The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-03-11
new ADMINISTRATION
ASSUMES AUTHORITY
Cabinet 10 Sworn In and An
Eeuncsmen,s Of Appoint.
ments Made.


illustrative authority from democratic
10 s=s6S,lesn hands vas completes
With he swearing 10 of the nsv cab.
met
The essemoniss took place 10 the
executive departments. Charles v.
Hughes. secretary Of state. was the
tirst 10 be- svom IN snd wnl " Hays
postmasisr. general, the lssl
Appointments Of The assistants 70
tvo cabinet officers vsrs shnouneea'
y. b. Bail Of Iowa vss renamed 40
sis,sn, secretary Of agriculture. and
v. J. He.aing Of Sen Diego. CAL vas
selected assistant secrssary Of labor
Announcement siso wns made that
Msior0saeFsl Msreh would continue
tsmpe.=vily e. ehisf Of staff and that
Assistant Secretary Of War williams
would be continued for the present.
Chief assistants whoss terms OF o.
flee sxplrsa vith the Wilson admin
istsstloa have rendered their resig'
nations. bu, many will be ooutinud 'a
office for q time
Beside~ appointments 10 bs made
70 other departments. The new admin
istration also isto recommeud 70 con-
Erssa promotions for army officers.
Harding srsaks Precedent
Breaking . precsdent which hes
stood since the days OF Washington
and Jsffersoa. President Harding sp'
pssred st an executive session OF the
senate 20 present nominations OF bis
cabinet Officers. Within less than ten
minutes after he had finished bis
address OF five minutes. tho senate had
ceasirmed ell ten nominations.
Mr.. Harding submitted the nomina'
,ioas orally. residing the names one
ny aue from the list he held In bis
. hand. They were referred immediate
iyto committees. which had been poll
ed In advance, and as tho names were
read the chairman OF each interested
committee arose ana gave the unani'
NOUS and favorable report Of the eoa'
mit,ee for confirmation.
Ledge Rs.gisetsd Senate Leader
Senator Lodgo Of Massachusetts.
floor leader. and other republican Of.
f,eera Of tho senate organization were
reelected without opposition.
Besides reelee,ins Senator Lodge
floor leader. the senate republicans
again chose Senator cummlns OF lows
for president pro tempofs and Sea-
a.or Curtis OF Kansas for vlec.chat>
man and party whip.
Senate democrats 10 caucus per
tec,sd reorganization for tho new ad.
ministration by unanimous re-cleetioH
Of all their officers. Senator Under
wood ei Aiabama again was chosea
chairman Of the caucus and party lead.
er. and Senator Hitchcock. Nsbrnsks,
vas made vice.chalrmsn. With seN
atoYs King. Utah, secretary. and 0srTss
Rhode island. whip.
To RsInsrodues immigration BIll.
The immigration restriction bill.
which was pocket vetoed" by presi.
dent Wilson. win be ono Of tho first
measures introduced at the coming
special session Of the sixty.aeventh
congress. according 10 congressional
leaders. II was the plan 70 send Il 20
President Harding with the least pos.
siblc delay as proponents regard its
early enactment as necessary 10 keep
out hordes OF undesirable immigrants
from Southern Europe Some slight
notifications In the bill may be made.
Many senators are known TO desire to
increase the per cent limitation 10
5 per cent.
Congress VIII Convene In April,
President Harding announced that
the special session OF congress would
be called not before April :. aud might
be week later.
The announcement was made after
a White House dinner which repub.
lican leaders Of congress attended.
The conference lasted four hours and
the president said the legislative pro
gram had been discussed
The president said this was thcfbs
ginning Of a program OF cooperation.
Various subjects were discussed. he
added, in an attempt 70 ascertain the
most important to be taken up by the
next congress. ~
After his guests had departed, the
president came out on tho front por
tleo Of the white House TO talk, 70
the newspaper correspondents. about
80 OF whom were present
I'VE discussed q taxation program