The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-06
UPPER HOUSE OF CONGRESS
CONFIRMS APPOINTMENTS
MADE BY PRESIDENT.
WILL TAKE OATHS TODAY
Members of Official Family Will be
Formally Sworn in and Assume the
Duties Of Their Respective Offices
Executive Confers With Ways and
Means Committee Regarding Tariff.

Washington, March 5.-The Taft ad
ministration took its first stride to-
day. The president named his cabi-
net, the senate confirmed his selec-
tionS and it's members will take the
oath of office tomorrow with the ex-
ception of George Wickersham, who
was sworn in as attorney general to-
day, and Messrs. Dickinson and Mac
Ncagh, whose personal affairs will
not permit them to reach Washington
for a week or more.
President Taft and the republican
members of the ways and means
committee held an important confer
ence during the day. The committee
has framed a tariff bill which it is
understood contains provision for an
inheritance tax. one of the sugges-
tions for raising revenue contained in
the inaugural address of President
Taft. President Taft told the COM
mittee there would be no delay in the
official proclamation calling the ex-
ira session of congress on March Is.
His message, he said, would recon-
mend that it confine its work exclu-
might be unnecessary delay in enact
ing this most important law. He said
that he would not discuss in his mes
sage the details of tariff revision,
leaving all such matters entirely to
the judgment of congress.
Aside from these important accom-
plishments President Taft gave him
self heartily up to the demands of his
friends and thousands of inaugural
visitors who wished to shake hands
with him.
Knox First Caller.
Philander c. Knox was the first CAL
Ter on President Taft in the White
House. A 15-minute interview had it's
Importance, but was not for publica-
ton.
Governor Hughes of New York,
Governor Prouty of Vermont and the
senators and many of the representa-
tives from those states next had the
ear of the president, and gained his
consent to attend the celebration
July and next of the discovery of
Lake Champlain at Plattsburg and
Burlington.
wishes of Cuba were extended in the
form of memorial presented by Gen.
eral De Metric Castillo Duany who
came to the United States for that
purpose.
The reviewing stand for the inaug-
ural parade was again occupied by
President Taft this morning when he
took his place there to do honor to
the Seventh regiment, New York in
fantry. The Blaine club of Cincin-
natl followed.
Fred w. Carpenter took the oath
as secretary to the president; Wendell
M. Michler, who has been Mr. Taft's
assistant secretary and stenographer,
was made one of Mr.. Carpenters as
sistants; T. M. Hendricks, of Mr..
Taft's clerical force, was given a
clerkship, and William Pannell, who
for years has been Mr. Taft's mes
senger in the war department, was as
door,
The Cabinet.
The following are the nominations
sent today to the senate by President
Taft:
Philander c. Knox of Pennsylvania
to be secretary of state.
Franklin MacVeagh 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.
George Won L. Meyer to be secre-
tary of the navy.
Richard A. Ballinger of Washing
ton, to be secretary of the interior.
James Wilson of Iowa to be secre-
tary of agriculture
Charles Nagel of Missouri to be sec
retary of 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.
William Loeb, Jr., to be collector of
customs for the district of New York
Lewis Dalby of Virginia to be an
Indian inspector