New-York tribune., 1906-12-13
M Moody C0NFIR MED.
THE FOT'E UNANIMOUS.
c.notc Also Confirms Wessrs. Bono
ur.c. MefcGlf and Straus.
fFrm ruc tribune Pureau.l ]

..,-r,n Dec. 12-WilIam II. Moody was
confirmed As an associate justice OF the
80 court off The United States by the
'Df .,,,. vote of ti-c Senate in executive ses-
TN. nonlinatious Of Charles J. Bonaparte
Attorney General Victor II. Metcalf To
s..-stsr, o. r!le Navy and Oscar 5. Straus
s.-r.rar- Of Commerce and Labor also
,s-c confirmed
,,1,s, The nomination of Mr.. Moody was taken
- ,bis.tfou WAS made by Southern Senators
Nr Moody when a member OF The House
- i,troduced u bin providing FOR punishment
- ta federal authorities of state officials who
,H.5 80 enforce The laws against lynching; that
- law would be clearly unconstitutional,
"a ,ba- its authorship demonstrated that the
rz.5ara was clearly unfit 10 be a member of
Il. S,,r~eue Court. These assertions brought
c.rstor Spooncr TO his feet He assured the
c.rs-. that tha bin referred 10 had been intro
s,ced by NJ Moody by request that at the
came time AEr. Hoar had introduced the bill in
,be senate. that II had been drawn by the At
,ornev General of Massachusetts, and that, com
,,r from legal officer of their state. both men,
hors of Congress had introduced IL without tax
iur the trouble 40 read IL, supposing they could
-el, on its a. .scr f5r its propriety and consti-
trtionaI.ty. Ny. Spooner said further that as
10 !.
aprreciated that l. was unconstitutional and
never pressed il. Senator Clarke, OF Arkansas
said ne was not so sure thai the bin was uncon-
sttutiona- IS q similar measure had once been
enacted, and. when passed upon by the Supreme
Court had been held constitutions: by Justices
Harlan and Day. composing the minority. SEN
stor Lodge spoke at length in behalf OF Mr.
Moody tel. uE q The high regard in which he
was held .n his own state and the hope Of the
people o. Aassachusetts that he would be con-
trrned fo- rae high office Tor which the President
had selected him. The nomination was then
confirmed without = dissenting vote
The nomination OF Secretary Bonaparte for
Attorney General was then taken up and some
opposition 70 his confirmation was expressed bv
Democrats, who declared their belief that he
vas not n sympathy with the antitrust policy
q the administration. Republican Senators, no.
txbly Messrs. Spooner. Foraker and Lodge, spoke
II behalf O. Mr.. Bonaparte. and he was con-
trned with q few dissenting votes.
The confirmation Of Mr.. MetcaIf for Secretary
O. the Navy and Mr.. Straus for Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor Immediately followed. no
opposition being expressed.
The President informally advised the Finance
Committee OF the Senate to-day that he will
withdraw lhe nominations OF Messrs Cortelyou,
Garfield and Meyer for the places in the Cabinet
10: which they have been named, and send them
4 again naming the date on which they are TO
lake the Offices for which they have been Sc
lected. This viii probably be on March 4 un-
less Secretary Shaw signifies his intention Of re-
trng sooner TO enable Mr.. Riddle, who has been
selected as successor 10 Ambassador Meyer, 10
make himself familiar with the duties of his new
o1ce before the Dourna meets about March l.
The nomination of Mr. ChsJfield as successor to
Judge Thomas, Of the Eastern District Of New
York VIII also be Withdrawn andreturned with
the definite Gate Of Judge Thomas IS retirement.