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Show message" takes I UP MOST OF DM I Reading of State Paper Closely Followed In Members of Congress. CANAL APPROPRIATION THE BUSINESS FOR TODAY Williams May Not Object to Taking Up Hill a' This Time. "WASHINGTON. Dec. .. -President Roosevelt s message to Congress received the attention of the House for two and a half hours today. Its reading waa listened to with marked attention, and at Its conclusion the document waa ap-plauded. ap-plauded. Preliminary steps wero taken toward - appropriating the needed emergency funds for tne Panama canal, and this matter will be the business for tomorrow. Should unanimous consent he refused for its consideration, a spcclni rule from the Commute..- ..n Rules will be MVJ.I1 : ' which v oot the hill on ll. iSSSSB passage after a limited period for dla- Protest Ag-ainst Michalek. The House received and ordered re-f.-rr. d to onei of the regulur election committees a protest from the Fifth Con-gresslonal Con-gresslonal district of Illinois, stating that Anthony Michalek, who was yes-terday yes-terday sworn In as a member nf the House from that district. Is not a dtl-sen dtl-sen of the I'nlted States The protest was presented by Mr. Ralnsy of that State, who asked for consideration of tbo matter by a special committee. This point was th.- only one contested, it be-Ing be-Ing suggested by Mr. Mann that It wat a matt.-r for tin- proper i-i.vinns com-mlttee com-mlttee to consider, and his amendment to this effect was adopted on a yea and nay Sympathy for Jews. I'pon motion of Mr. Goldfogle of New-York New-York a resolution was read expressing the sympathy of the American peopli for the distressed Russian J.-ws. The resolution was ordered In the record and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. When the House met at noon today there was a full attendance of members present and the galleries were com-fortably com-fortably filled In anticipation of the read-lng read-lng of the message of President Roose- Representative Humphreys iMIss.i and Claude Kltchln N. i. presented them-selves them-selves and took the oath of office President Notified. Mr. McCIeary (Minn I, reportod as chairman of the Joint committee that President Roosevelt had been notified of the convening of Congress. Pending the receipt of the President s message the House .after the reading Of tho Journal, look a recess for ten minutes. The reading of President Roosevelt s message was begun In the House at 12 -". o'clock. It having been delivered at that time by Mr Barnes, assistant secretary to the President. Printed copies of the message were at on-e distributed t members, and the reading was followed with attentive Interest. fl Received With Applause. The reading of the message was con- eluded at t o'clock It Wis r-ceve, Willi applause and on motion of Mr. Payne H tN. Y.i th messsge was ordered printed. H Mr Hepburn (Is l was recognised to J ak unanimous consent lor the Intro, In. H tlon of a bill tomorrow making an ap- H proprlatlon of fl8.600,000 ror wor on ,n" Panama canal. Upon the statement of H Mr. Williams (Miss i that he would ob- Ject today, but might not. tomorrow. It 1 was agreed that the report should bo made tomorrow. H In Memory of Pinckney. On the announcement of the death of H John M. Pinckney, late a member of tho H House from Texas, by Mr. Stephens of SSBSSSB that State, the House agreed to resolu- Hons to his memory and adjourned at 1 H o'clock as a further mark of respect. |
