Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-06

DC communicated 10 the ceUaG
earliest possible dRy 30 that it
20 available for use when The tariff
is under discussion.
Senator Culterson called attention
to the fact thai in appointing the mem
bers of the committee on evision of the
laws, Senator Teller's pame appeared
among the minority memt ers. Ia view
of the fact thst Senator I eIIer is not q
members of the 6lst Congress, he gave
notes thtt be would take steps later to
have the minority represe ntation change.
Theo at 1908 the Ssiaate went into
executive session for the consideration
Of the nominations made by the presi-
dent yesterday which then failed to con-
firmatiOn. Most important OF these is
that of William Loeb, 70 be collector of
customs, for New York, and Beekman
Winthrop, OF New York, to be assistant
secretary otihe navy.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
Of William Loeb, jr., to be collector Of
customs at the port of New York. The
Senate also confirmed Beekman Wiz
lh-op, of New York. to be assistant Sec
rotary Of the navy; John p Mcdowell,
of Chicago, to be receiver oil public
moneys at Williston, N. D ,aud The two
! land Office nominations sent ia by PresI-
dent TAFT today.
Immediately afterwards q committee
was appointed to wait on the president
and notify him that ths Senate was now
ready to adjourn unless he had some
further communication to make. Pend
ing the return of that committee from
the White House, q recess was taken.
The expected opposition to Mr. Loeb'E
confirmation did not develop. The
sjor part of the hour that the Senate
was behind closed doors was spent 10
discussion OF the way In which news Of
the secret sessions of the Senate leaks
out, Senator Bailey brought the mat
t.r up aud called attention 10 the fact
that senators we're frequently placed on
The wrong attitude because distorted
statement were at times given to the
press. He thought that the whole
story should be made public or none a.
all.
His remarks we're oa1sed by publics-
lions today which represented him as
having opposed the confirmation yes
terday of Secretary Nagel as head Of the
Department of Commerce and Labor be-
cause he was Standard Oil attorney.
Mr.. Bailey said that he had no objection
man for having been a corporation at
torney. What he said of Mr.. Nagel
was that he was the attorney of the
Waters Pierce Oil Company in a case
that is now pending and in which the
Department of Commerce and Labor lie
into rested in the connection of infor-
nation.
At217 the Senate adjourned sine die.
TIE special session adjourned without
swearing in Isaac Stephenson, of Wis.
cousin. Senator Stephenson's credentials
are some here between here aud Madi-
son aud have undoubtedly been della ed
by the storm.
They we're sent by registered mail
and should have srrived las! night. The
next possible train that could have
brought them wss due here a. 2 O. clock
this afternoon. Senator Stephenson had
special messenger at the postoffice to
receive the package should 1t arrive,
while be himself wandered impaliently
ia aud out Of the Office Of the secretary
of the Senate auxiously awaiting his
papers.
The Senate could just as well have adj
iourned by O'Clock but in order to give
Senator Stephenson the best chance possible
they postponed adjournment until 2:l7,
whereupon the papers not having arrived,
the special session was brought to close.
Senator Stephenson will be Sworn in on the
9th but will, in the meantime, not appear as
figuring in the first session of the Senate Of
the 6lst C ,ngress nor will he draw pay until
the middle of January.