Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-05
The Newly Elected Senators
Took Their Oath Of Office
at the Capitol Today.
NO OBJECTION TO SMooT
Four of the Thirty Newly Elect
ed Senators Were Absent
Important Nominations
Sent to Senate by
the President.

washington, March 5.-Ine Unteu
States senate met at noon today in
special session called by the president.
1t was an interesting event as such
sessions do not usually occur except
when a president of the United States
is inducted into Office. At the beginning
of each new congress, and today was
the first session of the senate of the
5Sth congress, the oath was administer
ed to 80 senators who take office for six
years. Of these II were reelected and
13 We're new men. AS soon as the sem
ate was called to order, Mr. Hoar OBJ
tained unanimous consent to make a
statement for Mr.. Burrows, chairman
of the committee on privileges and elec-
tions. Mr. Hoar's statement was sup
posed to have reference to Mr.. Smoot,
but he did not mention it. 1t was to the
effect that any man having credentials
could be sworn in. The senate then pro-
ceeded to administer the oath of office
to 26 senators, including Smoot. During
the proceedings, frequently interrupted
by applause from the galleries, no OBJ
lection was made to Smoot. Four were
not sworn in-Ankeny, Clarke of Ar
kansas, Gallinger and Stone.
At 3:15 the senate adjourned till Mon
day.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Washington, March 5.-Two import
ant appointments in the department OF
justice were agreed upon by President
Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox
today. William A. Day of the District
of Columbia, is made assistant attorney
to the attorney geheral, and Milton D.
Purdy of Minnesota, is appointed as
sistant attorney general. Mr.. Day has
been for long time the attorney for
the Interstate commerce commission,
and Mr.. Purdy is a prominent lawyer
of st. Paul. He formerly was assistant
U. S. district attorney of Minnesota.
These places We're created by recent
act of congress.
CRUM RENOMINATED.
Washington, March 5.-The president
will send to the senate today the nom
ination of w. D. Crum, colored, to be
collector of the port of Charleston, s.
c. This will be the second nomination
Of Crum, the senate at the session just
closed having failed to confirm him.
TILLMAN BREAKS LOSE.
Washington, March 5.-The presi-
dents message was delivered to the
senate by Mr.. Barnes. 1t was not read,
Mr.. Hoar announcing he intended to
move an executive session. Mr.. Till
man announced he wanted to speak ana
he went on with his remarks about Mr..
Cannon's speech in the house. He read
nearly all the speech. After reading
Mr., Cannon's speech, he denounced 1t
as 'indefensible, indecent and an out
rage" The dignity of the senate and
his own individual honesty were In
volved.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Washington, March s. President
Roosevelt today sent the following mes
sage to the senate:
To the Senate: have called the sem
ate in extraordinary session to consider
the treaties concerning which 1t proved
impossible to take action during the
session of congress just ended. ask
your special attention to the treaty
with the republic Of Colombia securing
to the United States a right to build
the is1hmian canal, and to the treaty
with the republic of Cuba for securing
a measure of commercial reciprocity
between the two countries. The great
and far reaching Importance of these
two treaties to the welfare Of the Unit
ed States and the urgent need for their
adoption requires me to impose upon
you the inconvenience of meeting at
this time. Signed: Theodore Roosevelt,
White House, March 5, 1903.