News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
new CABINET
IS CONFIRMED
Harding Breaks Precedent by
Personally Presenting Names
to the Senate.
MAKES A BRIEF ADDRESS
Vice President Presides and Handles
Business Well and With Dispatch
President Sure of "Close Friendly
and Personal Relations.

ashington.-PreSident Harding
personally presented to the senate the
nominations of the men whom he had
selected to head the executive depart
ments, and in record time the senate
confirmed all of them.
The appearance of the new Presi-
dent before an executive session of the
senate revived a custom which Wash
ington started and which Jefferson
was the last to follow.
The President was in the senate not
more than fifteen minutes, and himself
read the names of the new cabinet
officers in their constitutional order
He received a warm welcome from his
former colleagues of both parties, who
crowded about him as he was leaving
the chamber and wished him the best
of fortune in days that are ahead of
him.
II feel no hesitancy," said President
Harding as he stood beside the Vice
President, 'in coming 10 you at this
time, feeling assured of the close
friendly and personal relations that
exist between us. Therefore, I have
taken advantage of the opportunity to
appear personally and communicate
to you the list of the nominations for
the cabinet. 1t is list that appeals
to my judgment and desires, and I
hope that it will Llake a similar ap-
peal to the judgment and desires of the
senate"
Read List to the Senate
President Harding then read to the
senate the cabinet nominations in the
following order:
Secretary of State-Charles Evans
Hughes of New York.
Secretar Of the Treasury-Andrew
w. Mellon of Pennsylvania
Secretary of War-John W. Weeks
of Massachusetts.
Attorney General-Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty of Ohio
Postmaster General-Will H. Hays
Of Indiana
Secretary of the Navy-Edwin DENLY
of Michigan.
Secretary of the Interior-Albert E.
Fall of New Mexico.
Secretary of Agricuture-Henry c. =
Wallace of Iowa.
Secretary Of Commerce-Herbert c. |
Hoover of California. !
Secretary Of Labor-James J. Davis
Of Indiana.
Immediately after he had concluded :
the reading of the names of the new !
cabinet the president left the chamber.
He departed from the Democratic side, +
and as he was passing out grasped the
hand of Senator Underwood, the
Democratic leader, and chatted with
him for a moment or two. Mr.. Under
wood is close personal friend of Mr..
Harding and during his service in the
senate was his general pair.
When the President had passed out
of the chamber the consideration of
the nominations began. The commit
tees to which the various nominations
were referred had been previously
polled and everything was ready to
expedite confirmation in every in
stance, the confirmation papers having
been signed by the committee mem
bers of both parties prior to the ap-
pearance of President Harding.
Mr.. Hughes's name was referred to
the committee on foreign relations
and the Chairman, Senator Lodge i'm
mediately reported in favor of CON
firmation. Senator Penrose from the
committee on finance reported the {
name of Mr. Mellon for the treasury c
PORTFOLIO Senator Wadsworth for the
military affairs committee, the name
of Mr.. Weeks, Senator Poindexter for
the committee on naval affairs the :
name of Mr.. DENLY, and so on down
the list. Rumors that Senator Reed of 7
Missouri would oppose confirming Mr.. {
Hoover proved to be- unfounded and
there was no opposition to any of the |
appOintees. +
SENATE FOR MORE HOSPITALS