The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-07
TWO SENATOR'S
 ARE SEATED Knox and Crane Warmly
 Greeted. SENATE SAT TWO HOURS Presidential Nominations are
 Referred. Governor Pennypacker's Unusual Mes- sage Draws Particular Attention to Former Attorney General -Impromptu Reception.
SENATE SAT TWO HOURS

Washington, Dec. 6.-The Senate was in session for more than two hours today and in addition to listening to the reading of the Presidents message received a preliminary report from the Merchant Marine Commission. wit messed the induction of Senators Knox and Crane into office and in executive session referred the presidential nomi- nations to the proper committees. The session was characterized by contin- uation of yesterdays greetings among the Senator's.
 The reading of the commissions of the two new Senators attracted more attention than usual in such cases on account of their prominence and Sena- tors generally did not fail to note the peculiar wording of Governor Penny packers communication, wherein he conferred the office of Senator upon Mir. Knox. empowering him to hold 1t with all its emolumenIs and privileges until the next meeting of the Legisla- ture of the Sttae, If he shall so long behave himself we'll"
 Immediately after the converting of the Senate today, Senators Allison and Cockrell. constituting the committee to walt upon the President reported that the President had expressed his inten- ton to immediately communicate with the Senate through a message in writ ing.
 Before the message arrived MT. Pen- rose and Lodge presented the creden- tials of Messrs. Knox and Crane. the newly appointed Senators from Penn sylvania and Massachusetts. respec- lively, and the oath of office was ad- ministered to them. Mir. Crane was es- corted to the seat of the presiding of- ficer by MT. Lodge, and Mir. Knox by Mir. Penrose and the oath of office was administered by Pro Tenn President Frye in distinct tones and impressive manner. After signing the senatorial roll of membership the new Senators were escorted tu their seats on ths ex- tremv right of3tAs chant r. Tnern they held an impromptu reception foI a Jew moments and until the reading of the Presidents message began.
 The message was delivered to the Senate by MT. Barnes, Assistant Sec- retary to the President, and its reading immediately begun. The Senators were all we'll supplied with copies of the message in print and most of them closely followed the reading clerk as he proceeded.
 some Cabinet Nominations.
 A large batch of nominations were sent to the Senate today by the Pres ident. many of them recess appoint ments. which included four Cabinet po- sitions, as follows:
 Attorney -General-William H. Moody of Massachusetts.
 Postmaster General--Robert J. Wynne of Pennsylvania.
 Secretary of the Navy-Paul Morton of Illinois.
 Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor J. Metcalf of California. other Appointments. Important postoff1ce nominations sent to theASenate today include: William R. Wilcox at New York; An drew R. McGill. St. Paul, Minn., and John A. Merritt. of New York at Washington, D. C.
 Other nominations were as follows: Minister resident and Consul General Thomas C. Dawson of Iowa, to San Domingo.
 Second Secretary of the Embassy of the United States. Robert Wood. Jr., of New York at St. Petersburg. Third Secretary of the Embassy Francis c. Landon, New York, at Berlin.
 Secretary of Legation and Consul General, Montgomery Schuyler, Jr, of New York. at Bankok. Siam Secretary of Legation. William Blu menthal, New York. at Lisbon; Charles Richardson of Massachusetts, at Rio dc Janeiro
 Consul Generals, Frank Dyer Chester of Massachusetts. at Budapest, Hun gary; Hezekiah Gudger of North Caro- lima, at Panama; Julius G. Lay. Dis trict of Columbia, at Canton, China