Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-04
BUSINESS BEGINS.
The Presidents Message 0ccu-
pies the First Day.
HOW 1T WAS RECEIVED.
Statesmen Make Merry Over
Certain Passages.
HOW 1T WAS RECEIVED.
COMMENTS ON THE DOCUMENT.

Fall to Visiting and Smoiting During
the Latter Part Democrats Applaud
the Tariff Paragraphs aud Republicans
Laugh at the Ailusion to the snckvIlle-
West Anair-Indlyidual opinions-Gen-
eral Washington News and Gossip.
| WASHINGTON. Dec 4-The feature OF the
senate proceenings was the reading of tho
presidents message, which absorbed most of
the time to adjournment
A resolution was adopted instructing tho
clerk 10 inform the house that the scnate was
in session.
In accordance with the provisions Of a
resolution offered by Mr. Morrill, and adopted.
/ Mr. Morrill, and Mr. salisbury were made
MEMBERS, on the part OF the senate, OF
/ tommittee 10 wait ON tho president with the
/ information that congress wns in session.
The senate took "a recess from l2.47 70 so
o'clock
When it was called to order the notinca-
| ton committee reported that the president
would communicate with the senate imme-
diately.
The presidents message was then pre-
snted, and at :S3 the clerk began TO read il.
The reading occupied an hour and twenty
minutes
At its conclusion the message was laid on
the table and ordered printed.
At 2:55 the senate adjourned.
IN TIE HOUSE.
The presidents message was read 20 tho
house of representatives by Reading Clerk
Brown. He began at 1875 D. m and con-
cluded at 3:l5 p III Nearly every member
was present, the only prominent absentee be-
ing MIR Rainfall who, after answering TO the
roll call, left the Capitol. Tho strictest at
tention az tho beginning OF the rnding was
given by members on both sides of the
chamber. The FIRST subject 70 cause applause
was at the conclusion Of the paragraph dis
| cussing the tariff. Democrats, led hy hiessrs
/ Springer Herbert and others, broke out into
a round Of handclapping. IL was Of short
duration, however, and did not causo the
clerk to halt In his reading Where tho
message touched on the dismissal Of Minister
Sackville, and said it was necessary 10 the
dignity Of this government - have "a new
personal channel of communication with
Great Britain, the, house broke out in deri-
sive laughter which was renewed when the
clerk read the passage saying the British
minister's offense took place at the crisis Of a
presidential election, and again when he read
the reference 10 Minister Sackville as "the
person Interest in the message tagged
when the reading of the recommendations Of
the various departments was reached. and
members all over the house kept up con
slant buzz Of conversation, visited one another
and smoked and talked in gTuups behind the
screens
When at S:i5 the reading was completed
Mr. Mills offered resolution which was
agreed 70, referring the message to the com
mittee OF tho whole and providing for its
printing
The house then adjourned.
INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS.
At the conclusion of the reading Of the
presidents message the representatives of the
United Press attempted TO obtain from prom
inent congressman their views upon the com
munication Many senators and representa-
tives declined 10 express themselves giving
as reasons that they had heard but portions
OF il read As a rule the Democrats heartily
indorsed it, while the Republicans could not
find anything good 70 say in its behalf A
few of the expressions obtained are given
below:
Mr. Hoar-About all can say is that il
embodies the utteranos ID a disappointed
politician
Mr. Sherman-The latter part Of the mes
sage consists of a rcyiew Of the work Of the
different branches Of the government There
is nothing striking about It The first part
did not hear
Mr. Cullom-Of necessity he dics'game on
bis tariff views and in his references % in
ternational affairs runs into great scod
Mr. Frye-The only part Of the communi-
cation which interested me was that refer
ring to the fisheries question am now try
ing 70 solve the problem therein, namely
afn haa d.
ing Of moment occurring on that subject
since March last Why does he then So
severely criticise as for not passing retala
tory measuresf
Mr. Manderson--I was not particularly
struck with what | heard of the message ]
can say, however, that if Mr. Cleveland will
visit the northwest when he has more leisure
he will find that our farmers do not indorse
his utterances on the tariff question.
Mr. CociTell-I cannot say much about
the message until / shah have read il over
Generally speaking, 1t impressed me very
favorably
Mr. Ransom--I think it was, like all Of Mr.
Cleveand's public communications have
been, very able and concisely framsd in
} strument
J Mr. Teler-I think that the first part Of
the message is full Of spleen. There was no
Z silver lLluE TO Lne CLOUD tllul oNerlunE Mt.
Cleveland when he wrote it. / do not believe
} the country is in so deplorable a condition as
he would have us beliye. As TO the admins
{ tration Of the different departments, want
10 say in answer to the president that the
! postofiice department was never in a worse
] condition than it is in to-day.
{ Mr.. Sowden, Of Pennsylvania Dem THE
message is all right except the tariff portion.
The farmers of this country in the last cleo
a zion put a veto on tie presidents idea. They
know that what betters the wage workers
condition enhances the price of their pro
4 ducts, and they voted accordingly.
b Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky Dem.l-
. The president keeps in view that it is a fight
between monopoly and labor, and he is on
/ The side OF labor.
! Mr.. McMnlin, Of Tennesse Dem THE
1, president maintains the advanced position be
4 assumed on the tariff and he is right
Mr.. Weaver, Of Iowa Qnd. The presi.
I, dents position on the tariff is Just the right
thing, but l am sorry he saw fit to recon-
= mend suspension Of silver coinage
Mr. Crisp of Georgia, Dem.)-l think the
president gives strong and correct Fresen-
- fation OF tie Democrats Wow OF the tar.n
iucst.oa-