The Washington herald., 1921-03-15
Expects to Send Senate
Shipping Board Nomi-
nations Today.
CONSULTS FARRELL
ON GUARDIANSHIP
u. S. Steel Presidents
Services Sought; Protests
On Harvey Denied.
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNINe.

BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
President Harding informed a
committee Of Senators yesterday
that he had decided to call the
sixty-seventh Congress into extraor-
dinary session on Monday. April IL.
In the meantime the President will
his program OF tax and
tariff revision and other domestic
legislation which he will recom-
mend in his first message to the new
Congress the day after il assem-
bles.
whether he will read his message
to Congress. as did President VIII
son, or revert TO the written COM
munications OF the Presidents from
Jefferson TO Taft Mr.. Harding has
not decided.
Asks Session Today.
The committee of Senators.
headed by Republican Leader
Lodge, called on the President TO
inquire il there was any further
executive business before the
special session of the Senate before
IL adjourns sine die. MIR. Harding
requested that the Senate remain in
session tomorrow to receive and con-
slider further appointments. which
will include. he hopes, the members
of the new Shipping Board.
Following the visit from the Sen
ators. the President received James
4. Farrell, president of the United
States steel Corporation. whom Mr..
Harding wants to commander for
chairman of the Shipping Board.
The President had invited Mr..
Farrell to come to Washington TO
discuss the matter. Whether Mr..
Farrel had accepted the appointment
was not disclosed following the con-
ference. Earlier in the day the
President had discussed merchant
marine questions with Frank Nun
son. a ship owner.
Cossidered for Board
For shipping Board appointments
Mr.. Harding has had under consid-
Grafton L. A. {. Smith. former New
York Dock Commissioner: Robert
Dean. former general counsel OF
the Shipping Board; Representative
George Edmunds, of Pennsylvania
the big power in the House Commit
tee on Merchant Marine: former
Senator Chamberlain, Of Oregon;
Charles Forbes. OF Washington
builder of the great drydock in the
Hawaiian Islands; former Secretary
of Commerce Alexander: Admiral
Benson, now chairman of the old
board; Frederick Thompson. OF Mo-
bile. Ala. now a member OF the
board; William Allen. Of New Or
leans, secretary of the National
Merchant Marine Association: Ad-
miral Harris and 7. McLane. of Cam
ton. Ohio.
Walter Brown, Of Toledo. Ohio.
who was an ardent Roosevelt Re-
publican and prominent in the coun-
ellis Of the Bull Moose party, WAS
luncheon guest Of the President. II
is reported that Mr.. Brown is likely
to receive an important diplomatic
appointment.
Herrick Not Asked.
Information at the White House
does not bear out reports that the
President, up 10 date. has asked
Myron T. Herrick. of Ohio. to return
to Paris as American Ambassador
The President has sounded the
Republican members Of the Senate
Committee on Foreifn Relations on
his projected appointment of George
Harvey as Ambassador to Great
Britain and found no objections
raised. Antagonists of Mr.. Harvey
in private life have started propa-
Eanda against him. asserting that
the White House is being Hooded
with protests. At the White House
il was stated that no such protests
have been received, but that on the
contrary the selection Of Mr.. Har-
vey was being warmly urged in
every quarter.
Many OAcers Conhrmed.
During yesterdays session Of the
Senate a long list Of army and Ma
Tine Corps promotions was confirm
ed Notwithstanding the protest Of
Senator Reed. of Missouri. who de-
clared grave injustice was being
done to older and more deserving
men in the service. Included in the
list were twenty-five colonels, forty
two lieutenant colonies. siNty-two
majors. 2.3l6 captains and 1871 FIRST
Upon formal objection by Senator
La Toilette, action on the nominal
tion of former Representative John
]. Esch, of Wise Dnsin, TO be a mem-
ber of the Interstate Commerce
was postponed until the
extra session OF Congress.