CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 'IN ERROR' ON WEAVER CONFIRMATION
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 5, 1925, The Evening Star reports that The Congressional Record* 'scooped' the world yesterday when it announced that the nomination of Charles B. Weaver** to be Attorney General had been confirmed by the United States Senate.
Members of Congress were taken by surprise by the announcement because the Senate had been in executive session for only a few minutes on Tuesday.
As it turns out, the Record was "in error," The Star says this is one of "the very few" occasions that The Congressional Record has made such a mistake.
JFK+50 NOTE
Charles B. Weaver was never confirmed by the United States Senate for Attorney General.
*Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings & debates of the U.S. Congress. It is published by the US Government Printing Office & issued when Congress is in session.
**Charles Beecher Warren (1870-1036) was born in Bay City, Michigan & graduated from the University of Michigan in 1891. CBW served in WWI & as US ambassador to Japan 1921-1923 & to Mexico 1924.
SOURCE
"Record Reports Warren Confirmed, 'Scooping World,'" The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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