The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-07
NAMES \ |. |. new v CABINET ! II: |
PRESIDENT RENoMlNATEs PRES
ENT MEMBERS WITH ExcEP-
TIoN or Mr.. WINNIE
LONG LIST OF MINOR APPOINTMENTS
SELECTIONS FOR AMBASSADORS,
MINISTERS. coNsuLs AND
OTHERS SENT In.

Washin gton, March THE presi-
dent has sent a large number of nomi-
| nations to the senate. including all of
the members of the present cabinet
except Postmaster General Wynne.
George B. Cortelyou was nominated
for that Office. The cabinet nomina-
tions follow:
John Hay, District of Columbia, sec.
retary of state; Leslie M. Shaw, Iowa,
secretary of the treasury; William II.
Taft, Ohio, secretary of war; William
II. Moody, Massachusetts, attorney
general; George B. CortelYou, New
York, postmaster general; Paul Nor
ton Illinois, secretary of the navy;
Ethan A. Hitchcock, Missouri, secre-
tary of the interior; James Wilson,
Iowa. secretary of agriculture; Victor
H. Metcalf, California, secretary OF
commerce and labor.
The list of nominations also in.
cluded appointments of ambassadors,
ministers, consuls general and consuls,
SO far as have been decided upon, and
ex-senator Cockrell as interstate com
merce commissioner. There were few
surprises in the list, as most of the ap-
pointments made to the principal
posts heretofore have been announced,
at least in a semi-official way.
Later in the day the senate, in exec
utive session, confirmed the nomina-
tions of all members of the cabinet,
OF former Senator Cockrell of Missouri
to be interstate commerce commission.
Ter and of former Senator Quarles of
| Wisconsin to be United States Judge
| for the Eastern district of Wisconsin
The denomination of Secretary Shaw
as secretary of the treasury recalls the
| fact that when he was first nominated
| it was with the understanding that he
would not remain longer than the 4th
of March, Just passed. During the last
campaign President Roosevelt asked
/ him, in case Of his election, to remain
at the head of the treasury depart
| ment and he then consented, with the
condition that he should be. permitted
| to retire in February, 1906, when he
will have served full four years
term. Secretary Shaw has no inten
tion of remaining longer than the date
fixed upon.
FAIRBANKS IN THE CHAIR. Z
First Meeting of the Special Session
| of the Senate.
4 Ii, ;,1
session of the senate was opened by
loud applause Tor Vice President Fair:
banks when he appeared in the cham,
Der to preside He at once raped the
senate to order and prayer was Of
| fered by Chaplain Hale. The first or.
der OF the vice president was to direct
the secretary to read the journal. Con.
trary to the usual order the reading
was allowed to proceed to its con
clusion
| The new senators, Piles of Washing
ton, Bulkeley of Connecticut Flint OF
California, Nixon of Nevada. Durkett
of Nebraska, Raynor of MARYLAND, Car
ter Of Montana, Sutherland of Utah
and HemenWay of Indiana, were warm
| ly greeted by their colleagues in the
senate.
In response to resolution Mr. ALI
son and Mr.. German were named as
a committee to notify the president
that the senate was in session and
ready to receive any communication
he had to offer. A recess was then
taken until ] p. m.
At the expiration of the recess the
committee announced that the presi
dent would at once send message
At los p. M. Assistant Secretary
Rarnes arrived from the White House
and at 1:06 on motion of Mr.. Lodge
the senate went into executive session