| Show MKIEEYS NEW CABINET Nominations Sent to the Senate and Confirmed Gaze feeld nllu shaarilij9 00 1 Df 1I0or oor slhraum u WisniAQTON March 61be President Pre-sident today tent in the following oomlnatloiji Hccretary of slate John Sherman Ohio secretary of the treasury Joy man J Gage Illinois secretary of war lluteell A Alger Michigan attorney ieneral Joeepb McKenno California atuatter eenetal James A Giry Maryland seats tary ol the navy John D Long Maitacbuaetl cry of he Interior Cornelius N BUM Now York secretary of agriculture agricul-ture James VVIIion Iowa To mmpllmenl Mr Bherman his nmloallon was Immediately mail firmed The ether nomination were referred as follows Gae auj Itilsa to tho finance committee com-mittee Alters to the committee on military attain McKenna to the Judiciary Uray to psuffice and poll rOd lung to naval 011011180 Wllaou toaguculturr The Henate without going out of cutlve I Renton took recesi until S 0 Icck Tile first nomination taken up when tbuBenato reconvened at 2 oclock was that of Gage This nomination caused considerable dltcuaalon the lIver men taking uicaalou to point out the post lion of Gage on The financial question I he silver Senators said they did not Intend tu Interpose any objection to too connrmlloD but wanted lu make It plain that while there were pledgto male by fie Dew adrntulalrauon for blrUBlalllam tile new secretary was a sold man 6T40d citilcut uomlnaUati were con firmed wltueut dtbalt Senator letter silver Republican mid the plluolp1 ape oil After Illculng the nomlDlloo ul Gage bo look Up that of Bl B9 to ho secretary of The Interior Ile said be closiolderej this a must unfortunate selection Bliss waBjau eaateru man who would have filled other positions with credit but was entirely unfit for secretary tile Interior a position ot vail Importance Import-ance Mole cases were decided Involving property rights In the secretary ol the Interiors rules than were decided by the United States Supreme court They were for the mot pan legal questions anti required knowledge of law Bilge was nut a lawyer but a banker and bust 13 ate man who know nothing of many questions which were to come before him 00 secretary of the Interior Hoar paid a high tribute to Bills and pointed cut that many queallone decided by the secretary of tbe Interior were prepared by law clerks and roo matter how good a lawyer at man might be be could Investigate all matters that come before the secretary and for that reason a law clerk bad been provided pro-vided to motor the secretary He said the business ability of Bliss was unquestioned AIr a little more talk all the Lotuluatlons were confirmed con-firmed |
