The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27

vacant seats in the rear of the ha
we're empty. Mrs. Wilson and two Of
the presidents daughters, with a
party of friends, took seats in the exc
cutive gallery and sprinkling of dip
lomats occupied seats in the diploma
tic gallery nearby.
On the floor, Secretary McAdoo and
Secretary Wilson were the first to
take places in the row of seats re-
served for the cabinet members. Sc
cretary Houston and Secretary Lane
joined them a little later.
President Wilson motored to the
capitol through a steady downpour
of rain, accompanied only by Secre-
tary Tumulty and a secret service
man. He reached the capitol at 1855
o'clock and went directly to Speaker
!C, ark's Office, where he was met by
the Joint committee and escorted to
the rostrum in the hall of the house.
Vice President Marshall appeared at
the centre door of the hall and at the
head of the senators, marching two by
two, just after 1870 o'clock. The
vice president took a seat beside
Speaker Clark and the senators took
the seats in the front rows of the
democratic side
Speaker Clark announced Repre-
sentatives Underwood, Fitzgerald and
Mann as members of the committee
to escort President Wilson to the
chamber. The vice president an
nounced Messrs. Kern, Reed and Gal
Ilinger as the senate members.
Announced in House.
Just before 1 o'clock the house
doorkeeper dashed into the chamber
and shouted:
"The president of the United
States"
Galleries and the floor arose as the
president walked into the speakers
lobby and with a nod to the speaker
and the vice president, mounted the
steps to the clerks desk.
'T present to the Sixty-third con-
gress the president of the United
States" announced Speaker Clark.
Addressing first the two presiding
officers, the president turned to the
desk and in a low, even voice that
was never raised, but which pene-
trated clearly to every ear in the
chamber, began the reading of his
address. Not stir from the audience
interrupted.
At 1:1O o'clock the president had
finished reading his address and left
the house chamber.
1t had taken the president little
more than nine minutes to read his
address and it's conclusion was greet
ed by a round of applause. Before the
president left the chamber he shook
hands with Speaker Clark and Vice
President Marshall.
The speaker dismissed the joint ses-
sion and the senators filed out to re-
turn to their chamber.
The house adjourned at Ill until
12 o'clock Tuesday.
The minority attitude towards the
presidents currency plans were re-
fected in a statement made by Rep
resentative Mann of Illinois, as leader
of the republicans.
'The presidents message is fine
example of classy English, but there
is nothing more to it unless it be con-
sidered as a threat that patronage
will be withheld until a banking and
currency bill is passed. I wish to co
operate with those in favor of passing
a reasonable banking and currency
bill, but the president evidently in
tends to treat the subject as one pure
ly PARTISAN, and he did not take the
trouble even to discuss or analyze the
principles involved in banking and
currency legislation. He erred in say
ing that the committees of congress
had consulted with him and prepared
bill. The committee of the house
has no bill before it and has had no
meetings to consider bill. Outside
of dealing out little bunk about new
freedom, there was nothing to the
message. That was sophomorical.
"The real need of a currency bill is
not because new business which will
come with the new tariff laws, but
with throa+ of disaster imnendin9