The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-20
CONGRESS TAKES
 AN XMAS HOLIDAY
ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN WITH. OUT CONE TAXATION OF
 TAFTs APPOINTMENTS.
Session Will Be Resumed on January 2 With Many Important Meas.
 ures to Come Up.

Washington, Dec. 9.--Congress ad- journed for the Christmas holidays to- day after some lively maneuvers to get President Taft's message into the record, secure action on the presi- dents appointments and bring pro ceedings in the Archibald lmpeach- ment trial to a point where they may be disposed of early in January. The house was unable to get quorum and adjourned after a IF minute ses- sion without even having received the presidents message.
 The message waited for four hours to secure entrance into the senate When that body convened at noon the republican senators asked for immed- fate consideration of their demand for executive session to take up appoint menta. Tie democrats consented to [, Q plan and until the impeachment
 rial automatically took the floor at
 I:30 o'clock the senate fought over the filling of presidential offices, with the debate carried on behind tightly closed doors. It was not until the Impeachment court adicIrned about o'clock that the presidents message
 was received and read
 Both houses of congress adjourned
 to meet on Thursday, Jan ? The senate sitting as a court of impeach- ment. will reconvene Friday, Jan. ,. The house money trust committee winding up it's session with J. P. Nor san at 3:30 adjourned until o'clock
 Monday, Jan. 9th Practically the business of congress will stand in abeyance throughout the holidays and majority of the members of both houses will leave Washington for the vacation.
 The senate confirmed but one ap- pointment that of John H. Brown, as postmaster at Concord, N. H., in the hour and a half Of executive debate. No action was taken on the reappoint- ment of Edgar E. Clark, whose term IS interstate commerce commissioner expires Dec 31. Senator Hoke smith acting for many democrats. offered a resolution for the confirmation of army and navy appointments, but the republican senators insisted on start
 ing at the head of the list for con sideration of postmasters.s
 Objections by Senator Hitchcock, lemoc-at. that the postoffice appoint ments had not received consideration by the full membership of the post office committee. drew the declaration from Senator Lodge that if this point was forced, it would be embarrassing throughout the administration of Woodrow Wilson. Senator Lodge de- Jared that the senate had always fol- lowed the precedent of confirming postoffice appointments on the rec ommendation of the sub-committees oi individual senators, 10 which they were referred. Senator Hitchcock finally withdrew his objection. but no action was taken on any of the othe- 9ostoffice appointments
 Figures presented by Senator Shoot to show in previous changes of ad- ministrations the senate always con- irmed the appointments of the re- liring presidents. met sharp reply rom Senator Hoke Smith He de- Jared President Taft had sent over thirteen hundred appointments 10 the
 enate during three weeks of this ses- iion, while President Cleveland sent in but 400 appointments during the whole three months of the last con Bress of the first Cleveland term.