Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-12-04
CROWDS FILL HALLS
OF NATIONS CAPITOL
Eager to Hear Message of the
President Read.
HEARD WITH MARKED INTEREST

That Portion of the Document ReIat.
ing to Trusts and the Chinese ExcIu.
sion Law Drew Forth Much Ap.
plause from Both Sides of House.
Washington, Dec. 3.-In anticipation
OF the receipt of the first message of
President Roosevelt members of the
senate today assembled early in the
senate chamber and in the cloakrooms
adjoining.
Many of the senators, particularly
the close personal and political friends
or the president, though familiar with
the principal features of the message
| awaited its reading with unusal inter-
est.
Despite the cold and penetrating
rain which fell throughout the morn
ing the galleries of the senate were
well filled with interested spectators,
many of them having a special interest
in the message.
When the journal of yesterdays pro.
ceedings had been read a communica.
tlon was received from the house in
forming the senate that that body had
been organized and was ready to pro:
ceed with public business. Senators
Hale and Morgan reported that they
had waited upon the president in con.
junction with like committee of the
house to inform him that congress was
Il To
tion he might desire to make. The
president had said he would communi.
cate with congress at once in writing.
Close attention was given to the
reading of the message. by all senators.
Printed copies of the document were
distributed among the senate.
House.
There was very good attendance in
the galleries of the house today to
listen to the reading of the first mes.
sage of President Roosevelt. The
members gathered carry, chatting and
discussing the prospective legislation.
The main topic was the personality of
the new president. Keen interest was
manifested in what he would have to
say in his message.
AS the hands of the clock pointed
to IL Speaker Henderson called the
house to order. After the journal had
been read and approved Mr. Cooper,
of Texas, and Atwood, of California,
who were not present yesterday, ap.
peared at the bar and were sworn in
On motion of Mr. Payne, the floor lead.
er of the majority it was agreed that
when the house adjourned today it be
to meet on Friday. The speaker an.
nounced the appointment of commit
tee on rules as follows:
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa; Mr.. DaL
zell, of Pennsylvania; Mr.. Grosvenor,
of Ohio; Mr.. Richardson, of Tennes
see, and Mr.. Underwood, of Alabama.
The only change in the committed
was the substitution of Mr. Under.
wood for Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, who is
now a member of the senate. Mr..
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, at the head
of the committee appointed to wait
upon the president, reported that the
committee, accompanied by a like
committee of the senate, had perform.
ed its duty and that the president had
received their message and had said
he would at once communicate with
the two houses in writing.
Two minutes later Major Pruden, as
sistant secretary to the president; ap
peared at the main entrance and an
nounced a message from the president
Reading of Message.
The message was taken to the speak
er's desk, where Speaker Henderson
broke the seal, handed the document
to read it. Throughout the reading
the keenest interest was manifested
Hardly a member left his seat until
the reading was concluded. There was
a slight murmur of applause when in
concluding the recommendation for
legislation to put down anarchy the
clerk read: mo matter calls more
urgently for the wisest thought of CON
gress." The murmurs when this SEN
tence was read was followed by a
burst of applause when the clerk read:
1.-THE American people are slow to
wrath, but when their wrath is once
kindled it burns like a consuming
flame"
Probably no other portion of the
message attracted so much attention as
that relating to trusts. No demon
stration was evoked by the reading OF
this portion of the message, but the
recommendation for the re-enactment