Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08
18Th CONGRESS.
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dents annual moSsaSe to Congress.
j The House having been organized four
week ago. the ceremony Of opening
| day comprised merely roll call to
develop the presence of q quorum and
the customary notification to the Pres
| ident and Senate.
More than an hour and Il half We're
consumed in the reading OF the Pres
| ident's message at the conclusion of
which there was general applause on
| the Republican side. A considerable
amount of routine business was trans
acted prior to the reception of the
| message. The House adjourned at
$50 out of respect to Henry Burk,
Penn, a member who died, Saturday.
Speaker Cannon brought down the
gavcl, at noon today, converting the
House for the first day of the regular
session of the 5Sth Congress. The roll
was called by states to develop that
n quorum was present. Mr.. Pinckney,
Texas, was sworn iii.
A telegram from the Governor of
Texas announced that while the cleo
ton OF MI. Pnckncy was conceded by
that state the vote could not be car
vassed until 40 days after the election
was held on Nov. IL. Unanimous con-
sent was given that the oath be ad-
mnistcrcd.
The Speaker announced the presence
of a quorum. 303 members having re-
sponded to the roll call
The Speaker appointed a committee
l r.r
way, Ind. and Williams, Miss to join
Il committee from the Senate to wait
upon the President and notify hin.
that Il quorum of the two houses was
present and ready to receive any COM
muiication from him.
A resolution was adopted providing
that the clerk notify the Senate of the
presence of a quorum i'll the House.
A message from the Senate an
nounced the appointment by that body
of a like committee.
The list of contests filed and an
nOunced to the House by the clerk were
read and are as follows:
California, fourth district: Illinois,
sixth district; Massachusetts, ninth
district; Missouri, eleventh district and
twelfth district; North Carolina, tenth
district. South Carolina. first and sew
enth districts; Tennessee, eighth dis
tricts; Colorado, first district
| The House at l p. NJ, took recess
until 1.3o.
Upon re-aSsembling. Mr.. Hepburn
| reported that the committee appointed
| to join q committee from the Senate to
wait upon the President had performed
that duty and that the President adj
vised the committee that he would
| speedily send a or uul lection ito the
| House in writing. II 10 2. NJ, Mr..
| Barnes. asSistant secre:ary to the
| President. bearing the Presidents mes
| sage to Congress was announced. The
message was read to the House.
| 1.-THE message will be found in full in
| another part of this issue.
| Printed copies Of the Presidents
message We're placed on the desks OF
members. Representative William Al
den Smith, Mich, was called 10 the chair
by the Speaker to preside temporarily
while the reading was i'll progress.
| Another message from the President
ansnlitting rules and regulations
prescribed in connection with the pub
lie lands III the Philippines was re-
ceivcd by the House.
Tie reading of the Presidents mes
sage was concluded at 3.23 =. NJ. ani!
applause on the Republican side. More
than one hour and a half was con-
sumcd iii its reading. The message
Was referred to the committee of the
| whole House and ordered printed.
| The Speaker appointed a committee
TO attend the funeral Of the late Henry
Bunk, a member from Pennsylvania,
| and as Il further mark OF respect to the
late member the House. at $50 J. Nj,
| adjourned until tomorrow.