Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-12-07
lawmakers HEAR
ANNUAL message
PRESIDENTS COMMUNICATION Is
READ IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE.
BILL TO GUST ALL
NEGROES FROM ARMY
Representative sIayden, of Texas,
Would Purge Nations Fighting
Force of What He Declares 10 a
dangerous Element"

Washington, Dec. 5. - President
Roosevelt's annual message to con-
gress occupied the attention of the
senate as soon as the opening pre-
liminaries were concluded Tuesday.
These included the receipt of mes
sages from the house reciting deaths
of several of it's members.
The committee appointed to notify
the president that congress was in
session made it's report through Sen
ator Hale of Maine. The reading of
the message began at 1911 o'clock.
Many senator's were in their seats
and the message received careful at
tention. Baron Rosen, the Russian
ambassador, accompanied by two
members of his embassy staff, occu-
pied the diplomatic gallery during the
reading of the message.
House Hears Message.
Following the reading of the Jour.
nal in the house the committee an.
pointed by the speaker Monday to
join like committee from the sem
ate to wait upon the president re-
ported that they had performed that
service and that he would commune
cate in writing to the congress. The
house after waiting for few min.
utes on motion of Mr.. Payne of New
York, took recess for Is minutes.
Close and careful attention was
accorded the reading of the presi.
dents message by the members OF
the house. The galleries also showed
great interest in the document. The
presidents views on the inherit
ance and income taxes pleased the
Democrats, Representative Chamu
Clark of Missouri, expressing the
sentiment that the president hal
stolen, taken away and converted tr
his own use another plank of tbs
Democrats" Serious consideration
was given to that portion of the mes
sage relating to the Japanese cues
ton.
The reading of the message was
concluded at $3.50 p. M, and five min
utes later the house adjourned until
IL o'clock Wednesday.
Ready to Tell Senate.
president Roosevelt made it appar
ent to his senatorial callers during
the day that he is anxious for speedy
action on congressional resolution
calling for information regarding the
discharge of negro soldiers of the
TWenty-fifth infantry for participant,
ing in the riot at Brownsville. AS
soon as a resolution is, passed he told
them, he will send the information
to the senate. The president furthe,
stated that either the Penrose or the
Foraker resolution will be acceptabl,
to him.
Would Gust Negroes from Army.
Representative Slayden, of Texas
introduced bill which provides thai
ION or before the Goth day of June
1907, all enlisted men of the army who
are negroes or of negro descent shall
pc discharged from the service of the
Emitted States and thereafter no negro
or person of negro descent shall be en-
listed or appointed in the army of The
United States" In explaining his bill
Mr.. Slayden said:
'The bill speaks for itself 1t wal
not introduced for buncombe. My pur
pose is to give the congress of tn,
United States an opportunity to purg'
the army of an admittedly dangerou
element. To say that the negroes ar,
brave is not an argument against thi
measure. Many men have been brave
in fact most men are In the matter o
fighting. The Comanche and Siou,
Indians were as brave as men can be
But no one would seriously sugges
that we ultimately recruit regiment,
from them, put guns in their hands ant
station them near comp anies of white
troops. toward whom they entertain
inherent race hostility. The Twenty
fifth infantry is manifestly lmbuet
with the same race hostility ant
events have shown it to be quite a.
dangerous as the Sioux or Comanch,
would be-"
Cousins Given IAitt's Position.
Speaker Cannon announced the Pre-
motion of Representative Robert q
Cousins to the craftsmanship of tn
house committee on foreign affairs
made vacant by the death Of Repre-
sentative Robess r. Hit, of Illinois
Representative Frank o. Lowden, o
Illinois, has been appointed to tn
committee on foreign affairs to fill tn
vacancy caused by Mr.. Hits death.
Shipments of Wild Game Seized.
st. Louis. Dec. 5-Nine barrels cor
tanning 1900 wild ducks shipped fron