Show NAMES AMES SENT IN j CONFIRMED IN SHORT ORDER Senate enate Approves Official Fam Family Family ily fly of President William WilliamH H Taft EW PEW POINTED REMARKS BY SENATOR TILLMAN ALSO COMMENTS UPON SELECTION OF STANDARD OIL ATTORNEY ATT Washington March lI 5 Promptly at soon oon today Vice President Sherman the senate to order and after Hale Halo had tad delivered an Im Impressive Invocation the roll was called ind md a committee appointed to call upon he president and notify him that the senate enate was organized and ready for justness The session attracted a large gather ng and much interest was centered the new senators The Cherokee strip as a part of the Democratic side Elde in m the extreme right hand of the vice resident is known was rendered Inter Interesting sting esting by the location there of Senator I oot among the new senators It is in inthis Ini Inthis this his i portion of the senate that are lo 0 the insurgents the new Uran senators who are not altogether pleased with their committee assign assignments assignments ments meats und find who are Inclined In retaliation tion lion at times to revolt from the tho policies if f C the majority New Senators Sworn In Smith of Maryland and Chamberlain of Oregon both of tv horn were prevented from reaching the senate In time to be sworn In yes yesterday erday took the oath of office Senator Penrose stated that his col colleague eague league Senator Knox had sent his res as United States senator to the governor of Pennsylvania and asked that his name be stricken from the roll roil rollf if r f the congress it having Just been called by the clerk The vice president ordered that this should be belone lone Jono one On motion of Mr lr Hale the senate took rook a recess until p m to permit he notification committee to perform ts duties At 10 the senate lIed Senator Gallinger announced that ho he president would Immediately send senda n a a communication The presidents assistant ls secretary immediately ap eared with a host of nominations in luding those of the cabinet positions and ind on motion of Mr Aldrich the tha sen senite Ue ite went wont into executive session Knox Confirmed As soon as the doors were closed the Presidents nominations were ivere laid be ore the senate and Senator Tillman Tiliman ailed attention to the amendments re rc to Senator Knox He stated er that he had no objection to toUr Ur ir confirmation and as no op was voiced from any an other othor di dl diction diction he was immediately Imme lately confirmed The senate senat took a recess of fifteen to permit the various commit eos ees e S to which the other cabinet nom nations were referred to consider and upon them The usual ion lon was made in Senator case I tut ut of courtesy to him as a member of I he le body bod Cabinet Nominations The he following nominations were sent Philander C Knox of ot Pennsylvania a 00 be secretary of state Franklin MacVeagh of Illinois to be of the treasury Jacob M 1 Dickinson of Tennessee to toe toIe Ie e secretary of war Avar George W Wickersham Wickershain of New York YorkI o 0 I bo hO attorney general Frank H Hitchcock of letts etts to be postmaster general George Von L Meyer of Massachusetts etts to be bl secretary of the nav navy Richard A Ballinger Bailinger of ot Washington D o be secretary of the Interior James Tames Wilson of Iowa to be secretary f agriculture Charles Charies Nagel of Missouri to be sec of commerce and labor Huntington Wilson n of Illinois to be Assistant secretary of ot state Beekman Beckman Winthrop of New York to Ie e P assistant secretary of or the navy nav William Loeb jr of New York to be of customs fork for the district of ew sew York N Y Lewis Dalby of Virginia to be an In ian Inspector Tillman Tiliman on Meyer No specific opposition was made to he te confirmation at Df f any members of the cabinet but some sharp comments comm were er ermade I made by Mr Tillman Tiliman concerning the nomination of Mr Meyer to be b secre secretary secretary secretary tary of the navy and by Mr r Bailey Balley concerning c Mr Nagel to be secretary of commerce and labor laborIn In his remarks Mr Tillman called at attention attention attention to the Investigation of him by bythe bythe bythe the postoffice department during Mr Meyers Incumbency of the office of postmaster general The South Carl Care Carolina lina Una senator said that Meyer accused me of being a Hap lIap when I was not and andI I accused Meyer of being a liar when he was as At Atthe the same time Mr Till Tillman Tillman Tillman man did not object to confirmation Comments on Nagel The comments of Mr Ir Bailey upon the qualifications of Mr Nagel hag ha ref ret reference reference to the service e as counsel to the OH on company In speaking sp of this Mr Bailey Baney said he un understood understood understood that Mr been at attorney attorney attorney torney for the Standard Oil company Mr Ir Borah replied that Its only basis was the fact that Mr Ir Nagel for the Oil on compan company had once passed upon the validity of an opinion of ofa a court All the tue cabinet nominations as well as the nomination of Mr Wilson to be assistant secretary of state were con confirmed confirmed confirmed firmed The senate expects that President Taft will m send a number of nomina nominations nominations nominations to the senate tomorrow These probably would Include assistants to the several heads of the executive de departments departments departments and probably most of them will be confirmed at once Although no decision has been reached it Is ia un understood understood understood that the special session of the senate will be adjourned tomorrow |