Show MESSAGE READ IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS New Members Elected to Fill Vacancies Take Their Seats in House and Senate 1 WASHINGTON oN Dec 2 The 2 The House Tact met at noon today with a large attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance an ant crowded galleries Immedi Immedi- Immediately Immediately after the reading of the Journal Gordon nu Russell who was elected d to nil 1111 the vacancy cause caused by the death cath of R. R C. C De of Texas and Edward J-dward Swann who rho was elected to fill the vacancy vacancy va va- cane cancy caused h by the death of ot Amos J J. J Cummings of New NewYork York appeared at atthe th the bar bal and took the oath The The Speaker announced the following committee appointments Mr Ir Hill Conn on Ways as and Means Ie s Mr Pal- Pal lier r Pa on Judiciary r Mr Ir howler Fowler N N. N J J. J director of or the Columbian I tion for the Deaf Daf and Dumb and Mr 11 Jenkins is a as consulting trustee trustee or of the Reform School of or the District of Columbia i Mr 11 Pa from ib tl lIJo committee commit commit- te tee appointed yesterday to wait ait ail on the Ire resident reported that that committee had nad fulfilled Its ml mission lon and arid that t the Pr resident stated that he would communicate communicate at once in writing The fhe House then took a recess until 1 1230 30 to await walt the arrival of the Presidents President's message e. e When hen the Hou House e reconvened Mr Barnes Barnes as assistant secretary to the PresIdent Pres Pres- President ident ident announced the Presidents President's message mes- mes sage Ease se which b by direction of the Speaker Speak- Speak er was aas Immediately read b by the clerk The reading of the message was lIt ened ned to attentively especially those Portions relating relating- to the regulation of trusts tariff and the Isthmian canal bill Theme Thet e wc were e no demonstrations until until un- un til ii l the was concluded conclude when there was wn 0 a generous outburst of or ap- ap Mause on the Republican side sid The tIte reading con consumed umed exactly an nn hour The U Presidents President's meNsa message was referred to the committee of oC the whole 1 Mr Ir Cannon moved to consider tomor tomor- Tow row the bill to defray the thc expenses of or the Jhc anthracite coal strike commission Il It it was so ordered After fter Mr Lanham Tex ha had announced an an- pounced JOunced the deaths of ot his late colleagues col- col leagues 1 and Sheppard arl of or Texas fexa the House at Hl atI I 1 In p P. P in Ill In as a further mark of or respect adjourned I WASHINGTON Dec 2 There were two events of or Interest In the Senate toda today to today to- to da day the swearing swearIng- in of Gen Russell A A. A Alger as a Senator from Michigan n and the presentation of or the Presidents President's annual an at- nual message Immediately after the reading of the Journal Mr Burrows presented the credentials credentials cre cre- I of or Mr Ir Alger and asked that I the oath of oC office be lie administered to to him The new nett Senator then was wag es escorted escorted es- es carted to the desk of or the President pro tern tem Mr r Frye Fre II by Mr Ir Burrows where the on oath th was al administered Platt Conn and Jones Ark the committee appointed b by the I S Senate to Join a similar committee from the House to notify the President that COn Congress had a assembled reported ted that they had performed this duty whEreupon whereupon where whEre- upon Mr Ir Barnes Barncs a assistant secretary to the President delivered ell the Presidents President's mes message age to Congress Congre s Printed copies had been furnished each Senator and they closely followed tl the e reading of the document But nut few rew Democrats were in their thelt scats when the reading of oC the message an At the Senate Semite went into executive executive tI tive va session The doors were opened at 1 35 Mr Ur Ir Fryc Frye laid mid before the Senate enata a 3 number o of nn annual ual reports of or Government ofil- ofil and then had read the resignation tion oC of Rev He HeV W W- H. H the blind chaplain of or the time Senate |