Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-03
SHORT RECESS OF HOUSE
Greeting From 0klahoma's First
Legislature.
CHEERED BY CONGRESSMEN
Large Attendance in the Galleries
of Both Branches-Close In
terest Manifested.

The annual message of the President OF
the United States was received by the
Senate at 1918 pm. today. and within a
minute Secretary Bennett had begun the
reading of the document under directions
from the Vice President. The message
was presented to the Senate by Assistant
Secretary to the President Latta, who had
followed Immediately upon the heels of
Senators Allison and Teller, constituting
the committee which had made the Gus
tomary call upon the President.
1--WE have called upon the President
said the senator from Iowa, standing in
the center aisle beside the senator from
Colorado, in low and impressive tones.
"and he informs us that he will COM
municate with the Senate in writing i'm
mediately.'
"a message from the President of the
United States" announced Mr.. Latta
much more distinctly. as the two COM
mitteemen parted to permit the introduc-
ton Of the Presidents representative. The
document was Immediately forwarded to
the desk of the Vice President and as
soon as the wrapping could be removed
the Vice President laid it before the
Senate.
The secretary read deliberately and dis
tinctly. and was followed closely by many
of the senators who held printed copies
of the message in their hands. The gal
lertes were crowded, and many OF the Wis
itOrs also gave close attention to the
reading. :
Recess Nominations Taken Up.
The reading of the Presidents message
In the Senate was finished at 2:3O o'clock,
and after the adoption of resolutions ex-
pressing regret at the death of Repre-
sentatives Smith and Slemp, on motion Of
Mr.. Cullom of Illinois the Senate went
into executive session to consider some
of the recess nominations of the Presi-
dent.
After the Senate adjourns this after
noon the democrats will go into caucus to
select a minority leader. AS stated in
yesterdays Star, Senator Culberson of
Texas will be chosen. The democrats
party politics for the coming session. 2
House Record Corrected. !.
The House of Representatives assembled
today with but one object in view, which
was to listen to the reading of the Presi-
dents message and adjourn. The gal
leries showed that the interest of the pub
lie in the proceedings of the House was
almost as great as on the opening day.
When the Speaker had called the House
to order, and Mr.. Couden, the blind chap
lain, had invoked the divine blessing sew
eral republican members presented them
selves before the Speakers desk to say
that they had voted for Mr.. Cannon as
Speaker, and that their names were not
recorded. They were in each case per-
mitted to make the record correct, and to
show that they had joined their col
leagues in the selection of the Speaker.
Mr.. Payne IN. W. from the commit
tee appointed by the House to notify the
President that Congress had met and
was ready to receive any communication
he might wish to make, reported that
message would soon be sent to the House.
Oklahoma's Greeting.
The Speaker announced that he had re-
ceived communication that ordinarily
he would refer to a committee after the
organization of the House, but he thought
it so important he would have it read at
once. The paper proved to be telegram
from the Oklahoma legislature to the
House of Representatives.
"Oklahoma's first state legislature" it
stated, Just organized, inspired by the
fond reality of local self-government, sends
greeting to the Sixtieth Congress of the
greatest nation on earth and conveys to
her sister states message Of progress
and prosperity and loyal devotion to the
Union and the common good"
The Speaker himself read this message
in an impressive manner. and as he con-
cl,lded the House broke into applause. A
recess was then taken until 1880 o'clock.
When the House convened after the
brief recess the Presidents secretary ap-
peared at the door of the hall, and at once
the message of the President was laid be-
fore the House by the Speaker. and Its
reading begun by the clerk. Printed
copies of the document were distributed
among the members who made a close
scrutiny of the message while the reader
plodded along apparently only for the BEN
eft of the people in the galleries.