Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-10
The President Approves.

Attorney General Knox was not present
at the cabinet meeting today He has not
yet reached Washington from Pennsyl-
yania Mr. Knox, had a long-distance tele-
phone talk with the President few days
ago. during which he informed the latter
that the offer of the senatorship would
be made and asking whether 1t would be
agreeable to the President for him to ac
cept and reTre from the cabinet. The
President willingly gave his approval,
saying that he believed the services of
Mr.. Knox would be valuable in the Sen
ate. The President expects that there will
be constructive legislation in the next
session of Congress relating to trusts and
combinations. and in this connection he
feels that Mr., Knox would be of great
service. 1t is not expected that Mr.. Knox
will retire from the cabinet until next
December or late in November
His Part as a Senator.
The part that will be played by Attor
ney General Knox when he becomes
United States senator is proving of es-
pecial interest 1t is generally considered
his entrance in the Senate will tend very
decidedly toward keeping up the standing
and ability of that body.
1t seems quite certain that aas soon
a place can be made on the judiciary COM
mittee Mr.. Knox will be made a member
of 1t, as policy has long existed in the
Senate that whenever man who has filled
the Office of Attorney General is made
senator he is placed on that committee.
Senator Quay, whose place will be taken
by MIR. Knox, was at the time of his death
chairman of the committees on organiza-
tion conduct and expenditures of the
executive departments. and member of
the committees on agriculture and fores-
try, appropriations, Indian affairs, pub
lie buildings and grounds and territories.
1t is not the rule to allow an incoming
senator to succeed to the committee as
signments of his predecessor, such as
sgnments are won by service in the Senate,
and the new man must take his turn at the
bottom of the ladder. 1t Is generally
sought, however, to fill a vacancy by
senator from the same general section of
the country which was formerly repre-
sented on the committee Senator Quay's
place on the appropriations committee, for
example, is likely to go to an eastern sena-
tor, Mr.. Penrose, his colleague, having been
prominently mentioned for the place.
Senators Penrose and Knox will have dis
tinct fields of activity as the representa-
tfves of Pennsylvania in the Senate. 1t Is
generally acknowledged that the control of
the state political organization will be as
absolutely in the hands of Senator Penrose
as 1t was In the hands Of Quay in the past
For long time Mr.. Penrose has been the
active manager of the state organization,
Mr.. Quay seldom meeting even many of the
political leaders, his part in the affairs OF
the state during the last year or two hav-
ing been played largely through his col
league.
The Attorney Generals Career.
Philander Chase Knox was fifty-one
years old May last having been born IL,
Brownsville, Pa, In 1853. He was a son
of David s. ana Rebekah Page Knox. and
his father was banker in his home town
Mr.. Knox graduated at Mount Union Col
lege, Alliance, Ohio, in. 1872. and, after
studying law for several years, was ad-
mitted to the bar at Pittsburg in lS75 A
year later he was assistant United States
attorney at Pittsburg, and in short time
took high rank at the bar. He became
identified with the legal interests of the
Carnegie Steel Company, and was sought
by other large corporations because of his