Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-03
CONGRESS LISTENED
VERY ATTENTIvELY
Presidents Message Created Much Interest
Senators and Representatives Gave
Great Heed --Favorably Received.

been read and approved, Mr.. Cooper
(rexas) and Mr., Wood (Cal), who were
not present yesterday appeared at the
bar and were sworn In,
On motion OF Mr. Payne, the floor
leader Of The majority, II was agreed
that when the House adjourns today
Il be to meet on Friday.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment OF the committee on rules as fol-
lows: Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa Mr.
Dalzel of Pennsylvania; MIR Grosvenor
of Ohio Mr.. Richardson Of Tennessee,
and Mr.. Underwood of Alabama, The
only change in the committee was the
substitution OF Mr.. Underwood for MIR.
Bailey of Texas, who Is now a member
Of the Senate.
Mr. Bingham Of Pennsylvania, at the
head of the committee appointed 10
wait upon the President, reported that
the committee. accompanied by IKE
committee from the Senate had per-
formed It's duty and that the President
had received their message with pleas
ure and said he would AT once com
municate with the two houses IN writ
ing. Two minutes later Maj. Pruuen,
assistant secretary to the President ap-
peared at the main entrance ana an
nounced message from the President
The message was taken TO the speakers
desk, where Speaker Henderson at once
broke the seal
"a message from the President OF
the United states, he said as he hand
ed the document 10 the reading clerk
and directed him to read It.
Ordinarily presidential messages NJ
the openlng Of a Congress are listened
70 In perfunctory fashion, but today
throughout the reading the keenest In
terest was manifested. Hardly a menu
Der left his seat until the reading was
concluded.
There was a slight murmur OF ap"
plause when In concluding the recon-
mendation for legislation to put down
anarchy the clerk read NO matter
calls more urgently for the wisest
thought of Congress The murnurs
when this sentence was read were fol-
lowed by q burst OF applause when the
clerk read: "The American people are
slow TO wrath, but when their wrath Is
once kindled II burns like consuming
flame" Probably no other portion or
the message attracted SO much atten-
tion as that relating to trusts NO
demonstration was evoked by the read
ing Of this portion OF the message but
the recommendation for the re-enact-
ment OF the Chinese exclusion law drew
applause FROM both sides of the House.
The reading Of the mesrage was con-
oluded In the House OF 2.s5. Mr., Gros-
venor then offered tls following rcsolu-
ton, which was adopted without diyis-
ion:
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 me
Senate to consider and report by what
token OF respect and affection II may
be proper for the Congress of the United
States to express the deep sensibiity OF
the nation to the tragic death OF the
late President, William Mckinley. ana
that so much Of the message OF the
President as relates to that deplorabie
event, be referred to such committee
In pursuance OF the terms of the reso-
luton the speaker appointed a commit
tee consisting of one member from each
state and territory.
The House then, as a further marx
of respect, adjourned.