Show confirmations reconsidered washington dec 20 confirmation by the senate of the nominations 0 the members of the leth canal commission were reconsidered toda in executive cession and ft motion w adopted calling upon the president for th return of the notification of thi senate and previous action when ahk has afren done the nominations again wih be referred to the Inter oceanie canal commission for consideration before the decision was reached to reconsider the vote charges of rail reading nominations made b several minority senators and counted charges that protestants prote stanta were proceed ing in a manner not prescribed by ahr rules of the senate wade by re publican senators the situation de the fact that there had been no poll of the canal commission noal nations in question and as a beauli objection to reconsideration waa with drawn it Is generally understood that the purpose of the minority senators in asking the senate to have the noal nations returned la to permit a protest against chairman theodore P shonta holding a position on the commission and the presidency of aba clover leaf railroad at the same time the controversy in the senate resulted from motion to take up the nomination of J B blahos aa a member of the commission which was only sent to the senate today if it Is true that an attempt will be made to hold up the confirmation of mr on the ground that he Is holding a dual position the chairman ship of the commission and the presidency of the clover leaf action can not be bad before the holidays an effort will be made however to have a poll of the committee taken tomorrow and tho nominations again confirmed |