The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-02
.HUNDLEY GETS A PLUM AGAIN Roosevelt Names Him
 Despite Senate. ALEXANDER IS HELD OVER Judge Jones Holds Court in
 Birmingham. Appoints A. c. Burch Referee In Bank ruptcy ,ana Clash With Hund-
 ley May FsIIow--Divides With Steele.

Washington, June i.-President Roosevelt today announced these ap- pointments:
 oscar R. Hundley to be United States District Judge for the Northern Dis trict of. Alabama.
 John B. Slater, to be United States District Attorney for the Southern Dis trict of Ohio.
 These appointments were among fifty nominations not confirmed by the Sen ate at the session just closed.
 Among other nominations not con- firn1ed by the Senate were those of for- ty-two postinasters and Nathan H. AL exander, Register of the General Land offce at Montgomery, Ala.
 At the executive session of the Sen- ate just before final adjournmeas. Sat urday night the nominations of Rob- ert S. sharp to be Internal Revenue Collector for the District of Tennessee, and Clarence S. Hobart to be Assist ant Treasurer of the United States at New Orleans were confirmed. f
 The nomination of Milton Dwight Purdy to be United States District Judge for the district of Minnesota. was doomed to failure for confirmation in the Senate the day on which 1t was made.
 Purdy was nominated by the Presi- dent without consulting the Minnesota Senators, to whom he was not espe- cfally obnoxious, but they considered that they had a right to be consulted concerning such an important ofnce within their State. As soon as Senator Nelson saw the nomination. he rs. marked:
 q may not be a Senator at the White House, but am a Senator at the Cap itoi." 32
 The nomination was referred to Sem ator Kittredge, of the sub-commit- tee, and in his possession 1t found q permanent resting place.
 J. Frank Taylor to be Surveyor of Cns- tome at the port of Louisville, Ky9 and Paul Nash. of New York, Consul 1ener- al at Buda Pest, Hungary.
 Jones Appoints Birch,
 Birmingham. June 1.--Judge Thomas G Jones, of the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama, Fed eral Court, convened court long enough this morning in Birmingham to ap- point A. c. Birch as Referee in Bank ruptcy. ~i
 He made no comments as to N. L. Steele. the appointee of Judge O. R. Hundley.
 Judge HundIey has been. given an- other recess appointment by the Pres ident, the former appointment not be- infi confirmed by the Senate. s
 Judge Jones ordered that the Clerk of the Federal Court refer all odd numbered bankruptcy cases to Birch, and the even numbered cases to Steele.
 Judge Hundley is in Anniston at tending court. When spoken to over the telephone fin reference to the ap- pointment of Birch he declined to make any comments.
 Judge Jones announced today that he was a colleague of Judge Hundiey on the bench and would immediately write the letter concerning the appoint ment.
 Once before Judge Hundley set aside the appointment of Referee Birch by Judge Jones' It is not known wheth- CT the clash is to continue and the appointment to be again set aside.
 HundIey Is Sworn In.
 Anniston. June 1.-(Special )--Judge Oscar R.. Hundley was sworn in at z o'clock this morning as Judge of the Federal Court for the Northern Dis trict of Alabama, under recess appoint ment of the President
 While at church yesterday Judge Hundley received the following tele- gram:
 '4The President has signed your re- cess commission as United States Dis~ triet Judge. Qualify.
 "Bonaparte.
 Attorney General"
 Judge Hundley was seen in chambers but declined to talk of the action of Judge Jones. He had already been ad- yisec of Judge Jones's action in ap- pointing A. c. Birch Referee in Bank ruptcy at Birmingham. but declined to discuss the matter at all, saying he had not discussed 1t even with his most intimate friends.
 Judge Hundiey took his oath this morning before United States Commits sioner D. E. Greenleaf of Huntsville. who is here as Deputy Clerk of the United States Court now in session. At inc opening of court Judge Hundley Announced that he had already quali- fled under the recess appointment and proceeded to hold court.
 Judge Hundley had just returned from Washington when he opened court q week ago and he had been advised bv friends that if he was not con- irmed the recess appointment would he made as soon as Congress adjourn ed and this was done. as is shown by the telegram.
 The appointment makes the fourth he has received from the President, once as District Attorney and three as Judge.