| Show presidents MESSAGE RECEIVED CLOSE ATTENTION no alk jefro document in tears nas hac neon so closely late aed to not in many years sears have the members of the house listened bitzi such rapt attention att ealion to the annual message of a president of the united states aa m they did to the reading of the first message of president Bon roosevelt sevelt every word was followed from the announcement of the tragic death of president Iros ident mckinley lZ in the opening sentence to tile the expression of the closing aivish that our relations with the world would continue peaceful the reading occupied two hours b but if t not over a dozen members left their seats until it was concluded several times there was applause and at the conclusion abere was an all enthusiastic demonstration on the republican side on motion of M mr r grosvenor of ohio that portion of the masage relating to the death of the late president was referred to a committee to consist of one member from each state slate to join a similar committee hom the senate to consider and decide by what token of respect and esteem estrem it was war proper for congress to express thu life deep sensibility of the nation to the tragic occurrence at buffalo in tho the senate the same course was taken |
