Show Colby in iii n the Corridor Corridori i T I INDICATIONS point to a further delay in the con con- urination of Bainbridge Colby as secretary of state staLe The appointment is still in tho the hands of the Senate committee on foreign relations and its members seem to be bo taking a leisurely courso course in their consideration of tho the matter It is given cn out ont that no attempt at final action will mIl be bo taken for or four weeks or until Senators Johnson cr Swanson Smith and other absentees re return um to tho tim capital but at a n. meeting of the commit committee o recently held at which Senators Lod Lodge Hitchcock Williams New and Knox were present four less than a quorum tho the opinion was expressed that Mr r. Colby is not adapted for the tho place because of inexperience ence and training No suggestion was made that ho should bo be rejected It IL was however hove intimated that a special suh subcommittee sub might be bo designated to take up tho tim matter of l Ids his s qualifications It was vas also suggested that a report to tho the Senate might bo made without recommendation tion Failure to confirm a cabinet appointment or even en delay dclay in its consideration is entirely contrary to sm sena senatorial tonal toria precedent such instances having been extremely the Senates Senate's Senates Senate's Sen Sen- rare though no limitations are arc placed upon ates ate's prerogative to approve or reject presidential appointments appointments appointments ap ap- as i it sees fit fiL In the tho present instance ro- ro or hesitation to con confirm mn docs does not appear to be bo from political motives as many of tho the staunch adherents ad ad- to tin th administration arc are inclined to criticize the nomination of Mr Colby and Republicans are aro only passively opposed to it rather more enjoying Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic discomfiture than conspiring to defeat the nom nom- illation In the tho meantime Mr lIr Colby while whilo c cooling oling his heels beels in the outer corridor is said to bo brushing up on international law and world diplomacy somewhat like a student preparing for the graduation tests Resentment over o tho the dismissal of Lansing g personal hostility to tho the President born of tho the treaty fight enmities created because tho the honor of selection as tho the premier of the administration did not fall to one moro tried and trusted arc are perhaps factors in the temporary failure to confirm but when tho the President lets it be known that ho he is in earnest in wanting a man whoso mind will run along wong with his bis and that Mr Colby is the man it is predicted the opposition away like the tho baseless fabric of a a. vision |