The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04
R00SEVELT'S MESSAGE
PLEASES TIE HOUSE
Reading is Interrupted by Frequent Manifestations
of Approval by Members
Unusual interest is Shown and Rapt Attention Followed by
Demonstration at the Close.

The reading was concluded at 2:25.
Mr.. Payne then moved that the mes
sage, except that portion relating to
The death Of the late President McKin-
ley, be printed and referred to the com
mittee Of the whole Of the states Of the
Union.
Mr.. Grow Of Pennsylvania said he de-
sired to speak upon that portion relat-
ing to the Philippines, but upon the
representation Of Mr. Payne that he
could address the house at some time
later, he yielded and the motion was
adopted. MIR. GrOsvenOr then offered
the following resolution:
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 il may
be proper for the congress of the United
States To express the deep sensibility
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 In that deplOrable
event be referred to such committee"
He made 10 remarks and the Tesolu-
ton was unanimously adopted. The
speaker then appointed the following
committee in pursuance of the terms
Of the resolution:
Committee is Appointed.
Grosvenor Of Ohio. Kahn Of Califor-
mia, Henry Of Connecticut, Ball Of Del
aware, Warner Of Illinois, Watson Of
Indiana. Cousins Of Iowa, Glenn OF
Idaho. BOwersOck Of Kansas. Allen Of
Maine. Pearre Of Maryland, Lowering
Of Massachusetts. W. A. Smith OF
Michigan, Morn Minnesota. Ed
wards of Montana. Ivrkins Of Nebras-
ka. Currier of New Hampshire, Parker
of New Jersey, Ketcham of New York.
Marshall Of North Dakota Blackburn
Of North Carolina, Moody of oregon,
Olmsted Of Pennsylvania, Bull of
Rhode Island, Martin of South Dakota,
Sutherland of Utah, Haskins of Yer
mont. Jones Of Washington, Dayton of
West Virginia, Dable of Wisconsin,
MOndell of Wyoming, Underwood Of
Alabama. DinsmOTe Of Arkansas, Davis
Of Florida Fleming of Georgia. KehOe
Of Kentucky, Meyer of Louisiana,
Hooker Of Mississippi, Clark Of Mis-
souri,, Talbert of South Carolina, Moon
CT Tennessee, Shepherd Of Texas, Hay
of Virginia, Shofroth of Colorado and
NeWlands of Nevada.
The food Of bills is so great in the
house Of representatives that the cler-
zeal staff was kept busy all last night
and managed to get abreast of 2I9 pub
lie and LIB private bills, a total Of
1892 or about one-half of all those in
trOduced. Representative BrOwnlOw Of
Tennessee led the list with 252 bills and
resolutions.
1t was not until tOday's session of
the house closed that the weary clerks
were able to catch up with yesterday s
Geluge of bills and began sorting the
further deluxe Of today. There were
few notable measures in tOday's list
most -ef the bills being reprints from
former sessions Among them was a
bill by Mr. Showalter of Pennsylvania
for q constitutional amendment prohib-
iting pOlygamy.
At 2:30, on motion Of Mr.. GrOsvenoT,
as a mark of respect 90 the late presi-
dent, the house adjourned until Friday.