The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
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 TW MESSAGE Little Else Done by / Congress-. he CA E OF MICHALl K PrsteSt Against His etailins H.S Sea-. Alleged That He Is An Alien, HayinE Been Born In Bohemia-sym-
 pathy Expressed for
he CA E OF MIcHALl K

Washington, Dec. 5.--Pres.dent koosevei.s message to Con9r.ss receiv- me si.ten.ivn of the taodse for two and a ..aII nvurs today. Als readinS was IIsl.ued Io wIln iiiarned atteu.ivn anu at Us cvnciusivn lnS uocuinent Was .Ipp,AsA uueu.
 tre.innnary steps were taken toward appro t,r,a.ius tne needed emergency luaus Tor lne fanail,a canal anu tnis iiIA.Ier Will De tae business TOT tomor- row. Snou.d unanIitous consent be re- fused tor it's cOnslutration special rue from the ConLnItlee on tsutes Wal Dc avaiiab.e wnlch wal put the bill on its passage after a timIted period Tor usScusSAun.
 The House received and ordered re- ftred to one of the reguaar etection committees a protest from the Fi1Lh Congressional DistrRt of illinois stat tug that Anthony Micnaiek, wno was yesterday sworn in as a member of the House from that dislrlct, Is not a cit- .seh of the United States. The protest was presented by Mr. Rainey of that otate wLo asked for consideration of the matter by a special committed
 This Doint was the only one contested 1t being suggested by Mir. Mann that 1t was a matter for the proper Eiec- ton Committee to consider and his amendment to that effect was adopted on a yea and nay vote.
 sympathy for Jews. ' Upon motson of Mir. Goldfogle of New York. a resolution was read expressing sympathy of American people for the distressed Russian Jews. The resolu- ton was ordered printed In the record and referred to the Committee on For eign Affairs.
 The reading Of the message was finished at o'clock. 1t was received with applause, and on motion of Mir. Payne (N. Y.l. the message was or- dered printed.
 A resolution expressing the sympathy of the American people for the suffer ing Jewe in Russia was read by rnan- imous consent. asked by Mr. Goldfogis (N. M and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution foi- lows: 3
 '.Be 1t resolved by the House of Rep resentatives of the United States of America, That the members of :his House learned with profound sorrow and feeling akin to horror of the per Secution and massacre of the Jews in Russia. The American people. ever minated by the spirit of justice and humanity and strongly imbued with the recognition of the brotherhood of man. which Is the crowning glory of our civilization, stand ghast at the base intolerance or nACA WhOs without provocatton. have in this age of enlightenment committed unspeakable atrocities and crimes. against life and property that outrage human teeIing. evoke our condemnation and shame the civilized world. The American people pave been plunged into grIef that beggars description and ten1er hem she expressions Of their heartfelt sym ,atty.
 Ask President to Interfere.
 Be it further resolved that the Pres idert of the United States Is hereby rec spectfully requested. if he finds 1t not incompatible with the public Interests. to use such gLod and friendly offices with the Russian Government as the traditional and nnbroken friendship between the two nations may justify and secure such action by the Russian Government as may tend to prevent the recurrence of such outrages in the fu- ture"
 Mir. Hepburn 'Iowa) was recognized to ask unanimous consent for the con- sideration tomoT rcw of the bill making an appropriation of $i6.500.000 for work on the Panama Canal. Upon the state- ment of Mir. Williams (Miss,) that he would object today, but might not to- morrow. It was agreed that the request should be made tomorrow.
 On a question of privilege Mir. Rainey H.D presented UTOL6bt from ninety citizens of the Firth Illinois District against beir~ represented In the House by Anthony Michalek. member from that district. on the ground that he is an alien. Request was made by Mir. Rainey for an investigation of the mat ter by a special committee of dye members of the House.
 It was moved by Mir. Mann (YIL) to substitute the appropriate committee" for the special committee asked for. He said all preccdents indicated that the matter should go to the Commit tee on Elections
 BIoxraphy of MiehaI-k.
 MT. Mlchalek states in his biography printed in the Congressional Directory Anthony Michalek. Republican. of Chicago. was born in Bohemia. Europe January IS. 1878. At the age of three months he was brought to the Tinted States by hts parents who located in Chicago; attended the common schools and Is book keeper by orcura ion never before held any political offle~ and is the first man of Bohemian blood elected to Congress: was elected fo the 59th Congress receiving f2.9nA votes to 12.01s for c. J. Vopieka. Demo- crat."
 The motion of Mir. Mann to refer the matter to the regular committee was agreed to.
 I'o~~ fNe anrH"nceT'ent or the dea'n of John M Pincknev. late a member of tha House frnrn Texas bv MT Ste phens nf that State. the House a9reed to resolutions tn his memory and ad- iourned at I o'clock as further mark of respect
 The Senate.
 Washin Vton, Dec. 5.-The Senate --as Tn session for almost three hours today. and gave practically all Of it's tine to listening to the reading of the presidents annual message. There was a large attendance of senators and the galleries were all filled. The document received close attention from both classes Mr. Brandagee took his , seat as a Senator from Connecticut.