Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-11-25
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HUERTA ADDRESSES CONGRESS.
Message, Confined to One Subject,
Was Received i'm Silence.

Mexico City, Nov. 2O.-His face
showing none Of that whimsical hu-
NOR which sometimes characterizes
him, President Huerta this evening
appeared before the new Mexican
Congress and read his message. Few
Mexican Presidents have read at the
formal opening session OF Congress
shorter messages and few have con-
fined themselves so entirely to one
subject. 1t was nothing more than a
terse explanation OF his motives for
dissolving the old Congress, most Of
the members Of which now are in the
penitentiary accused OF sedition.
The Senate and Chamber of Depu-
ties met in Joint session, and Con
gress was formally declared convened
at $50 o'clock in the evening.
President Huerta came to the Con-
gress through lines Of troops, and the
small crowds gathered were not de-
monstrative.
Like Business Meeting.
There were no eXtraneous frills to
the session. 1t was more in the ma
ture of a little business meeting of
the President and the men converted
into lawmakers during the recent So
called elections. The message Gen.
Huerta brought them was in it's es-
sence an admonition. The incident
he related to them of the dissolution
OF the previous Congress was one by
| which,, it was intimated, the Cham
ber might be guided.
The reply of the Speaker, Eduardo
Tamariz, was brief. Not all the Con-
gressmen were present. Twenty
seven of them failed to put in am -ap-
pearance, and most of these were
members Of the Catholic party, 20
which TamariZ belongs. 1t had been
announced that the Catholic men,
bers had held meeting and decided
not to participate in the session, and
this gave rise to the baseless rumor
that the Speaker himself would not
preside.
Familiar Faces of Diaz Days.
The new Congress showed many
faces familiar during the days of
Porfirio Diaz. The Congress for the
most part is composed of quiet lot
of men, representative of the old and
more conservative element, and Gen.
Huerta appeared to realize thatlwhile
reading TO them his message in a
grim, straightforward manner, such
as had not been witnessed in the
Chamber in recent years.
Acknowledging the plaudits and
V1Vas OF the congressman and specta-
tors as he moved down the aisle Gen.
tuefta looked stern figure. Like
the congressman he was in evening
clothes, the only touch of rank being
the tri-color across his breast. In a
half circle behind him on the plat
form sat his staff, resplendent in gold
lace and full dress uniform, and
grouped on the floor of the House
were the members Of the cabinet.
U. S. Not in Picture.
The only other touch Of color in
the House was to be observed in the
gallery reserved for the diplomats,
most OF whom were in uniform.
The only country not represented
was the United States. Nelson
Shaughnessy, the charge deaf
faires, acting under instructions, was
| absent from the session. Sir Lionel
Garden, the British minister, was a
! few minutes late, and his delay in
| arriving gave rise to the rumor that
he, too, had been instructed to alb
sent himself.
Huerta's Staff Armed.
Technical violation Of the law Gre
ated comment. Gen. Huerta's staff
filed in, wearing side arms. 1t is
specifically provided that nc armed
soldier ever shall appear on the floor
OF the House, and custom has ordain-
ed that officers appearing in uniform
must do so with empty scabbards.
Outside the building, throughout
the session, a strong force of soldiers
! guarded all the approaches; patrols
| rode the streets for several blocks
around, and still other troops were
stationed in small detachments fur
ther out. None Of these, however,
had trouble with the crowds Some
hundreds gathered in the streets as
near to the Chamber as permitted,
but in most parts Of the city the or
binary course Of business and traffic
was uninterruDted