Milford chronicle., 1906-12-07
OPENING SESSION
OF 59TH CONGRESS
PresidentSen Nominations For New
Cabinet to Senate.
PENRoSE SPRINGS A SURPRISE

Washington. Dec. 4.-The 59th con
gress began its last session Monday.
1t took the senate Is minutes to ar
range its preliminaries, and the house
Of representatives an hour. The SEN
ate received from President Roosevelt
a long list Of appointments for its
confirmation, and in an executive ses-
sion of 10 minutes decided that, as the
nominations had been received before
the body had been organized formally,
to make no combinations until the
presidents annual message had been
received and the session fairly started.
Senators Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
and FORAKER, of Ohio, came forward
with resolutions of inquiry regarding
the discharge of the negro troops Of
the 25th Infantry. One was addressed
to the president and the other to the
secretary OF war After the ripple of
surprise had passed, and Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks had suggested that It
was unusual to transact any business
until the presidents message had been
received, the resolutions went over"
by unanimous consent.
Senator Penrose's action is regarded
as significant
The incident is regarded by some
as an indication OF the senator's re-
sentiment of Secretary LOeb's state
ment few days after the election,
that the president could not deny all
political statements attributed to him.
This was issued just after Penrose
had announced on leaving the house
that Roosevelt was for Stuart
Senator Dupont, of Delaware, took
the oath of office.
The opening of the two houses was
witnessed by an animated throng.
which filled the galleries to their ca
pacity. Hundreds went away disap-
pointed in not gaining admission to
witness the session of either senate or
house.
President Roosevelt's message was
read both in the house and senate to
day Tuesday.
Seven cabinet changes and one ap-
pointment to the supreme court bench |
we're sent to the senate by President |
but they were not confirmed !
in accordance with gen.
aral customs concerning such import |
ant nominations. 1t is said that there
IS no opposition to the appointees for /
the cabinet, and to the nomination Of |
attorney William H. Moody to be as
sociate justice of the supreme court
iespite the fact that it was determined
% refer these nominations to commit
ties for report.
The important nominations follow:
Secretary of the treasury-George
3. Corte.you.
Attorney general-Charles J. Bona
l.rte.
Postmaster general-George Won L
Meyer.
Secretary of the navy-victor H.
Ietcalf
Secretary of the interior-James R.
fairfield.
Secretary commerce and labor-Cs-
ar s Straus.
Associate justice supreme court
William H. Moody.
Civil service commissioner, John
avery McIlhenny. of Louisiana; inter
tate commerce commissioners. Edgar
:. Clark. Iowa; James S. Harlan, I'LL
ois: Judson c. Clements, Georgia
Officials of the United States court
or China, Judge Lebleus W. Wiley,
iissouri; district attorney, Arthur
,assett Missouri: marshall OrVice
!. Leonard, Michigan; clerk, Frank
: Hinckley, California.
Minister to Panama - Herbert G.
quiers. New York.
Postmasters-Ma Maryland, A. H. Ham
Teton Saint Michael's. Pennsylvania
c. Jacobs, Durham; N. NJ. thinner
ian, Derry Church. Virginia, W. II.
anti Pennsboro.