New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-17

authority and jurisdiction IN MS treatment ol
the Hawaiian question. the silver question and
many other political and personal issues, aroused
a natural spirit Of vindictiveness and reprisal in
that body which cleverly taken advantage
of by Mr. Hill to secure an assertion 10y the
senate II it's own power and consequence; and
of this assertion Mr. IIornbower was the un-
lucky victim ~ nominating Mr.. Peckham in
the face ~ the Senatcs adverse action In the
Uornblowcr case. Mr.. Cleveland ostentatiously
challenged that body 70 rcpeat its disapproyal.
there being no escape from the conclusion that
the Pcckham nomination was made in a spirit OF
Executive rcproof and resentment
rUcKHAMs ATTITUDE TOWARD PROTECTION.
The sentiment ~ aniagonisn thus challenged
was undoubtedly aided and the anti-Adminlstra-
tlon strength in the Senate increased by the
discovery that Mr. Pcckham had greatly om-
barrassed his reputation a. a jurst 10y commit
ting himself H. The legal crulity that any sort
of a protective tariff IL opposed 10 and In vio-
latlon ~ the Constitution This exposure r.
peled ~ course much 81 the Republican sup
port which had gone To- Mr.. Hornhowcr I'm the
earlier contest. and the votes thus lost cou'd
not be- recovered on the Democratic side. even
10y the most strenuous exercise Of Executive
ami Office brokerage influence. Several Demo
cratic Senator's who had opposed Hornblower
were won over 10y the Administrations prom
ises 70 vote for Pcckham. but the majority ~
Mr. Peckham'a Democratic supporters gave him
their votes finally with hesitation ami reluctance
Mr.. liil. with the credit 81 a former victory
Z, encourag, him. conducted confident and
telling canvass against tn" Administration noml-
nee: and he comes out of his second tight with
the President much more Formidable oppo,
ncnt than Mr.. Cleveland and his advisers had
ever Imagined h. could prove The vote on con
nrmation given below shows that Of the thirty
two supporters Of Mr.. Pcckham. eight were Re-
rubcans and twenty-four Democrats. or the
foriy-one votes against the Administrators
nominee twelve were east 10y Democrats twen,
tv-ive by Republicans and four 10y lndepend-
ents and Populisis.
THE VOTE ~ DETAIL
The vote I'm detail was as follows:
For confrna ton-AIessrs. Bate Berry. Black
burn. Rrlcc Camery. Dixon George. Gordon.
Gray. Hale. Hunton Lindsay, MCPHERSON Mar
tin. Mills. Mitchell, OF Oregon; Mitchell OF
Wisconsin: Morgan. Palmer Pasco Pettlgrew.
Platt Proctor. Ransom. Roach Smith. Squire.
stockbrdgc Turpie Villas. voorhees, and White,
Of Louisiana total. y.
Against connrmatiOn-Mes Adrich, Allen,
Allison. can. Carey Chandler. coke. Cuilom'
Daniel Davis Dolph. Dubois. Frye. Galilnger.
Gibson. German. IIansbrough liawley, Higgins.
Hlll. Hoar. Irby Jones, u Arkansas Jones, oi
Nevada: Kyle Lodge. McLaurin. Manderson.
Murphy PETER. Perkins Power Pugh Quay.
Shoup. Stewart Teller. Washhurn, White, OF
California. W
Mr. Colqultt. who had opposed llornblower,
did not vote at all Mr.. sherman was also absent
and impaired. He had supported tiornblower
I'm the earlier contest Mr.. vance aEainst con-
Michigan The votes of the two Missouri Sena
tors. Messrs. Vest and Cockrcll Offset each other
Mr. Morrill, against confirmation. was paired
with Mr. Harris. -Four other Senator'S were alb
sent either paired or unaccounted for
SENATOR GRAY MAY BE NOMINATED.
What Mr. Cleveland will do now remains n
question. 1t is the hope of the best opinion here
that he will abandon the personal and factiona
quarrel over judicial patronage in which he is
now involved and fiji the existing vacancy
the Supreme Court bench with a lawyer who can
command immediate and undsputed confirma
ton. Senator Gray Is again mentioned as the
most fitting selection for the place. and there
can be little doubt that by his public service to
the party in Congress and To the Administration
he has richly earned "A seat on the bench.
The first half hour OF the executive session
was spent in routine business. when Mr. Villas
took the floor and began speech when lasted
for more than an hour. and in defence of
the right OF the President TO appoint whom he
pleased for this or any other offce. quallncatlon
alone to be considered. lie then entered into
a long discussion Of the merits Of the case. and
read numerous letters from distinguished at
torneys, going to show that Mr.. Peckham was
I'm every way fitted for the exalted place TO
which he had been nominated Mr.. Villas sought
to show that the nominees disposition ana al
legged ill-temper were not as had been repre-
sented, but that, on the contrary. he was tnor-
oughly equipped fer the duties OF Jurist Mr..
Villas also explained the transactions In which
Mr.. PecSham was said To have telegraphed
Judge Caldwell I'm regard to a recent decision
OF the Judges In a certain railroad case.
Mr. Mitchell, one of the Republican members
Of the committee. followed in a brief speech. in
which ne said he had examined all Of the al
legged charges and had reached the conclusion
that there was nothing in them which IN any