Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-21

showing none of that whimsical hU- lnor which sometimes characterfzes him. President H1Ie-ta this evening ap- TeaTed before the new Mexican con- Eress and read his message Few Mexican pres.$-~>s have read at the formal opening sessions of congress shorter messages and few have con nued themselves so entirely to one subject It was nothing more than a tegse explanation of his motives for disSolVfng tise old congress, most of the members Of which are now ia the pen5 uentiaTy accssed Of seditiOn.
 T1e seDate and chamber of deputies =7feS in iosnt session and congress was formally declared convened at 539 o'clock in the evening. President lluerta came 10 congress through lines CT troops and the small crowds which gathered were not deinOnstratVe,
 Catholie Members Absent.
 The message General Huerta bore Ca them was in it's essence an adIno- niuou. The incident he related to them of the dissolution Of the previous congress was one by which it was in timaged they might be gls5ded iR their conduct as consTessnle1.
 The reply of the speaEeg, E3Idardo 1ag1arlz, 2 was hrief Not all the con EressEnen were present Twenty seven Ct them failed to put in an appear sRce. and most Of these were members of the Catholic party, to which Tam ark belongs Il had been announced that the Catholic members had held s meeting and decided not to partici- pate h the session and this gave rise 70 the baSe1ess runor that the speaker himself would not preside.
 A Conservative Congress.
 The congress is composed for the most part Of a quiet lot of men, rep reSentative of the older and more con sezTative cement, and General Huerta appeared to realize this while reading her h Ecral lghtfoTward manner. such as had not been witnessed in the chamber in recent years
 Huerra was applauded only on his arrival and departure. when the mem bers of congress and the spectators arose 10 their feet and added 'vivas'' to the handc1spping- One young dep ury- more enthusiastic than the rest called for cheer for the man who is maintaining the national dignity"
 Husrta a Stern Figure.
 General Hue-ta drove from the pal ace to the chamber through files of soidleEs. most Of whom were detailed from the crack 29th regiment whose men par5ci pated in the coup d'etat at the palace in FebruaEx- He entered the building while the bands were rlGvlnE the national air
 AckDOEiEdszlE the plaudits and vi vas Of the con graSSmen and specta- tors. as be moved down the aisle. by
 
 Of the grave bows which characterized bts old chief PordTiO Diaz, General HuFrtR looked a stern figure Like the conZ-ess-nEn he was in evening clothes the only touch of rank being the tri4 color across his breasE- In half circie behind him on the platform sat Eis stair raSplendent in gold lace and | full dress uniform and grouped just below on the floor of the house were 1 fhe meubers of the cabinet
 Ua7tsd States Not Represented.
 The only other touch of color in i 1he house was to be observed in the ! gallery reserved for the diplomats. ! most of whom were in uniform.
 The only country not represented 1 was the United States Nelson | . C'ShauEhuessy, the charge d'a4faires, i acting under instructions, was absent ! from Ihs session Sir Lionel Garden. | 1he RrHiEh minister, was a few min | E-es late and his delay in arriving gave | rise 10 the rumor thar he. too had | been instructed I'D absent himself
 At lsasT two diplomats did not see | EJ 70 follow the advice and the ex- | ample Of the United States. The l E1inded by Nlr O'Shau ghnessy earlier i fn the dar thaE their governments had | nO1 recognized that of Iuerta. and { Suggested that they remain away.
 Violation of the Law.
 n fhe entire audience there were 1 klRhaps len women brlt none repre- Sentative of the cdtT+S fashionable ele- -neuL in contrast to the days when inc women of high society planned | Gays ahead of time for the event
 Technical violation of the law ere RfeC comment. General TdHeFfa's staff fled ln wearing side arms. It is sDe- etGc21y provided that an armed sol cier sha1 never appear on the floor Of the house and custom has ordained 1 that officer appealing in uniform rnIst ~.n zffH z. swords in evidence ar the sides of the members Of GeaSral HLefsass staff ap- DeaFed to emphasize the fact that this is a military adTnl1istFa ton.
 0szss5de the bHilding throughout the session strong force of soldiers guarded all the approaches; patrols rode the streets for several days ! blocks around and still other troops were stationed in small detachments further out. None of these however had tr0tF5le
 Assured Of Go operation.
 Tea his reply to the message the president of the eha8beF, Senor TaIna.- gl1. assured General HueFta of the H hole hearted cooperation of con RTess.
 If ever there should reign in con- gress a patriotic ideal,7 he said, fin fhass circumstances it ought to pre- oominate as never before and above sll other seatimeat.7
 To the congress he said:
 Without doubt, Up9q1 your work depends largely that the country, with the aid of its good s0ns should make a supreme etf0rE, in order not to fall in rhe ruin aHd humiliation which threat sn it on this account you come here animated by the purest pat4i0tis4n pre- pared Co las aside ambitions. personal interests and even political resent le anzs aad rancor, in order to work 1blitedlE for supreme idea1-the presere ton ol oar nationality" u ASSNe of Fatheriand the Inspiration. 1 IN rhat part of his address directed to President Huerta he said: ''G on have made a call upon the pa triutism of the senators and deputies | , interpret faithfully the ideas and pur- ! poses of the members of both houses ir assuring Xnu that all are rasnIred i