Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-06
CONGRESS.

n .nu Miiiard OF Nebraska h
son q Montana and Kittrida.
South Dakota were sworn -
tors. After the usual resolutio j g
the appointment of commit
notify the president that tha ~
was in session a recess of ,b;n. us
utes was taken. Senators ~, Y
Maine and Morgan of Alabam, "
appointed as the senate co,n,.,,.
to wait on the president a
O'Clock the senate reassemb,oa I.
Gamble announced the death Va
late Senator Kyle. and the senat.
journed. ass
House. Tine organization 81
house was accomplished accora;na
time-honored precedents. Snas,
Henderson was sworn in by ca
Bingham, "the father of the NV
and after delivering a very pr .as
speech in recognition of the N.Y. N.Y.
bestowed upon him, he in turn
ministered the oath to the memh.
elect. The usual committees %a
appointed to inform the nras;asl
and the senate that the honsa \.
organized and ready to do bns;,ss
committee of three. CONSISTING
Messrs. Payne, Bingham and Picb..
son, was appointed to Join SINH
committee of the senate and ~
upon the president and inform N:
that congress was ready to raos.
any communication he might T..
to make; the rules of the last bns.s'
were adopted, after slight lar NJ
then the biennial. seat DRAWING =
Cured. Several thousand bills ,rs'
introduced in the house. corari,s
nearly every phase of public atfa;,
that has attracted interest in nv
country. They include Pacific cali.
oleomargarine. amending the tanS
law. to repeal the bankruptcy L.
for a reciprocity commission, alm;s
sion of states. establishing depar
ment of commerce. amending the mn
rency law, amending the immigraiis
laws. etc.
Washington, Dec. 3.-Senate-n
senate today received the president
message. Careful attention was sits
to the reading of the message by NJ
SeudlOIS. VII lAolioI VI fUTnkef fh1
following resolution was adopted:
"That a committee of eleven SEM
tors be appointed on the part Of Thea
senate to join such committee al
shall be appointed on the part Of sheI
house to consider and report BY what
token of respect and affection It mar
be proper for the congress of ~
United States to express the dee
sensibility of the nation over tN.
tragic death of the late PresideIf
Mckinley and SO much of the mes
sage Of the president as relates III
that deplorable event be referred IA
such committee.
AS further mark of respect to]
the memory of the late president
the senate, on motion of Mr.. Fors1
ker. at 1928 adjourned.
House-The speaker announced I'M
appointment of the committee M
rules as follows: Mr.. HendersonSa
Iowa. Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylyafas
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio. Mr.. Richsy
son of Tennessee and Mr.. Una87r1
of Alabama. The presidents n4
sage was received and read Or
narily, presidential messages at u
opening of a congress are listens
to in perfunctory fashion, but toby
throughout the reading the keenss,
interest was manifested. A resolS|
ton similar to that, adopted by "
senate was adopted by the hoaS'
and the house. as further mar
of respect for the late, president IL
journed.
Washington, Dec. 4.-Senate--Senss'
tor Barrows today introduced BY
to 'proyide for the exclusion an
deportation of anarchists" Vest VI
fered resolution proposing an 81
CURRY by the common judiciary ast
the powers of congress to deal Mas
anarchy, to suppress the teachings 8
anarchy and to provide for a penn
colony for convicted anarchists. Ham
brough reintroduced his irrigah.css!
bill Of the last session with varlols
amendments. In executive session
the Hay-Poncefote treaty was 81
ceived and referred to the commits
On foreign relations.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Senate-Ssa
ator McComas, of Maryland, MADE =
extended and carefully prepalss
speech in the senate today win 81
archy for his theme, and was foliowss
by some brief remarks by MT. Hoal:
of Massachusetts, on the dlfhculuss
in the way of dealing with analctI
list assassins. The senate passed,s,
bill extending the life of the lndu 9. y.
commission until February l5 nen
complete the work it now has IN napsl