Evening star., 1925-02-15
Nominations of Kellogg and
Jardine to Cabinet Posts
to Be Confirmed. ~
WARREN CASE PROMISES
ALSO TO CARRY OVER
Treaties Now Pending May Cause
New Session to Last for
: Days or Weeks.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

L ne new Senate, reNamped In the
recent elections. is to meet in spe-
cial session at noon on March 4.
President Coolidge last night issued
a proclamation calling upon the Sem
ate TO convene at that hour and day.
The text of the proclamation follows:
Whereas public interests require
that the Senate of the United States
be convened at IL o'clock on the
4th day of March next to receive such
communications as may be made by
the Executive;
Now, therefore, 1, Calvin Coolidge,
President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim and de-
clare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the Senate OF the United
States to convene at the Capitol, in
the city of Washington, on the 4th
day of March next, at II o'clock noon,
of which all persons who shall at
that time be entitled to act as mem
bers of that body are hereby required
to take notice
Given under my hand and the seal
of the United States in the city of
Washington the 14th day of February
IN the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five, and Of
the Independence of the United States
the one hundred and forty-ninth.
CALVIN COOLIDGE"
Inaugurate Vice President.
One of the first duties of the new
Senate will be the formal inaugura-
tion of Gen. Charles G. Dawes as
Vice President, who, by virtue of his
office, becomes president of the SEN
ate.
Further comes the transaction of
such executive business as the
President may recommend. Usually
on such occasions it is confined to the
confirmation of the Presidents nomi-
nees to cabinet office, and is quickly
over.
But at the coming special session
there may be contests that will de-
lay the final adjournment OF the
Senate for days and perhaps weeks
Looming up as a possible bone OF
Charles B. Warren of Michigan TO
be Attorney General. Administration
leaders and the President would
very much like to see Mr.. Warren's
nomination confirmed at the present
session. But consideration of the
nomination promises to be long
drawn out, threatening with failure
much important legislation now
waiting it's turn in the Senate. Also,
said to be numerous, and some OF
them claim that he would not be con-
firmed if brought to q vote now.
In the new Senate the Republicans
will have a stronger grasp on the
situa ton. The political complexion
of the Senate then will be 55 Repub-
1icans, 40 Democrats and l Farmer
Labor Senator. At present the Re-
publicans number 50, the Democrats
o
Two Other Cabinet Posts.
In addition to handling the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Warren, the new Senate
likely will be called upon to confirm
the nominations of the other MEM
bers of the cabinet. The President
yesterday sent to the Senate the
nomination of Frank B. Kellogg of
Minnesota, at present United States
Ambassador at London, to be Secre-
tary of State and William NJ. Jardine
of Kansas to be Secretary of Agri-
culture. Both appointments become
effective March 4, when Secretary
Hughes steps out of the State De-
partment to resume practice of law
and Secretary Gore becomes governor
of West Virginia.
The expectation is that the nomina-
tions of Mr.. Kellogg and DR.. Jardine
will be confirmed with little or no
opposition. They will be considered
promptly by the committees on for
eign rela atoms and agriculture, re-
spectively.
May Take Up Treaties.
Whether the new Senate will un-
dertake to consider any of the treat
les and protocols now pending, or
which may be pending when 1t meets,
remains to be seen. Senator Jones
of Washington, Republican whip, has
declared himself in favor of taking
up and acting upon the World Court
protocol at that time, but other SEN
ators on the Republican side have
frowned on such a plan. Some of
the Democratic Senator's are favor
able to the suggestion, but still 9TH
ers are as anxious to get away from
Washington as are many of the Re-
publicans
The treaty with Cuba, recognizins
the sovereignty of Cuba over the Isle
of Pines, which is now on the Senate's
executive calendar might be acted
upon then, too. and the Lausanne
treaty with Turkey, If 1t should be
determined to enter the field of for
eign relations, and these pacts dc
not reach vote-as they are not
likely to do-in the present session
Another matter which the new
Senate will have to determine is
whether it will formally organize
electing its officers and filling its
standing committees. If the nomina
tion of Mr.. Warren goes over to the
new Senate. and it becomes neces-
sary to refer it to the judiciary COM
mittee for action, then it may be
necessary to fill that committee. on
which there will be three vacancies
after March 4, one Republican and
two Democrats. 1t is understood that
Senator Curtis of Kansas will call a
conference of the Republican Sena-
tors, including the new Senators, to
pass on this matter at the conclusion
of the present Congress. That con.
ference will undoubtedly re-elect
Senator Curtis chairman and Republi-
acn leader of the Senate.
President Pro Tempore.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, 1t is
understood, will not again be a can
didate for that office in the incoming
Senate. Senator George Moses of
New Hampshire, 1t is expected will
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