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mans nominations for Govern
ment posts were left without Sen
ate confirmation yesterday as
Congress adjourned.
Some of them may get tempo
|rary appointments while Congress
is out of session. and new nom
nations next January.
One of the most important,
that of Gen. Mark w. Clark to
be ambassador to the Vatican,
came too close to adjournment to
even be considered. Senators in
dicated the appointment would
be subjected to hearings when the
Senate returns in January.
Mr.. Truman also sent to the
Senate on the closing day the
nomination of John Thomas
Schneider to be assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce. Mr.. Schneider.
a native of Cedar Hill, Tenn, is
now director of personnel policy
in the Office of the Secretary of
Defense.
Appointment Confirmed.
Before the Senate quit until
next January 8, it confirmed
these aDuOintmentS.
Richard M. Bissell, jr., of
Massachusetts, to be deputy
director of the foreign aid pro-
gram. He will serve as first as
sistant to w. Avsell Hartman.
previously confirmed as director
Of the mutual security program.
Joseph Charles Duggan, of
Massachusetts,. as.an assistant At
torney General succeeding Abra-
ham J. Harris, resigned.
Nominations not acted on in
Icluded Miss Frieda Hennock, a
member of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission, to be a New
York Federal District judge. This
nomination is pending before the
Senate judiciary Committee which
has held several closed sessions on
1t without reaching a decision
whether to report it.
Pass Over Jessup'S Name.
Ambassador -at-large Philip c.
Jessup to be one of the American
delegates to the 9Th General AS
sembly of the United Nations also
was not acted on. A Senate For
Ieign Relations subcommittee voted
Ithree-to-two against the confrma-
ltion of Mr.. Jessup.
The Senate passed over the
Jessup appointment when con-
flrming the nomination of seven
others as delegates. These were
Warren r. Austin, American
chief representative to the United
Nations, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Representative Vorys, Re-
publican, of Ohio: John Sherman
Cooper. former Republican sena-
tor from Kentucky; Ernest A.
Gross. Benjamin w. Cohen, Anna
Lord Strauss and Claiming M.
Tobias.
Another presidential appoint
ment left hanging was Earl
Wayne Beck, Kansas city Negro
politician. to be the Districts re-
corder of deeds.
During the session, the Senate
rejected outright President Tru-
mans appointment of Joseph j
Drucker and Cornelius Harring-
ton, both of Chicago, for appoint
ment as Federal judges in Illinois
Both were opposed by Senator
Douglas. Democrat. of Illinois.
Lid on High Officers.
Sixteen Of the Presidential ap-
pointments not acted upon were
generals in the Army, Air Force
and Marines. The Senate Armed
Services Committee clamped a ho
on the expanding number of gen.
erals and admirals.
Senator Stennis. Democrat OF
Mississippi. subcommittee chair.
man. said failure to act on the
l6 generals was no personal re-
Election on them and that the
promotions may be approved al
the new session.
The nomination of Jack Gorrie
Of Washington state to be chair
man of the National Security Re-
sources Board was not acted upon
| Mr.. Gorrie is a friend and asso-
ciate of former Gov. and Senator
Wallgren, Democrat of Washing
ton. who previously failed to win
Senate confirmation to the same
post.