Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-09
SENATE SECRET STAFF
May Do Some S|euthing of Its
Own Hereafter.
WATCH ON NOMINATIONS
Constitutional Functions to Be Fully
Exercised, Says Depew.
APPOINTMENTS NOW HELD UP
Judiciary and Financial Committees
Making Careful Investigation
in Several Cases.

investigating staff of detectives to Sc
cure information as to nominations sent
to 1t from the White House well as
for other purposes?
Senator DepeW of New York did not
know whether the Senate would ever get
that far but he did say, just outside the
executive offices today, that the Senate
committees on judiciary and finance are
disposed to pass no nominations in the
future. at least to important offices, until
careful Investigations have been made
as to the fitness of the men for the posi-
tions.
The Constitution provides that all nom-
nations shall be made "by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate" and
the Senate. according to the New York
senator, has come to the conclusion that
it will exercise constitutional functions
and report favorably no nomination until
its consent is well founded and it Is as
well informed to the men nominated
as the President himself.
The desire of the Senate to investigate
certain nominations on it's own hook ac
counts for the hold-up of a number of
important nominations in that body. Just
how these Investigations are being con-
Quoted Senator Depew did not state, but
said that the Senate was determined in
its course.
Mr.. Terry's Case.
Among the numerous nominations tied
up in the Senate for a number of weeks
is that Of George s. Terry of New York,
to be assistant treasurer in that city. The
business and financial interests Of New
York city are not giving support to Mr..
Terrys selection, and the President has
been informed by the Senate finance COM
hot W
Washington, IS not regarded as big
enough for the place. So far, however,
the President has done nothing to with
draw the nomination. The office has been
vacant since Hamilton Fish resigned in
October to run for Congress, and Charles
H. Treat United States treasurer. has
been compelled. because Of his respopsl-
biity for the millions Of dollars held In
the subtreasury at New York. to give
most of his time. to looking after the
work in New York, leaving his duties
here to be performed by Assistant Treas
urer Bantz- Next to the Treasury In
Washington the New York subtreasury
holds more of government money than
any other government institution.
New York financial houses contend that
the assistant treasurer there should be
man high up in the confidence Of the
business world there and whose identifica-
ton is such as to fully acquaint him with
the necessities of the office he is to fill.
Senator Depew also stated that in the
matter of judicial appointments the Sen
ate committee on judiciary expected to
be careful In the future. He 1nNanCed
the case of Judge Hundley of Alabama,
whose nomination has been pending in the
committee for nearly two years.
Timothy Woodruff. republican state
chairman of New York, and Representa-
tive Parsons of that state were other
New York men who saw and talked with
the President.
The White House Calm.
There was a notable absence of repre-
sentatives from the Capitol at the White
House today, but the President remained
calm and undisturbed under the grilling
of the House yesterday. Outwardly the
White House appeared to be extremely
indifferent to 1t all, and the understand
ing is that there will be no comeback
So far as the President is concerned the
fight is over on the House side. The
President will wait for the speech of
Senator Tillman on Monday to determine
whether he will have anything further to
| say on that score.
William Dudley Foulke of Indiana said
a real naughty thing about the action of
| the House when he sauntered out of the
executive offices today. This is the way
| he jauntily put it:
The demand of Dogberry to be writ
| ten down an ass was pale and cOlorleSs
when compared with the inextinguishabe
resentatives to be insulted by the Presi-
dent, and to have it inferred from Ian
guage which had no such meaning that a
ma jority of its members were corrupt"
There were just four members of the
House with the President today. They
were Representatives Edwards of Ken
lucky, Burton of Delaware, Cooper Of
Wisconsin, and Parsons of New York, the
two former introducing friends.
No Change in Collectorship.
| Inquiry at the White House and Treas
ury Department as to frequent publica
tions relative to candidates for the posi-
| ton of collector of the port of New York
| brings statements that absolutely no
| change is contemplated in that position
and that Edward S. Fowler, the incum-
| bent, will remain where he is The fur
| ther statement Is made that there has
| been less complaint as to Mr. Fowler
| than as to any other collector In years
The republican organization In New
| York has shown symptoms of wanting the
! colectorship for one OF Its leaders. but
has not formally made request of this
/ kind at the White House. Mr.. Fowler
was appointed TO the 'collectorshlp more
| than a year ago upon the recommendation
| of Secretary Cortelyou, who considered
| him especially qualified for the work. Sec
| retary Cortelyou unquallfledly praises the
| work of Mr.. Fowler.
| The President has become interested in
| the proposition that Congress shall au-
| thorize the purchase by the government
| of a certain collection of paintings now
on exhibition in the Smithsonian Institu-
ton Theodore Sutro, formerly tax COM
| missioner of New York, who holds the
title to the pictures. called on the Presi-
dent this morning. The collection in
| cludes thirteen paintings by Edward Mo-
| ran, representing the marine history of
the United States. from the time OF the
| early Morse voyages until the present
| time. There will be hearing before the
House committee on the library next
| Monday on the bill providing for the pur-
chase of the paintings
Loeb May Not Go to Augusta.
| Secretary Loeb said today it was true
! that it might not be necessary for him
to go to Augusta to Mr.. Taft in con-
| nection with the Panama trip of the next
| President Il have been i'll correspond
ence with Mr.. Taft" said Mr.. Loeb, land
think ii probable l will not have to go TO
Augusta. | have been too busy to get
| away up TO this time.
| Want T. T. Hicks for Judge.
| A delegation of prominent North Caro-