The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15

silrs previous To the with q a the w"stage
ho had, M person. met the N"nai" iu "N'cu-
. tive session, but since Aug -, iTsa, there
l. no record Of any President having dpto
80, although authority for such a course
IL given Nv Rule 20 = a." 80 ate. Tbs
rll" 0, sill IN force and saws
When tho President NJ the lnr"d states
shall met tho senate "a tH' S'ut'" chamber
Tor Tho cors,d'tai''1 - EN"'l.'r business
h' shall have q scat on The rsht Of the PIE
siding oho"r
This hr~t message 81 Importance from
President G"orgr Washington 20 the senate
l. Inscribed On coarse, uuruled paper, IN
, n's heavy, PLAIN Handwriting and S,sn%i
los ~" w"ll-kUown signature e Wash
lngton l. r.ad- A. follows
GENrrEMrN ~ I'M NENArT TIE rrrsi-
dent " the I uited states will W""' Tho Senate
10 thr senate chamber ~ half-pN-, u o."l",k
to he negotiated With the Southern Indian,
NV N"EK, Aux 1T. l;Sg
Washington second message "a N"
"Gcutlemen II the senate, uhni' a long
It's Of nominations - Judges. ATTORNEYS
and Mar-hals. including the members
Of the supreme tour' a. follows. John
Jay. ~ New York. CHIEF JUSTICE. and John
Rutlcdge IT South Carolina. Jamr- VII
am II PENNSYLVANIA, William Cushing
81 MaSsGchusetts. Rnbert VI Harrison
II MARYLAND aud John blair - Virginia,
Associate Jgs'iC.- On March ?. liza.
Washington sent a brief message TO tho
S.nat" nominating Oliver Ellsworth -
connecticut In place ~ William Gushing
~ Massachusetts,, resigned
Tnr earlier messages ~ John Adams
wc0c al! IN hi own handwriting H.
first was uotc"urthy for The fFD' That m
y 10 nominated his own son io be- Mil
is'"t io Prussia This we~-~igr rai-
G~TNrtFvTN 80 NV SrN.tF nominate
John QUINCY ADAMS n Massachusetts, - b"
Minister Pl"nlrnt"n'isrv from N" I ui''d
S'S'"' q" n" kine = Prur'is
UNuEp sr,rrs. ?rh ~ Mar. i7o7
This custom Of dating his messages
United States was evidently peculiar
10 Adams II appears In none 4 the other
fncs-ages on file In the Senate archives
There are NOR messages nj John Adams.
all Ia his own hig. heavy. easily-r"ad 'hr
ography, and then mn one which j.
regarded by historians and relic hunter,
Hs ~ greater intrinsic and sentimental
'nlue than any other St.ie rator 90 m"
Government archives. With the pussih."
exception nf tho original of tho Is.ClH ration
~ lndcpcEdence ard tho Constitution
THIS l. a W"ssag s"ni - ~" SENATE hy
Mr. Adams on july ?. i1ss. AMI f"idiag
thus
GENTrtNE~ - rHr SENATE I nominate
George Washington of Mount Vernon q" hr
] seli"nani -t'enrral and Commander int hI"f
al ~" armies raised Ia IA" lrii"d stat
4 gentleman Who read this letter IN M"
orice 20 the Secretary - the senate q iow
DAYS g nut the book down with a .ish and
said Il would give sSyoS Tor THAI y'ev
~ paper n Government would hardly
Scu Il, oven for n much higher price
The hrst message from President Adams
70 the Senate not In hi- own Handwriting
wa, -"n' In on Jan -. - ~tili dated from
~" United States but IN. signature u
simply Adams. The usS-ag" r~ads
nINu.FatN. or rHT SUN,rE' ! nominate
John Marshall. Secretary 81 state. 10 h.
, hiri iusttoe of IN. | nit.d State. "a the
place 81 John Jav. who has declined ~" ap-
pointmcnt.
One Of the mos increasing documents
In the book u the manu-rrip, Of Thomas
yrHerron's speech 10 the S'nh,e when
he called thai body 10 order a. Vicr-Ppasi- |
dent AT the c-ommencrment of the session
on March Z, 1907. The manuscript was
found living on the Niv-Prrsideut's desk
after the N adjourned and was pro
served by n Thoughtful clerk. The spsSch
u q model Of breyiiy and l. written ~ Mr.. |
Jefcr~on's fine legible hand.
On feb. IS, isos. III" HoIee Of Repre-
sent to the Senate a mcseag'
notifying them Of tho pasSage OF An Act
making Further provision for the expenses
attending the int bet ween the
United States and foreign nations In
this hill in the Hou~ the unusual
course ~ss sdop,ed Of going into secret