New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06
CABINET CONFIRMED
OBJECTIONS RAISED IN
SENATE.
THIman Bitter against Meyer
Bailey Calls Nagel Oil attorney
Unusual Scenes.

Washington. March Sin the executive ses-
sion OF the Senate to-day. when the first batch
of nominations were sent in by President Tart
for confirmation. greater number Of objections
were entered than ever before in the recollection
OF Snators
President Taft sent the nominations for his
Cabinet and other places to the Senate for
confirmation at noon. The Cabinet nominations
were confirmed as follows. after an expression
Of opinfon in which Senator Tillman used the
term liar:
PHILANDER c. KNOX, of Pennsylvania to
be Secretary of State.
FRANKLIN MACVEAGH, of Illinois, to be
Secretary of the Treasury.
JACOB MIG. DICKINSON, of Tennessee, to be
Secretary of War
GEORGE w. WlCKERSHAM, OF Ne" York.
to be Attorney General
FRANK H. HITCHCOCK, of Massachusetts,
to be Postmaster General.
GEORGE Won L. MEYER, of Massachusetts
to be Secretary of the Navy.
RICHARD A. BALLlNGER, of Washington
to be Secretary of the Interior
JAMES WILSON, of Iowa, to be Secretary Of
Agriculture
CHARLES NAGEL, of Missouri. to be Seero-
tary of Commerce and Labor
The nominations on which the Senate did not
act were;
HUNTINGTON WILSON, of Illinois, to be
Assistant Secretary of State.
BEEKMAN WINTHROP, of New York. TO be
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
WILLIAM LOEB, JR- of New York, to be
Collector of Customs for the Port of New York.
LEWIS DALBY, of Virginia, to be an Indian
Inspector.
JOHN p. MCDOWELL, of Illinois, to be Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at Wiston' NJ u
When the name of Mr. Knox was read Senator
TiIIman declared Mr.. Knox was still a Senator
and therefore ineligible. his name having been
tIna roll "
called, however. to the fact that Senator Pen
rose had said that Senator KnOx's resignation
had been sent to the Governor on March >
Mr. Knox was then confirmed as Secretary of
state without objection.
When Mr.. Meyer reached Senator Ilii-
man again objected. saying that Mr.. Meyer as
Postmaster General, had wilfully prevaricated
regarding himself
not" said Senator Tillman
Senator Lodge defended Mr.. Meyer, and other
Senators urged Mr.. Tillman to withdraw his
protest and consent to unanimous confrma-
tfon but ne declined, and the motion to confirm
was carried by a viva yoce vote, Messrs. I'LL
man and Bailey voting in the negative
When MIR. Nagels name was read Senator
Raiev entered objection, on the ground that
Mr. NageI had been attorney for the Standard
oil Company. He insisted that the government
was prosecuting the company, seeking TO prove
II a trust and compel its dissolution, and that
If would be highly improper to have its former
attorney in the Cabinet. Senators Warner
Dixon and Borah defended Mr.. Nagel declaring
that his firm merely had been counsel for the
Waters Pierce company, and had only advised
that company regarding the constitutional law
Of Missouri Mr.. Nagel was finally confirmed
without division.
Senator Hepburn. anxious t" nave vacancies
s,,.d or tbe ioint committee 10 codify the laws,
r,rosarted a resolution filing the place vacated
nv senator Teller with his successor. Senator
EInebes The Democrats Immediately objected,
and were supported by Senator Aldrich who
said that Democratic vacancies could be filed
a,,l1. ON the recommendation of the Democratic
committee on Committees. Mr., Heyhurn was
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