Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05
HEARING THE MESSAGE
Both Houses Listen to the
Presidents Views.
AT TEN DA N CE LARGE
READING OF THE DOCUMENT
CLOSELY FOLLOWED.
Senator Brandegee and Representatives
Humphries and Kitchin Sworn IN
Various Bills introduced.

The annual message of the President was
read to the Senate today very soon after
the convening of that body The document
was delivered by Secretary Barnes and fol-
lowed Immediately upon an announcement
by Mr.. Allison, chairman of the committee
appointed to wait upon the President and
notify him that Congress was organized and
prepared to transact business. In making
the announcement of the committees call
at the White House Mr.. Allison said that
the President had asked that "hs greet
ing be extended to the members OF Con-
gress individually and collectively"
There was an exceptionally large attend
ancc of senators and most of them followed
closely the reading of the message by Sec
retary Bennett and his assistants.
The reading of the message was preceded
by the swearing in of Senator Brandesee OF
Connecticut and the retirement OF Senator
Proctor from the committee on military
affairs.
Pensions for the Lonely.
Pensions for the lonely are provided for
in petition laid before the Senate today
by Vice President Fairbanks The petition
is signed by Miss Sarah Miranda CIymer of
Bridgeton. N j., who asks that bill be
passed instructing The United States treas
urer to make mcnthly payments of not less
than $50 nor more than 500 Ia all persons
'alone in the world when they cannot MAIN
tain themselves. The petition was referred
to the committee ON education and labor.
House of Representatives.
When the House of Representatives met
al noon today there was a full attendance
of members present and the galleries were
comfortably filled in anticipation of the
reading Of the MESA ge of President Roose-
Welt.
Representatives Humphries CMiss) and
Claud kitchin IN. CO presented themselves
and took the oath of office. Mr.. McCleary
(Minn.) reported as chairman of the Joint
committee that President Roosevelt had
been notified of the convening of Congress
Pending the receipt of the Presidents
message the House, after the reading of the
journal. took a recess for ten minutes
The reading OF Presidents Roosevelts
message was begun in the House at 1928
O'Clock, 1t having been delivered at that
time by Mr.. Barnes assistant secretary to
the President. Printed copies OF the mes
sage were at once distributed to members
and the reading was followed with atten-
tive interest.
National Reform School.
A national reform school is provided for
in a bill introduced in the House today by
Representative Brownlow of Tennessee
The school is to be for the confinement of
male Offenders under seventeen years Of age
convicted anywhere in the United States of
offenses against the United States AMI SEN
fenced by a federal court TO imprisonment
in a reform school. The Attorney General
is to select the site for the school and di-
rect It's establishment
Increasing the Drawback.
Representative Lowering of Massachu-
setts introduced a bin today providing
That where imported materials or mer-
chandise on which the duties have been
paid are used IN the production of or are
Joined to or form an inseparable part of
articles produced in the United States there
shall be allowed on the expectation of such
articles drawback equal In amount to the
duties paid on the imported materials SO
used"
A Bureau Of Mines.
bill introduced today by Representative
Lacey provides for the creation OF a bureau
Of mines, with a director at an annual
salary of 5000, who shall be subordinate
to the Secretary of the Interior Tie work
of the bureau outlined by the bill is
largely TO investigate mine accidents and
their causes, with a view to suggc- 1-ls
remedies for the existing conditions
For Clean Paper Money.
Representative Wiley of New Jersey IN
troduced bill IN the House providin,, for
clean paper money for all of the people all
of the time. The measure recites the fact
that dirty money carries disease. that as
shown by the Bank of England issues, It Is
perfectly practicable TO keep clean money
in circulation, and that the United States
ought not to be behind the times in this re-
gard