The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

Washington. March 1s.-By the action
OF the Senate in executive session to-
day.. General Leonard Wood became a
major general. taking the rank from
August s. 1908. the day President Roose-
Welt made the promotion.
hi contest against his confirmation
has been a notable one. beginning soon
after Congress convened In special ses-
sion. and continuing until today when
by a vote of IS to 10, the nomination
was confirmed. The late Senator Ham
ma was recognized as the leader OF the
forces opposed to General Wood and
had it not been for his death before
the disposition OF the case. il is con-
coded that the vote would have been
much closer. II has not been believed
at any time since the contest opened.
however. that the fight against confir-
nation would have been successful.
Only two republicans remained in mi
nority. They were Senators Scott, a
member OF the military affairs commit
tee. who opposed the nomination while
1t was pending in the committee and
Senator Kittridge.
Five Democratic Senators voted with
the majority in favor of confirmation.
They were Senators Cockrell and Pet
tus. who as members OF the military
afIalrs committee. heard all the testi-
mony offered against General Wood
n Senators Patterson, Clarke. OF Ar
kansas. and Dubois. The
vote on the confirmation was as fol-
lows:
Bacon. Berry. Blackburn. Montana:
4NllharCnn ,fhcn-
McLaurin. Mallory, Martin, Money,
Newlands. Simmons. Adams, Kitridge
and Scott, Republicans.
After a vote had been reached. Sen
ator Foraker moved to make the vote
public and Senator Blackburn moved
10 make public the testimony had be-
fore the committee on military affairs
committee. The motion in regard to
the testimony was voted down and the
general understanding was that the
vote was to be piven out. In the con-
fusion, however. the announcement was
made that both motions were lost.
NO speeches were made today. De-
pendent upon the confirmation OF Gem
eral Wood were 167 promotions for 9TH
er army officers. These have been held
up since their nominations were made
by the President, but will now be con-
firmed without opposition. They in
clude twenty colonies. promoted 10 be
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one brigadier general on the active list.
and 4 number OF other officers. ranking
from colonies down to second lieuten-
ants. All no doubt will be speedily
confirmed and will according to mill
tary authority. take rank and pay from
the time they were first appointed to.
+, fill vacancy.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, March 1s.-The House
UlC in CaoGinn n 1fftlA Aunr sh-nn $3.50.
today. an early adjournment being
taken to permit the members to make
a trip to the site of the proposed James
town Exposition. Although the post
office appropriation bill was under dis
cission the entire time. only one page
was completed. making eleven pages I'm
all disposed of. Several amendments
were adopted. the principal one being
the insertion of a new paragraph in the
bill providing for an appropriation of
$500, coo for unusual business" at third
and fourth class postofices. The post
master general. however, is required TO
make public the regulations under
which the allotments are to be made
before using any part OF this sum-. m
a similar requirement was imposed In
the case OF the expenditure OF 81. 600. 900
for separating mails at third and fourth
class postoffices.
The House agreed to the report OF the
committee on Elections No. / declaring
tina Alexander d. Dantzler contestant.
was not elected to Congress from the
Seventh district of South Carolina.
Also tina julius Kahn. contestant was
not elected from the Fourth California
district; also that James NJ. Moody
contestant, was not elected from the
Tenth district OF North Carolina. This
confirms the titles of Representative
Lever. Livernash and Gudger In their
seats.
The House adjourned until Monday.