Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17


tary of the Navy, and Ray Lyman Will
bur to be Secretary of the Interior.
They are still at loss whether to place
Col. William j. Donovan as Attorney
General or as Secretary of War. or
whether he will be in the cabinet at all.
william N. Doak of Virginia has been
placed in the Office of Secretary OF
Labor by number Of authorities.
Guards Answer to Puzzle.
Mr.. Hoover holds the answer to the
cabinet puzzle and he is guarding 1t
closely. It is foregone conclusion that
when he arrives in Washington there
will be efforts to ascertain just what he
proposes in the way CT cabinet. Mr..
Stimsons announcement in the Philip
pines that he was giving up the office
of governor general of the islands to
take a new post in the Hoover adj
ministration has been generally con-
strued that he is to go into the cabinet
as Secretary of State. But even in this
case there are still skeptics who picture
Mr.. Stimson as Attorney General or as
Secretary of War. post which he held
once before under the Taft administra-
ton, Reports from Manila indicate
that Mr.. Stimson will not be able to
reach Washington until the latter part
OF March or the first of April. II he
is to I'LL the office of Secretary OF State
it is possible that Secretary Kellogg will
agree to carry on for few weeks under
the new administration until his sue
cessor can arrive in the Capital. II
has been understood. however, that Mr..
Kellogg planned to sail for Europe soon
after March 4.
The Senate is still struggling over the
Jones bill to increase penalties for
violations of the prohibition laws. It
had been the hope Of Senator Jones OF
Washington to get vote on the Dill
last night. But Senator Reed of Mis-
souri, desired further time to discuss
the measure, and the agreement TO
limit debate, entered into Friday, was
vacated by the Senate, a tribute TO the
Missouri Senator, and he was permitted
to finish his address. The limitation
on length OF speeches begins again at
pm. tomorrow, and the expectation
is that the bill will be disposed OF either
tomorrow or Tuesday. Next on the hst
OF the Senate program Is the Edge res
olution providing for a survey OF TIE
proposed Nicaragua Canal route, and,
Market in the District OF Columbia.
When these measures have had their
day in the Senate, the Republican
steering committee Is expected to give
the right of way to the census Dill and
its attendant reapportionment bill.
Supply Bills Pending.
However, there are appropriation bills
knocking at the door for consideration
The naval bill has been reported 10 the
Senate and 1t Is likely that Chairman
Warren of the appropriations commit
tee will insist upon taking this meas
ure up at an early date. 1t carries the
appropriations for the new cruisers, fol-
lowing the authorization for their con-
struction in the so-called cruiser bill,
which has recently been approved by
the President. The Senate Will have
also to consider for the first time the
legislative appropriation bill and sec
ond deficiency bill, not to mention
numerous conference reports on bills
which reached that stage. The first
deficiency bill, to which was attached
the Harris amendment providing $24.-
OOO, 600 additional for prohibition en-
forcement, is still causing trouble. 1t
is the hope of the congressional lead
ers that a compromise on the Harris
amendment, by substituting the sum OF
81, SOC, 900, contained in supplemental
estimate from the administration, may
be effected so that the deficiency bill.
which has many important items, may
be finally put through.
In Its spare moments the Senate may
wrestle with several nominations which
have been sent to it by President Cool
idge, to some of which there may be
opposition. Included in this list are
the nominations of former Senator
Irwin L. Lenroot Of Wisconsin to be q
Judge of the United States Court of
Customs Appeals and of Henry Classic
to be a member of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia. There
are several other nominations which
may cause trouble in the Senate.
Unless the Senate can give these noni-
nations more time than now seems
probable, some of them are likely to
die with the close Of Congress and the