The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
OPPOSES THE
 APPOINTMENT
 IF SENATOR'S Hoar Speaks About
 Commissions. OTHERS DIFFER FROM HIM MORGAN AND PLATT THINKTHE PRESIDENTS PLAN RIGHT. After Two and Half Hours of De- bate the Question Is Referred
 to the Judiciary Commit
 tee to Investigate.
OTHERS DIFFER FROM HIM
MORGAN AND PLATT THINK THE
 PRESIDENTS PLAN RIGHT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-No business was transacted by the Senate to-day in open session. A few minutes after the Senate convened it went into executive session. At 2:15 o'clock business in open session was resumed, the death of Rep resentatives Northway of Ohio and Love of Mississippi was announced and the Senate adjourned as a mark of respect to their memories.
 At the opening of the Senate's session HaWley or Connecticut, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee, introduced a bill for the reorganization of the regular army.
 At l2:16 p. m., on motion of Lodge, the Senate went into executive session.
 A long debate was had in executive session upon the subject of the confirma- tion of the Hawaiian Commissioners. The debate was started by Senator against the practice of appointing Sena-- tors upon such commission. He said the Senators, when appointed, acted under the direction and became the to carry out his ideas and wishes. What became of their functions as Senators he asked, when the report they make, as in the case of the Hawaiian Com ordinate branch of the Government?
 In the case of the Joint High Commis- son, son. nov py,. negotiating a treaty with mission, now in Paris, there were the same objections, but they applied with greater force. Senators should hold aloof from such positions because their acts as Commissioners were to be passed upon by themselves as Sena tors-a very reprehensible practice, in the opinion of Hoar. He intimated that Senators act which, in dealing with a foreign country, had to act as body, might be placed in the position of supporting a cause which they as Senators would reject commissions was defended by Senator Morgan and Senator Platt of Connecticut.
 Other speakers in the controversy Sen were sna Senators t, Chandler and Bacon. else by the President of the power to appoint Senators to other positions.
 Senator Aldrich made the. point that such duties as those of the Hawaiian Commission and the Paris Peace Com mission was not inconsistent with the performance of Senatorial duties. These positions were, he said not offices in the usual interpretation of the word, and to prevent the Presidents calling for their service for such work was often to de- able in special cases like those in which Senators Morgan. Cullom, Davis, Frye and others were engaged.
 After two and a half hours of discus slon the question was referred to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to investigate and report upon the nomina- tion of the commissioners.
 At 2:15 p. m. the Senate resumed busi- ness in open session. Communications were received from the House of Repre- sentatives announcing the death during the recess of Representative Stephen A Northway of Ohio and Representatiye William F. Love of Mississippi On mo- tion of Foraker of Ohio, as a mark of re- spect to the memory of the deceased the Senate at 2:O p. m. adjourned.