Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-06
TAFT CABINET
CONFIRMED
BY SENATE
TlLLMAN CRlTICISES
NEW NAVAL SECRE AIRY
Nominations Go Through With
out Opposition After Caustic
Comment on NageI and Sec
retary Meyer,


Washington, March 5. - Promptly
at noon today Vice President Shcr-
man called the senate to order and af-
ter the chaplain had delivered an
impressive Invocation, the RON was
called and Il committee appointed to
call upou the president and notify him
that the senate was organized and
ready for business.
senator Gallagher announced that
the president would Immediately
send In communication. The presi-
dents assistant secretary Immediate
lN appeared with number Of nom-
inations including the cabinet ap-
poiutments, and on motion Of MIR Al
drich, the senate went into executive
session.
As soon as the doors were closed
the presidents nominations were laid
before the senate ANA senator TIN
man called attention TO the amend
ments relating to senator Knox lie
stated however that he had no OBJ
lection to Mr. knoNs confirmation
aud as no opposition WIS voiced from
amy either direction he was inmcdi-
ateiy confirmed.
No specific opposition was made 90
THE confirmation Of any members OF
the cabinet but some rather sharp
comments were made by Mr. Tfllman
concerning the nomination of Mr.
Meyer to be secretary OF the navy.
ana by Mr Bailey concerning Mr..
Nagol to be secretary of commerce
and labor. In his remarks Mr.. Till
man called attention to the inycsti-
cation Of him by the poatoffice de-
partinent during Mr. Meyers incum-
hencY OF the office ut postmaster. gem
.eral The south Carolina senator
als tnGt Aes e focus ID uit- OF be-
ing liar whom ! was not" and II
accused Meyer Of being liar when
he was, At the same time Mr.. TIL
man did not object to confirmation.
The comments Of Mr.. Bailey upon
the qualifications Of MIR Nagel had
reference to the lattcrs services Of
counsel to the Watcrs-P Pierce oil com
pany In speaking of this Mr.. Bailey
said he understood Mr.. Nagel had
been attorney for the Standard oil
company Mr. Borah replied that its
only basis was the fact that Mr.. Ma
gel for the Waters Pierce OIL COM
p"hN Hdh plltt pdAS'u upoH tht va
lidity of an opinion of a court
The senate expects that President
Tart viii send number of nomin-
atlons To the senate tomorrow. These
would probably include assistants to
the several heads of the executive de-
partments and probably most Of them
viii be confirmed Although no de-
cislon has been reached 1t Is under
stood that the special session OF the
senate VIII be adjourned tomorrow.
Following are the nominations con-
flrmed by the senate today:
Philander G. Knox, OF Pennsylvania,
to be secretary Of state
Franklin MacNeagh. of Illinois, to
be secretary of the treasury
Jacob M. Dickinson. of Tennessee,
TO be secretary of war
George W, Wickersham. OF New
York, to be attorney general.
Frank II. Hitchcock, of Massachu-
sets, to be postmaster general.
George Won l.. Meyer, of Massachu-
sctts to be secretary OF the navy.
Richard A. l3allinger. of Washing
ton. to be secretary Of the interior.
James Wilson. of Iowa. TO be sec
rotary of agriculture.
Charles Nagci. Of Missouri, to be
secretary Of commerce and labor.
Huntington Wilson. OF Illinois. TO be
assistant secretary of state