The New York herald., 1921-03-11
COLOMBIAN TREATY
FOR EXTRA SESSION
Consideration Postponed Intrl
April, as Senate Ad-
iourns Tomorrow.
HARD TO KEEP QUORUM
Many Senators Have Already
Gone and Others Arc
Eager to Leave.
HARD TO KEEP QUORUM
| Special Despatch 10 THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Waah;nptau II. O.. March 10.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. March 10.
Consideration of the Colombian treaty
is TO be postponed until the extra ses-
sion of Congress in April and the spe-
cial session OF the Senate viii end sat
urday Of this week This was agreed to-
day in executive session of the Senate
with the consent Of President Harding
with whom Senator Lodge conferred
before the decision,
The President advised Senator Lodge
that he expects tomorrow to announce
me date Of the extra session and that
he VIII be able TO send to tie Senate
this week an matters upon which ho
deems Il absolutely necessary 70 nave
concurrent action BY the Senate. IT II
generally understood that April viii
be the date for the extra session, though
q later day may be selected.
BY unanimous consent IL was agree
in the Senate to begin consideration OF
the Colombian treaty the first day Con-
gress Is reconvened and to have a final
vote on the eighth legislative day there
after No decision was reached on the
question OF whether the treaty will be
GaOG&Ne
This will be determined in April.
Postponement of action Is due largely
to the difficulty in maintaining q
quorum of the Senate. Many Senator'S
have gone home and ther6swas bare
quorum present to-day. Others are
eager to leave, and because of the in
sistence on q period of rest specially
urged by Senator Underwood Ala.).
minority leader. the treaty was allowed
to go over.
Before adjournment to-day the Sem
ate confirmed the nomination OF Ut.
Charles i. Sawyer of Marion, the
Presidents personal physician and per-
sonal friend. to be a Brlgadier-den.-
eral in the Medical Reserve Corps, ana
received the nomination of y. X. CflS-
singer Of Marion, lawyer. banker ana
personal friend OF the President, 10 pe
Comptroller of the Currency. This po-
sition has been occupied for some time
by John Shelton Williams under recent
appointment by President Wilson.
Ii is expected that Mr.. Crissinger'
appointment will be confirmed by the
Senate. which has refused to act favor
ably on the Williams nomination. There
has been a feud between Comptroller
williams and large group Of national
banks under his jurisdiction extending
over many months. This has greatly
initiated. Ii is said. against the ade-
quate functioning of the Comptroller >
Office because of the i'll feeling against
him of many bank officials and the con-
sequent friction. So far no opposition
has manifested itself against the con-
firmation OF President Harding's new
Comptroller.
The adjournment of the Senate will
not interfere with the making OF FUR
ther appointments by the President. He
has authority to make appointments
during recesses Of Congress. which may
be acted on after that body reassembles
lie IL expected to send in some addi-
tional nominations tomorrow. but there
was no indication in the Senate what
they will be.