The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-12
NO LET UP ON GEN. WOOD.
AGAIN ATTACKED IN EXECUTIVE
 SESSION OF SENATE.
mr. Scot. Speak. of Ioju..Ies of somina- lion When Over One Hundred ystsr- ans of civ,i War Have Not Been Pros noted Beyond Rank of coloneI-Mr. Blaohbura Say. such Rapid Advance Has Not Been Earned.

Has Not Been Enrncu.
 Washington, March 11.-With the ex- ception of half an hour devoted to the consideration of routine business, the senate spent the entire day in execu- tive session, devoting most of the time to the nomination of Brigadier- General Leonard Wood to be a major-general. The early closing of the doors was fore ed by an effort on the part of Senator Carmack to secure consideration, in open session, of his resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury for the papers in his office bearing on the nom- ination of H. Smith Woolley, bishop of the Mormon church, to be superin- tendent of the assay office at Bois, Ida he. Senator Carmack made plea for open session discussion of the matter, but Senators Hoar and Aldrich opposed it, and on a roll call a motion to return to legislative session was voted down by a large majority. The resolution calling for the papers on vote was lost.
 The Wood case was then taken up. Two speeches were made in opposition to General Woods confirmation by Sen- ators Scott and Blackburn.
 Senator Scott quoted largely from the testimony, following closely the charges made by Major 2athbone, which, he said, had been in large manner sust ain- ed. He accused General Wood of in- subordination to General Brooke and contended that his respol1A hility for the Runcie magazine article was quite definitely established. He also referred at some length to the franchise to the Jai Alai, asserting that General Woods conduct in that case had been far diff ferent from what that of the chief rep resentAtive of the United States gov ernment in Cuba should have been.
 While he was talking on this point Senator Foraker interrupted to say that the responsibility for that incident had been assumed by the war department. MT. Scott replied that the department had acted only after insistent urging by Wood. Senator Scott also referred to what he spoke of as the injustice of General Woods appointment, saying that there are over 8 hundred veteran officers of the civil war who had not attained rank beyond that of colonel
 
 Senator Blackburn contended that General Wood had not earned his rapid advance in the@arlny, and urged that it was time to call 8 halt. He said that, although a few years ago he was an army surgeon, now his name is before the senate for a promotion to a major generalship, notwithstanding he never has participated in more than one en- gagement that of Las Guasimas, in Cuba. MT. Blackburn admitted that General Wood had taken an infantry command during the campaign against the Apache Geronimo, but said that the cavalry had encompassed Geronimo s downfall and that General Wood had thus been cut out of all credit in that connection. The senator argued that such rapid promotion was demoralizing to the army and unjust to other meri- torious officers.
 Senator Blackburn then reviewed the evidence bearing on the Jai Alai incl dent and the Runiie article, and had not concluded when the senate ad- journed.