Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-07
Favorable Action on Cabinet
Nominations.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
DATE FIXED FOR VOTE ON
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT BILL.
Senator Lodge to Press Consideration
House Refers the Presidents
Recommendations

The Senate, in executive session
TODAY, confirmed all four cabinet
nominations, Postmaster Wilcox
at New York and Indian Commits
sioner Leupp.
In the Senate in open session MIR.
Lodge said that he would press con-
sideration of the Philippine govern
ment bill
In the House the Presidents mes
sage was referred to appropriate
committees.
The Senate agreed to vote on the
Philippine government bill at 3
pm, December 10.
When the Senate convened today the
regular call for business was made for the
first time in the session and a large num-
Der of petitions bills and joint resolutions
were introduced. Mr.. Dillingham; present
ell the credentials of his colleague, Mr.
Proctor, for the term beginning March
next.
Mr. Lodge called up the Philippine gov
errment bill for the purpose of asking to
have the measure reprinted. and SAID that
as II Is on the CdIenQdr as tHe
business of the Senate he would press its
federation each day after o clock until
disposed Of He then asked the democratic
senators If they could name time at
which they would be willing to have vote
taken on the measure.
Mr. Culberson replied that there would
probably be no difficulty in reaching an
understanding to the date of voting. but
asked for time to consider the subject
Pending this consideration the Senate at
1 p. m. went into executive session.
The Senate confirmed the following nomi.
nations: Paul Morton, Illinois. Secretary of
the Navy; William H. Moody. Massachu-
sets. Attorney General; Robert ]. Wynne
Pennsylvania, Postmaster General; Victor
Fl. Metcalf California, Secretary of Com
merce and Labor; Francis E. Leupp. Dis
trict of Columbia, commissioner of Indian
affairs
Postmasters-New York. William R. Will
cox. New York city. New Hampshire, Mary
V. Cheney, Lebanon; John H. Brown Con-
cord. Pennsylvania. John Gowland, Phil
lipsburg; Levi j. Foust Johnstown.
The Panama Resolution.
At rs pm. the doors were reopened and
the legislative session was resumed, the
consideration of the calendar being entered
upon. The first measure on the calendar Is
the Daniel resolution calling on the Presi-
dent for all the correspondence with the
Colombian government relative to the Pam
anna revolution. The reading of the title
ries of the last session, for a smile was no.
uceable upon the faces of several senator's
Mr.. Lodge suggested that the resolution
might be indefinitely postponed with profit
but in the absence of Mr. Daniel it was al
lowed to go over.
Pensions for Army Telegraphers.
Mr.. Scott asked the Senate to enter upon
The consideration of the bill placing on the
pension roll the names of telegraph opera
tors who served as such during the civil
war. and in explanation of the measure.
said that while the operators were not en-
listed they were the confidential agents of
the government and had performed most
important services. They had been ex-
posed to all the dangers of regular soldiers
ana he thought the country could we'll af-
tord to pass this bill as a Christmas gift
10 these men or their widows and orphans.
He added that there We're only about go
of the operators.
MI Gallinger announced his intention to
vote against the bill, saying that If It
should pass 1t would open the way to the
pensioning of all other classes of civilians
VINO served in the war and entail large ex-
penditures. "a
After fixing date for vote on the Phil
ipplne bill, at 2:l5 pm. the Senate adiourn-
ed. - IL