Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-04
GETTING DOWN 10 WORK
The Presidents Message Read
 in Both Houses.
APPLAUDED BY REPUBLICANS
Members of the Senate Paid Very Little Alt tention to Its Readlng-The Blind Chap
 lain Starts Out We'll

Washington. Dec. 3.-The session of the house today introduced the new blind chaplain, Rev. MT. Couden of Michigan. He created a distinct sensation in his opening prayer by coupling with peti- ton for peace within our borders one that we should be quick to resent any insult to the nation. This was the sen- tence:
 And so, Heavenly Father, let peace reign throughout our borders; yet may we be quick to resent anything like an insult to this, our nation. May prosperity smile in our land and may peace and happiness come into every home. So may Thy Kingdom come and Thy will be done through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen
 MT. Payne, republican, of New YorK' accompanied by his colleagues, Messrs. Cannon and Crisp, was recognized to an nounce that their errand to notify the president that the house was organized and ready to receive any communlcatlon he might make had been performed The president sent his respectful saluta, tions' to the house, MT. Payne said, ana authorized the committee to say that ne would communicate at once Tn wrlthg.
 Behind the committee was then seen Major Pruden, the presidents executive clerk with the message under. ms afih' He was at once recognized, ana tne ooG- ,1ment sent to the speakers desk. IL was handed to the clerk and read Throughout the reading, which occupied over an hour, there was reSpeclIul anu earnest attention given to the message.
 As the clerk neared the end or the message there was a gathering of mem hers interested in it's reading at the pit in front of the desk. At it's close two or three republicans applauded. It was 15O o'clock when the reading was com pleted.
 Mr. Payne of New York moved that the message be referred to the committee of the whole and that 5000 copies be printed for the use of the house. Agreed to. The house then. at 1:52, adjourned until Friday.
 The Senate.
 Half of the time that the senate re- mained in session today was occupied in the reading of the presidents mes sage The message was laid on the ta- ble and subsequently, that part Of 1t re- lating to the payment of the indemnity to British subjects in connection with the Behring sea controversy was referred specially to the committee on foreign re- lations, with instructions to examine the question of reciprocal liability of the American and Canadian governments. Mr. Morgan announced his intention of addressing the senate on that subject to- morrow
 The uueS or Cne O0ltGu DldleS SONclu- ment in relation to affairs transpiring in other countries was the theme of va rious bills, resolutions and memorials presented to the senate today. The al- legged atrocities In Asia Minor and the "deplorable condition of affairs in Tur- key were the subjects of memorials from the states of Illinois, New Hamp- shire and Massachusetts.
 The recognition of belligerent rightSfor the Cuban revolutionists was asked by the cities of Tampa and St. Augustine Fla, and the affirmation of the principles of the Monroe doctrine was demanded in joint resolutions introduced by MT. Lodge, republican, of Massachusetts, and MT. Cullom, republican, of Illinois. Resolutions in favor of the recognition of Cuban belligerency were offered by MT Call democrat, of Florida, and MT. Allen, populist, of Nebraska, and both these senators intend to submit their views in speeches to the senate tomor- row.
 MT. Pruden, one of the presidents sec retaries, had reached the capitol and was within the senate chamber ready to de- liver the presidents message few min utes before the hour of noon. After prayer and the reading and approval of the journal of yesterday the message was received and laid before the senate. The secretary of the senate proceeded to read the message in the presence of fairly full senate.
 The reading of the message occupied Sone hour and forty minutes There was little pretense on the part of the sen- ate al large that it was paying any close attention to the message or was much interested in it. There were some ex- captions, however.
 On the republican side of the chamber Senators Merrill of Vermont, Davis of Minnesota and Burrows of Michigan held printed copies of the message in their hands and occasionally seemed to be reading it for themselves Cockrell of Missouri did the same thing on the democratic side. Senators Palmer of H. linois, Morgan of Alabama, George of Mississippi and Harris of Tennessee were the only other democratic senators who could be regarded as attentive listeners Two of the populists, Allen of Nebraska and Peffer of Kansas, did not relax their application to the message from it's open ing to the close, but they appeared to be more interested in its treatment of the financial question, it's recommendation of the retirement and cancellation of