Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-05-21 | Page 3 | Date for Vote on Confirmation of Harris Nomination

Date f for or Vote Vole on oil Confirmation of Harris' Harris Nomination Washington May 20 O. Senators who wile wore were looking forward to a discussion of oC census from tho days of ot Babylon Babon to tho the present were disappointed disappointed disappointed pointed tonight whon the promised fight over 1 the confirmation of or v. v. v J J. J Harris of Georgia as ns director of oC the tho census succeeding I li 1 Dana Durand was as submitted to arbitration and an m agreement was wa made made- to vote yote upon It Juno 25 5 Senator Burton Durton ha had announced his Intention to po post t his colleagues on census taking as og a a. fine fino art and had hall r riled lied the space under pr hi his desk ancient and amid mo modern ern records Other Republicans who opposed the confirmation con of Harris were primed with looked forward for rOl and facts and amid they thoy ward vard to tu an indefinitely prolonged cd merry war wal The R ans an had in insisted In- In that Harris ho bo not confirmed before July 1 1 an and oC offers ors of or a u compromise com corn promise on Oil June 1 I had been frowned U upon p 0 II The rue agreement for tor a n. vote voto June was wal reached only after It became became- ap- ap parent that those opposed to confirmation confirm confirm- lion atlon at nt this time limo wore were prepared to take tako advantage of lC f tho time rules and k kep p talking a ac long ions as time tho Senate remained re re- re- re d In session No 10 over o had hail been filed against Harris and since a n voting arrangement has bC boon n made ho will bo be 3 for the Democrats have l plenty of or votes votO to confirm his nomination In th time tho two hour executive c s session tonight tho thin confirmed limo tho nominations nom of several score postmasters 1 and nd other I officials including JIre V. w. U us amba ambassador to japan Juhu Juhn Purroy Mitchel as collector of the port of or New cp York York G. G 1 M. M S gaber Jaher as commissioner of ot pensions and Albert Leo Thurman as solicitor of the department of or commerce Tho The nominations of l H. H as collector of or at ot Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia and of Frankild n P. P Colcock as collector nt at Beaufort S S. S C. C to which Republican objection has been raised were passed over or I