Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-04
HOUSE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE
Speaker CannOn's Announcement OF
Appointments Causes Sur


WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. s.-The an
nual 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 the senate and
house were crowded at the beginning OF
the session of each body, but as the read
ing progressed the attendance diminished
somewhat In the main, however, II was
well maintained until the last sentences OF
the document had fallen from the lips OF
the ofieiAl readers. Senator's and members
were supplied with printed copies of the
message and many Of them followed the
reading clerks with scrupulous care. The
eading consumed about two and ohe-ouar-
ter hours in each Of the houses
The house did not today follow UP the
lead of yesterday in the matter Of the. in
PRODUCTION OF many bills, but some meas
ures were presented. In the senate so far
no bills have been introduced, but there "a
scarcely a senator whose desk is not well
covered with these documents, and 1t Is
proboble that the food will break out in
that body tomorrow.
Speaker Cannon treated the house 70 a
surprise In announcing the membership of
the committee on banking and currency.
This advance formation of that committee
led to the conclusion on the part of many
that It was his intention to press financial
Legislation, but those who are close to the
speaker say that his only purpose was to
afford depository for petitions and letters
bearing upon the currency question. The
membership Of the committee was in
creased by the addition OF one democrat,
making seven members OF that party on
~ inst .eF ef,s -
congress, This is in accordance with the
request Of Minority Leader williams, but
It is said that It is not to be taken as an
indication that this request win be COM
piled with in ell other committees
The committee retains as It's chairman
Mr.. Fowler OF New Jersey and in the
main its personnel was unchanged. There
were only two vacancies on the committee
as It stood last year. one OF these being
caused by the failure of Mr. Shartel (rep.)
OF Missouri TO secure reelection and the
other By the voluntary withdrawal OF Mr
Legare OF South Carolina, who found the
duties pertaining to his work on this com
mittee to be In conflict with HIS service
on other committees Mr.. Burton (rep., o.
was designated for Mr.. Sharters place and
Mr.. Crawford OF Mort hCarolina for Mr..
Legare's. The additional selection was Mr..
McHenry (dem.) of Pennsylvania. Follow
ing is the total membership of the COM
mittee as now constitutedi
Fowler, New Jersey, chairman; Prince.
Illinois; Calderhead, Kansas; Powers.
Mainei McMorran, Michigan; Weems Ohio:
McCreary, Pennsylvania: KnoWland Cali
tornia; Waldo New York; Hayes Cali
fornia; Weeks, Massachusetts; burton,
ohio, republicans Lewis. Georgia; PuJo,
louisiana Glass, Virginia; Gillespie,
Texas james, Kentucky; Crawford, North
Carolina; MoHenry, Pennsylvania. demo-
cTatB.
Both the senate and house adjourned
almost Immediately after the conclusion
Of the reading OF the message. The house
adjourned until Thursday. when II is prob
able that It will again adjourn for the
week.
Mr.. Gore ana MI owen. the two gen
demen chosen by primary election 70 rep
resent the new state Of Oklahoma in the
senate, appeared on the floor OF the senate
and occupied the seats. set apart for them
for some time, listening to the presidents
message. This was a plain extension OF
what is known as senatorial courtesy, in
asmuch as neither senator has as yet been
legally leoted to serve in the senate.