The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-31
HOW THEY TOOK IT
Presidents Message Greeted
With Smiles in Senate
But Handful Were Present to
Hear 1t Read.
DDV TIGE IN HAT1GN
IN HOUSE.
Cheers Broke Forth Repeatedly
During the Reading.
Many Democrats Joined i'm the
Manifestations OF Approval.

Washington, Jan. 31.-The special
message of the president to congress
on the subject of employees liability
act and injunctions in labor cases was
presented In the senate a few minutes
after II O'Clock today When Mr.. Latta,
assistant secretary to the president en-
tered the chamber there was but a
handful of senators present The vice
president at once tore open the big en-
velop containing the message and
handed it to the assistant secretary of
the senate who Immediately began it's
reading. Printed COPIES of the mes
sage were delivered by Mr.. Latta and
were distributed to senators present.
Many Of them appeared to satisfy
themselves concerning the nature of
the message by scanning the printed
document SO that before its reading
was half finished they very generally
TOOK up other matters and only a few
followed the reading carefully until it's
conclusion.
reached many of the senators looked
around the chamber and exchanged
smiles. Mr. Tillman seemed especial
ly nleased with the document. Senator
LaFollette paid very careful attention.
Senators Cullom, Beveridge. McCum-
Der, Knox, Gallinger, Nelson. Elkins.
Hemenway and Burrows on the Repub-
ncan side and Culberson, Teller, Davis,
Bankhead and Overman among the
Democrats were especially attentive to
the document.
The reading Of the message in the
house was listened to with intense in
tereSt by the members of whom there
was an unusually large number in at
tendance.
On the conclusion of the reading of
MESSAGE n ha
Davis (Ark promptly moved that TO-
900 copies of the message be printed as
a public document.
Davis Liked 1t.
1T is the best Democratic doctrine
that ever heard emanating from a Re
publican source" said Mr. Davis. The
motion was agreed to and without fur
ther comment the message was refer
red to the committee on Interstate COM
nlerce. As the reading of the message
progressed in the house numerous
members were heard audibly to excIai1n
most unusual This is red hot etc.
The presidents vigorous denunciation
of wrongdoers was greeted with loud
applause as was his defense of federal
judges who punish offenders for viola
tions of the law. The frequency of the
applause increased as the reading pro-
ceeded. The hum of conversation over
the message subsidized and the members
followed every word. But the climax
came when the reading was concluded.
Without regard to party the members
loudly applauded, cheered, thumped
their desks and gave other evidences
of their approval Of the document At
ter momentary silence the applause
broke out again several members, in
Guiding many Democrats, rising from
their seats and clapping their hands.
The message then on motion Of Mr..
Payne IN. Y.) was referred to the COM
rnittee on the state of the union.
Mr.. Ollie James (Ky.) produced
laughter and Democratic applause when
he tauntingly inquired of Mr.. Payne
How many additional thousand copies
do you desire for circulation?"
Mr.. Payne replied laughingly:
"Oh, the usual number"