The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

4he Senate met at noon yesterday. but
remained in session only ten minutes.
when an adjournment was taken until
Monday.
Ihe session was open. and during that
orief time the credentials Of George T.
Oliver, senator-elect from Pennsylvania.
were presented by his colleague. Senator
Penrose. ana Mr.. oliver took the oath OF
once.
The committee on committees held
meeting in the afternoon, and made fur
ther progress in arranging the committee
assignments for the Republican Sena-
tors. The fun list OF new committees will
be announced Monday.
The second new committee TO be organ
lied by the Senate VIII have charge Of
al measures pertaining 70 the conserva-
ton Of natural resources. The Republi-
can committee on committees has Sc
lected Senator Joseph NJ Dixon. OF Mon
tana. for its chairman.
This IS an unusual honor for a Senator.
so young IN years and Of such brief serv-
Ice as Mr.. DixOn's. and Is intended as
recognition OF the ability which he has
Republicans Pleased.
Republican Senator's are greatly pleased
I over information which is said TO come
from the best Of authority that President
! TAFT intends 20 follow literally the con-
/ sdtutional injunction Of by and with
the advice Of the Senate" with respect 10
Federal appointments. In other words
/ the Presidents policy. as the Senators
understand II. Is that Federal patronage
IN States represented by Republican Sen
ators viii be controlled almost entirely
( by those Senator's.
This has been the rule under most ad-
ministrations, but 8lr. Roosevelt departed
/ from IL in many Instances Now, Mr.
Taft # Is understood. IS going back 10
the old order OF things.
The understanding Of the Senators is
that Mr. Taft viii not give nearly as
much heed as has heretofore been given
10 local Republican politicians
These local leaders, # is said. must OBJ
D tain the sanction or their Senator's 70
/ recommendation for Office before Mr.. Taft
+ viii give them serious consideration. The
/ rule. II is declared, IS 70 be applied 20
I the state Of Ohio, IN spite OF the fact
I that Senator Dick. Of that state. has not
/ been regarded as & Taft supporter. and
/ Senator Burton. his colleague, had q dis
I rute with Mr. Taft which caused Mr.
I Taft TO withdraw the request made Of
+ Mr.. Burton 20 become Secretary Of the
I Treasury IN the present Cabinet
To Use Preference.
I IL Is well understood however. that IN
view OF the fact that he IS a citizen Of
Ohio. President Taft himself viii exercise
| personal preferences III making appoint
ments in and from that State in some In
stances. although It IS assumed that he
viii endeavor 10 obtain the assent OF the
two Senators in ali such cases.
/ According % statements made at the
Capitol. Arthur T. vorys. OF Columbus
who was one Of Mr.. Tafts leutenants IN
the anu-convention fight. IS going 70 quit
/ politics and the State OF Ohio at the same
time. Report has Il that Mr. Vorys has
! accepted a position with the InterborOugh
system IN New York. and will be closely
/ associated with Theodore P. ShOnts.
Among the nominations sent 70 the Sen
ate were the following. to be first leu
tenants in the Medical Reserve Corps:
/ John Arson Burket. q Iowa
/ Charles Carroll Deulrner Of New YORK
/ Owen Chester Fisk. q Kentucky.
/ George Burgess Foster. IT,. q Pennsylvania
/ James Shelton Fox q south Caroiina-
/ james Charles Haley. q New York
Howard Hume. Of The District q Columbia.
Thomas Holland johnson. q Virginia.
Glenn Irving Jones. q the District of Columbia.
| Charles Tomlinson King - Indiana.
/ Condor Carlton MeCormacs q Oreson-
/ Edward LEROY Napier. o. Alabama