Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-05
Investigation of Treasury
Heads Right to Hold Post
Ordered as Mcclellan Reso-
luton Is Adopted.
EIGHT HOOVER CABINET
MEMBERS CONFIRMED
Attack on Pennsylvania Centers
on Whether He May Serve After
President Who Named Him Re-
tires and on Active Business
Connections.

Confirming In quick or0er the
eight new members nominated to-
day by President Hoover for his
cabinet, the Senate adopted a
resolution for investigation OF the
right of Secretary Mellon to con-
tinue as Secretary of the Treasury
without denomination and then
adjourned sine die.
The eight new men follow:
Henry L. Stimson of New York.
Secretary of State.
James w. Good of Iowa, Secre-
tary of War.
William D. Mitchell of Mime
sofa, Attorney General.
Walter F. Brown of Ohio, Post
master General.
Charles Francis Adams OF Mas
sachusetts, Secretary of the Navy.
Ray Lyman Wilbur of California,
Secretary of Interior.
Arthur M. Hyde of Missouri.
Secretary of Agriculture.
Robert r. Lamont of Illinois,
Secretary of Commerce.
Senator McKellar, Democrat,
Tennessee, outSpoken foe OF MIR.
Mellon, offered the resolution to
investigate the fitness of the man
who has been selected to continue
in the Hoover cabinet. He asked
the Senate judiciary committee to
determine also whether Mr.. Mellon
was not violating an old statute
forbidding the Secretary of the
Treasury to engage in business.
McKellar's resolution was presented
as soon as the Senate opened its doors
after a 15-minute executive session,
during which 1t gave unanimous consent
to the immediate consideration and con-
firmation of the eight Hoover ap-
pointees.
Secretaries Mellon and James J.
Davis were not submitted. inasmuch as
they continued under the confirmatios1
accorded them when they entered the
Coolidge cabinet.
The Senate,s action on the eight ap-
pointees was taken without g ripple oi
opposition. The McKellar resolution
asked the committee to inquire INTO
and report:
.sFirst. whether the head of any de-
partment of the Government may legal
iy hold Office as such after the expira-
tion of the term of the President by
whom he was appointed.
Second. whether In view OF the pro-
visions OF the laws of the United states
Andrew w. Mellon may legally hold the
ONCE of Secretary Of the Treasury"
Reed Motion Withdrawn.
Senator Reed, Republican, of Penn
svlvania. offered a motion to refer the
McKellar resolution to the finance COM
mittee, but withdrew the motion later
with the declaration that he would not
obstruct any path the Senate wishes 10
follow.
s'The facts in Mr.. Melons case have
been so thrashed out" he SAID, tnat
there can be no doubt as to ms status
s'T don't see how the Senate can get any
new light from any OF the commit.ee
No purpose will be served by adopting
this resolution.
"However. there is no disposition or
vov mart to obstruct the wishes OF the
senate or to stop any inquiry into the
facts. I therefore withdraw my mo-
tion."
McKellar said the second part OF his
resolution referred to an old statute
which. he said, stipulated that no man
engaged In business or commerce may
serve in the cabinet.
Bingham Questions Walsh.
Senator Walsh. Democrat. Montana
who began an explanation OF the pur.
pose of the resolution, was interrupted
by Senator Bingham, Republican. Con-
necticut who asked If he meant TT
imply that this was the beginning o.
impeachment proceedings against Mr.
Mellon?"
Before Walsh could reply Senate
Couzens. Republican, Michigan, de
clared that the matter at issue wa
whether Mr.. Mellon, "aS stockhOloe
in large corporation and not drec
tor. could continue to hold oftce.
Senator Norris of Nebraska, Repub
lican independent, who is chairman
the judiciary committee, stated he fel
the Senate should settle the first poin
raised by Mr.. Mcclellan, whether
cabinet officer can legally continue j
Office after the President retires.
House Must Start Impeachment.
He declared against Senate investiga
tion of whether Mellon had violated tn
law by engaging in business. He point
ed out that the statute makes 1t a mis-
demeanor for the Secretary of tn
Treasury to be interested in busines
and if it were found that he is so en-
gagged. impeachment proceedings woul
lie :gainst Mellon.
Norris recalled. however, that onl
the House may institute impeachmer
proceedings. and that If 1t did, the Ser
ate would be called upon to judge. +
thought the Senate should not act o
a case it might be called upon later
judge.
Intimates of the new President ha,
reason to feel that he considers h
cabinet a splendid one. and that he ar
ticipates a splendid cooperation In II
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