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Show PRESIDENT'S VIEWS. Members of Both Houses of Congress Listen to Annual Message. Washington. President Iloosovelt's annunl messago to congress occupied tho attention of tho senate for two and onohnlf hours Tuesday, to tho exclusion ex-clusion of nearly all other business. The oxccptlon to this wns tho Introduction Intro-duction of n resolution on the Japanese Japan-ese situation by Sonntor Ilayner of Maryland and tho ndoptlon of appropriate appro-priate resolutions regarding thoso members of tho houso of representa tives who havo died since tho Inst session. Tho reading of tho president's messago mes-sago consumed two hours nnd twenty-flvo twenty-flvo minutes In tho house, and was followed fol-lowed closely by a large numbor of members, whllo tho crowded gallorlcs gavo closo consideration. ,. While. Mo VHonljcjvWJJ.h.?. secretary to tho president to appear with tho messago, Speakor Cnnnor. appointed Hobort O. Cousins, of Iowa, chairman of tho committee on foreign affairs to succcod tho Into Robert 1L Hltt, ot Illinois. Ho also appointed Roprcsontntlvo Frank O. Ixjwdon to a placo on tho some committee to fill tho varancy caused by the death of Mr. Hltt. |