The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-19
GENERAL WOOD FINALLY
 CONFIRMED BY SENATE
TAKES RANK OF MAJOR GEN.
 ERAL FROM AUG. 8, 1903.

Vote Stood 45 to 16-Five Democrats
 Cast Their Ballots For and Two fss-
 pubifcans Against Him Opposition
 Hassened Action fn the Matser-many
 Other Promotions. Long Held Up,
 VIII Now be Made.
 Washington, March 1s.-By q vote of 45 to 16 the senate in executive session to-day confirmed General Leonard Wood as major general, thereby giving him the rank from August 8. 1903. the day President Roosevelt made the pro- motion. The contest against. his confir- mation has been notable one, begin-1 ming November 19, 1903, soon after con- gress convened in special session and continuing through the present session until to-day The late Senator Hanna, who was recognized as the leader of the forces opposed General Wood and had it not been for his death, it is conceded that the vote would have been much closer. It has not been believed at any time since the contest opened, however, that the fight against confirmation would be successful. Of the republican senators. who relying on. the judgment of Senator Hanna, would have stood by him in opposition to the promotion of General Wood. only two voted to-day against the confirmation, Senator Scott, member of the military affairs com mittee, who opposed the nomination while it was pending in committee, and Senator Kittredge.
 Five democratic senators voted with the majority in favor of confirmation. They were Senators Cockrell and Pet tus, members of the military affairs committee. and Senators Patterson, Clark of Arkansas and Dubois. The negative vote was as follows: Bacon,
 Berry, Blackburn, Clark of Montana, Culberson Gibson, Latimer, McCreary, McLaurin, Mallory, Martin, Money, Newlands, Simons democrats, and Kit 1 tredge and Scott, republicans.
 ] Senator Foraker moved to make the vote public, and Senator Blackburn moved to make public the testimony
 had before the committee on military
 affairs. A number of other motions
 were made The one in regard to the 1 testimony was voted down, and gem
 eral understanding prevailed that the
 vote was to be given out.
 l In the confusion, however. the an
 nouncement was made that both the
 motions in relation to the testimony
 and the vote were lost.
 l The vote on the nomination was
 reached about 2 p. m. when the senate adjourned last night 1t was agreed that l Senator Foraker should speak to-day In I defence of General Wood, and that Seli-
 ator Alger should make a brief speech along the same line Senator Teller wat
 scheduled for long address in opposis
 tion to Wood and Senator Scott with { few remarks expected to close the coia< test against confirmation. When tf{
 senate convened to-day it was admitted | by the opponents of General Wood that
 the contest against confirmation was Host. and there was nothing to be gaill- ed by carrying the case over the day. An agreement therefore was reached
 whereby no more speeches were made. Dependent upon the confirmation of
 General Wood were 167 promotions for other army officers. These have been held up since their nominations were
 made by the president, but now will be 1 confirmed without opposition. They in clude twenty colonels promoted to be brigadier generals on the retired and one brigadier general oh the active Hist, and other officers ranking from
 colonel down to second lieutenants. All lthese nominations with that of Gen. eral Wood were sent to the senate at the beginning of the special session in
 November and lapsed when that sesion closed. They were sent to the senate immediately at the beginning of the
 regular session.
 l A controversy arose as to whether they were recess appointments and also las to whether the promoted officers l were entitled to the rank and pay of the grade to which they were nominat- led. As all, no doubt, will be speedily confirmed according to military regula- 1 tions they will take rank and pay from I the time they were first appointed to fill Ivacancies.
 Dave Sulisvan Loses.