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Show 00 NEW FACES IN SENATE New Senators in Every Row Ready For Work . Cabinet Names Confirmed Con-firmed Washington. March 5 The new senate, convened at 12:21 o'clock to receive President Wilsons nominations, nomina-tions, but there was a delay in get ting them from the White House, so that body recessed until 2 o'clock With new faces In every row, the senate prepared for its first real work under Democratic control Vice President Presi-dent Marshall, new to the intricacies of senate procedure, picked his way carefully through the maze of preliminary' prelim-inary' organization with the aid of ex perlenced parliamentarians. A call of the roll showed S3 present out of the existing membership of 93 Senators Kern Smith. Martin, Lodge and Root were appointed to notify the president the senate was ready to receive any communication from him. Cabinet (Nominations Kecelved. The senate reconvened at 2 o'clock and the cabinet nominations which have previously been published were received. Other nominations were Edward E Clark, reappointed as interstate in-terstate commerce commissioner, and John H. Marble, secretary of the commission, com-mission, to be commissioner In succession suc-cession to Franklin K. Lane, the new secretary of the interior Executive Session. On motion of Senator Bacon the senate then went into executhe session ses-sion The senate confirmed all cabinet cabi-net appointments and also that of Mr Clark It did not, however, confirm Mr. Marble Some opposition to the appointment of William O Redfield as secretary of commerce, was made by Senator Galllnger Gal-llnger in executive session Mr Red-Held Red-Held has been aetip In a house committee com-mittee Investigation of two local life Insurance companies in which the name of a relative of Senator Gallin-ger Gallin-ger was brought in The senator finally fi-nally withdrew his .objection at the request of other senators It was said there was no hostility 'o Mr Marble's nomination, but the sena--wished to have his name fully considered consid-ered by the senate interstate commerce com-merce committee The senate thon adjourned until 2 p m. Friday |