Evening star., 1921-03-13
SENATORS DELAY
ADJOURNMENT TO
o. K. NOMINATIONS
Special Session May End
Tomorrow if White House
Is Agreeable.

The special session OF th" senate
failed to come TO an end yesterday. as
the leaders had planned il should do.
owing to delays at the White House
In sending in important nominations
and opposition on the part OF some
senators to the confirmation of nom
nations already received. In conSc-
quence. the Senate viii be in session
tomorrow, when. it is hoped. it will
be possible TO adjourn sine die.
Failure of President Harding to send
in the nominations for the Shipping
Board 5 understood to have been one
of the main reasons the Senate dld
not conclude its special session yes
terday. 1t was indicated that the
President was having difficulty in in
ducing some of the men he wants TO
accept, and both he and the leaders
in Congress are anxious to nave the
appointments made and confirmed be
fore the Senate quits.
May Appoint Harvey.
While il waited for the shipping
Board nominations the Senate heard
also that Mr.. Harding might ask II
to pass Judgment before Adjournment
on the nomination OF col George
Harvey. the New York editor. to he
ambassador to Great Britain. Selec-
tion of Col. Harvey is understood to
have been definitely decided on. and
although Mr.. Harding was not ready
to transmit the nomination EeSter-
day, the republican managers in the
Senate received advance information
of such a positive character that they
conducted a poll of the foreign rela-
tfons committee on the question OF
confirmation.
Still another cause for prolonging the
special session was provided by Senator
La Toilette. republican. Wisconsin. who
objected 10 immediate consideration of
the nomination of former Representative
James J. Esch of that state. to be 4
member of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Under the Senate rules the
nomination sent from the White House
! Yesterday, had TO be put over until to-
, morrow
Meantime the Senate cleaned up most
OF its slate of accumulated nominations.
voting confirmation of a number sent IN
earlier in the week. and of several that
Mr. Harding submitted today. Mark
Potter of New York, whose nomination
to the Interstate Commerce Cor.miSs!on
was sent to the Senate along with that
Of Mr.. Esch. was one of these con-
frmed.
Succeeds Cnminetti.
Among the selections submitted by the
President duri"- the day and fdvorably
acted on by tho Senate were William
". Husband of Vermont to be commits
sioner-general of immigration. Harry
H. A. Billany of Delaware. to be fourth
assistant postmaster general. and Carl
A. Mapes of Michigan. TO be solicitor of
the bureau of internal revenue
Ralph T. Williams. republican ma
tional committeeman from Oregon. is
understood to be under consideration for
one of the other three assistant post
master generalships The assistants will
be equal in rank. il was said yesterday
at the Pos. Office Department. and Post
master General Hays is said to be plan
ming to drop the numerical designation
Mr.. Billany. as fourth assistant, VIII
have supervision of rural free delivery.
The new commissioner general OF
immigration formerly was secretary
to Senator Dillingham; of Vermont.
and was serving in that capacity
when the Dillingham; immigration act
was passed in 1907. He later was
selected as clerk of the Immigration
commission created by the law. and
remained in that position until the
Wilson administration came into
power. Twice while with the COM
mission he made trips abroad to study
immigration conditions.
During the war Mr.. Husband was
stationed in Switzerland as an Of
hcial of the ReL Cross. and since re-
turning to the United States he has
remained with the Red Cross. with
headquarters in Washington.
Mr.. Husband succeeds Anthony
CAminetti. who was appointed com
missioner general of immigration by
President Wilson eight years ago.
Early Action Expected.
Other nominations confirmed yes
terday by the Senate were those of
Charles c. Chase of New Mexico. to
be collector of customs; Edward X.
Stitt. TO be surgeon general of the
Navy, and Brig. Gems. Smedley ID.
Butler Logan Feiand. and Harry Lee.
confirmed in that rank, in the Marine
Corps
Wopi that the President might ask
for early action on the nomination
OF Col. Harvey came as a surprise.
the general expectation here having
been that all diplomatic appoint
ments would be put over until the
session that is to assemble next
month. John W. Davis. the retiring
ambassador at London, is on his way
home however. and it was indicated
that Mr. Harding had about decided
IL would be unwise to leave the post
vacant until Congress reassembles.
The belief last night was that the
Harvey nomination. along with sew
eral selections for the Shipping
Board. probably would be ready to
send to the Senate carly this week.