Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-04
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The House as
sembled today with but one object in
view, to listen to the reading OF the
Presidents message and adjourn. The
galleries showed that public interest in
the proceedings was almost as great as
on the opening day.
When the Speaker had called the
House to order and Mr. Couden the
blind chaplain. had invoked the Divine
blessing, several Republican members
presented themselves before the Speak
ers desk to say that they had voted
for Mr.. Cannon as Speaker and that
their names were not recorded. They
We're in each case permitted to make
the record correct.
Payne, n Y from the committee APP
pointed by the House to notify the
President that Congress was ready to
receive any communication he might
wish to make. reported that a message
would soon be sent to the House.
The Speaker then read a telegram of
greeting from the Oklahoma Legislature
to the House of Representatives.
4 recess was then taken until 12.30
O'clock
When the House convened after the
brief recess the Presidents secretary
appeared at the door of the hall and at
once the message of the President was
laid before the House by the Speaker
and it's reading begun by the clerk.
The reading of the Presidents mes
sage was concluded in the House at
317 o'clock.
tThe message will be found elsewhere.
beginning on page I'D
Sneaker Cannon announced the APP
pointmcnt of the committee on bank
ing and currency and in doing so stat
ed that he had exceeded by one mem
Der the number permitted by the rules
of the House and asked unanimous
consent to his action, which was grant
ed. The committee retains as its chair
man Foiwer of New Jersey. In TIE
main its personnel was unchanged. Inc
committee as now constituted is:
Fowler, n. j., chairman; Prince his
Caldhead, kas., Powers. Me, McMor-
ran, Mich, Weems, Ohio. McCreary'
Pa, knowIand, Cal. Waldo, y. y,
Harris. Cal, Weeks, Mass, Burton.
Ohio.-Republicans
Lewis, Ga, Pujo, La. Glass, va,
Gillespie, Tex. James, Ky, Crawford,
n. c., and McHenry, Pa.-Democrats.
The Speaker explained that he had
made the increase of the minority rep
! resentatiOn in consideration of the
Jews of Williams. the minority leader
| who. some time ago, appealed TO MIN
| for it. Friends of the Speaker say.
| however. that his action with respect
| to the committee on banking and cur
rencv is not TO be taken as an indlca-
ton that the Speaker will further COM
ply with Williams wishes.
| The main consideration in view by
| Speaker Cannon, in appointing the
| committee on banking and currency be
fore naming any other committees was
to create q receptacle for an ln-pour-
ing stream of letters from all parts OF
| the country to members of Congress
urging immediate legislation on II
nance. While the naming Of the bank
| ing committee on the second day Of
| the session does not mean necessarily
| that any legislation will be accom-
plished this month, the Speaker pre-
pared promptly for legislation in its
! initial stages, by naming the commit
| tee to which all financial measures
must he referred before they can come
~ for discussion and action on the
floor of the House. 1t is now believed
within the next 10 days.
The House then adjourned until
| Thursday next.