New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-23

and New-Jersev Bridge bill, especially cham-
pioned by Mr. Hill and Mr.. Murphy in the IN
terests they repres mt in NewYork, was re-
turned TO the House Of Representatives, where
II originated with an Executive Veto MT
Peckham appears to be exceptionally quahueu
to serve as fresh red rag faunted In the lace
Of the Senatorial opposition, for the personal
and political objections which led to Mr.. Horn
blowers rejection are only intensified In the record
and character Of the new nominee no one IL
is safe to say. could we'll have been found IN
Nev-York better fitted to embody all the quail
ties which contributed in a minor degree 10 MI.
Hornbower's non-acceptability. AS confessed
anti-party man. bitter and persistent enemy
of the New-York Democratic machine. an uh-
sparing personal critic OF the two New-iorh
Senator's and an active spirit IN every scheme 10
oppose and discredit the regular Democracy III
New-York, Mr.. Peckham comes TO the senate
seeking confirmation without claim OF party
service or regularity, without friends in any
quarter of that body, and representing solely the
personal choice of an autocratic and dehaW
Executive bent on pushing a losing factional
fight against an opposition intrenched behind
the walls Of Senatorial privilege.
That Mr. Peckham should offer himself 10
serve as a sort of second martyr in the prose
hostile Senate speaks loudly for the nominees
devotion to the Executive, but devotion seems
nowadays the only quality which Mr. Cleveland
Is willing to have cultivated in the depleted
ranks Of his personal friends. There Is. indeed
a bitter complaint on the part of many OF me
Administrations supporters in Congress that
Mr. Cleveland in his eageyness for political re-
vengs should have sighted the sincere desire
OF the great ma jority of Democrats in Con-
gress for the elevation to the vacant associate
Justiceship of Senator Gray, or Delaware MT
Gray's nomination would have been hailed with
qualification all sides. 1t would have been
confirmed with entire unanimity and would
have ended painful party incident with gen.
the bench a man erlnenty fitted for the place
and demonstrated I'm some measure that long
and worthy party service may occasionally
under this Administrat ton bring some adequate
recognition and reward. That the President has
chosen TO continue his personal fight against
Mr. Hill by setting aside Mr.. Gray and going
into more than doubtful political and party terri
tory to discover another and far less acceptable
nominee is, therefore more sharply criticised
at the Capitol than Mr.. Hornblower's nomina-
ton
Mr.. Peckham's nomination was referred late
this afternoon in regular course to the Senate
Committee on the Judiciary, where II will re-
main "hung up until Mr.. Hill thinks ft to
have II reported. The New-York Senator seems
confident that he can defeat confirmation with
out much effort, and this fact argues more
The Republican Senators are indisposed so far
to interfere In the contest between the President
and Mr.. Hill. but most Of them will vote 10
sustain the established Senatorial rrerogatives
so sharply assaed by this afternoons unex-
pected and startling nomination