The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-17

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l6.-Tho
senate adjourned few minutes past
4 o'clock this afternoon utter spending
> The better part OF two days considering
the nomination OF ". II. Pcckham, OF
New York, to be associated justice OF
tho supreme court.
The vote had just been taken on a
motion 10 confirm the nomination and
the result, that it was rejected by vote
Of 80 10 Il, was known. The vote in
detail was as follows:
YEAs-AIoasrs. Bate, Blackburn, Bricc.
Butler, Gallery, Dixon, Faulkner, George,
Gray, Hale, Harris, Hunton, Kyle, Lind.
say, McPheraon, Martin, Mills, Mitchell
(oregon). Mitchell (Wisconsn), Palmer,
Pnsco. PettiGrew, Platt, Proctor, Ran
som, Roach, Squire, Stockbridge, Tur-
pie, Villas, Voorhees, and White (Louis-
lanai. Total 81.
NAYs-Aiessrs. Aldrich, Allen, ALI
son, Berry, Call, Cameron, Carey, Chand-
lor, Cockerell, Coke, Culom, Daniel, Da-
Wig, Do!ph, FRYE, Gallinger, Gibson,
German, Hansbrough, lIawley, Higgins,
Hill, lloar, lrby, Jones (Arkansas),
Lodge, McI.aurin, Henderson, Morrill,.
Murphy. Petler, Perkins, Power, Pugh,
Shoup, Stewart. Teller. Vest, Washburn,
White California; and Wilson. Total
IL.
Paired for Pcckham-Messrs. Cam
den, Gordon, Mcmillan, Martin. Morgan.
Total 8.
Paired against Peckham-Messrs
Dubois, Jones, OF Nevada, Quay, Vance
and Wolcott. Total ..
Absent without pairs-Mcssrs. Col
quit and Sherman. Senator Colquitt
released Senator Wilson, who voted
against confirmation, and Senator Sher-
man released Senator Dricc, who voted
for confirmation.
Rccapitu!atiou: For confirmation
Democrats 2S; Republicans s.; Popuiists
!. Total 80.
Against Observation-Disclosures Is;
Republicaus, 90; Populiat, s. Total, Il.
Paired for acknowledgements,
4; Republicans, l.
Paired against contirmation-Dcmo-
Gratis, !; Republicans, 4. Total, 5.
Absent and unpaired-Democrats, |;
Republicans, l. Total, ..
THE SPEECHES.
The proceedings OF the executive aos-
sion prior to tho taking OF tho vote con-
sisted entirely Of speech making, Sem
atorS Villas. Mitchell (Oregon), George
and Gray speaking ior confirmation and
Senators White California; and Haw-
10y against, All the addresses, except
those OF Senators Villas and George, were
very brief aud consisted mainly OF ex-
plantations oil the votes OF the speakers.
Senator Villas spoke for two hours. do
voting himself to defence of the char
acter OF Mr. Peckham and OF tho Prcsi-
dents right to appoint in case like
that OF justice OF the supreme court
without consulting the senators from
whose state tho nominee was chosen.
He read extensively ly from letters con-
cerninG Mr.. Peckham, which had been
laid before the Judiciary committee,
giving extracts IRON the letters OF con-
demnation as well as praise, and an
nlyzed and dissectcd tho letters as ho
progressed. Summing up, he declared
that the bettor testimony was favorable
TO MIR. PeCkham, and showed him to be
man deserving OF the high honor
which tho President had sought to con-
fer upon him. Mr.. Villas also made an
explanation Of Mr.. Peckham's telegram
to Judge Caldwoll concerning tho re-
ceivcrship OF the Atchison, Topeka 4;
Santa Fe railroad, saying that his mo-
tive in saying that Judge Caldwell's or
der would not be obeyed was found in
the fact thatthe Union Trust Company,
for which Mr.. Peckham was acting, was
the opinion that tho order would
place the trust company in the light OF
preferred creditor instead OF the bond
holders for whom it acted.
Senator George discussed the consti-
tutionai points involved in the case and
declared his belief that Mr.. Pcckham
was man entirely flt for the position.
He had given tho subject careful con-
s!derasion and had deliberately reached
theconclusion that Mr.. Peckham should
be confirmed.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Senator White, OF California, said that
the selection OF a supreme court Judge
was matter which greatly Interested
the people OF California Thnrn yoa