The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-12
OPPOSITION TO THE
/ APPOINTMENTS OF
WILSON IS SHOWN
Republicans Insist That the
Senate Committee Act
Upon Appointments
NO APPOINTMENTS
ARE AFFIRMED
Not Purpose of Republicans to Con-
duct General Opposition-Demo-
Gratis Concerned Over the
New Developments


opposition to Pf s.Snt Wilson'S ap-
pointments came ? IN executive ses-
sion of the So g < today. when re-
publican senat s?insisted that ap-
pointments be - upon by the SEN
ate committee q: ore being taken up
| for confrmat q As result no ap-
lpointments confirmed, although
those of Daniel c. Roper, Alexander NJ.
Dockery and James T. Blakeslee, ap-
pointed respectively as first. third and
fourth Assistant Postmaster General,
were ready for action
The appointments made by President
Wilson had been referred to committee
yesterday. When the Senate went into
lexecutive session today Senator Bank
head offered the Dockery appointment
for confirmation, Senator Penrose the
Blakeslee appointment and Senator
Smith of South Carolina the Roper ap-
pointment.
Senator Townsend of Michigan asked
whether the full committee on post
Democratic leaders answered that the
usual custom was being followed of
reporting the appointments after the
lapse of one day, but without the
formality of a committee meeting.
Concern Is Felt
AS the result of Senator Townsend 5
objection the names were at once with
drawn and arrangements made for a
lcommttee meeting. Republican sena-
tors said tonight that there was no
purpose on their part to conduct any
general opposition to the Wilson ap-
Ipointments. such as the democrats did
to the Taft appointments in the last
session. Todays development, how
lever has given concern to the demo-
Icrats.
Senator Kern, the democratic leader.
ANNOUNCED today that the Steering
committee expected to complete its
work on the new Senate committees 50
that they might be presented in fun
rhursday. The Senate siils IN session
ibut a half hour and adjourned undi
Thursday at 2 o'clock. It is expected
that officers will be elected then and
all committees named and that the Sen
ate will be prepared TO bring the spe-
cial session to an end.
| The democratic committee of nine
worked throughout the day trying to
complete the committee assignments
but many obstacles have been encount-
cred, particularly in the organization
| of the new committee ON banking and
currency which is taken from the
finance committee the problems of cur
rency reform. The hard fight that is
being made by Senator Tillman for the
chairmanship of the appropriations
committee has also been an important
factor in delaying the completion of
the steering committees work. Per-
sistent efforts have been made to in
duce Senator Tillman To give up his
claim to cSis post. 1t was declared to-
night that no definite conclusion had
been reached as to whether or not he
| shall have the chairmanship.
| To Consider DIR. Neill
A meeting of the committee on edu-
cation and labor to consider the ap-
pointment of DIR. Neill has been called
for Thursday.
Several democratic senator's have
asked that no action be taken on the
NELL appointment until the Senate has
| been reorganized and the new commit
Itees named. Senator Borah said that
jhe would not take the responsibility
! for such action, but would submit DIR.
Neilrs appointment TO the committee
las it now exists.