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committee Calls
ON THE PRESIDENT
Joint Body of House and Senate No
titles Him That Congress Is
Now in Session.
SHORT MEETINGS OF BOTH
BRANCHES OF THE CONGRESS
Committees on Rules and Mileage
Appointed by Speaker Cannon
Many Bills to BE Presented to the
Senate-Several Appointments Are
Made by President.

Washington, Nov. 11.-At 1880
o'clock Tuesday the joint committee OF
the senate and house of representatives
appointed to notify the president that
congress was organized and ready to
receive any message he might have to
communicate to it, called at the white
house to perform its duty.
President Roosevelt received the joint
committee in his private office. Sen
ator Hoar presented to the president the
formal notification. After greeting the
members of the committee cordially,
the president informed them that he
would communicate with congress very
soon in writing.
Among the early callers on the pres
ident was Speaker Cannon. AS usual,
he walked to the white house and was
Office. President Roosevelt cordially
congratulated him upon his election as
speaker. The interview lasted only a
few minutes, Speaker Cannon leaving
the executive office for the capitol, ac-
companied by Representative Little
field, of Maine.
Meeting of House.
Washington, Nov. 11.-Speaker Can
non called the house to order promptly
at IL o'clock, the hour fixed for the be-
ginning of the daily sessions.
Following the reading of the journal,
Charles w. Thompson. of Alabama, was
sworn in as member of the house. Mr..
Tawney (Minn.), for the committee ap-
pointed by the speaker to wait on the
president to inform him of the presence
of quorum in the two houses, ready to
receive any communication he may
have to make, reported having waited
on the president and that the president
had advised the committee that he
would at once transmit message in
writing
After transacting a little business,
Mr.. Barnes, assistant secretary to the
president, bearing message from the
president, was announced. The pres
ident's message was then read and was
received with applause from the repub-
lican side.
Following its reading the speaker an
nounced the following committees:
Rules-The speaker, Dalzell (rep.,
Pal, Grosvenor (rep., o., Williams
(dem., Miss), Dearmond (dem., MOI.
Mileage-Reeder (Kan.), Jackson
(Md.), Flack IN. ", Lewis (Ga), But
Ter (Mo).
The first three are republicans and
the last two democrats.
Resolutions of respect to the mem
ory of Mr.. Forderer, of Pennsylvania,
and Mr.. Roreing, of Kentucky, were
adopted and as further mark of re-
spect the house at 1927 adjourned.
Short Session of Senate.
Washington, Nov 11.-Tuesday's SEES
| sion of the senate was devoted exclu-
| siyely to the reading of the presidents
message in support of reciprocity with
Cuba and to the routine incident to the
receipt of the message and again, as
on Monday, continued for only about
| Is minutes.
| The attendance of senator's was ex-
ceptionally large, and many appeared
| with large rolls of freshly prepared bills
In front of them. After the conclusion
of the prayer with which the session
| opened, Senator Hoar, from the commit
tee appointed Monday to wait upon the
; president, reported that the committee
had performed that duty and had been
requested to notify the senate that the
president would transmit. commune
cation in writing during the day.
Senator Hoar had scarcely taken his
seat when Assistant Secretary Barnes
was recognized, to present the pres
ident's message, which was read by Sec
rotary Bennett.
The message received the careful at
tention Of the senators, and when it's
reading had been concluded Senator
Cullom Qll.) was recognized to move
the reference to the committee on for
eign relations of the message and the
Cuban treaty, the text of which had been
i transmitted with the message.
This motion prevailed, and it had no
sooner been disposed of than, upon mo-
ton of Senator Allison Qa.), the SEN
ate at 1915 o'clock adjourned.
Appointments of President.
The president sent the following nom
nations to the senate:
To be consul, Thomas j. Cummins,
New York, at Puerto Cabello. Venezuela.
Justice, United States circuit Judge
for the Eighth judicial circuit, William
+, G. Hook, Kansas.
Associate justice of the supreme court
/, of the District of Columbia, Daniel Thew
| Wright, of Ohio.
Judge Of the United States court for
the northern district of Indian Terri
tory, Joseph A. Gill, Indian territory.
Interior, register of land office, Mar
shall H. Jewell, of North Dakota, at
Bismarck, N. D.
All of the above nominations are orig
inal appointments. In addition many
recess appointments were sent to the
senate. These include foreign minis
tiers, consuls, judicial officers, army and
navy promotions, and in fact officials in
every department Of the government
who were appointed since congress ad-
3ourned last spring.
California and Arizona.