Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-04
p Associated rress.

message of President Roosevelt was read
today in both houses of congress. and
practically no business was attempted. by
either body beyond listening to the mes
sage The galleries of both senate and
mouse We're crowded at the beginning of
the session of each body but as the read
ing progressed the attendance diminished
somewhat.
In the main. however, 1t was we'll filled
until the last sentences of the document
had fallen from the lips of the official
readers.
Senators and members were supplied
with printed copies and many of them
followed the reading clerks with scrupu-
lous care. The -eading consumed about
two and oue-fourth, hours in each of the
houses. The house did not today follow
up the .ead of yesterday In the matter of
the Introduction of many bills, but some
measures were presented. In the senate
so far no bills have been introduced but
there -is scarcely a senator whose desk
is not well covered with these docu-
ments, and 1t is probs Bile that the food
will break out In that body tomorrow.
Rothe the senate and house adjourned
almost imnedla tel.- after the conclusion
OF the reading of the message.
Cannon Names Committees
Tn the house today Speaker Cannon an
nounced the appointment of the commit
tee on banking and currency. and in do
ing so stated that he had exceeded by
one member the Number permitted by the
rules of the house and asked unanimous
consent to his action. which was granted.
The committee retains as it's chairman
Mr.. Fowler of New Jersey. and in the
main its personnei was unchanged There
were only two vacancies on the commit
tee as it stood last year. one of these
caused by the failure or Mr.. sharte; Re-
publican, of Missouri to secure re-elec-
tion and the remainder by the voluntary
withdrawal of Mr.. Legcre of South Car
olina. who found the duties pertaining
to his work on this committee to be In
conflict with his services on other COM
mIttees
Mr.. Burton. Republican. of Ohio was
designated for Mr.. SharteIs place and
Mr. Crawford of North Carolina for Mr.
Legare's.
The additional selection was Mr.. Nc
Henry. Democrat. of Pennsylvania
Following is the total membership of the
committee as now constituted: Fowler of
New Jersey. chairman; Prince illinois,:
Calderhead. Kansas; Powers. Maine: Nc
Moran. Michigan; Weems, Ohio: Nc
Creary. Pennsylvania; Knowland, Cali
fornia; Waldo, New York; Hayes. Cali
fornia: Weeks. Massachusetts,: Burton,
Ohio. all Republicans; Lewis, Georgia;
Pujo. Louisiana; Glass. Virginia: Giles
pie, Texas: James. Kentucky; Crawford.
North Carolina: McHenry, Pennsylvania,
all Democrats.
The speaker explained that he had made
the increase or the minority representation
in consideration of the views of Mr. Viii
liams the minority leader Some time ago
Mr.. Williams appealed to the speaker for
an increase of the minority representation
on the committee. The friends of the
speaker say that his action with respecr
to the committee on banking and currency
is not to be taken rs an indica ton that
the speaker will further comply with Mr.
Williams wishes
The main consideration in view by the
speaker in appointing the committee on
banking and currency before naming any
other committees was to create a recep-
tacle for an lnpouring stream OF letters
from oil parts of the country to members
Of congress urging inmeditae legislation
on finance While the naming of the
banking committee on the second day OF
the session does not mean necessarily
that any legislation will be accomplished
this month. the speaker prepared prompt
ly for legislation ir it's initial stages bv
naming the committee to which all finan-
cial measures must be referred before
they can come up for discussion and
action on the floor of the house.
1t is now believed that all the commit
tees will be filed within the next ten
days.
A caucus of the Democratic members Of
the house to consider a plan for forcing
the tariff question to the front during the
present session has been called by Chair
maa Clayton for tomorrow evening.
IT is generally believed that Mr.. Hay OF
Virginia will reoffer his resolution in
Democratic members to object
to such agreement on the floor of the
house unless the Republicans agree to
bring in tariff bill.
Representative Jones of Virginia also
again threatens to present his resolution
for the appointment of steer
ng committee to designate Democratic
members of committees instead of leaving
The work to the minority leader. Both
resolutions will be sharply antagonized !
he latter by John Sharp Williams friends |
aud the former by the conservatives who |
feel that the adoption OF the Hay resolu- /
ion would be the Inauguration OF a fill |
,uster which would be OF widespread con-
Aside from the discussion OF these mat
ers the principal subject OF discussion (
VAS the presidents message.