The morning times., 1897-03-09
McKinley's First AppOintee Is
Promptly Confirmed.
NOMINATIONS HELD BACK
Mr.. Mckinley Said to Realize the
look for the FILTRATION Treaty.
Wood and Corbett Not Likely to
10 BE Confirmed.

President Mckinley sent 10 the Senate yes
terday only one nomination for office.
This was Oscar A. James, of Michigan,
for the position of pension agent at De-
troit. This nomination was predicted in
The Times. 1t was recommended by both
Michigan Senators on Saturday. The
Nomination was referred 10 the proper
committee, favorably reported, and Col.
James today enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the only Mckinley appointee in the
United States, outside OF the Cabinet, who
is in receipt of the emoluments of
position received ut the hands of the new
President
The new pension agent at Detroit was
gallant officer in the Union Army and
lost an arm in the struggle. lie was a
senator in the Legislature which elected
Senator Mcmillan for the full term and
Senator Burrows for the short term, which
he now fills. 1t is an Interesting fact
that the only absolute promise which
Senator Burrows made in his campaign
for election TO the Senate was tie assur-
ance given TO the friends of Senator James
that if the Republican party succeeded in
the election OF 1896 lie would take care
of that gentlemn. He has redeemed the
promise with extraordinary promptness.
The deliberation with which President
Mckinley is moving in bis nominations is a
great surprise TO the Republican pOliti-
clans. They have been led To believe that
he would dispose rapidly OF the important
positions within his gift, and the Zip is out
that it was his purpose to get some of the
appointments out of the way before the
special session begins. This was in :ic-
cordance with the original advice given
by Senator Hanna TO the President. Itnow
appears that the policy OF procrastination
viii be adoptedqHite generally at the White
House.
The new Administration has learned one
important lessoE from the old one, and
that il the peculiar potentiality of with
held dappointmentSindet eternining the action
or both Senate and House on bills in which
the President Is particularly interested.
The achievement Of President Cleveland
in s93 in carrying through the Sherman
law proves rather inviting example TO
Senator Hanna, and that gentleman has
Slightly altered his original advice to the
President and now suggests, it is said,
as possible. until the special session has
passed upon the tariff bill.
The arbitration treaty appears 10 be
hut little stronger with the new Senate
than it was with the old one, and unless
the Administration eXerts itself actively
to carry it it will certainly fail in the
Senate. This situation manifested itself
in discussion OF it in the executive ses-
e;r
ferred TO the Foreign Affairs Committee.
The elements in the Senate which are
hostile to the treaty are quite as con-
spicuous In the new Senate as they We're
in the old one. If the new President
sees fit to exert the great power of pat
ronage ia favor Of the Anglo American
treaty it can, perhaps, be carried, but
at present it seems that considerably more
than The onc-third necessary to defeat
it is aligned against the much-advertised
Peace on earth, good Will to men" meas
ure of the retiring President and Secre-
tary of State.
Would-be Senator A T Wood. of Ken
tucky, did not present his credentials yes
terday as was anticipated, but is wait
ing the result Of conferences with the Re
publican steering committee Col. Wood
says that he expects 10 gain his seat,
and is greatly pleased with the approval
with which his case has been received
from number of Senators To whom he
presented il yesterday. Among the CON
verts tc his side of the case is Senator
Chandler Of New Hampshire. This Sena-
tor was originally very hostile to the propo-
sition 10 seat any appointee OF Gov. Brad
ley. He denounced him as a Republican
traitor because he did not call the legisla-
ture in extra session several months ago
Col. Wood now claims that Chandler has
given him assurance that he will support
his claims TO a seat and he is correspond
ingly elated.
A careful inquiry among Senators Of diff
ferent parties, however, makes il reason
ably certain that there is small chance for
Woods confirmation. The Washington,
Montana, and Wyoming precedents are
against the seating in the Senate of any
Senator nominated to fill vacancy which
the legislature of the State has failed. or
(in Senatorial parlance) declined to fill
Ex-senator II. W CorbeJt, Of Oregon,
who has been appointed by Gov. Lord to
succeed Senator Mitchell, has not yet ar
rived here His chances of being seated
are about the same as those of Col. Wool
and the argument advanced on behalf Of
the venerable appointee is the same as
that offered for Col. Wood, of Kentucky.
1t appears that his case is on all fours
with that Of the Bradley nominee
Col. Henderson, who has been nominated
TO succeed Senator Call in Florida. will
probably be seated. In that State the
legislature which is TO fill the vacancy
has not yet assembled, and the refore there
can be no claim made that the legislature
has willingly permitted the State to be
unreprcsented, which is the assertion in
each OF the other II States. Col Hendersons
appointing and seating viii have a very
serious effect upon the ambitions of senator
Call
Ii puts Col. Henderson in position and
makes him a very formidable candidate
before the legislature. II is said that he
viii strongly support the corporation ele-
ment, which is conceded TO he powerful
factor in Florida, and even said to he
more potent than any other one in the
politics of the rapidly developing peninsula
Whatever the result regarding the va
cant senatorships OF the three States of
Kentucky, Oregon and Florida, it seems
apparent that the Senate viii remain in
control Of the opposition; for they win
have forty-five votes regardless of the
result in these three States, and win have
forty-six If Senator Henderson is seated
White House Steward Retained.
william Sinclair, of New York, was re-
appointed steward ut the White House yes
terday with a salary OF 81, 500 per year.