Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
0hi0an Seen as Postmaster
GeneraI-PreSident- Elect
Silent About Selections.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION
is PASSED BY SENATE
Reed Defers Ware Discussion and
McNary Is Planning Farm Bill
for New Congress.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


Walter F. Brown Of Ohio, at present
Assistant Secretary of Commerce. is
slated to become Postmaster General in
the Hoover cabinet, according to in
formation obtained last night. There
has been no official confirmation, how
ever, of the report, for President-elect
Hoover is still maintaining silence with
regard to his selections for the cabinet.
Mr.. Brown has been mentioned for
several weeks as a probable appointee
to the cabinet, either as Postmaster
General, Secretary Of Commerce or
Attorney General. A very definite im-
preston now prevails that Mr.. Brown
is to head the Post Once Department
John H Bartlett, First Assistant Post
master General and former Governor
of New Hampshire, has been strongly
recommended for promotion to be POST
master General. The report is. how
ever, that Charles Francis Adams of
Massachusetts, has been picked to fill
the post of Secretary of the Navy, and
thereby give New England representa-
ton in the cabinet. In the opinion of
some of Mr.. BartlettS friends this less
ems the New Hampshire mans chances
OF going into the cabinet.
The name of Stuart w. Cramer of
North Carolina has been repeatedly
used in connection with the Office of
Secretary of the Navy. 1t Is now Sug-
fad in, fra1o oVta hof rvo
mer may yet become a member of the
cabinet, even though he does not re-
ceive the Navy fortfolio. He is one of
the largest cotton mill owners in the
country, and the latest suggestion is
that he may be found in the Office of
Secretary of Commerce, thereby aSsur-
ing one of the Southern States which
went for Hoover representation in the
cabinet.
While the President-elect is COM
pleting his cabinet. Congress this week
will make strenuous effort to COM
plete all legislation regarded as es-
sential before its final adjournment
March 4.
Senate Pushes Work.
The Senate leaped one of the final
hurdles yesterday in the effort to clear
the slate of the big annual supply bills
before March 4, putting through the
Navy appropriation bill Final action
was taken on this measure despite the
threats of a filibuster against it by the
little Navy group, who were opposed
to inclusion in the measure of an item
for beginning work in 1880 on the sec
ond five of total of Is modern cruis-
ers. already authorized in the cruiser
bill.
BY a vote of 48 to 81 the Senate
struck from the Navy bill the Dill
amendment, which was designed to
force the recall of all United States
Marines from Nicaragua. This was a
reversal of the action taken in COM
mittee of whole on Friday when the
Dill amendment was adopted. The
Navy bill now goes to the House for
approval of the Senate amendments.
Its final passage is expected.
Only one appropriation bill remains
to be passed by the Senate, the second
deficiency bill, which is taking the place
conference over the Harris amendment
providing $24.000,000 additional for
prohibition enforcement. The House
included in this measure the items
which were carried in the first de-
ficiency bill. 1t is expected that in its
final form it will carry an item of So
100000 for prohibition enforcement,
which has been recommended by the
administration in a supplemental esti-
mate and which will be in a measure
a compromise for the Harris amend
ment to the first bill. Several other ap-
preparation bills are still in the confer
ence stage. But unless there be pro-
longed debate in the Senate over the
case of SenatQr-elect William S. Ware
of Pennsylvania or the bill for the re-
apportionment of the House, it appears
now the calendar will be cleared of all
the appropriation bills by the close of
the Congress one week from tomorrow.
Reed Defers Discussion.
Senator Reed of Missouri, chairman
of the SluSh fund investigation COM
mittee, expected to discuss the report
of his committee on the Ware case
yesterday. but postponed the discus
sion until tomorrow. Senator Norris of
Nebraska, whose resolution preventing
Senator-elect Ware from taking the oath
of Office at the beginning OF the present
Congress was adopted by the Senate
December 8, 1927, is considering the
question of offering another resolution
when Senator Reed shall complete his
discussion on the Ware case to bring
the matter to final conclusion or at
least to Ak some time for concluding
1t. 1t has hung fire now for two years.
The original Norris resolution adopted
by the Senate provided that Mr.. Ware
should be given opportunity to appear
in person in the Senate If he desired
to defend himself against the charges
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