The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-17
WAS NOT CALLED 0N :.
 TO CONFIRM CABINET
Most of the 1,4oo Appointments Which Failed Of Confirmation at the Regu. lar Session Were Passed on Favora- bly--No Action Taken on the New Tariff Commission.

Washington, March l6.--The senate special session which began March adjourned sine die after democs6t1C- t1C- leaders had secured confirmation of
 most of the 1 400 nominations which
 failed in the last session, and had de- spaired oi attaining ratification of the S25.000,O00 Colombia treaty.
 The treaty, despite repeated urgent requests from President Wilson that it be ratified. was unexpectedly with drawn on motion Of Chairman Stone of the foreign re ations committee. It's provisions for repayment of in. demnity to Colombia for the partition
 Of Panama and it's Expression of re- gret for the i'll feeling arising out of that incident had encountered stub born republican opposition, which ap- parently convinced the democrats there was no chance for ratification It is expected a substitute pact will be negotiated and submitted for the sen
 ate's approval during the extra ses-
 sion of congress beginning April IS. The session just closed was the first of its kind in many years which
 vas not called upon to confirm a cab- met nomination. The traditional pur- post of calling the senate together for ] brief session, customary after each presidential inauguration. has been to act on the nomination of cabinet of- flctals for the new administration, President Wllson decided, however, tEat al of the members of his offl cial family could be retained without Che formality of renomination,
 Among the hundreds of nominations confirmed only one met with pro Eounced opposition. 1t was that of Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the presidents naval aide and physician. to be rear admiral. All of the others, mostly postmastsrs judges and customs off cials, failed in the last session only because they were banked mp behind the troublesome Grayson nomination, which the democrats insisted on keep ing at the head of the list. After 1t was disposed of favoraby yesterday, action on the others followed quickly.
 No action was taken, however. on the presidents nominees for the new tariff commission. The six nomina tions sent to the senate Wednesday had not been reported out of commit tee when the adjournment was taken.
 The outstanding achievement of the session was the senate's quick re- sponse to President Wilson's plea for change in rules to limit debate and prevent in the future such filfbusters as that which Xiii ed the armed neu- trality bill This accomplished Thurs day of last week, left the senate only the nominations and the treaty before 1t. and for the past week only brfe- sessions were he d daily, while the
 an agreement on Dr. Grayson's nom-
 ination and the Colombian pact. As | the hoGse was not in session, no leg l islation could be considered
 Just before the adjournment today
 the senate adopted esolution ex-
 lo bby Investigating committee. which has been in existence for three or | four years and never has made a re- port. Chairman Overman of the committee said he had no intention
 of making and further lobby investi- sations and denied that there has been any talk in the secret sessions
 on the Colombian treaty of a lobby
 working for it's ratification He sad
 the extension was granted to permit a | report to be written.