Show S SENATE NATE TO 10 MOVE I I WITH Nominations No Sent in by President President President dent dent Will Not Be Con Oon Confirmed Confirmed firmed in Haste Washington Jan 9 That the United States senate nate Is awakening to its con constitutional constitutional on responsibility in rigidly scrutinizing the fitness of appointees to tt public office and that the body Ui m exercise that function In the fullest de degree degree gree greo In the thc future was w s In ir effect the declaration of Senator Depew of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York tonight The senator stated slated with emphasis however that this would not be undertaken in a spirit of antagonism ism to the president It has been the general rule In the past for the president to consult with the senators from the state of or the ap appointee appointee appointee and if they assented and the name was sent in n to have hae the senate confirm without further urther question said Mr Depew If It they the did not assent and nd the senators or either of them from the state of the appointee object objected ed then the senate refused to confirm throwing the whole responsibility upon the senators from the state But the practice of the senate within the last two years ears and especially within the thelast thelast thelast last year is developing a distinction dl between officers whose duties are wholly ly within the state and those whose functions embrace matters of adminis administration administration administration which are art of Interest to other states or to th whole country Appointments Held Up For instance a district judge ap up approved approved proved by both senators of his own state has boon been held in committee now two years year and his confirma contInua confirmation confirmation tion is prevented because in the exer exercise exercise cise of his office he sits in other states and the senators from those states arc are opposed to him The confirmation of the public printer r is delayed though the senators from his state are favor favorable favorable favorable able to him the reason being that the older senators have seen so much trou trouble trouble troubie ble bie with the printing office and anil Its ad administration administration administration ministration that they think it prudent to let the incumbent who was appoint appointed ed during the recess have a full and fair trial before he shall be confirmed There Is delay In the confirmation of oC the assistant New NewYork NewYork NewYork York The senators from Cr m New NewYork NewYork NewYork York are friendly friend to him and arid he has haft behind him the Union League club and other influential indorsement but such sucha a large proportion of the public money moneys is s In his Ws care that in regard to that of office office fice Ace the feeling is that before beCore confirma confirmation tion there should be the fullest investigation Investigation gation gatlon of or his qualifications This Is not because becam e of oC any antagonism ism between the senate and the preal president president dent and it involves of oC course ourse con eon concessions concessions cessions from Crom old usage bythe by the sen sea senators senators atom from the states from which ap appointments appointments appointments are made but I 1 think every senator believes it Is the right way for Cor forthe Corthe forthe the senate to act especially In view of oC the constantly increasing Importance of oC the duties of the leading adminis administrative administrative officers offiC rs |