Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-04
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the committee, accompanied by a ike
committee OF the Senate. had per
formed its duty and that the President
had received their message with pleas
ure ana had said that he would at. once
conmuuicst. with thr two Houses IN
writing. Two minutes later. Major
Prudent, assistant secretary TO the
President, appeared at the main en-
trance and announced a message from
the President. The message was taken
To the Speakers desk. where speaker
Henderson broke the seal.
a message from the President oi
the United states" he said. AZ he hand
ri the document 10 the reading CLERK
and directed him to read II.
Ordinarily Presidential messages al
the opening OF Congress are listened 10
ir pcrfunotory fashion. but. today,
Throughout the reading the Aeencst in
tcrcst vas manifested.
There was slight murmur Of APP
plause when in concluding the recon-
mendation for legislation to put down
anarchy the clerk read: No matter
calls more urgently for the wisesi
thought Of Congress-
The murmurS when this sentence was
read was followed by burst Of ap-
piausc when the clerk read: The
American people are slow 10 wrat tn but
when their wrath is once kin1lcd it
burns liz" = consuming flame"
Probably no other portion of the ,,l''s-
sage attracted So much attention as
that relating to trusts. No dcmonstra-
tion was evoked by the reading of this
portion of the message. but the recom-
mendation for the rc-enactment of the
Chinese exclusion law drew applause
from both sides OF the House.
There was 10 further demonstrations
throughout the reading OF the remainder
"f the message. but at its conclusion
thCre was y generous burst Of appIa Sc
from the Republican side. Tho reading
WAS concluded at 2.a5.
Payne then n,olcd that the message
cNccp; that portion relating to the deatt
of the late President be printed ami re-
f"rrcd TO the committee of the whole oa
the state of the union.
Grow. Pa. said he desired to speak tfp-
on that portion relating to the Philippines
hut npon the representation of Payne
that he could address the House at some
tim" later. he yielded and the motion
WAS adopted.
GroSvcuor then offered the following
r'SoIu'i"n: .s4
member from each state represented ia
this House BE- appointed on the part Of
the House to join such committee as may
b" appointed on the p2rt OF the Senate.
to consider and report by what token oi
respect ANA affection il may be proper
for the Congress of the United States 10
cypress the deep sensibiiity, OF the nation
to the tragic death OF the late President
William Mckinley. and that SO mach OF
IN" messaC. Of the President as relates
Z" that d.plorai'le event be referred to
such committee.
lie made no remarks ami the res lll-
tion Was unanimously adopted:
Tho Speaker then appointed the follow
ing committee In pursuance Of th-, terms
Of the resolution: GroSvenor. Ohio: Kahn
cal; Henry. Conn: Bait. Del: Warner
III: Watson. Ind: Cousins. Iowa: Glenn,
Idaho; Bow"rstock. Kan; Allen. Maine:
Pearre. Md: Lcv.rng. Mass; ". \.
Smith. Mich: Morris. Minn.; Edwards.
Mont: Perkins. Neb.: Currier. " H.:
Parker. y. j.: K"trham. y. y; Marshall.
North Dakota: Blackburn. y. C.: Moody
oregon: Olmstcad. Penn; Bull. r l..
Martin. ;. D.; Southerlnnd. Utah; Has
kins, VT; Jones. Wash; Dayton. ". Va:
Dable. Wis. Mcndell. Wy".: Underwood.
Ala: Dinsmor". Ark: Davis. Fla: Flcm-
ing Ca. keh"e. NJ; Meyer. La: Hook
"r. Miss: Clark. Mo-. Talbert. ;. e.:
Moon. Tenn; SHEPPARD. Texas: Hay. Va.
Shafroth, Col: ana Nrwlands. Ncv.
Then. at 30. On motion Of Mr.. GroSya-
nor. AS further mark Of respect. til
House adjourned until Friday.