. 600 600. This suit
would eventually reach the supreme
Court aud be determined by that triou-
nal. He bad observed that some of the
friends of the nominee in the present
instance we're men who we're Interested
ip the result Of these suits, aud while
this might be a mere coincidence, it was
sufficient 90 decide him against the
nominee. ,,sA.
senator Mitchell said that be had be-
come convinced from an Investigation
-,g.ll the facts that Mr. Peckham was
,oli fitted for the Supreme bench. he
ted attention 20 the fact that
'nent lawyers Of New York aud
where had spoken in the highest
ems of him. He stated that a lawyer
bo had personally known all the Su-
,reme Justices for twenty years, and
.5,ad been acquainted with Mr.. Peckham
durin4 that time as well, had assured
him thst the nominee was entirely ca
,ahle of fiHDg that Office. The same
Gentleman was quoted as saying thai be