At midnight the excitement is still
very great. There seems to be every
reason to believe that the bomb w r as
thrown by anarchists. The crime will
undoubtedly result in strengthening
the government and in weakening the
socialists, although they take great
pains to denounce anarchists. Nine
deputies are known to be among the
injured.
It is now quite certain that a man
named Lenoir, the man who would
not remove his overcoat, threw the
bomb.
IN CONGRESS.
Resume of the Routine Proceedings in
Both Houses.
Washington, Dec. 4.—The first senate
session of the fifty-third congress as
sembled at noon. Roll call showed
fifty-six senators present. After the
passage of the usual resolution notify
ing the house of the meeting of the
senate and the appointment of a com
mittee from the house to wait on the
president and notify him of the as
sembling of congress, and one fixing
the time of meeting at noon each day.
the senate took a recess of an hour.
On reassembling the committee to
wait on the president announced the
accomplishment of its duty and that
the president would at once communi
cate with the senate. Secretary Pru
deu then stepped forward and deliv
ered the message to the vice president,
who laid it before the house, and Sec
retary Cox at. once began its reading.
All present, with a few exceptions,
gave close attention when the reading
began. There was a general changing
about in seats when the portion of
the document dealing with Hawaii was
approached.
Senator Dolph save notice that he
would address the senate on the Ha
waiian part of the message.
