Evening star., 1917-03-05
MANY NOMINATIONS
DIE WITH SESSION
Total of 1910 Remain on CAL
endar at Adjournment-Gray-
son Fight Responsible.
NEW SENATE MEETS TODAY

A total of 1910 nominations sent to
the Senate by the President failed of
confirmation and died with adjourn
ment of Congress yesterday. All Of
these nominations again must be sent
to the Senate for action. The Senate
today began it's special executive ses-
sion, called by the President. and it is
expected that practically all of these
nominations again will be sent in. In
addition to these there will be other
nominations for consideration of the
Senate, including the members of the
cabinet, unless there should be no
changes in the cabinet and the Presi-
dent should decide that there is no
need for reappointment. Cabinet Off
GERS are not appointed for any special
term and may hold over without
further appointment though in the
past it has been the custom to reap
point them.
Grayson Case Halted Nominations.
The failure of the great ma ajority of
the nominations before the Senate was
due to the fact that DR.. Cary r Gray
sons nomination to be medical director
in the navy, with rank Of rear admiral,
stood at the head of the executive cal
endar of the Senate. and his supporters
refused to allow it to be passed over
SO that other nominations might be
considered, and because his opponents
announced their determination to fill
buster to the end of the session against
DR.. Grayson.
There is some speculation as to
whether the President again will send
n naf nf
GraySon in view of the great opposi-
ton which has arisen in both demo-
cratic and republican ranks to the pro-
motion of the Presidents physician
from passed assistant surgeon with
rank of lieutenant commander to the
highest rank in the medical corps of
the navy. skipping over the heads of
some 130 superior officers in the corps.
] IN the view of some senators the PreSi-
dent would not again send in the nomi-
nation, while others expected he would.
The proposed treaty with Colombia,
which would pay to that country SIS
| 000, 900 as salve for wounded feelings
/ over the secession of Panama, and an
| apology for the part this country
played in that historic event, will be
| before the Senate, for treaties. unlike
| nominations, hold over from one Con-
gress to another.
Ratification Urged by President. I,
! President Wilson has written to Sem
ator Stone chairman Of the foreign re-
lations committee, urging the ratifica-
ton of this treaty, but as the repub-
lican members OF the Senate are
| strongly opposed to the treaty, and it
| takes two-thirds majority to ratify,
there seems no probability Of it's being
| ratified.
The nominations which failed of
! action by the Senate include two mem
bers of the federal trade commission,
William B. Colver and John Franklin
Fort; former Representative Raymond
B. Stevens of New Hampshire to be a
member Of the United States shipping
| board, a number Of federal Judges.
officers of the highest rank in the army
| and navy, and hundreds of postmasters,
including former Representative Patten
| to be postmaster of New York.
| The nomination of Henry S Baker to
be a member of the District excise
board also failed. This nomination has
been pending before the Senate for a
year, and has been held up owing to
the opposition of the senators who de-
| feated confirmation of the former chair
| man Of the board, Gen. r. G. Smith, on
the ground that the excise board had
not properly enforced the excise law.
| The days Of the excise board are num-