The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-04
The MESSAGE READ
CONGRESS LIsTESED WITH RAPT
ATTFNTIoN.
READING TOOK TWO HOURS
REPUBLICANS APPLAUDED ENTHU.
dASTICALLY.

That Portion of the Message Re-
ferring to the Late President Nc
KfnIey Referred to Committee,
Consisting of One Member From
Each STATE, to Unite With a SINH
lar Committee From the Senate in
Preparing a Token of Respect and
Affection for the Dead President.
Washington, Dec. S.-Not in many
years have the members of the House
listened with such rapt attention to
the annual message of a. President of
the United States as they did to-day
to the reading of the first message of
Presi lent Roosevelt. With the most
intense interest every word was fol-
lowed from the announcement of the
tragic death of President Mckinley
in the opening sentence to the express
sion of the closing wish that our re-
lations with the world would continue
peaceful. The reading occupied two
hours. but not over a dozen members
left their seats until it was concluded.
Several times there was applause, and
dl lIlC NO4ASAuolOIA Wdo all Sblllu-
siastic demonstration on the Republi-
can side. On motion of Mr. Grosvenor
of Ohio, that portion of the message
relating to the death of the late Pres
ident was referred to a committee to
consist of one member from each state
to join d similar committee of the Sen
ate to consider and report by what
token of respect and affection it may
be proper for Congress to express the
deep sensibility of the nation to the
tragic death of the late President.
Representative Grosvenor's resolution
follows:
Resolved, That a committee of one
member from each state, represented
in this 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
United States to express the deep SEN
sibility of the nation to the tragic
death of the late President, William
Mckinley, and that so much of the
message of the President as relates
to that deplorable event be referred to
such committee"
The Speaker appointed the following
committee in pursuance of the terms
of the resolution: Grosvenor, Ohio;
Kahn. California; Henry, Connecticut;
Ball. Delaware; Warner, Illinois; wat
son. Indiana; Cousins, Iowa; Glenn,
Idaho, Bowersock, Kansas; Allen,
Maine; Pearre, Maryland; Lowering,
Massachusetts; w. A. Smith, Michi-
gan: Norris, Minnesota; Edwards,
Montana; Perkins. Nebraska; Currier,
New Hampshire; Parker, New Jersey;
Ketcham, New York; Marshall, North
Dakota; Blackburn, North Carolina;
Moody, Oregon; Olmsted Pennsyl-
vania; Bull Rhode Island; Martin,
South Dakota; Southerland Utah;
Haskins. Vermont; Jones, Washington;
Dayton, West Virginia; Dable, Wiscon-
sin; Mondell, Wyoming: Underwood,
Alabama; Dinsmore, Arkansas; Davis,
Florida; Fleming, Georgia; Kehoe,
Kentucky; Meyer. Louisiana; Hooker
Mississippi; Clark, Missouri; Talbert
South Carolina; Moon. Tennessee;
Shepherd, Texas: Hay, Virginia. Shaf-
roth, Colorado; Eewlands, Nevada
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of the Committee on Rules as fol-
lows: Henderson, of Iowa; Dalzell of
Pennsylvania; Grosvenor, of Ohio;
Richardson of Tennessee; and Under
wood of Alabama.
The only change in the committee
was the substitution of Mr. Underwood
for Mr.. Bailey of Texas, who is now
member of the Senate.
The House adjourned until Friday