The Washington times., 1903-12-06
General Woods Case.


BY reason OF this the recess appoint
ment Of Brigad.er General Wood 10 be
major general gave him that rank and
pay at once. but now that TIE Senate
has been IA session and viii have adj
joTned on Monday without confirming
the nomination. General Wood falls
back to the grade Of brigadier general.
and al the other army officers likewise,
prOn0ted-and there were nearly 200 OF
them-are -educed to their fOrrnet
grades The situation thus becomes
quite complicated It is to solve this
entanglement the suggestion has been
made that the President hold that con-
stFuetively a recess has interviewed be-
tween the ending OF the extra session
and the beginning of the regular one.
during which instant OF time. so in
finitesimal as TO be incapable OF being
noted on the most improved dial at the
Naval Observatory. the President shall
have been considered to have sent IN
again the various appointments now
pending
The extra session of Congress adjourns
AT II O'Clock and 60 minutes on Non
day. and the regular session begins at
Z o'clock meridian on The same day.
Between these two intervals of time IS
the recess when these appointments are
TO be made, or held 70 have been made.
if it is so decided. and there you are.
The Senate wanted TO take a recess
yesterday until II or I.30 on Monday.
and then adjourn the session finally. in
order that the interval between that
time and noon might be the real recess
between the sessions. Technically that
would have afforded time for the making
Of recess appointments. No direct prop
osition or resolution 10 this effect came
from the Senate 10 the House. but yes
terday morning, Senator Kean was sent
over TO the House as a special envoy to
arrange the matter with Speaker Can
non. The result of his mission was d
cold turn down" bat done in the
Speakers pleasant and afTable manner,
SO no Ll-feeling was produced.
Speaker Is Firm.
II is said Senator Ke4n presented to
the Speaker the argument relative to
the situation which would result with
regard TO the recess appointments IN
case the House should adjourn. without
allowing a recess of a few minutes to
intervene. but to no eyaH The Speaker
pointed ont to the Senator that the
House has no constitutional authority
to deal in any way with the matter OF
ttAsLA btlll- u
matter with which the Senate has ex-
elusive Jurisdiction. and that officially
the House has no knowledge OF any ap-
pOintments by the President. and there
fore should not predicate its action
upon anything affecting them. lie fur
ther drew attention to the fact that the
Senate had sent 10 tce House no resoIu-
tion OF adjournment. but had allowed it
self to be held up b. two or three mi
nority members. the Republicans acqui-
escing in this. and therefore the SEN
ate must bear The responsibility Of its
own folly
Proposal Too Late
Had the proposition TO adjourn in or
der TO create p recess been submitted
sooner and come I'm The regular man
ner Speaker Cannon assured Senator
Kcan it would certainly have been give1
consideration. but il was then too late
Accordingly the House met at noon yes
terday and after the announcement OF
the committees and a little tariff talk on
both sides and sOme scolding by Afr
De Almond because the Democrats did
not get an the committee places they
wanted. the House adjourned Ia the
usual manner without anything being
said regarding ending the extra session.
It therefore nerges into the re gular ses-
sion
Unless some means is found TO solve
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