Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
ATTACK A FAILURE
Senator Morgan Meets Defeat
for Panama Canal Res
olution.
THREE HOURS EXECUTIVE SESSION
Reception of George b. CorteIyou as
Member of Cabi-
net.

Washington. Feb. 10. - The senate
spent three and half hours in ex-
ecutive session yesterday listening
nearly all the time to a continuation
of MOrgan's speech on the Panama
canal treaty. At the close of the days
session vote was taken at Morgan's
request on his resolution requesting an
| inquiry into the credentials of Tomas
| Herran, who represented the ColOm-
| bian government in negotiating the
! treaty, and also suggesting the irregu-
larity of the Colombian government.
The resolution was defeated-13 to 80
Morgan spoke principally on this reso-
luton and had the clerk read a long
| report on the same.
Before the senate went into execu-
tive session tie time was devoted to a
talk on cloture suggested by Quay's
resolution declaring the senate should
vote on the statehood bill before this
session of congress ends. andan amend
ment was offered providing Il mild
| form of clOture. The resolution was
not voted on, but the question of the
| right of a minority to prevent Iegisla-
| ton on matters the majority desired
was debated. as it has been debated
| before, the debate accomplishing moth
| ing but to stave off the vote. the re-
| suit of which the debate did not In
the least influence.
Mason, from the committee on post
offices and POST roads, reported the
postOffice appropriation bill In addi-
ton to the amendment providing for
| the admission of Oklahoma, Arizona
and New Mexico as states the bill
makes changes relating to the conduct
| of the postoffice department The
statehood amendment is somewhat diff
| ferent from the statehood bill. as Ari-
zona is the first of the territories men
toned III the amendment. whereas it
is the last mentioned in the bill. The
transposition was made in order 10 give
Arizona the benefit of the first vote in
case of a division of the question.
The New Cabinet Member.
Washington, Feb. 10.-An addition
al member Of the cabinet was induct-
ed into office yesterday. George Bruce
Cortelyou, until yesterday morning sec
retary to the president, took the oath
of office as secretary of the new de-
partment of commerce and labor. Coin
cidentally with the induction of Cor
| telyou into his new office William Loeb,
Jr., private secretary to the president,
was sworn as secretary to the presi-
dent The ceremony occurred in the
cabinet room of the eXecuth e offices.
| by Chief Justice Fuller, of the Unit
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ence of a large company, including
President Roosevelt, Mrs. Cortelyou
and her two sisters-Mrs. II. q. Hay
den, of Reading, Pa. and Miss Kinds,
of Hampstead, \. y; the two sons
of secretary and Mrs. COrtelyou-Bruce
and Winthrop; Mrs. William Loeb;
Hon. Robert n. Maxwell. of Batavia,
n. Y. who was served as confidential
clerk by Cortelyou when he was fourth
assistant postmaster general: General
John +. Weston and all the members
of the executive staff of the White
House.
Congratulations Were in Order.
The ceremony was impressive Aft.
er he had administered the oath to
| COrtelyOu Chief Justice Fuller was
first to congratulate him upon his ele-
| vation to the cabinet. He was fol
lowed by the president. who wrung
Cortelyou's hand cordially. To Loci
the chief justice then administered the
oath of office as secretary to the presi
dent. General congratulations followed
all the members of the company in
dividually extending their good wishes
to Secretary Cortelyou and Secretary
Loeb In the interim between Cortel
you's retirement from the one office
and his elevation to the other he was
presented by the White House eXecu
tive staff with a handsome silver vase
as token Of regard and affection.
Senate and House in Brief