The morning call., 1894-02-17
BY A DECISIVE MAJORITY.
Knows What Will Be
Done Next.
ANTI-sNAPPERs AT A DISCOUNT.
What the Senator From New York
Says Is Pretty Apt to Be
the Law.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Hoar introduced
bill in the Senate to-day for the suppress
sion OF lotteries. The word lottery" is
made to embrace rsffies and gift enter
prises. The bill makes il felony, pun
ishabe by q fina of $1,000 or two years
Imprisonment, or both, for any person to
contriye or TO propose lottery, sell lottery
tickets or deposit them in the mails within
the jurisdiction of the United States. or so
that they may be bought in the United
States.
After some routine business the Senate
went into executive session.
1t adjourned at few minutes past 4
o'clock to-day, after spending the better
part Of two days considering the nomina-
tion of Wheeler Ii. Peckham of New York
to be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court A vote had just been taken on the
motion TO confirm the nomination. and the
result, which was rejection by vote of 50
to Il. was known at once. The vote in de-
tail was as follows:
Ayes-Bates. Blackburn, Brice. Butler.
CaffeTy. Dixon. Faulkner. George, Gray.
Hale. Harris. Hunton, Kyle. Lindsay. Nc
Pherson. Martin. Mills. Mitchell of Ore
gon, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palmer,
Pasco, Pettigrew, Platt. Proctor, Ransom.
Roach, Squire. Stock bridge, Turpie. Villas,
VOORHEES,. White Of Louisiana-32.
Noes-Aldrich. Allen, Allison, Berry,
Call. Cameron. Carey, Chandler. Cockrell,
Coke. Cullum. Daniel, Davis, Dolph, Frye,
Gallinger. Gibson. German, Hansbrough,
Hawley. Higgins, Hill. Roar, Irby, Jones
of Arkansas. Dodge. McLaurin. Mander-
son, Morrill,, Murphy, PETER. Perkins.
Power, Pugh, Shoup. Stewart, Teller.
Vest. Washburp. White of California.
wilson-4L
Paired for Peckham-Camden. Gordon.
Mcmillan. Morgan. Smith-5.
Paired against Peekbam-Dubois, Jones
of Nevada, Quay. Vance, Wolcott-5.
Absent without pairs-Colquitt, Sher-
man.
Colquitt released Wilson, who voted
against confirmation, and Sherman re-
leased Brice, who voted for confirmation.
For confirmation-Democr %, Repub-
licans s. Populists l; total. 80.
Against acknowledgements Is. Re
publicans %. Populists 3; total. Al.
Paired for firmation-Democrats 4
Republicans /.
Paired against onfrmation-Democrats
/, Republicans 4.
Absent and npaired-Democrat 1, Re-
publicans 1.
The proceedings of the executive session
prior to taking the vote consisted entirely
of speechmaking, Villas, Mitchell of
Oregon. George and Gray speaking for
confirmation, and White of California and
Hawley against. All the addresses, ex-
cept those of Villas and George. were very
brief. and consisted mainly of explanations
Of the votes Of the speakers. Villas spoke
for two hours, devotng himself to a de-
Tense of the character of Peckham and of
the Presidents right to appoint, in case
Ike that Of Justice of the Supreme Court.
without consulting the Senators from
whose States the nomipee is chosen. He
read extensively from letters concerning
Peckham which had been laid before
the Judiciary Committee, giving extracts
from letters of condemnation, as well
as of praise. and anaIyzed and disseeted
the letters as he progressed. Summing up
he declared that the better testimony was
favorable TO Peckham, and showed him to
be man deserving of the high honor the
President bad sought to confer upon him.
Villas also made an explanation OF Peck
hams telegram 10 Judge Caldwell con-
cerning the receivership of the Atchison
road, saying that his motive in saying
Judge Caldwell's order would not be
obeyed was found in the fact that the
Union Trust Company, for which Peck.
ham was acting. was of the opinion that
the order would place the trust company
In the light Of preferred creditor instead
of the bondhoiders, for whom 1t acted.
Senator George discussed the constitu-
tional points involved in the case, and de-
clared his belief that Mr.. Peckham was n
man entirely fit for the position. He had
given thesubject careful consideration. and
had reached the conclusion that Peckham
should be confirmed.
White of California said the selection of
a Supreme Court Judge was a matter
which greatly interested the people of
California. There was now pending in the
courts suit involving the ownership Of
the water frent of valuable property in
that State, estimated to be worth 500
100000. 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 pres.
ent instance were men interested in the
result of these suits. and while this might
be mere coincidence it was suficien. to
decide him against the nominee.
Nit hell said he had become convinced
from an investigation of all the facts that
Peckham was we'll fitted for the Supreme
bench. He called attention to the fact
that eminent lawyers in New York and
elsewhere had spoken In the highest terms
OF him. A lawyer who had personally known
all the Supreme Justices for twenty years
and who had been acquainted with Peck
ham during that time had assured him that
the nominee was entirely capable of fill
ing the ofiice. The same gentleman was