Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1888 — LAMAR CONFIRMED. [ARTICLE]

LAMAR CONFIRMED.

Riddleberger, Stewart and Stanford Vote With Democratic Senators. The Senate went into executive session at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon, and three-quarters of an hour later took up the nomination of Mr. Lamar. Its consideration lasted until 4 '.o’clock, at which time the nomination was confirmed by a vote of thirty two to twentyeight. Senators Riddleberger, Stanford and Stewart voted with the Democrats. All the other Republicans voted, or were paired, against Mr. Lamar, and all me Democrats were in his favor. The discussion was almost entirly confined to the Republican side. The principal speakers were Senators Edmunds, Evarts, Cullom, Sherman, Allison, Hoar, Hale, Hawley, Ingalls and Riddleberger, the last named making two speeches. The line of opposition covered the official and political record of the nominee, as well as his age, business habits and legal qualifications. It is understood that no speeches were made by Democratic Senators. The voting began at 3 o’clock, but was

interrupted and nearly an hour’s argument intervened before the roll call was finished. The nominations o f Messrs. Vilas and Dickinson were at once taken up and confirmed without debate, and it was ordered that the President be notified of the three confirmations. The following is understood to be the vote in secret session on the confirmation of Mr. Lamar: Ayes—Bates, Beck, Berry, Blodgett, Brown, Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Collquitt, Daniel, Falkner, George, Gorman, Gray, Hampton, Harris, .Jones, of Arkansas; McPherson, Morgan, Reagan, Riddleberger, Saulsbury, Stan ford, Stewart, Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voorhees, Walthall and 'Wilsoiu of Maryland—32. • Those voting in the negative were: Aldrieh, Allison, Blair, Bowen, Cameron, Chase, Cullon, Daves,Dawes, Dolph, Edmundß, Evarts, Farwell, Frye, Hale, Hawley, Hiscock, Hoar, Ingalls.Mitchell Paddock, Palmer, Platt, Plumb, Quay, Sherman, Spooner, Stockbridge—2B. Those paired in the affimative were; Blackburn, Eustis, Gibson, Hearse, Kenna, Pasco, Payne, Ransom. Those paired in the negative were: Chandler, Jones, of Nevada; Manderson, Morrill, Sawyer, Sabine, Teller and Wilson, of lowa.