Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-03
READING OF MESSAGE
Presidents Recommendations Heard
by Both Senate and House.
SENATOR ALGER TAKESOATH
House Judiciary Committee Begins
Work In Direction of Getting an
Antitrust Measure Before the
National Legislators.

Washington, Dec. 3.-There were two
events of interest in the senate, the
swearing in Of General Russell A. Al
ger as senator from Michigan and
the presentation of the presidents an.
nual message.
Before the senate convened Mr.. AL
ger appeared on the floor and was con-
graduated by his new colleagues. 'The
family Of the new senator, with a num-
Der Of personal friends, occupied eats
III the reserved gallery to witness the
ceremony, while members of the Mich
igan delegation in the house came over
from the house for the same purpose.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal Mr. Burrows presented the
credentials of Mr.. Alger and asked
that the oath Of Office be administered
to him. The new senator. then was
escorted to the desk Of the president
pro tenn. Mr. Frye, by Mr.. Burrows,
where the oath was administered.
Mr.. Alger's seat is on the extreme
right of the Democratic side of the
chamber and was completely hidden
from view by huge floral pieces. 1t
was necessary to remove them before
he could sit down.
Messrs. Plat Comm and Jones
tArk.), the committee appointed by the
senate to Join similar committee from
the house to notify the president that
congress had assembled, then reported
that they had performed this duty,
whsreupon Mr.. Barnes, assistant Sec
rotary to the president, delivered the
presidents message to congress. Print
ID copies had been furnished each SEN
atm, and they closely followed the
reading Of the document.
Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister
occupied seat In the diplomatic gal
Iery and evinced much interest in the
message.
Message Ordered Printed.
Upon the conclusion of the reading Of
the message, which occupied one hour
and fifteen minutes, it was ordered to
lie on the table and be printed.
A concurrent resolution offered by
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama providing for
the printing of compilation Of bills
and debates in congress relating to
trusts was referred to the committee
on printing.
The senate then, at :27 p. M, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Lodge, went into executive
session The doors were opened at
l.35. Mr.. Frye laid before the senate a
number Of annual reports of govern
ment officials and then read the resig-
nation of Rev. w. H. Milburn. the
blind chaplain of the senate.
Senator Cullom introduced bill to
amend the Sherman antitrust law. 1t
prohibits interstate commerce in arti-
cies produced by the trusts, the pen
atty for violation being a fine Of from
$500 to $1,000
The senate adjourned for the day at
$50 p. m.
During the day the president sent the
following nominations to the senate:
Justice. Wendell Holmes,
Massachusetts,, associate justice Of the
supreme court of the United States;
Francis NJ. Wright, Illinois, Judge of
the court of claims; George w. Ray,
New York, United States district judge
sor the northern district of New York;
Ashley NJ. Gould, District Of Columbia.
associate justice Of the supreme court
OF the District of Columbia; John L.
De Bolt, Hawaii, first judge of the cir
cult court of the first circuit Of the ter
titory Of Hawaii.
United States Attorneys.-Thomas Il.
Roulhac, for the northern district of
Alabama; William Michael Byrne, dis
trict of Delaware; Morgan Beach Dis
hlct of Columbia; Solomon H. Bethea,
northern district of Illinois; William j.
Youngs, eastern district of New YORK;
Lunsford l.. Lewis. eastern district OF
Virginia
United States Marshals. - Edison 5.
Bishop. district Of Connecticut; VIII
liam H. Mackey, Jr. district of Kansas;
r L. O'Neal, western district OF Lou
is.ana: c. f. Lloyd, district of Mon
tana; Dewey G. Bailey, district OF Col
erddo.
War. james F. Smith, California
member of the Philippine commission
aud secretary of public instruction IN
tn. government of the Philippine Is
lands.
stats.-Henry l.. West, District OF Co
lumbft, commissioner Of the D1strict OF
Columbia; Robert S. Mccormick, I'LL
nois ambassador extraordinary ana
ptanipotentiary to Russia; Bellamy $40
Ter Ohio, ambassador extraordinary
aud plenipotentiary to Austria Hunga'
ry; Charlemagne Tower, Pennsylvania
ambassador extraordinary and plenipo
Tertiary to Germany. ENJOYS extraord'-
nary and ministers plenipotentiary -
Charles Page Bryan, Illinois, to swlt-
zarland Leslie Coombs, Kentucky 10
Guatemala and Honduras; Arthur =
Hardy, New Hampshire, to Spain; Johh
d, Jackson, New Jersey, to Greece kou'
mania and Servia; William B. Sossby'
Mfssiaainnt RI Ro1tvia David Il. InOmp'