The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
AgainSendSNameSOf
Wood and Crum
to Senate.
Clash Of Opinion as to the
Present Status Of
AppOint00S.
Naval Officer Says Hs Was Followed
by Detectives Employed by Former
Governor of Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-President
Roosevelt to-day sent TO the Senate
the nomination Of General Leonard
Wood to be a major general of the
army and the nomination of 167 other
army officers whose promotions depend
upon that Of General Wood. Accom-
panying these nominations were those
Of about twenty-five civilian appoin-
tees, including that Of DR.. W. H. Crum
(colored) to be Collector of the Port Of
Charleston. S. c., and some others
whom the President nominated in the
last recess.
These appointments are considered
by the President and his advisers to
be recess appointments. The question
of their status has been thor
oughly discussed by the President
with the best lawyers connected
with the administration and in
Congress. The conclusion has been
reached that between the time Of the
falling of President Pro Tenn. Frye's
gavel signifying the conclusion of the
extraordinary session and the calling to
order OF the Senate in the regular ses-
sion Of Congress an appreciable lapse
Of time occurred. In this time the ap-
pointments technically were made.
They are regarded by the administra-
ton as recess appointments and the
appointees therefore, will receive the
pay and exercise all the authority of
the rank to which they are promoted.
The commissions of the army officers
have been made out on this under
standing All Of them are rated back
to the time last summer when the ap-
pointments were originally made.
SENATOR'S TAKE OTHER VIEW.
It is the general opinion of members
of the Senate, however, that the nomi-
nees will retain their old rank until the
nominations are confirmed, despite the
fact that all of the officers affected
have been serving for nearly three
months under the advanced rank and
pay TO which they Will be entitled when
confirmed. On this theory, General
Wood viii cease to be a major general
and viii resume his rank of brigadier
general and hold it until he is con-
firmed in the higher rank. When he is
confirmed, however, he Will receive a
commission dated August 8 and ad-
vanced pay Will take effect from that
time
Notice has been given by the COM
mittee to Senator Hanna ard Senator
Teller, who made the protests against
the confirmation Of General Wood to
De major general. tndI Iney must nave
all Of their witnesses here before De-
( cember IS, when, it is expected, the
investigation will be closed. IT is be-
/ lieved by opponents of General Wood
! that this order will have the effect of
curtailing the extent of the inquiry
1t has not yet been decided whether il
will be necessary TO summon any more
witnesses from Cuba, though it is
known that several persons who have
! been before the committee will be re-
I called.
WOOD EMPLOYED SLEUTHS.
The Senate Committee on Military
/ Affairs to-day resumed its hearing in
/ the Wood case, with Commander Lu-
I cien Young Of the navy on the stand
Commander Young was subpenaed by
| the Committee on Military Affairs at
| the request of Major Rathboue. who
/ has given the committee a list of uues-
/ tions which he desired to have ad-
/ dressed to the witness Some Of the
| questions were ignored by the commit
1 tee, though much testimony was
brought out in relation to the charge
that General Wood. after assuming the
duties as governor general of Cuba
! employed detectives not connected with
/ the army TO shadow certain army off,
GERS and report their actions to Cen
eral Wood.
Commander Young testified that he
occupied the dual positions Of captain
! Of the port of Havana and commander
Of the naval station at Havana I'm
der the first position he was subordi
nate to General Wood, but under the
1 latter in no way amenable to General
/ Woods orders. The witness said he
discovered detectives shadowing him
and that upon investigation he learned
that General Tasker H. Bliss. General
! Charles F. Humphrey and Major F.
1 Ladd also were followed by detectives
He asserted that he knew the detectives
were in the pay Of General Wood.
In reference TO his recall from the
post at Havana Commander Young
said he was assured by General Wood
/ that he was very sorry and unable to
/ understand the order which had been
/ received from Washington. Commander
/ Young said that when he arrived in
Washington he learned that the recall
! had been at the suggestion Of General
/ Wood and that there is correspondence
on file at the War Department to prove
Il this assertion.