The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
CABINET CONFIRMED.
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All Of the Presidents Nominal Ions
Accepted by the Senate
WITH PRACTICALLY NO OPPOSITION
Objections Pointed Out to Selection
Of Gage and Bliss.
WITH PRACTICALLY NO OPPOSITION.
THE POINTS WE'RE NOT PUSHED
scnntnr shcrman's Nnmc Not Even
Sent 10 the Committee for Con
crmtton-iinnun sworn In.

Washington. March 5.--The president to-
day sent the following nominations 10 the
senate.
Secretary of state. JOHN SHERMAN Of
Ohio.
Secretary of treasury. LYMAN ], GAGE
of Illinois.
Secretary of war, RUSSELL A. ALGER
OF Michigan.
Attorney general. JOSEPH MKENNA OF
california.
Postmaster general, JAMES a. GARY
of Maryland
Secretary of navy, JOHN y. LONG OF
| Massachusetts
| Secretary of the interior. CORNELIUS
y. BLISS OF New York.
| Secretary of agriculture. JAMES WILL
SON OF Iowa.
| Tho presidents cabinet appointments
were all confirmed practically without OPP
position. There was for u time threat OF
open opposition to MIR. Gage as secretary
| OF tho treasury, because ut his financial
Views AID because he ia a banker. but
there WAS moro OF this among senators In
| the cloak rooms than in the senate, The
senate wont into executive session prompt
ly upon the receipt of the nominations.
| As soon qS tho announcement wpa innGo
Of the appointment OF Senator sherman ha
| was confirmed II is tho practice to refer
all nominations to tho committee. but II
was the desire OF Mr. Shermans trionds
TO sIrnaizo tier regard for him by im-
| mediate action
| There was moro form than reality In the
reference of tho nominations To the COM
miitoe None OF the committee held a form-
| al meeting they being polca on the Moor
| of the senate IN every instance No OBJ
lection was made In committee 10 cnn-
nrmatuns,
While tho polling WAX being made the
appointment Of Mr.. Hiss rs secretary OF
tho Interior occupied attention from SEN
afors Teller and Stewart. who ntutcd that
while they had no intention TO mako elrort
10 bailt Tho president In hls reiacllon OF
his cabinet OF ministers they stu frlt ron-
strained 10 point oui, the iuadyisabillty OF
fsrlccting man who was not u lawyer for
n position which requires the exercise Of
SO much legal ability,
Mr.. Teller said that Mr.. Bliss was an
estimahio man and ono who would have
filled other positions with credit. but To-
cause he was not n lawyer he did not con-
slider him qualified IN all respects for the
place. This, he snld, wax position OF vast
importance. as cases were decided by mo
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property rights than were decided by The
United states auprome court
Senator llnDr OF Massachusetts paid d
high tribute TO Mir. Bliss. lie pointed out
that many of the queatlons decided by tho
secretary Of tho interior We're prepared by
law clorks
Mir. Iloar argued that no matter how good
lawyer man might be he could not
Investigate all the matters that came be-
fore him as the head Of department OF
this Cove rnment. For that reason law
force has been provided 10 assist The sccrc-
tnrv in his work He said that tho buai-
nesH ABILITY OF Mr. Bliss was unquOsilOned.
Senators Lodge and Chandler followed In
much the same strain. calling attention TO
the fact that Zaobnrah Chandler had made
an acceptable secretary Of this department.
not withsianding he was not II member OF
the bar, Mr.. Lodge suggested that prob
ably there was some feeling that the afnce
should 90. 10 the West
Senators Teller and Stewart both declared
that they entertained no feeling on this
score. saying that the location OF mans
residence would not count with them, pro-
vidod he was familiar with the questions
which would require his attention,
!, The references TO MIR, Gage were mainly
on account OF what was termed his gold
standard views and 1t was intimutod that m
secretary Of the treasury he would main
tain the gold standard notwithstanding the
promises of the administration to promote
bimetallism.
One objection would have been sufficient
TO send any Of the nominations over a day,
but The senators who had raised the points
, against Mr. Bliss said they had no desire "
in any way hamper the president In tho
selection Of his confidential advisers. Hence
they conten,ed themselves with pointing ,St
these defects on the selections.
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