Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-06
MESSAGE HEARD.
Senate and House Listen to Sug-
gestions by the President.

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gestions by the President.
Peckham's Name for Justice Sent ia
Senate for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lu-
tons Offered-in the House.
| Washington, Dec. 3.-Mr Pruden, one
of the presidents secretaries, had
reached the capital and was within the
senate chamber, ready to deliver the
presidents message few minutes be-
fore the hour of noon. After prayer
and the reading and approving OF the
journal of Monday, the message was re-
ceived and laid before the senate. The
secretary of the senate proceeded to
read the message in the presence of q
fairly full senate.
The Reading OF tho Message.
The reading of the message occupied
one hour and forty minutes. There was
little pretense on the part of the senate
at large that it was paying any close
attention to the message, or was much
interested in 1t. There were some ex-
ceptions, however. On the republican
side Of the chamber Senators Morrill,, 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. Mr.. Cockrell, Of
Missouri, did the same on the demo.
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Senators Palmer, of Illinois; Nor
gan, of Alabama; George, of Missis-.
Eippi, and Harris, of Tennessee, were
the only other democratic senators who
could be regarded as attentive listen
ers. Two of the populist senator's
Allen, of Nebraska, and PETER, Of Kan
sas-did not relax their application to
the message from it's opening to Its
close, but they appeared to be more
intensely interested in its treatment Of
the financial question, its recommends
ton of the retirement and cancellation
of greenbacks and silver certificates
and it's condemnation of silver coinage.
AT 1:40 the reading was finished and
the message was laid on the table and
ordered printed.
Various annual reports and depart
mental communications were laid be-
fore the senate and laid on the table.
Resolutions offered.
Senator Lodge (rep., Mass.), intro.
duced u joint resolution affirming the
principle of the Monroe doctrine, and
it was referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
Memorials and resolutions on the
subject of the deplorable condition Of
affairs in Turkey were presented by
Senators Cullom (rep., lll.); Gallinger
(rep., N. H.), and Hoar (rep., Mass.),
and were referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
Senator Stewart (pop., New, intro
duced bill for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and 1t was referred to
the finance committee. Senator Call
(dem., Fla.), offered q resolution re-
lating to Cuba and to recognize the
Cubans as belligerents, and gave notice
that he would address the senate upon
1t Wednesday.
Peckham Named for Justice.
The president sent to the senate the
following nominations: Rufus W.
Peckham, of New York, to be associate
justice of the supreme court of the
United States; Richard Olney, Of Massa-
ch,lsetts, to be secretary of state; judi
Son Harmon, of Ohio, to be attorney
general.
Message Heard In tho House.
Washington, Dec 3.-After the house
had been called to order at noon Tues
day Chaplain Couden's first prayer was
delivered in the presence Of an assem-
blage that filled the galleries and of q
large majority of the members Of the
house.
The chaplain, like that of the senate,
is Il blind man, but, unlike DIR. Milburn,
Rev. Mr.. Couden wears glasses, which
hide his infirmity. He speaks with
great deliberation and earnestness of
manner, even solemnity.
Mr.. Shafroth (rep., Col. J, who was not
present Monday, appeared at the bar of
the house and the oath was admins
tered to him by the speaker.
Mr.. Payne (rep. N. W, accompanied
by his colleagues, Cannon (rep., Ill.)
and Crisp (dem., Ga, was recognized to
announce that their errand to notify
the president that the house was organ
lied and ready to receive any communi-
cation he might make, had been per-
formed. The president sent his re
spectful situations to the house, Mr..
Payne said, and authorized the commit
tee to say that he would communicate
at once with the house in writing. I'm
mediately behind the committee was
then. seen Maj. Pruden, the presidents
executive clerk, with the message under
his arm. He was at once announced
and the document sent to the speakers
desk. 1t was at once handed to the
clerk and read.
Throughout the reading, which oc-
cupied over an hour, there was re-
spectful and earnest attention given to
the message. At 1850 p. m. the clerk
concluded the reading of the message,
and on motion of Mr.. Payne {rep., N. ~
it was referred to committee of the
whole. The house then Mt 1852 p. m.
adjourned until Friday next.
Bills introduced.
Bills authorizing the construction OF
public buildings were introduced in
the house Tuesday as follows: By Mr..
Burton, of Ohio-Cleveland,O O., So $780,
900; by Mr.. Hall, of Iowa-Home for
disabled colored people in the District