Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
PECKHAM' REJECTED.
The Senate Turns Cleveland
Down by Al to 80.
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WHO NEXT WILL Be SLAUGHTERED
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Bland IS still Unable to Get
Quorum for His Bill.
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Coercivc Measures TO be Adopted.
aud a Vote Ainy he Reached by
Monday Texas Matters at
the Capital.


by Associated Press.
Washington, Fob 10 Tho public SEES
sion ut the senate today was unusually
brpi and unintcrestiug
scpalof Price OF Ohio presented
petition signed By 10000 cidlcns Of Cuya-
hogn county asking that the duty he
retained on iron on, The budding twiue
manufacturers Of Ninssachuartts through
Senator Lodge presented petition Osk-
Ing for a hearing before the anauce coin-
mtiee.
Andrcw ID. WhIlc Of New York was
rcappoineDd member Of che hotrl of
egcnts of tho Smithsonian Institute.
senator chandler presented resolution
directing tho secretary of tho treasury
to ia iorm the senate tho names Of the
Immigration commissioners at the vahops
ports of the United Shus II was
adopted.
A resolution WIS adopted requesting
the president. IN not Incompatible with
public intcraaan ITO communicate 10
the senate all records aud dispatches
from Mr.. Willis the prscnt minister
10 Hawaii uot hcp'loiop transmitted,
md especially the dispatch communists
Ing lrttcr from President pao sncclly-
lug certain charges against thc conduct
of Minister willis.
Then az 1870 o'clock, on motion OF
Senator pugh, The senate went INTO ca
erutve session 10 consider The nomination
OF w. II. pcckhhm 20 be associate 1nt,
tlro Of the supreme court The first hnlf
hour was devoted to thU confederation
Of the rrpuricd nominations Which were
unnppoael A few minutes hUiOru
o'clock Senator Villas resumed llN speech,
which had been hognn when the senate
adjourned "Wednesday, w support Of tho
confirmation OF Mr.. Peokhnus nnmina.
ton, and concluded ~ 20j, and was
followed by Senator Mitchell, NJ Oregon,
another member Of tho judiciary COM
mlttec. who favored confirmation Sen-
ator Mitchell spoke biily 0nd wax fol.
lowed by Senator White Of California,
who In turn glvc way tu senator ipUrgp,
Scnntofyi Mitchell and George anokr Tor
confirmation aud senator White against,
The vote had iusl been taken on mo-
ton 10 confirm the nomination, and thu
rvult was rejection by vote Of 32
10 n.
senator Villas spoke for two hours Va
dcfensr Of the character Of Perhham
and Of the presidents right to aunniui
justice OF the tupremc court without
consulting the senators from WHOSE
state tie nominee wan chosen. lie read
extensively from letters concerning Peck.
ham. which had been hid before The
judiciary committee giving extracts from
letters Of condemnation ~ well ~ Of
praise, aud analysed and dlssnctrd tho
lettcrA ~ be progressed,
Summing an, senator Villas declared
that the letter testimony wis favorable
TO Peckbam. and showed him TO be
man deserving No high honor which
the president had sought 90 confer upon
senator Villas also made an cnplnna-
ii1n Of Pcckham's iecgrafn TO judge
Caldwell. concerning The rccevership o.
the Atcblson Topeka and Santa 70
railroad, saying thHt the motive 20 say
ing Judge Caldwehs order would not
be- oheyel was found IN The fRet that the
Union Trust company, for which Peck
ham wah acting, was Of the opinion
that the order would place the trust gsan'
p1ny 81 The Light Of piriViTed creditor.
Instead OF the bondhOldefs, for whom
senator George dlsenssed lho ronati
tutionn points Involved IN thu cast ana
declared his belief Tint Peclhnin way
entirely III for the position. lie had
given tho subject careful consideration
cinsion that Senator Pcehhnm should be
confirmed.
senator white Of California mid that
the selection nf q supreme court Judge
was o matter that greatly Interested no
people Of California Ther was now,
he said, pending ~ the courts suit IN
yolving the ownership Of tho wninr 'front.'
Of valuable property w that state estl.
mated 10 be worth S2OOJDOOO. I'his
quit would eventually reach the supreme
bOnch 10 be determined by that tribunal.
| IIe hnd observed that some uf tho
friends Of The nominee III the present
| instance were men who were Interested
/ IN the result Of these suits. nnd while
this might DO mere coincidence, II VIA
sufficient 20 decide him against the
NOMINEES.
| Senator Mitchell said be bad become
convinced from The invcsligail0n OF MI
! ihe facts lliai Mr.. Ierkham wae well
/ fitted Tor tho suplrnc bench. iie called
attention 20 The fact that eminent law.
! yen Of New York and elsewhere had
| fpDken in the Alehcst terms ~ him.
He stated that . lawyer who had per-
f0nnily known nll The supreme Justices
| for twenty yrnrs, md who had been
acanalntcd with Peclalnm during that
time az Will had assured him that the
nominee WIS entirely capable ~ filling
| the oiice. The same eehtlemnn was
| uuoted "a enyinr be was a great deal
like ire late Justice Miller hrm and
Inc spoeehss of senators Gray and
| HaWley we're brief. but emphatic, lie
former for and the latter against con-
/ frmnilou.
OccaaonAlly ihfre a heard a specnle-
/ iidn a. ~ Nlef VIII be ihe presideufs
cou~e IN yisw n the rejection Of tho
SECOND Of Ms nominees for The associate
| lsiiceship No one whose opinion j.
/ ~ yaIue VIII venture 20 anrmse 4 sugsns
ton. The Supreme court u now Nv ~