The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-11
BRIEF BUT STRONG PAPER.
SENATE and House Hold short ses-
sions, at Which Document Is
Read-Cnnnon Appoints
Committees.

large rolls Of freshly prepared bills in
front Of them. After the conclusion OF
the prayer with which the session
opened, Mr. Hoar. from the committee
appointed to wait upon the president
reported that the committee had per-
formed that duty and had been re-
quested to notify the senate that the
president would transmit communi-
cation in writing during the day.
Mr.. Hoar had scarcely taken his seat
when Assistant Secretary Barnes was
recognized to present the presidents
message, which was read by Secretary
Bennett
The message received the careful at
tention Of the senators, and when its
reading had been concluded Mr.. Cul-
lon (Illl was recognized to move the
reference to the committee on foreign
relations Of the message and the Gu
ban treaty, the text Of which had been
transmitted with the message.
This motion prevailed, and it had no
sooner been disposed OF than upon mo-
ton Of Mr.. Allison qa.) the senate, at
1918 o'clock, adjourned.
presidential Appointments.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate, original APP
pointments:
|, To be consul, Thomas j. Cummins,
New York. at Puerto Cabello, Yene-
zuela.
Justice. United States circuit court
for the Eighth judicial circuit, William
G. Hook, Kansas.
Associate justice Of the supreme
court Of the District 81 Columbia, Dam
lei Thew Wright Ohio
Treasury. collector Of customs, David
NJ Little, for the district of Salem and
Beverly, Mass
Deputy auditor for the treasury de-
partment Aloysius e, Bowling, Mary
land.
Passed assistant surgeon in the pub
nc health and marine hospital service.
Assistant Surgeon Matthew X Guyn,
Maryland
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 govern
ment who were appointed since CON
gress adjourned last spring.
Speaker Cannon called the house to
order promptly at 10 o'clock, the hour
fixed for the beginning 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 Mimi, for the committee
appointed by the speaker to wait on
the president to inform him Of the
presence Of a quorum in the two houses
ready to receive any communication he
might have to make, reported having
waited on the presid 1t and that the
president had advised the committee
that he would at once transmit a mes
sage in writing.
House CommittecB Appointed.
A joint resolution offered by Mr..
Hemenway gnd.l making Immediately
available the appropriations for mile
age Of senators and members Of the
house of Representatives was passed.
Provision is made authorizing the
speaker TO designate some one from
among those appointed by him TO sign
in his name under his direction all
certificates for salary and accounts for
travelling expenses, thus saving the
speaker a vast amount of labor.
Mr.. Barnes. assistant secretary TO the
president bearing a message from the
president, was announced. The presi-
dents message was then read and was
received with applause from the Re
publican side
| Following its reading the speaker an
nounced the following committees:
Rules The speaker, Dalzell (Rep,
| Pa, Grosvenor (Rep., o., Williams
| (Dem., Afiss.), De Almond Dem, MOI
| Mileage. Reeder (Kan), jackson
| tMd). FlacS IN. ", Lewis (Ga.l, But
Ter lIol. The FIRST three are Repub
| leans and the last two Democrats.
ResolutitAs of respect to the memory
Of Mr.. Foerderer Of Pennsylvania and
Mr.. Boreing Of Kentucky were adopt
ed, and as a further mark Of respect
the house adjourned
Speaker Cannon has reappointeC
Ascher G. Kinds of Maine as clerk t
the speakers table. He has selected
L. w. Busbey, correspondent Of the
Chicago Inter Ocean, as private seere
tary TO the speaker.
The caucus OF Republican senators
authorized Senator Allison, the chair
man, TO appoint a committee to reor
| ganize the senate committees, A reso
luton declaring that the committee 81
interoceanic canals should be a ma
jorlty committee, with Republican
as chairman, was not adopted, but the
whole matter was left with the com
mittee on committees. with the under
standing that such action should be
Sala Will Ci7nlace Senator Nor.
gan as chairman Of the committee.