Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Forecast Of Personnel Of Official
Family Proves Correct.
ROOT IN CHEROKEE STRIP
Senator from New York Occupies Seat
Among New Members.
Trr1MAK AND BAILEY TALK
sauth Carolina Senasor MAKES Pointrd
Remarks About Mr.. Meyer and
Texas Senator Asks About
Mr.. NaEcl.

WASHINGTON. March b-1n its first
regular sitting OF the session the scnute
today received and confirmed the numiuR-
tions Of President Taft FOR the various
cabinet positions and also thAt OF NJ.
WIlsun Rs assistant secretary Of state In
addition Senators Chamberlain OF Oregon
and Smith OF MARYLAND were sworn in.
Tie session. both executive ane leEislR-
tive. consumed two and one-hah hours Of
time. an adjournment being had 81 2.So
p. m.
Promptly at u O'Clock today Vice Frcsi-
dent Sherman called the senate TO order
and after Chaplain Hale had delivered an
impressive invocation the roll wns called
and a committee appointed 10 notify the
presideu; that the senate was organized
Hnd ready for business
The session attracted q large gathering
In the galleries and throughout the brief
proceedings much interest was centercd on
the new senators who were present In the
places assigned 10 them for the first time
Root in Cherokee Strip.
The Cherokee strip, as part uf the
democratic side on the extreme rlght-hand
side of the vice president is known, wRs
rendered interesting by the location there
uf senator Root, among the new senators
II is in this portion Of the senate that are
located the insurgents" the new repub-
Iican senators who are not RltoEether
r,leRsed with their committee assignments
ano who are inclined al times 10 revolt
from the policies of the majority.
After the prayer the journal was read
and then Senator l4odgs suggested thai
there was no record 10 show the presence
| OF & quorum In the senate OF the Sixty
I first congress. Afte- the roll call hao
/ been completed q resolution was adopted
and Senators GalIinEsr and Calberson were
/ appointed committee TO wait upon The
I president.
Seuqtor PenrCse stated that his colleague,
Senator Knox had sent his resignation
as United States senator TO the governor
4 of Pennsylvauia and asked that his name
/ ne stricken from the roll OF the Stxty-ft-''t
] congress- il having just been called by the
clerk. The vice president ordered that this
should be done
On motion OF Mr. Hale at 12.2O the senate
took q recess until 1:So ,. m. To permit
the notification committee 10 perform ttf
duties.
CRhfnef Nominations Made
When the senHts reconvened the follow
ing nominations for cabinet were LAID be
fore II:
phnnnder c Knox OF Pennsylvania to
be secrstRrv OF state.
Franklin McVeaRh of Illinois, 10 be sec
retRry Of the treasury
Jacob NJ Dickinson Of Tennessee, 10 Id
secretary Of war.
George ". W1ckershRm Of New York, Il
be attorney general.
Frank II Hitchcock uf MassB chusetts, I,
be postmaster general
George Y. j. Never OF Massachusetts. Il
toe secretary Of the navy.
Richard A. Balhnger Of ashingtun, II
be secretary of the interior.
James Wilson OF Iowa TO be secretary o.
agriculture.
Charles NnEel uf Missouri 10 be secre
tary of commerce and labor.
! Huntington Wilson OF Illinois, 10 be as
sistant secretary Of state.
Heelcman winthrop Of New York, 10 b
assistant secretary Of the navy
William Loeb. 1r., OF New York. 10 b
nnnsator OF customs for The district c
New York. n. 7.
Lewis DaIby Of Virginia 10 be an lndiEl
inspector
John ?. Mcdowell q Illinois, 10 m re
ceiver Of pubic moneys Et Willistun, n. D
The senate then took \ recess Of fiftssl
! minutes 10 permit the various committee
10 which the other cRbinsr nominEtion
were referred. 10 consider and report upol
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