Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-03

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3.-The two
houses of congress were called to order
at noon for the second session of the
56th congress. At 1915 p. M, the SEN
ate took a recess for half an hour. The
president pro tenn, Mr.. Frye, appointed
Messrs. Hoar and Cockkrell a commit
tee to wait on the president to inform
him that the senate is ready to receive
any communication he desired to make
The committee will join like commit
tee from the house.
At 1885 the senate took a further
recess until Las.
CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT.
u The committee appointed to wait
upon the president to inform him that
the two houses were organized and
ready to receive any communication
he might wish to submit, reached the
White House at 1.20 o'clock. The an
aouncement was made by Senator
Hoar, in reply to which the president
informed the committee that he was
glad that congress is again in session
and would at once send his communi-
cation to congress. The committee
then returned to the capitol.
The senate reassembled at las. A
few minutes later, Major Pruden, one
OF the presidents secretaries, appeared
with the presidents message. Secretary
Bannett at once began reading the docu-
ment.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives:
with the outgoing of the old and
the incoming of the new century, you
begin the last session of the fifty-sixth
congress with evidences on every hand
of individual and national prosperity,
and with the proof of growing strength
and increasing power for the good of
republican institutions. Your country
men will join with you in the felicita-
u ton that American liberty Is more
firmly established than ever before and
love for 1t and the determination to
preserve it more universal than in any
former period of our history. The re-
public was never so strong, because
never so strongly intrenched in the
heart of the people as now. The con-
stitution, with a few amendments ex-
lists as it left the hands of it's authors.
The additions which have been made,
proclaim larger freedom and more
extended citizenship. Popular govern
ha Strsof fo1 IN, hun 1--we Il
and twenty-four years Of trial here its
stability security and it's efficiency as
the best instrument of national devel-
opment and the best safeguard to hu-
man rights
After showing the growth of the
country in territory and population, 1t
says: Education, religion, and moral
ity kept pace with our advancement
and adhered to it's foundation princi-
pie. and abated none of them, dealing
with our new peoples and possessions.
The nation so preserved and blessed,
gives reverent thanks to God and in
vokes his guidance and continuance of
his care and favor
POLICY TOWARDS CHINA.
The history Of the Chinese trouble,
which the message says Is a dominant
question" OF our foreign intercourse, is
then outlined. OF the condition which
led UP to the Boxer outbreak, the pres
ident says: The origin lies deep in the
character Of the Chinese races ami in
kditiont,tH their government. The
sggai P Psw,tt,s sbeliion and the opening Of
xchlnessMe essM153 b ! x 10 foreign trade and SGT
y eiennent disturbed like the homogene-
ity and the seclusfon Of China.
In the meanwhile foreign activity
made itself felt in all quarters, Iot
alone on the coast, but along the great
river arteries and in remoter districts.
carrying new ideas, and introducing
new, associations among the primitive
people which had pursued for centuries
a national policy of isolation.
The telegraph and railway spreading
over their land, steamers plying on their
waterways, merchant and missionary
penetrating year by year, farther to the
interior, became to the Chinese mind
types of alien invasion and changing
the course Of their national life and
fraught with vague forbodings of dis
aster to their beliefs and their self con.
troll.
For several years before the present
trouble began all resources of foreign
diplomacy, backed by moral demonstra.
ti0ns and physical force of fleets and arms
had been needed to secure due respect
for the treaty rights of foreigners and
obtain satisfaction for the outrages up.
on persons and property and unoffend-
ing sojourners,
The diplomatic representatives Of the
powers at Pekin strove In vain to check
the movement A protest was followed
bv demand and. the demand by q RI
newed protest, to be met wi5h perfume
tory edicts from the palace and evasive
and futile reassurances from the Tsunq
Ii YAmen.
The Chinese government proved itself
however, unable to check the rising
strength Of the Boxers and appeared tS
be . prey to international dissenslons
In an unequal contest, the anti-foreipu
Influences soon gained ascendancy under
the leadership Of Prince Tuan.
Continuing on this subject the presi
dent says:
s'The policy Of the government Of the
United States Is to seek solution which
may bring about permanent safety and
peace to China, preserve the Chinese ter.