Washington, Mar. 31
Leaders of the Democratic opposition in the Congress to-night announced that they plan to push th:
offered by Senator Keniekellar, Democrat, of Tenn, which would detorial approval of hold-cover appointments by the President.
'The resolution is aimed at the Secretary of the 'Treasury, Mr. 'Andrew W. Mellon, who' was, reappointed by President Hoover after serving in the Coolidge Cabinet. Mr, Mellon's mame was not submitted the Senate for fis approval with the list new Cabinet members when Mr. Hoover assumed office, the President asserting that a hold-over secretary had been approved once and. that hhis name need not be submitted a second time. number of Progressive and Independent Republicans will, join forees with the opposition party in ritieizing the President's action and will support the MeKellar resolution, These include Senator George Norris, Republican, of Nebraska, who may lead the fight for: adoption of the resolution The fight will be opened when the special session of the Congress is inaugurated on April 15, Senator Norris indicated to-night, Critics of the Administration admitted that the chances, for! the adoption of the MeKellar: resolution by the upper house fare very slight since the majority upon which President Hoover can depend is considerably larger than that mustered by Mr. Coolidge. It also was pointed out that Mr. Mellon has deprived the Administration eritien of one of their chief arguments against him by coming out in favour of full publicity for tax refund proceedings. Which he previously had opposed United Press,
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