St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-17

Davis, McLaurin, Wilson.
D9elRh, co. pont Manderson, cou,ao. o.
don, Mcmillan, Martin. Morgan-Total, s.
Paired against Peckham-Messrs. Dubois
Jones New, Quay, Vance and Wolcott-
Total. s.
and Sherman.
Senator Colquitt released Senator Will
son, who voted against confirmation,
and Senator Sherman released Senator
Brice, who voted for confirmation.
REHABILITATION: "'
For frmation-Democrats %; Re
publicans, 8; Populist, l. Total, SO.
Against Confrmation-Democ 10;
Republicans, %; PopulIsts. 3. Total,
Al. Paired for Confirmation-Deme-
crats,4; Republican, l. Total, 5. Paired
Against Confirmatien-DemOcrat, l..
Republicans, 4. Total, 5.
Absent and Unpaired-Democrat. I;
Republican. : Total. .. The proceed,
ings of the executive session prior to
the taking of the vote consisted entire
ly of
SPEECHAIAKING,' >
Senators Villas Mitchell (Or.), George
and Gray speaking speaking for confir-
nation, and Senators White (CaI.1
and Hawley against. All the addresses
except those of Senators Villas and
George were very brief. and consisted
mainly of explanations of the votes of
the speakers.
Senator Villas spoke for two hours,
devoting himself to a defense of the
character of Mr.. Peckham and of the
presidents right to appoint in case,
like that Of Justice of the supreme court
without consulting the senators from
whose state the nominee was chosen.
He read extensively from letters con-
cerning Mr.. Peckham which had been
laid before the Judiciary committee,
giving extracts from letters of con-
demnation, as well as praise, and ana
lyZed and dissected the letters as he
progressed. Summing up. he declared
that the better testimony was favorable
to Mr.. Peckham, and showed him to be
man deserving of the high honor
which the president had sought to con-
fer upon him. Mr.. Villas also made an
explanation of Mr.. Peckham's telegram
to Judge Caldwell concerning the re-
ceivership of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway, saying that his mo-
tive in saying that Judge CaldwelPs
order would not be obeyed was found
IN the fact that the Union Trust COM
panY, for which Mr.. Peckham was act
ing, was of the opinion that the order
would place the trust company in the
irht af of
the bondholders for whom it acted.
SENATOR GEORGE DISCUSSED
the constitutional points involved In the
case and declared his belief that Mr..
Peckham was man entirely fit for the
position. He had given the subject
careful consideration, and had delibar-
ately reached the conclusion that Mr..
Peckham should be confirmed.
Senator White, of California, said that
the selection Of Supreme court judge
was matter which greatly interested
the people of California. There was
now, he said, pending in the courts
suit involving the ownership of the
water front of valuable property in that
state, estimated to be worth $50, 900.
This suit would eventually reach the
supreme court and be determined by
that tribunal. He had observed that
some of the friends of the nominee In
the present instance were men who
were interested in the result of these
suits, and, while this might be mere
coincidence, 1t was sufficient to decide
him against the nominee.
SnnAfnr MitabplI cnid that ho bod ho-
come convinced from an investigation
of all the facts that Mr.. Peckham was
we'll fitted for the supreme bench. he
called attention to the fact that eminent
lawyers of New York and elsewhere
had spoken in
HIGHEST TERMS OF HIM.
He stated that lawyer who had per.
sonally known all the supre me justices
for twenty years, and had been ac-
quainted with Mr.. Peckham during
that time as we'll, had assured him that
the nominee was entirely capable of
filling the office. The same gentleman
was quoted as saying that he was
great deal like the late Justice Miller,
firm and judicial. The speeches of
Senators Gray and Hawley were brief
and emphatic, the former for and the
latter against confirmation.
Occasionally there is heard specula-;;
tion as to what will be- the presidents
course In view of the rejection of the
second of his nominees for the associate
justiceship. No one whose opinion is :
of value will venture surmise or sug-
gest name. The supreme court is
now in recess, and will be until the 5th
of March, so that the necessity for
full bench will not be urgent until that
time.