The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06
WOODS
RANK REDUCED
Roosevelt Cannot Raise Him by
Main Strength.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS FAIR
DISPOSITION TO EvADE THE
LAW.

FkfAsHINGTON. Dec. 5-By the
W manner of adjourning the house
today the extra session OF the
Fifty-elghth congress win expire by
constitutional limita ton Monday when
the regular session viii begin. This
eliminates the possibility of a recess
between the two sessions and gives op-
pOrtunity for the president % review
his civil and military appointments
such appointments as have not been
confirmed by the senate during the eK-
ira session must be renewed simply i'm
The form Of nominations which in ei-
feet are but recommendation and do
not become effective ip any case until
confirmed b. the senate.
IN effect this action viii reduce Gen
eral Leonard Wood from his present
rank or major general TO which the
senate has not confirmed him. to the
rank OF brigadier general. which he
hcus prior 90 Aug s last II also viii
denote I'm like manner 49, army Of
fcers who were promoted respectively
to fll the vacancies caused by the pro
motion os General Wood.
Macrum Gets Left
Among the civil appointments af-
fected is that Of William Macrum, as
a collector Of customs at Charleston.
s. c.. who is serving under a recess
appointment. the effect being to vacate
pointment has thus been terminated.
and the situation In the senate has
been such that his confirmation has
been despaired OF. the -COllectorship or
the port Of Charleston VIII remain va
cant until the expiration Of the next
session unless the president selects
someone else for this place and the
nomination is confirmed by the senate
While no official representation has
been made by the senate to the house.
several Informal conferences have been
held between the Republican senator's
and Speaker Cannon. In these the
speaker has stated that the house has
no authority over executive appoint
ments or combinations. and that II the
creation of a recess was necessary TO
take care of these matters. the senate
should have taken oflcial action look
Ing 10 adjournment OF the special SEES
sion. IN the absence Of such a move
ment, the SPEAKER said. he could not
interfere In any way with the eXpira-
ton OF the extra session by constitu-
tiOnal limitations.
Will Be Renewed.
All OF the new nominations. including
army and navy and civil appointments.
made by President Roosevelt during
the extra session and which have not
+ been confirmed by the senate win have
( to be renewed at the regular session.
n is expected that these nominations
viii be transmitted by the president
Mo=ca~- next.
AT the war department the officials
are not quite so clear in their minds
as TO the exact status of the military
officers whose nominations have failed
/ Of confirmation. There is "a DISPOSE
4 ton 20 take the point Of view that be-
tween the expiration Of the present ses-
sion and the beginning of the regular
/ session there viii necessarily be an
/ appreciate but small period of time
when there is no session and during
which congress is technically in re-
4 cess. and that il win be within the
power OF the president at any time aft
err Monday noon TO make recess ap-
pOintments. to continue during the ses-
sion until otherwise disposed of. The
officials are not united yet in their
view upon this point, but the new nom
nations which are now being made
out at the war department TO replace
; those which relapsed are all to be
dated as Of the time the vacancy oc-
CURED. 1t seems possible that the COM
I pick questions involved may require
/ the decision of the attorney general