The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-17
.PECKHAM Is REJECTED
The Senate Refuses 10 Confirm the
Presidents ECmllitiOa
FORTY-ONE TO THlRTY-TWO
Most of tho Senators From the
Northwest Vote Against Con-
firr,at!on-The Speeches In
Executive Session.

iourned few minutes past 4 o'clock after
spending the better part of two days con-
siderlng the nomination of w. Ii. Peck
ham of New York TO be associate Justice
of the supreme court. The vote was
taken on the motion to confirm the nom.-
nation and the result, which was a rejec-
ton by vote of - 10 IL, was as follows:
Neas-Bate, blackburn. Brice, Butler, CAT
fery Dixon. Faulkner, gorge. Gray. Hale.
Harris, Hunter, Kyle, Lindsay. Mcpherson,
Marlin, NILS, Mi'ch;sll OF Oregon, Mitchell OF
Wisconsin, falmLr, Paseo. Peltlgrew, Plat,
Proctor. Ransom, Roach, Squire. S,ockbridgc.
Turple, Villas, Voorhees,, White OF Louisiana, 81
Nays-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Berry. can,
Cameron, Carey, Chandler, COckrel, Coke,
Cuironl, Daniel, avis. Dolph, Frye, Galnger,
Gioson. German, Hansbroueh. Hawley, Higgins,
I'M, hoar, lrby, Jones Of Arkansas, Lodge, Nc.
ianrlh, Manderson, Morrill,, Murphy, PETER,
ierklns, Power, Pugh ShOup, Stewart, Teller,
Vest, Washburn, White OF California. Wilson, IL.
Paired for reckham-C Camden. Gordon, Me-
Mlllan, Martin, Morgan. 8.
Paired against Peckham-Dubois. Jones OF
Nevada. Quay, Vance, Wolcott, s.
Assent without pairs-Colquitt, Sherman, 9
Cciquiit re eased Wilson, who voted against
conirmatiou. aud sherman released Bricc, who
| voted for confirmation.
For confirmation Democrats, 20; republicans,
| S; populistS, l-32.
Against conlirmaton.-Democr Is; repub.
llcan. %; popu lists, 3-ii.
Paired for confirmation Democrats, 4; re-
publcans, L.
Paired against confirmation Democrats, l.
republicans, L.
Absent and unpaIred-Democrats I; repub.
leans, I.
The proceedings of the executive session
I prior TO the taking of the vote consisted
entirely of speech making, Villas, Mitchell
| OF Oregon, George and Gray speaking for
confirmation, aid White of California and
Hawley against. All the addresses except
those OF Vi.es and George were very brief.
! and consisted mainly in explanations of
| the vote of The speakers. Villas spoke two
hours, devoting himself TO defense OF
| the character of Peckham and the presi.
dents right 10 appoint in case like that
OF justice oil the supreme court, without
consulting the senators from whose state
the nominee is chosen. lie read exten.
sivaiy from letters concerning Peckhnm,
! which had been laid before the judiciary
1 committee, giving extracts from letters in
condemnation as well as in praise, and
analyZed and dIsseeted the letters as lie
progressed. Summing up, he declared the
better testimony was favorable to Peck
ham and showed hun to be a man deserv-
ing the high honor the president had
| sought to confer upon him. Villas also
| made an explanation of Peckham's teie-
gram to Judge Caldwell, concerning the
| receivership of the Atchison, saying his
motive in saying that Judge Caldwells
order would not be obcyed was found in
the fact that the Union Trust company,
Tor which Peckham was acting, was of the
orinion that the order would place the
trust company in the light Of preferred
creditor instead of the bondhoders for
whom il acted.
| Senator George discussed the constitu.
t;onal points involved in the case and de-
clared his belief that Mr.. Peckham was
man entirely fit for the position. He had
given the subject careful consideration
and reached the conclusion that Peckham
should be confirmed.
| White Of California said that the selec-
ton of the supreme court judge was
matter which greatly interested the pco.
pie Of California. There was now pend
| ing in the courts suit involving the
ownership of a water front of valuable
| property IN that state and estimated to be
worth S20,000,0Oc. This suit would eventu.
ally reach the supreme court and be dc.
termincd by that tribunal. He had oh.
served that some friends of the nominee
| in the present instance were men in
terested IN the result of these suits and
while this might be a mere coincidence, it
was sufficient 10 decide him against the
| nominee.
Mitchell said he had become convinced
| from the investigation of all the facts,
that Peclham was well fitted for the stI.
preme bench. and called attention 10 the
fact that eminent lawyers of New York
and elsewhere had spoken in tho highest
| terms of him. A lawyer who had person
ally known all the supreme judges for
! 20 years and had been acquainted with
| Pechham during that time had assured
him the nominee was entirely capable of
filling the Office. The same gentleman
was quoted as saying he was great deal
like tue late Justice Miller, firm and ju-
dicial. The speeches OF Gray and Hawley
were brief, but emphatic. the former for
and the latter against confirmation.
Occa asionally there is heard speculation
as 10 what will be tho presidents course
in view of the rejection of the second
nominee for the associate jusliceship. No
one whose opinion is OF value will venture
surmse or suggest a name. Tho SUI
prcmc court is now in recess and will be
until March G, so that the necessity for n
full bench will no; be urgent until that
time.
NEW YoRR, Feb. l6.-A representative
of the associated press called tonight at
tue home of Wheeler H. Pcckham and
sent up his card. Pechham sent back
word that lie had nothing 10 say in regard
TO the rejection.
William B. Hornblower said: II am
very sorry the senate has refused TO con-
firm Peckham's nomination. or course,
under the circumstances, It is proper
should say very little on the subject.
am only sorry Peckham was not con-
firmed. say this because | think Peck.
ham would have been good man for the
Office and would have filled II with credit
and dignity
REPUBLICANS FILlBU5TERiNG.
| Bland Unable TO Secure Vote on the
Notice TO Close Debate.