New-York tribune., 1906-12-11
OPPOSE DIR. BONAPARTE.
Confirmation Of Mr. Moody Goes
Over Until To-day.

v-asbi,s+or r,sc N - -r,pposition to Charles ].
Bonaparte as Attorney General prevented the c"h-
hrmation of William n Moody as Associate Jus
tice Of the Supreme Court Of the United states
when his nomination was called up to-day IN eX-
ecuiiye session Of the Senate The objection 10 MI
Bonaparte was based on a speech made ny MIN ~
chicago in ssptsm6eR R @ trst Question no In that
speech Mr. Bonaparte declared tldl iS,t i :
"sT,s beyCra 1he senate Senator CuIhersOn called
9teT+,o ~ bs Fact that the place Mr. Moody is
vacate will he filled by Mr. Bonaparte ana ne thei
an srg1nent that Mr. Bonaparte is not qualified TO
take the responsibility Of enforcing ant,usI & bs
had talked with Mr., Bonaparte. and found MN
nTeskins up 80 tria he also remarked that prob
al abIv tbars we're few men in the Senate chamber
whose minds had not undergone some aetlSlsI IT,
changes on many great questions since loss when
conditions we're far different from what they are
senator Rayner started to reply TO this speech
when Vice-Presdent Fairbanks observed that the
MGodr RIRatG and no5 thai Of MT Bonspare This had
tle effect OF curalns "a tnv 90 S''S ali Dnriina
committees. and he therefore objected to further
large humber OF nominations were confirmed
among them those Of Major General ArthuT Nc Nc
Arthur to be lieutenant general; Brigadler General
Pershing i1 70 be brigader general Colonel Ernest
A. Darlington 70 be inspector genera Win 80 fls
da VI % ge5eraI Colo5el Arthur Murray to be chief OF
artiIlsrv' with the rank Of brigader general. and
General Robert NJ O'ReiIly 10 be surgeon general
The senate Committee Judiciary to-day au-
thorized favorable report on the nominations o.
Mr. Moody 10 be associate justice; Charles !
Bonaparte to be Attorney General and Afford W.
other nominations also We're reported favorably:
The nomination OF William G Bristol of @ oregon @
Tors Foraker KittredEe and CuIberson who in
vestigated protests against him last session The
nomination Of Lebbeus r Wilfey to be judge OF
the United States Court for China was referred to
a committee of Senators Spo0ner and Bacon VINO
are rnenpers OF tie QLt.En = .o.s -
Secretary Of the Treasury and of James r Gar
up tomorrow at a special meeting OF the Commit
tee on finance me ol1ItiGe r , ql. Do.iiect Us
the nomination Of Oscar 5. Straus TO be Secretary
OF Commerce and Labor.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Controller Of the Currency-TII.IIAM B. RIDGELT. o:
Assistant G9llsct2r % c1s2s for oTt of faden y j
Civil r 9snsfT 45 4n 2 Of 9 saT as m 9-ff r % II F9a
Attorney for the District Porto Rico-JOsE P F
Marshal for the District Of Connecticut-EDsoN 5
L''A'I'rS blstrio5 & New fa1S
Colonel TO be Drigadler seneral-wII.ILAM 5. MUSE
Thomas I Chatdeld was born at Owego Tioga
County, y. Y. thirty-hve years ago He was an
honor man at Yale University. and before his
graduation gained admission TO the Phi Beta
Kappa fraternity He also member OF the
Zeta Psi fraternity He was also member OF the
class Of 9S and came immediately TO Manhar>an.
where he began the study OF law AT the Columbia
Law School Three years later he entered
practice with the ftrm OF Miller. Decker & Miller
Five years ago ne helped form the law firm OF
Decker. Allen & Chatfteld. with which he is still
connected. he was appointed Assistant United
States Attorney under William J. Youngs four
years ago. \ year after he took office ne obtained
opportunity for the display of his powers in
connection with the prosecution OF George ".
Beavers and his COnfederaCes in the POstof1Cs
scandals. II understood that United States
Attorney TOurgs. who ts e personal friend OF the
President. would succeed Judge Thomas. but hs
decided not do and proposed Mr. Chathed =
Mr.. Chatfeld had decided 10 resign from
his present position this month. and his term
would have expired at the end OF the year He
has been receiving $3.50 year. and the judgeship
will give him salary OF 5000
Mr. Chatfields father died when Re was twelve
years old. and his mother died three years ago
brothers sisters. Eight years ago
he married and moved from Manhattan to Brook
Iyn a year later. He lives al No. 81 Linden
avenue, I'm the FlatbUsh section. He is member
Of the Yale Club, the Lawyers Club and the Dutch
Reformed Church of Flatbusb.