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Show WOOD PUT ON GRIDIRON Senator Blackburn Speaks in Opposition to His .Confirmation. WASHINGTON. March 16. The conduct of Gen. Wood while he was in Cuba serving serv-ing as Military Governor during American occupancy was held up to censure today in an executive session of the Siate lasting last-ing two hours by Senator Blackburn, one of the members of thp Committee on Military Mili-tary Affairs, who Joined in the minority report against the confirmation of Wood to be Major-General. The speech of Mr. Blackburn is said to have, been one of tbe continuous flows of oratory for which he is famous, and, though punctuated throughout with denials de-nials and questions from trinnds of the nominee, was, it is said, a well-connected comment on the evidence given in the committee hearings. He did not conclude his remarks and will have the floor at the next executive session. The programme as now arranged provides pro-vides that Senator Quarles shall follow Senator Blackburn in a speech favoring confirmation. Senator Teller to address the Senate in opposition and Senator Foraker to close for Gen. Wood. If no general appropriation bills are reported re-ported to the Senate to take the right of way, it is thought now an agreement to vota on the nomination will be reached this week. None of the interruptions of Senator Blackburn consumed more than five minutes. min-utes. Senators Foraker and Alger were the most persistent in denying statements made by the speaker and aome of the passages pas-sages at arms proved interesting. |