The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-22

previous question. tomorrow. Once the
necessary quorum is obtained, and that
is only question of time, as the oppo-
ptnts of the measure have practically
abandoned hope of defeating the bill, it
will be brought to vote if need be by
a special order from the committee Oh
rules, the speaker having promised &
special rule if the emergency demands it.
Minor matters occupied the attention
of the senate to-day. Senators Daniel,
Caffery and White of California have
notice of speeches on the Hawaiian reso-
luton for this week, and it is probable
that other senator's will speak upon the
subject before next Saturday.
Washington, Feb. 2O.-The president
to-day seEt to the senate the nomination
Of Senator Edward D. White of Louis-
ana to be an associate justice of the
Urited States supreme court, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Justice
Blatchford. The senate had hardly time
to recover from the surprise which the
CmipatiOn had caused when the con-
frmatiOn was announced. While months
had been spent in consideration of the
nominations of Messrs. Hornblower and
Peckham, and much time devoted to
them by tile senate committee on jill
dietary the name of Mr.. White was not
referred to the committee at all, and in
less than an hour after the nomination
had been received the senate had placed
it's seal Of approval upon the selection
and robbed itself of an esteemed member
and had given the supreme court the one
man necessary to make full bench.
Edward Douglas White will take his seat
on the supreme bench as the youngest
of the justices, and with the exception
of Justices Field and Harlan, he will
have entered at an earlier period in life
tLan any of the other justices, and will
have the exceptionally long term of rwen
ty-one years to serve before retirement.
He was born in the parish of La
Fourche, La, I'd was forty-eight years
of age last November. He was educated
at Mount st. Mary's, near Emmetsburg,
Md, at the Jesuit college in New Or
leans, and finally at Georgetown college,
District of Columbia He entered the
Confederate army, and after the war
was admitted to the bar by the Louisi-
ana supreme court, and practiced his pro-
fession during the troubled years which
followed the reconstruction period. LII
1874 he began his political experience as
Il state senator, lapsing into the law
again he became associate justice of the
supreme court of Louisiana in 1873, but
again turning to political pursuits, he
was elected to the United States senate
to succeed Senator Eustis. at present
minister to France, taking his seat March
t, 1891. BY his appointment to-day he
will leave Il vacancy of full two years III
his senatorial term. The new justice is
q bachelor at present, but there is a
well defined rumor af1oat that before the
society woman who has been a brilliant
figure in Washington.
The session Of the senate was un
usually devoid of interest. Senator Hale
PRESENTED resolution to investigate GER
tain printing contracts, but the matter
did not even create a discussion in the
| senate, although the resolution Was
adopted. Senator Daniel opened his argyll
lie mt in support of the administration i'll
the Hawaiian natter, and will conclude
t MORROW.
The filibuster over the silver bill in
the house continued to-day, and an add
journment was had to give the Democrats
an opportunity to consider the situation
in caucus. An order arresting absentaes
was passed.
The success of the ilibustcr against
the Bland silver seigniOrage bill, which
has blocked proceedings in the house for
five days, forced the Democratic advo-
Gates Of the measure to inv oke the decree
of caucus. There We're present 100
Democrats, but not Democratic member
Of the New York delegation, all of whom
have joined the obstructive movement,
was present, nor in fact any of the 9TH
ers who joined hands with them. a
resolution was unanimously adopted that
all Democrats record their votes either for
| or against the measure. This will bring
the bill to n vote tomorrow in all proba.
bility.
Washington, Feb. 21.-There has been
cOnSidera BILE talk about the senate to-
| day of the prospect of Democratic eau
Gus to consider the tariff bill. Senator
| Gibson of Maryland. who has been CO.
operating with Senator German and 9th
ers to secure a duty ON coal. said to-day
| that he considered caucus inevitable,
| and that he thought it would be held
during the first part of next week, OF
possibly the latter part of the present
week. Members Of the finance COM
mittec do not consider that Il caucus will
| be necessary, and they confidently pre-
dict that none Will be held. They at
| tribute the caucus reports to the dis
| eleulekt anu are tNlucltlN I'll
the opinion that they will not be able to
secure sufficient backing among Demo-
cratic senators to force caucus The
meeting of the full Democratic commit
tee does not change the aspect of the
situati ton so far as can be learned. though
it came near doing so, and at one time
looked as if the meeting might result in
Cldcring the calling of 4 committee meet
ing tomorrow and the reporting Of the
bill to the full CONN ttee then. Only the
| fact that the week will then be over
half gone and that the senate will prob
ably adjourn over until Monday on ac-
! count of Washington's birthday. pre-
| vented.
The sugar schedule appears to be ut
resent the item which is giving the
greatest annoyance. and there is no
doubt but that for the unsatisfactory
status of this matter. the other dis
puted questions would have been agreed
upon before this time and the bill re-
ported to the full committee.
The session of the senate was devoid
Of special interest. Senator Daniel of