Arizona republican., 1909-03-06
NEW SENATE
 IN HARNESS The he0peningAttraCteda Large
 Gathering THE CABINET CONFIRMED
New Occupants of the"Chero- kee Strip "--Most Prominent Among Them Is Senator
 Root--New Members Dis pleased With Assignments.

Washington, D. C., March D. Promptly at one o'clock today Vice President Sherman called the senate to order and after the Chaplain had called and a committee was appointed to call upon the president and notify him that the senate was ready for business.
 The session attracted a large gath ering and much interest was centered upon the new senators. The Cher okee Strip" as a part of the demo- cratic side on the extreme right hand of the vice president is known, was rendered interesting by the location there of Senator Root among the new senators
 It is in this portion of the senate where are located the insurgent new republican senators who are not al- together pleased with their committee assignments and who are inclined in retaliation almost to revolt from the policies of the majority.
 ! Senator's elect Smith of Maryland and Chamberlain of Oregon, both of whom were prevented from reaching the senate in time to be sworn in yesterday, took the oath of office to- day.
 Senator Penrose stated that his col league, Senator Knox, had sent his resignation as United States senator to the governor of Pennsylvania, and asked that his name be stricken from the roll of the sixty-first congress, 1t having just been read by the clerk. The vice president ordered that this should be done.
 On motion of MT. Hale, the senate took a recess until 1:30 pm. to per init the notification committee to perform its duty. As soon as the doors were closed the presidents nominations were laid before the sem ate and Senator TiIlman called at tention to the amendments relating to Mir Knox's confirmation, and as no opposition was voiced he was confirmed. The senate then took a recess of fifteen minutes to permit the various committees to which other cabinet nominations were to consider and report upon them.
 The usual exception was made in Senator Knox's case out of courtesy to him as a member of the body. At 1:30 o'clock the senate reassembled. l Senator Gallinger announced that the | president would immediately send in | a communication. The presidents | assistant secretary immediately ap- peared with a list of names including | those of the cabinet positions. and | on motion of Mir Aldrich the senate went into executive session.
 The senate was at once confronted l with a question as to Mir. KnoX's | standing Senator Penrose had stat | ed earlier in the session that his col league had sent his resignation to | the governor of Pennsylvania but some senators had made a mental | note of the fact that there was no | other evidence that MT. Knox was not | still a member of the senate and it | was stated that that point probably | would be raised in executive session. |
 The following nominations were | sent to the senate by the president | and were confirmed:
 Philander c. Knox of Pennsylvania, | to be secretary of state.
 Franklin MacVeagh of Illinois to i be secretary of the treasury.
 Jacob NJ. Dickinson of Tennessee, | to be secretary of war.
 Geo. w. Wickersham of New York. | to be attorney general.
 Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachu- setts, to be postmaster general.
 George von l.. Meyer of Massachu- | setts, to be secretary of the navy.
 Richard A Ballinger of Washington | to be secretary of the interior.
 James Wilson of Iowa, to be sec | retary of agriculture.
 Charles Nagel of Missouri. to be | secretary of commerce and labor.
 Huntington Wilson of Illinois, to | be secretary of state.
 Beekman Winthrop of New York, assistant secretary of the navy.
 William Loeb jr. of New York, col | lector of customs of the district of | New York.
 Lewis Dalby of Virginia, to be i'm migration inspector.
 THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL.
 Washington. March 5.-Geo. w.