New-York tribune., 1894-02-06
FIGHTING OVER MR. PEChHAM
HILL CONFIDENT OF HIS ABILITY TO
DEFEAT TIE NOMINATION..
THE PRESIDENT EQUALLY DETERMINED TO
FORCE CONFIRMATION- 40 ACTION by
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
fry rEIEGpLpu TO TIE TRIBUNE.l


rBy rE1EeRArn TO TIE rRrBUsEl
Washington Feb Mr.. Peckham's nomi-
nation continues to hang fire The judiciary
Committee Of the Senate had It's regular meeting
to-day. but though Mr. Peckhams friends made
strenuous efforts t. induce those OF their col
leagues who sympathize With Senator Iiill IN
his struggle with the \ lminis,raton to consent
10 some course which would take the nomination
out Of the committee and place 1t before 'he
Senate they did not succeed. The Admlnistra-
ton Senators are understood to have maze seF-
eral propositions 10 Mr.. Hill all OF whlch WERE
Of course rejected by him. Tho most piausip'e
Of these propositions was to report the nohiha-
ti,, b,cl, to tho Senate without recommendation
Mr. IIl declined 1t on the ground that he had
not had sufficient opportunity to state the rea-
sons Of mis- opposition. Whatever the Admi;lis-
trali,n Senators on the committee may nave
thought of Mr. IIills excIs". they probably knew
that they were In no position TO force Vo'e III
the committee. The senior Senator from Ne"-
yorl, feels confident of his ability to defeat Mr..
Pcoihams nomination In the judiciary COM
mttce. while he IS probably not quite 80 sure
as TO the outcome Of vote in the Senate. ilr
Was on he other hand. ana other friends Of the
Administration assert with a good deal Of en-
ph,sis that lIr. Perkham can and will he con-
iirnnod az soon as the judiciary Committee re-
ports upon his nomination,
TIE PRESIDENTS PERSONAL. CANVASS
Il fs impossible. of course to say what will
be the outcome. but to judge from the efforts
rlad. bv the Presiden; TO secure votes for his
latest nominee. it must be assumed that he Is
pr4pa red To- 20 70 the utmost lengths of humii-
alton before acknowledging defeat. The manner
I'm which he Is said t. have personally can
vassed the chances Of his protege; the easerness
with which he buttonholcs Senators who call al
the White House IN order To get them 20 COM
nit thems Ives fayorably TO Mr.. Pe"khams
nomination: the threats OF retaliation and official
dlsIleasure which are arfuily dissr"lliia'Iu & pS
"cickope" and which are designed 10 rfacn me
ears 4 woais-knocd brethren susp"ct"! ~ as
loyalty probably surpass anything that Presi-
t.nt has over lonturod before TO attempt.
Among other things IL Is said that the President
has 4..nt word 10 the N.W-iOrk senators that II
Mr. prckham is rejected h" VIII npI S"nd III
the name OF another man from New-Iork, ana
tha; the responsibility for that state hot peMg
rcprcsontD,l On th- Supreme Court bench would
lie with the two Ncw-YorN Senators. \ prom,
ucnt member II the Ious" quotes Mr.. CleVelahd
az having made a sim3r statement to nm.
Another member of Congress states that Mr
Cleveland said that it "as not linpiobahlc uat
! II Peckham were defeated senator Gray, OF
/ Delaware. would be- nominated Tor the pace
Both Mr. Hill and Mr.. Villas. representing the
autagonistc clements In the matter. II IS sac
49,. telling their friends that they viii WIN Nf.
Villas il NOR. earnest in his predictions to-day
Z, ,,.....- t,., Ia. .-a. last week although he
IT,. w. ,s,,~,,Iss as :, the action of the COM
lit, I, ia e,ld His increased hope is UNDER
,.I ., la boenI ~, the fact thai the prcs-
In, h, d.,rr,irad IA secure the confirmation
u, VI 10 p,i,b.n, m ali hazarls There are we'll
- w. ,,,,,.'re mar ovrrt,rres have been made
t, ,,.o,,, ,r..,, tbe Nrti,a IInusn In
.I''",r ~ =, 81, n,ber - II. .Inoctetic Sena-
ur l','''Um L "' rt,n"r,, b,ij themselves aloof
t ~ 80, irt.r.e,e - the Administrations. Among
,h',,, ar. Senator'S C.ckrelL Martin Harris and
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TO CoN'UlAIH N'9l ~" ~ "
'rv,n or The nominations svbmittei h. the Pres
ldeht 10 TIE He"''' '"' a.
have been mld' with special p'@'.hE on '''e
/ Peckhlm nomination. Those a'e John X
NvoI..r IA he I'nitel states Attorney ami Joseph
| - -hih,. g., a.. Marshal Of ,hn NnsfnfU Dis
~ 49,, -" 1"' 'v,t yv,Ii,ar is = brother-in- law
ui'' "' No. ., a,'1 s.h..ilv ,v,s -.no -nr
I "i senator '"rFr,'" anu ~ ~ -. All
N"sf commander IN the t'"'' y '''', t
~. mo prcsiian, Win a view - concnating the
TWO Missouri Senators. They are oDlh PERSON
f ally a,r"ptabl" To- the '''F'"'r '',,' -
rumor. however; NAV .'.,'',, ~ ',,s ,I