Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 6 | Senate Adjourns

SENATE ADJOURNS. It having become evident to the administration ad-ministration forces in the senate that the Colombian treaty could not be put over in its present form, the pact was unexpectedly withdrawn by Chairman Stone of the foreign relations committee commit-tee and the special session of the senate sen-ate came to an end. Vsually when the senators are called together at the beginning be-ginning of a new administration the names of cabinet members are sent in for confirmation. But this time there were no changes in the cabinet, and it was not considered necessary to con- lirm the appointment of men who were actually in office. So, beyond the confirmation con-firmation of several hundred other appointments, ap-pointments, among them that of Dr. t'ary T. Grayson to be medical director and rear admiral, the senate transacted very little business. Xo action was taken on the tariff commission nominations, as the committee com-mittee failed to make a report to the senate, but it is said that President Wilson will go ahead with- the work of organization and that the names of the appointees will be again sent to the senate at the beginning of the extraordinary ex-traordinary session called for April 16. By that time it is also expected that a new pact with Colombia will have been negotiated and be ready for action ac-tion by the senate. It is said that the Republicans will oppose confirmation of some of the members of the tariff commission, com-mission, and it is more than probable that no matter what kind of an agreement agree-ment is reached with the Colombian government there will be strong opposition oppo-sition to paying indemnity for the partition par-tition of Panama. Although the special session of congress con-gress has been called for April Hi, it is by no means certain that a new call will not be issued and the scnato and house assembled before that date, for the difficulties which this country is forced to face seem to grow more complex com-plex with each succeeding day. The Republicans, who insisted that congress should be in session while the dark clouds were gathering, were entirely right, and even the president, who is credited with the desire to be sole arbiter ar-biter of the fate of the nation, has conceded con-ceded the point by issuing the call for the session to begin on the 16th of next month. Just now it would seem that the country needs the active and patriotic support of every man in or out of office and harmonious relations between all branches of the government.