Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-12-04

WASHINGTON, Dee. 4:-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's annual message TO
congress was read today. 1t was Iis-
tened to with considerable interest by
members of both houses. Practically
everything of public interest Is
touched upon. Regarding the Pan
anna canal little is said, the president
promising a detailed report later.
An unusual feature this year was
the transaction of business by the
senate before the message was re-
ceiyed.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania in
troduced a resolution calling on the
president for all information regarding
the dismissal of battalion of negro
troops at Fort Rsto, Okla, on account
of the affray at Brownsville. Tex.
Mr.. Pcnrose's resolution follows:
Resolved. That the president is re-
quested to communicate to the senate,
if not incompatible with the public in
terests, full information bearing upon
the recent order disnissng from. the
military service of the United States
three companies of the Twenty-fiftll
regiment Of infantry, United States
troops, colored."
Mr.. Foraker Of Ohio was on his feet
at once, saying. Il have a substitute
for that in the following resolution.
and j ask that 1t be read and that both
lie over"
Mr.. Spooner secured the rereading
of the first resolution. and Mr.. Warren
of Wyoming asked that both go over
The Foraker resolution was read at
his request 1t was addressed to the
secretary of war, directing that official
to furnish the senate copies of all Off
cial letters, telegrams reports and or
ders. filed in the war department In
connection with the recent discharge
of the troops in question, together with
a complete list of The men discharged.
showing the record of each and amount
of retired pay each was entitled to un-
der certain sections of the revised
statutes.
Under the various requests that the
nIHf'or 90 over nothing further was
81 after the reading Of the resolu-
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SenHtor Hale then announced that
the president would have message
before the senate in few moments re-
lating to nominations. To await this
a recess for ten minutes was taken,
The nominations were as follows: Sec
retary of the treasury. George b. Cor
telyou: attorney general, Charles J.
Bonaparte; postmaster general. George
Won L. Meyer: secretary of the navy,
Victor II. Metcalf; secretary of the in
terror, James r. Garfield; secretary OF
commerce and labor, Oscar s. Straus;
associate justice supreme court, Will
liam Fl. Moody; interstate commerce.
commissioner, Judson B. Clements.
On receipt of the nominations the
senate went into executive session.
Within ten minutes after the senate
met the matter had been brought up
by Senator Penrose. II was an abso-
lutely unprecedented Interruption of
the regular procedure.
House of Representatives.
After the house of representatives
had been called to order by Speaker
Cannon the death of several of the
members were mentioned and the
house adjourned until today out of
respect.
Mr.. Lowden of Illinois announced
the death of his predecessor, Robert
Roberts Hit. Mr.. Payne of New
York called the attention of the house
to the death of the late representative
from the Twenty New York dis
trict, John H. Ketcham. Mr. Gillett Of
Massachusetts feelngly called the at
tenton Of the house to the death of
lockwood Hoar of Massachusetts.
The election of lockwood Hoar follow
ed the death Of his father, aud he was
looked upon with great favor by the
people of his state John NJ. Nelson,
the new member from the Second Wis
consin district. announced the death of
the late Henry G. Adams, his prede
cessor
Mr.. Payne of New York offered
resolution that a committee of three
be appointed to meet like committee
from the senate to inform the presi-
dent that the two houses were organ
lied and ready to receive any commu
nication he might desire to make. The
speaker appointed Mr.. Payne Of New
York. Mr. Boutell of Illinois and MI.
Williams of Mississippi