The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-13

The Senate CommIttee 3 For and AG.i.st
Confirmation, with Mr.. Hos- Absent.

WASHINGTON Feb 1.-THE contest between
| the Administration and Senator Hill over the
nomin alton OF Wheeler A. peckham to be
| Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States has been transferred from the
Judiciary Committee room to tho Senate
chamber. aud will take place on Thursday
next at = /. NJ. Whom Chairman Pugh put the
question to his colleagues this morning:
Shall the nomination be reported favorably"
the roll call developed an equally divided COM
mittee. There were ten members present. six
Democrats and four Republicans. Senator
Hoar. who at the last IN Getting or the commits
tee requested further time for consideration
| because no claimed to be In search OF moro
light on the subject. was absent. 1t Is we'll
known that Senator lIoar desired to be absent
from the committee. in order that his vote
might not affect tho result. lie Is opposed to
| conf rmatop. and so are other members OF the
committee besides those VINO voted n 0 to-day.
1t is well understood that to- days action is
not binding. and all the Senators are free to
vote as they choose. In tho committee. Sena-
tors Lindsay. Villas. and George voted Cor =
favorable report. and an equal number or
Demo- Messrs. Pugh. Hill. and Coke. voted
the other way. The Republicans wero SINH
larly divided. for Messrs. Patt and Mitchell
voted yea and Teller and Wilson nay. Under
the circumstances 1t Is difficult for those
| Sena who desire TO stand bytne committee
| to decide which way TO vote so evenly divided
| are the two parties.
| The friends ofthe Administration are claim
| ing substantial gain by tho accession OF
Senator George. lie has been wavering for
more thnn a week past and both sides have
been closely following his actions with the
hope OF ascertaining how he would vote on the
final roundup. In discussing tho question
with his associates Mr.. George has maintained
a discrete on-commttal attitude. OCCASION
ally asking questions that raised the hopes
and expectations OF the rival factions. To-day
he formally Joined the Administration forces.
and consequently there was great rejoicing
in Administration circles None OF Senator
Georges associates are disposed to discuss
the motives or the Inducements which led him
to vote no on Iiornblower and yes on
Peckham, although there are many insinua-
lions to the effect that he will receive due
recognition from the Administration when the
distribution OF Federal patronage IN Mlssis-
Senator liiiI was not as well pleased over tho
vote in committee rs he would have been had
the rejection been more emphatic, lie ex-
the nnal roll call iie did not attempt TO ac-
count Tor the detection OF the Mississippi SEN
got him away from us The senator is not
says he Is confident that a majority of the Sem
ate Will TO convinced before the struggle 10
over that the selection Of Mr., Pcckham T. an
improper one and that his nomination will he
rejected. senator rugh ~ even more cOnt-
dent than the Senator tgOm New York. lilo
says that tho opposition To Mr. PcckhRm is so
strong that no would be rejected even II tho
committee had submitted u favorable report.
senator Hiatt one ~ the Republican Senators
who voted Tor Mr.. P'ckham ir COMMITTEES. pre-
diets that the nomination will be rejected In
The arrangement In the committee by which
the report without recOmn endalon wnA
made was mutually agreeable, and was for the
purpose 81 bringing the question into the
Senate, where II rightfuly belongs Senator
Lodge. who also voted for Mr.. HornbiOwer's
cOnilrmaiO on SAYS that he aud several other
Republican senators who voted the same wRy
are convinced that Mr.. PrckhRm IN not lifted
Tor ia" supreme bench, and they Will vote ac-
cOrdlngly.
Just before the Senate went into executive
session this evening large batch of nomina-
tiOnH was sent in bY the President Senator
iugh ami several other anti-lerkham men at
once called for the list and scru'ini2si IT care
fully. making facetious comment upon certain
names supposed 10 have been suggested by
cuckoo Senators The President and the mem
beers Of his Cabinet are leaving no stone un-
turned to convince Senators that II II their
duty TO vote for Mr.. Psckham's confirmation.
Proposing 10 ESiCt MT. NeLsuEhIIn.
Mayor SchIersn has suggested that part Of
the basement Of tho Grooklyn City Hail. occu-
pied by tbs old volunteer nremsn be put at
the disposal OF the civil Service Com mission.
The Board OF Aldermen referred the sugges-
ton YESTERDAY to the Committee on Public
lEuds and Parks.
The nremeu have occupied the rooms for
several years II is here that Hugh Me-
laughlin, the veteran Democratic leader can
he found each evening PLAYING his iayorite