Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-08
OPENING SESSION
OF 59TH-C0NGRESS
PresidentSends Nominations For New
Cabinet to Senate
PENROSE SPRINGS A SURPRISE

Washington. Dec. 1.-The 59th con-
gress began its last session Monday.
1t took the senate 10 minutes 20 ar
range it's 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,
10 make no combinations until the
presidents annual message had been
received and the session fairly started.
Senator's 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
90 the president and the other 20 the
secretary of war. After the ripple Of
surprise had passed. and Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks had suggested that II
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 Loebs state
ment a 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 10 their ca
pacity. Hundreds went away disap-
pointed in not gaining admission 10
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 APP
pointment to the supreme court bench
were sent TO the senate by President
Roosevelt, but they were not confirmed
Immediately, in accordance with gen
eral customs concerning such import.
ant nominations. IL is said that there
is no opposition to the appointees for
the cabinet. and to the nomination OF
Attorney William II. Moody TO be as
sociate justice of the supreme court.
despite the fact that 1t was determined
to refer these nominations to commit
ties for report
The important nominations follow:
Secretary of the treasury-George
p. CortelyOu.
Attorney general-Charles J. Bona
parte.
Postmaster general-George Won l.
Meyer
Secretary of the navy-victor H.
Metcalf.
Secretary of the interior-James r.
( Garfield.
Secretary commerce and labor-Os-
car S. Straus.
Associate justice supreme court
William II. Moody.
Civil service commissioner. John
Avery McIlheuny. of Louisiana; inter
state commerce commissioners. Edgar
It. Clark. Iowa: James S. Harlan. ILL
nois: Judson C. Clements. Georgia
Officials of the United States court
for China, Judge Lebleus w. Wiley,
Missouri; district attorney. Arthur
Bassett Missouri; marshall. Orvice
r. Leonard. Michigan; clerk, Frank
F.. Hinckley. California.
Minister to Panama - Herbert G.
! Squiers. New York.
Observation-Disclosures A. III. Ham
bleton. Saint Michael's. Pennsylvania,
]. c. Jacobs, Burnham: N. M. thinner
man. Derry Church. Virginia. w. II,
Lantz. Pennsboro-