The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-13
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS L; BRIEF.
FIFrv-sEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate on the 81 precisely at u
o'clock Mr. Frye Me-. president Pro
tenn. raped TO order The chaplain 81
fered an impressive payer cred. ntlAas
~ new members were presented and their
hearers sworn In The usual resoiutlvNS
were adopted and committees OF notinea.,,
ton appointed Recess Was taken lhA
two O'Clock. when. no formal notice from
the house having been received. MT tam
BILE tS. Do announced the death OK
ator Kyle. IF that state. when after the
adoption OF resolutions. the senate ad-
lcurncd .... In the house the organization
Was accomplished according 10 iime-hch-
orec rr>ncedcnts- Speaker Henderson 49,
sworn in by Gen Bingham the IAN.
81 the house." and in turn administere1
the oath 10 meubers-elect. The u-uai
committees were appointed TO notlis ~
senate and president that the house WIS
organized ard ready 10 do business IN
rules 81 the last house were adopted. ara
the biennial seat-draw.ng then took place
In the senate. on the 80. the first mos.
sage Of President Roosevelt was received
and read anil a resolution adopted direct
ing the appointment Of committee 70
cooperate with like committee from
the house TO consider by what token ~
respect and affection congress might eN-
press the sorrow Of the nation upon the
tragic death Of the late President Nc
kiniey: and. as a further mark OF respect.
the senate Immediately adjourned. In
the house the reading Of the president ;
message was listened TO with marked ana
unusual attention several PASSAGES be.
Mr. Grosvenor CO.. a joint committee on
the death Of The late president was APP
pointed. and the house then adjourned
In the senate. on the 4th. practically
the entire cay was devoted 10 the intro
duction OF bills ard resolutions. Two II
these measures. relating 10 the suppress
sion az anarchy. and the dealing with
anarchists were allowed 10 lie on the
table. so that their authors. Mr.. McComas
lMd) and Mr.. Vest tMo). may bring
them % the early attention Of the cen
ate. The Isthmian canal report was
transmitted TO the senate by the presi-
dent. and several bills providing for the
construction 81 the waterway. one OF
them by Mr.. Morgan 'Alai, who has led
the movement for the canal in the past
were presented The house was not IN
session.
In the senate. on the sih Senator Nc
Comas MD made carefllly-preparcd
speech with anarchy and the punishment
or anarchists for its theme. and was fol-
lowed by Senator Hoar sMass.l in some
brief remarks on the difficulties in tho
way Of dealing with anarchist assaSsins
He favored rigid provisions in the inUl-
grafton laws for the deportation ~ alien
anarchists and suggested the establish
m.nt Of an International penal colony for
their deportation whore the world might
have an object lesson Of community
without a government The committee 70
act with a similar committee from the
house 70 consider BY what token of re-
srect congress might express its deep
sensihility ~ the death ~ the late Pres
ID. nj Mckinley was appointed. and the
senate adjourned The house was not
IN session
The senate was not in session on the
9Th In the house. after the reading and
approval ~ the journal. Mr.. Gaines fTe mn
appeared and took the oath. Speaker
Henderson then announced the commit
tees on wfvs and means, appropriations
ard enrolled bills without the transac-
ton Of anv other business the house adj
iourned till the 10th