The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
Broad Program in Senate.

Senate recently to the printing OF $50 additional
copies OF the correspondence concerning the agree
ment between the United States and Colombia Sena-
tor Lenroot OF Wisconsin attacked the treaty in
speech before the City Club of Washington March TO-
declaring the payment OF $2s Colombia would
be confession OF fraud by this country Rattle alton
OF the treaty requested by President Harding would
be blot on the nations honor, he declared.
Combinations voted by the Senate before its ad-
ournmcnt sine die March IS, included that Of Corneo
Vargar who came to the United States after the Span
ish-American mascot of the Fourth Ohio regi-
ment, to be postmaster at Guayama, Porto Rico his
native country. More than 5000 army navy and
Marine Corps appointments promotions
hrmed Eliot Wadsworth, of Massachusetts,, to be
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury; J. NJ Wainright
OF New York, to be Assistant Secretary of War; Eu-
gene Myer, Jr, of New York. to be director of the
War Finance Corporation; Cuno II. Rudolph and James
F. Oyster. to be District Commissioners and Robert
W. Bliss to be Third Assistant Secretary of State also
confirmed.
The entire edition of the Congressional Record of
March ID. with the exception of few pages, is de-
voted to the speech of Senator Robert NJ La Toilette
opposing the partial payments of guaranty the rail-
roads under the Esch-Cummins law, elaborate da-
grams, and tabulatons showing the nterlocking in
teress of giant corporations throughout the country
Ratification Of commercial treaties and agreements
with Argentina, Greece, Portugal and Hawaii and the
fixing Of definite time in the sesson-the eighth
calendar day-for action on the Colombian treaty by
which this government would pay $2s,ooo,ooo in set
tlement OF the Panama controversy featured the SEN
ate sessions the week following Inauguration.
Theodore Roosevelt confirmed Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. March IA.
Confirmation of Cuno H. Rudolph and Capt.
James +. Oyster held up on March i2 because
of opposition and public demand for hearing which
set by the Senate District Committee for the fol-
lowing Monday
s. Parker Gilbert, Nicholas Kelley, and Ewing
La Port confirmed on March 9, Assistant Sec
retaries of the Treasury and Charles S. Sawyer
confirmed brigader general in the medical section Of
the army
The nomination OF John ]. Esch former Repre-
sentative from Wisconsin member of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, held up March
by Senator La Toilette, who declared that the Esch-
Cummins railroad law for which Esch responsible
detriment to the country.
H. H. Billany. of Delaware. confirmed March
II as Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. Carl A.
Mapes, rcapponted, confirmed solicitor of the
Internal Revenue Bureau; Charles C. Madison, of Kan
sas City, Mo, confirmed United States Attorney
for the Western district of Mississippi Lars Bladine
Cedar Falls Ia collector for the Second dis
trct of Iowa. William w. Husband St. Johnsbury,
VT, Commissioner General of Immigration; Thomas
w. Marvin, Massachusetts,, member OF the tariff
mission: Mark w. Potter. New York. member Inter-
state Commerce Commission; Clarence c. Chase. New
Mexico. collector at Ell Paso, Tex; Edward
Sttt, Surgeon General; Smedley d. Butler Logan Fe
land and Harry Lee, brigadiers general.
Announcement of Representative Mondell Repub-
lcan House leader, that he would oppose the emer-
gency tariff bill which Senate Republicans under Sena-
Penrose have bent their efforts to put through at
the new session of Congress- somewhat. dscon-
certng to- the administration, and forecast
the forcrunner of serious split which might result
in defeat of the tariff program
All Senate officers, including the president pro tem
the reelected at the session fol-
lowing Inauguration.
tary of State.