The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-09
CONGRESS PAYS RAPT
ATTENTION TO THE
MESSAGE.
Special Committee Was Appointed
To Consider That Part of the
Message Which Relates to
the Late President
Mckinley.

Washington, December 3.--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 today to the
reading of the first message OF Presiden,
Roosevelt. With the most intense in.
terest every word was followed from the
announcement of the tragic death of
President Mckinley in the opening SEN
teuce TO the expression of the closing
wish that our relations with the world
would continue peaceful. The reading
occupied two hours. but not over dozen
members left their seats until it was con
Guided. Several times there was APP
plausc and at the conclusion there was
an enthusiastic demonstration on the re-
publican side.
On motion of Mr.. Grosvenor. of Ohio.
that portion of the message relating TO
the death of the late president was re-
ferred to a committee to consist of one
member from each state to join a simi
lar committee of the senate to consider
and report by what token of respect and
affection it may be proper for congress
To express the deep sensibility of the ma
tion to the tragic death of the late presi-
don't.
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
tho house. TO Join such committee as may
be appointed on the part of the senate, 10
consider and report 10y what token oI re-
spoct ana affection it may be- proper for
l. f4r aN Y
press tho deep .seuSibiiits Of the nation
to Tho tragic death OF the late president.
William Mckinley. and that so much Of
the message of the president as relates
to that dcplorable event be referred to
such committee.
Personnel of Mckinley Committee.
The speaker appointed the following
committee iu pursuance Of the terms Of
the resolution:
Grosvcnor. Ohio: Kahn. California;;
Henry. Connecticut; Ball. Delaware;
Warner. Illinois; Watson. Indiana; Cous-
ms Iowa; Glenn. Idaho; Bowersock. KAN
sas; Allen. Maine, pcarrc. Maryland.
Lowering. Massachusetts, w. y. Smith.
Michigan: Morris Minnesota. Edwards.
Montana: Perkins, Nebraska; Currier,
New Hampshire: Parker. New Jersey.
Netcham. New York Marshall
North Dakota, Blackburn, North
Carolina. Moody. Oregon. Olmstcd.
Pennsylvania; Bull. Rhode Island;
Martin. South Dakota; Souther-
land. Utah; HasSins, Vermont. Jones.
Washington; Dayton. West Virginia.
pahlc, Wisconsin; Moudeu Wyoming
Underwood. Alabama; piusmore, Arkan
sas; Davis. Florida; Fleming, Geor2ia;
Kohoe. kentucky. Meyer, Louisiana
Hooker. Mississippi: Clark, Missouri;
TaIbert. South Carolina; Moon, Tonnes
see: Shepherd, Texas; Hay, virginia;
Shafroth. Colorado. Newlands, Nevada.
The speaker announced the appoint-
ment of the committee on rules as fol-
lows.
Mr Henderson. of Iowa; Mr.. DalzeH
PENNSYLVANIA; MIR. Grosveuor, Ohio; Air
Richardson. # Tennessee, and Mr.
Underwood. of Alabama.
The only change i'm the committee was
the substitution oI Mr.. Underwood for
Mr Bailey. of roxas. who is now mem-
ber of the senate.