The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-12
BUCHANAN
IS.MINISTERi
Senate Defeats Motion to Re-
consider Confirmation, Giving
Hin Full Power.
PROTEST OF SENATOR MORGAN
lie Vigorously Opposes confir-
nation, Bit His Motion IS
Tabled-Anti-Trust Law.

(By Associated Pfess)
WASHINGTON, p. c., Jan. ll.-Ihe
Senate, III executive session to-day, lald
on tho tatl, tho motion to reconsider tho
confirmation Of tho nomination Of w.
I. Buchanan, ito be minister to Panama.
The vote was 3s to 16 on party lines
with tho exception Of Senator McCreay
(Domocrat), Kentucky, who voted with
the Republicans.
BY this action, Mr.. Buchanan now mas
full powers to act for this government
in all diplomatic changes betwcon the the
United Suites and the new republic. The
motion to reconsider The nomination. vas
nude before the holidays by senator
Morgan, thus Withholding for three
weeks Mr. Buchanan's commission Us
minister In the meantime + ,Mh.cul5ila
minister. In the meantime Mr.. Buch-i
anan had arrived on the lsthmus, where
he occupied the position of private citl-
ION except for q special commission 70
act as tho personal representative OF
the President In gathering information
concerning existing conditions there.
SENATOR MORGAN PROTESTS.
Senator Morgan took the flc2r when
the Senate went Into executive session
to-day. He mndc Il general protest
against the confirmation of Mr.. Buch-
anan as minister, on the ground that
the position, to which the PRESIDENT mad
made appointment, was not IN exlste .1,;e
at the time tho appointment was MADE
and could not BIO created without the
corporation OF the Senate
Senator Spooner answered for the Re
publicans. He cited numerous authorities
and precedents in support of the Prcsl.s
dents action. Senator Allison also SPOKE
briefly in support Of the, administration,
Vi hllo Senators Bacon and Culberson Ia =!
vored the Democratic contentious. me
motion to lay Mr.. Nrorgans motion on
the table was made by MIR. Lodge.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
rhe Senate confirmed the following
nominations:
William II. Taft, OF Ohio, Secretary
OF War: Luke z. Wright, Tennessee,
civil Governor of Philippine Islands.
Henry c.. 1de, Vermont Vlce-Governor 4
Of the Philippine Islands.
l,ostmastcrs: Georgia, Lizzie Hamilton,
Ruford. tfi ,.8
North Carolina. Edwin II. Morris,
Mocksville.
In the morning hour. Mr.. Stewart In
troduced a resolution directing the Com
mittee on Appropriations to 2conduct an
Investigation of the various government
departments 10 Qttel 1Aia1At ~ " 1A'AA'S
ditional. clerks would be required to avoid
the necessity OF the departments In
creasnE the hours OF labor from 4 F,
M. to $50 P.sNl. Mr., Stewart asked
Immediate consideration, but objection
was raised by Mr.. Gallinger, who In
uuired IL tho law does not require seven
hours labor from clerks employed IN
the dopar tmont.
..That is the law said Mt. Stewart.
"but am against the law, as well as
this new order"
..rhen," said Mr. Gnllinger, II think
the senator should direct his efforts at
the law and seek u revision of that
The resolution went over
The House.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. n.-Mr.
Jenkins, chairman of the judiciary Com
mittce, called up in tho House to-day
the resolution requesting the Attorney
General to furnish information to the
House as to what money has been cx-
pended under the act providing for the
enforcement ol The Sherman antitrust
law, favorably reported by the commit
tee. but amended so as,tl make IT read:
I'm so far as it is not incoE. catible with
the interest Of the public, It was
adopted without debate. ana W$s'out. a.
vision. AS ~ mark OF respect toSSe late
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