Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-06
Also Two Assistant Secretaries Meet
Approval Of Senate Sitting
in Extra Session.
KNOX HEADS The LIST OF ADVISERS
Meyer. Of Massachusetts, and Wilson.
OF Iowa Only Two Members Of Old
Cabinet Retained-First Senate Ses-
sic, tasts for Two and Half
Hours.
Try Associated PreSS.l

iBv Associated PreSS.}
WASHINGTON. y G.. March -
In the frs, regular sitting Of IN" SEES
si@n the Senate today received and
confirmed The nominations Of Pr"si-
den. Tai fer the various cabinet po-
sitions and also that of Mr. Wilson.
as assistant secretary Of stat and
R""kman Winthrop. assistant. s"crc'
tary OF the navy.
III addition. senator thamh"rlin. OF
Gregg H. and Smith. of Maryland wcr"
sworn in.
The session. both as "N"Cutiv" and
legislative. consumed two and on"
hal holrs of time, an adjourn
men; being reached at 80 D. m.
The following nominations in the
Taft cabinet were confirmed today:
Philandcr &. Knox. of Pennsylvania,
tC be secretary Of state.
Franklin MacVeagh. of Illinois. to
Nc secretary of the treasury.
Jacob N. Dick@rsoD. OF Tennessee.
to be secretary OF war.
George W. Wickersham. of New
York. to be attorney general.
Frank II Hitchcock. of Massa-
chusetts, to be postmaster general.
George Won L. Meyer. of Massa-
chusetts. to be secretary of the navy.
Richard A. Ballinger. of Washing
ton to be secretary of the interior.
James Wilson, of Iowa. to be sec
rotary of agriculture.
Charles Eagel. OF Missouri. TO be
secretary 0: commerce and labor.
Huntington Wilson. of Illinois. to
be assistant secretary of state.
Beekman Winthrop. of New York,
to BE- assistant secretary OF the navy.
No Specific Opposition.
No specific opposition was made
to the confirmation CT any member Of
the cabinet when the President sent
that body his list of nominations to-
day.
The nominations followed the for
NAL notification Of the President by
Senate committee that the Senate
was organized.
Although there. was no specific 'p-
position to the cabinet members,
some rather sharp comments wer"
n ade by Mr.. Tillman concerning tho
nomination Of Mr.. Never to be secrr-
,ary Of the navy. and by Mr.. BAILEY
concerning Mr.. Mayer. 10 be- sccce-
tary Of commerce and labor.
One Wasn't: Other Was.
In his remarks Mr.. Ti!lman called
attention to the investigation of him
by the post Office department during
Mr. Meyers incumbcncy Of the oGic"
OF postmaster general.
The South Carolina, senai:r SAL.
that Meyer accused me of being y
liar when was not" and ! accused
Meyer Of being a liar wien be was.
However. Nj. Tiliman did not o.,
iect to confirmation.
tn" comments by Mr.. Hailry u. Oh
the qualification Of Mr. Nagcl hal
rcscrcnc. 10 the laiter's s"rI ice rs
counsel to the Waters Pierce Oh
Company.
NaaeI Standard OIL Attorney.
Mr. Railr.- said h" Ind"rsto; d that
Mr.. Nagrl had i'ern an attorney fCr
he STANDARD Oil Comrar"
Mr. RoTah r piled tina; he had in
vcstigated this CiIarg" and found TIA
its Uniy ba>is was III" faci that NJ
Nagcl for the Wa:crsP Pierce Oil Corn.
panv had once passed upon inc vail.
ditv. of an piniOn ri cour'.
I-p~n rccriD; {; tho list ~ A"Ti
nations The ScnatC wen: into "Xcc;.
tive session.
The senate was a. ono" confronted
by question as - Mr.. KnoXs stand
ing.
Knox Res snstior in ocuot.
Senator Pcnros" had stated NJ tho
earlier session that his colleague had
sent his resignation as senator to III"
governor Of Pennsylvania. hut som"
senators had wade mental nc;c ~
the fact that thor" vas no Other owl
dcncr that Mr.. Knox was not still a
mcrnisr Of tho senate.
IA soon AZ tho doors We're closed
The Presidents nominations were laid
before the Senate. and Senator TIL
Continued on Si1,h Pase).