The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
OF THE PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS IN
THE TWO HOUSES.
UNUSUAL INTEREST SHOWN
By All Present In what the President
had to Comm u~nicate-A Resolution
Introduced I'm Both Houses for APP
poinIment of a Joint Committee to
Report Proper Action for Congress TO
Take on the Death OF the Late Presi-
dent Mckinley
SENATE.
dent Mckinley

Washington, December 3.-The senate
listened to the first message Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt today and adopted a
resolution directing the appointment Of
a committee to cooperate with a like
committee from the house to consider
by what token of respect and affection
congress might express the sorrow Of
the nation upon the tragic death Of the
late President Mckinley. The message
was listened to with marked respect
by the senator's. The first portion deal
ing with the Buffalo tragedy excited the
most profound interest in the senate.
AT the conclusion Of the reading of
the message Senator Foraker, senior
senator from Ohio, presented the Nc
kinley resolution and as a further mark
of respect the senate adjourned.
The resolution vas substantially that
introduced in the house and provided
for a committee of eleven senator's to
join the house committee.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Not in many years have the mem
bers of the house listened with such
rapt attention to the annual message
" q VI LII i SAohCo a.
they did today to the reading of the
first message of President Roosevelt.
With the most intense interest every
word was followed from the
ment of the tragic death of President
Mckinley in the opening sentence to the
expression of the closing wish that our
relations with the world would continue
peaceful.
The reading occupied two hours, but
not Over a dozen left their seats until
it was concluded. Several times there
was applause and at the conclusion
there was an enthusiastic
ton ON the republican side.
On motion of Mr.. Grosvenor. of Ohio,
that portion of the message relating to
the death of the late president was re-
ferred to a committee TO consist of one
emil from each state to join a SIM
liar committee of the senate to consider
and report by what token of respect
and affection it nay be prope for n
gress to express the deep sensibility of
the nation to the tragic death of the
late president.
Representative Grosvenors resolution
follows:
Resolved. That a committee of one
member from each state represented in
the house be appointed on the part of
the house, to join such committee as
may be appointed on the part of the
senate, to consider and report by what
token of respect and affection it may
be proper for the congress of the Unit
ed States to express the deep sensibil-
ity of the nation at the tragic death
OF the late President William Mckinley
and that so much of the message of
the president as relates to that de-
plorable event be referred to such COM
mittee."
The following are on the committee
appointed in pursuance of the terms of
the resolution: Blackburn, of North
Carolina; Underwood. of Alabama;
Dinswore, of Arkansas; Davis, of Flor
ida; Fleming, of Georgia.; Kehoe, of
Kentucky; Meyer, of louisiana; Hook
er. of Mississippi; Clark of Missouri;
Talbert, of South Carolina: Moon, of
Tennessee; Shepherd, of Texas; Hay,
of Virginia; Shafroth, of Colorado; and
Newlands, of Nevada
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of the committee on rules as fol-
lows: Messrs. Henderson, of Iowa; Dali
zell. of Pennsylvania; G~rosvenor, Of
Ohio; Richardson, of Tennessee and I'm
derwoOd of Alabama. The only change
in the committee was the substitution
of Mr.. Underwood for Mr.. Bailey, of
Texas. who is now a memb of the
senate.
The house adjourned until Friday.