The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
JUDGE PECKHAM's NOMINATION RE.
JECTRD BY THE SENATE.
Coke Of Texas Voted Against Confirmation
Mills In Favor Of It-Lively Day Of
Filibustering In the House on
BANDS Bill.
SEN ATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb Is The rUliiC
session of tt 9 sauuta teoav was anu
, sually briei a"n unin eie3liug. sen
: ator Brice (O) presented a petition
signed by $1,000 citizens of CuyahOga
county, asking that the duty be re-
tanned on iron ore. The binding Irvine
manufacturers OF Massachusetts,
through Senator Lodge, presented q
petition asking for a hearing before
the finance committee. Andrew d
White of New York was appointed a
member of the board of res ents of the
Smithsonian institute.
senator Chandler presented a reso-
sutton directing the secretary of the
treasury to inform the senate of the
names of the immigration commits
sioners at the vorious ports OF the
United States. 1t was adopted.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the president, "if not incompatible
with the public interests" to commu-
nicate to the senate all records and
dispatches from Minister Willis, pres
ent minister to Hawaii, not heretofore
transmitted, and especially the dis
patch communicating the letter from
President Dole, specifying certain
charges against the conduct of Mr..
Willis.
Then at 1920 o'clock, on motion of
Senator Pugh, the senate went into
executive session to consider the NOM
ination of w. H. Peckham to be asso.
ciate justice of the supreme court. The
first half hour was devnted to con-
sideratIon of the reported nomina.
tions which were unOpposed. A few
minutes before one o'clock Senator
Villas resdmed the speech which he
had begun when the senate adjourned
Wednesday, in support of the con.
firmation of Mr.. Peckam's nomination,
and concluded at 2:05, and was fol.
lowed by Senator Mitchell (Ore,) an
other member of the judiciary COM
mittee who favored confirmation.
Senator Mitchell spoke briefly, and
was follow ed by Senator White (Cal.)
who in turn gave way to Senator
George.
Senators Mitchell and George spoke
for confirmation, and Senator White
against. A vote was taken to confirm
the nomination, and the result was re.
lection by vote of 80 to Al.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Senators Bate, Black burn,
Brice, Butler, Cafery, Dixon, Faulk-
ner, George, Gray, Hale. Harris, Hun
ton, Kyle, Lindsay, NJ cPherson, Mar
tin, Mills, Mitchell (Ore.), Mitchell
wis J, Palmer, Pasco, Pettigrew,
, Platt, Proctor, Ransom, Roach, Squire,
Stock bridge, Turpie, Villas, Voorhees,,
White (La.) 80.
Nays-Aldrich, ALLEN, Allison, Ber-
ry, Call, Cameron, CARR, Chandler,
Cockreli, Coke, Cullom, Daniel,
Davis. Dolph, Frye, Gallinger. Gibson,
German, HansbrOngh, Hawley, Zig
gins, Hoar, Irby. Jones ARK. Lodge.
McLaurin, Mander'on, Morrill,, Muir
ply, PETER, Perkins, Power, Pugh,
Shoup, Stewart, Teller, West. Wash
burn, White (Cal. }, WiIson-41.
At 4:l5 the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Mr. Bland
today began his coercive tactics to
compel q vote on the silver seignior.
age bill. The bulk of the Republi-
cans and Democrats opponents of the
measure inaugurated a filibuster with
the intention of forcing him to pro-
duce quorum of advocates of the bill
to pass it, and the entire day was con.
sumed in calls. The higest number Of
votes Bland was able to poll was 1913
in favor OF the demand for the pre-
vious question on motion to close de-
bate. OF these 145 were Democrats,
nine POpuls,s and nine Republicans
Messrs. Bage Or and Ryan IN. W
refused to join tina filibuster but voted
against the motion.
The Republicans vino voted with
Mr.. Bland were, Bowers Call Brod.
erick. Doolitte, Funston, Marsh. Her.
man, Post and Sweet.
At 4 o'clock Mr.. Bland abandoned
any further attempt to secure a quo
rum today and after passing resolu-
ton inst ucting the sergeant-at-aIms
to telegraph for absentees, a recess
was taken until O'CLOCK, the evening
session being devoted to consideration
of private pension bills.
Mr.. Bland expresses the opinion
that he will have a quorum present
tomorrow, but the general impression
is that he will not be able to secure a
quorum until Monday.
At the opening of the session of the
house this morning Mr.. Cummings,
chairman of the committee on. naval
affairs, presented the question of
privileged report of the committee on
Mr. Boutelle's resolution calling upon
the secretary Of the navy to inform