The true northerner., 1898-01-19

postponement for two weeks. In the
end a compromise was reached de-
ferring consideration until week from
yesterday on the condition that the Ne
braska senator should agree TO allow a
vote TO he taken on that day. The Ha-
waiian treaty was not touched upon
during the session. The debate upon
Nick Kennas nomination was precipitated
by Hosr. chairman of the committee on
judiciary. who called Up the nomination
in accordance with his notice of Thurs
day and asked for immediate action In
doing this Hoar spoke briefly OF the op-
position to McKenna. saying that the
judiciary committee had investigated
| most Of the charges made and had
reached the conclusion that they were
without foundation.
Rules Out A. II. 4. Objections.
He said that the greater number OF
charges had been made for the mem
bers of the American Protective Asso-
citation. and as they had been founded
solely upo- he fact that McKenna was
Roman Catholic in religion they had
not been deemed worthy of serious
consideration. Hoar dwelt at some
men who would attempt to inject
question Of religion into a controversy
over a mans fitness for office He said
that such an effort was entire un-Amer-
lean and unpatriotic. and should not
for a moment receive the consideration
Of fair minded men.
White Of California also spoke OF the
effort Of the \. p. A. TO interfere with
! ha nf ha % in civ
er attention TO a question the determin-
alton Of which should depend upon con-
siderations Of fitness and justice as be-
tween man and man rather than upon
an appeal to bigotry, prejudice and
false claim TO patriotism"
White Attacks the Organization.
He spoke of he a. p. A as fools who
could not be properly characterized in
the senate He had no patience. he
said. with men who held the opinion
that Roman Catholics must necessarily
consult the pope or some other high
functionary of the Roman Catholic
church in every important transaction
of their lives, and added that he was
convinced that the American senate
would not be influenced for moment
by such representations as an order OF
the character OF the n. + y. would
make. McKenna's confirmatio should
depend entirely upon different consid-
erations As for himself while he did
not contend that McKenna was giant
in his legal attachments. still he be-
lieved him TO be an honorable man a
competent lawyer and just iurist and
he should support his confirmation.
Allen Presents His Objections.
II was here that Allen interposed an
objection to immediate action. He
called attention to the importance of
the office to which McKenna had been
named, saying it was a place which he
would occupy probably during the re-
mainder Of his life He agreed with
Hoar and White as TO the A. p. A, but
there were still other charges which
were to his mind more serious and To
prove that such was the case he read
at length from letters and newspapers
attacking McKenna's record as an at
| ,orney and jurist on the ground Of want
OF legal attainments The greater part
Of Aliens speech was devoted TO read
| ing these documents. He called es-
pecial attention TO an attack made by
the bar OF the Pacific coast. which he
said was deserving of more scrutiny
than had been given it.