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Simultaneously, Theodore Roosevelt
of New York became vice president of
the United States.
The ceremony that marked the sec
ond assumption by President McKin
ley of the oares of state was most im
pressive, and full of suggestion of the
v, development of the republic during the
past four years.
The Ceremonies at Washington
President McKinley took the oath of
office at Washington Monday in the
presence of a multitude gathered from
all parts of the United States and for
eign lands. It was the most brilliant
inauguration ever witnessed at Wash
ington.
While the parade was getting under
way the president led the cabinet mem
bers to the president's room in the
capitol 'building, where he was host
at the first function of his second
term—a luncheon to his official fam
ily. Although strictly formal, this af
fair was very brief, as the president
and cabinet were wanted to take their
places in the line of the inaugural pa
rade. Escorted by 28,000 troops, the
governors of eleven states and a num
ber of civic bodies, the president rode
down Pennsylvania avenue for the sec
ond time as chief executive of the na
tion.
A Wonderful Parade.
The estimate of the size of the in
augural parade, as given out at mili
tary headquarters, was 31,240, includ
ing: (Military., volunteer and regular,
22,240 veteran organizations, 1,200
civic societies, 7,800. General Francis
Greene was grand marshal. It took
four and a half hours for the parade to
pass the reviewing stand.
Every presidential inauguration in
recent years has had its parade, always
creditable in size and variety, and usu
ally having some distinctive feature.
That which followed President McKin
ley Monday on his return from the cap
itol to the white house, and passed in
review there before him, was different
from all its predecessors in the majes
tic prdominance of the military fea
ture.
The civil contingent was quite up to
the average in point of numbers yet
by actual count made by the marshals,
the men in soldierly uniforms outnum
bered the civilians in line by more than
three to one.
Many Notables ID Parade.
In the serried ranks of blue were
many soldiers who had carried the
country's flag far out into the world,
and had waged war which was all in
the future when the last inaugural
procession marched along Pennsylva
nia avenue.
With these, younger veterans, and in
the place of honor, as the president's
escort, marched another contingent
made up entirely of soldiers of the civil
war, all gray haired and showing in
gait and bent forms marks of the
passage of years and of the lingering
effects of the great battles and cam
paigns of the most stupendous struggle
that the world has seen, and it was an
easy prophecy to observe that never
again would they be able to make as
•brave and numerous a showing in their
effort to escort a president on the occa
sion of his accession to office.
At their head, to quicken their step,
marched the Rough Rider 'band, sug
gestive of the extraordinary organiza
tion which marked one of the most in
spiring chapters in the history of the
volunteer armies of the United States.
Tribute to Other Nations.
For the first time in a quarter of a
'century.the president rode from the
white house to the capitol without a
succesao beside him in his carriage.
•. The first .act of Vice-President Elect
Roosevelt after breakfast Sunday was
to attend services at the German Re
formed Grace Church, of which Rev.
.Dr. I. Chick is pastor. The German
embassador is a member of the con
gregation., "I wish it particularly
known." exclaimed Vice-President
Roosevelt, "that this church is the one
which my family and I will attend
The flag on the Capitol, under whose
shadow Mr. McKinley took the oath
of, office as president of the United
States, was raised at sunrise by two
young women—Miss Ella Dick, a rela
Uve of Representative Dick of Ohio,
and Miss Kate Rhodes. Mr. Hanna,
who is chairman of the committee on
arrangements, granted this privilege
j:Jx the two young women. Mr. McKin*
ley was sworn in on the Bible of the
^Supreme Court. At his last inaugura­
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY RETURNING PROM THE CAPITOL AFTER THE
CEREMONIES.
Mr
VMVC WRA.TED.
M'
Grant was the last of the presidents of
the United States up to this time to
occupy a similar position.
On the return trip he had for com
panions in his carriage members of
the committee specially chosen by
congress to take charge of the inaugur
ation, headed by Senator Mark Hanna,
himself a national figure.
The nations of the world, great and
small, paid their tribute to the presi
dent in attendance at the ceremonies
at the capital and in reviewing the
great parade. In addition to the splen
did diplomatic representation, there
was present for the first time the head
of the government of our next-door
neighbor, the Dominion of Canada, in
the person of Lord Minto, the imperial
governor-general.
American Turs In I.lne.
The American navy, which has so
distinguished itself in the past four
years, was represented in the ceremo
nies more numerously than ever be
fore. Half a dozen warships, more
A VIEW IN THE PENSION BUILDIN
DURING THE INAUGURAL. BALL.
BALL.
*Roose*Velt Pic fe a Church in
S the Capitals
than have assembled in the Potomac
since the days of the civil war, con
tributed, through their sailors and
marines, one of the most unique and
enjoyable features of the ceremony,
marching over 1,000 strong along the
streets.
Down on the water-front lay moored
the famous old flagship Hartford, in
spiring stirring recollections of the
fierce naval combats of the civil war
Incidents of Inauguration.
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while at the navy yard floated' the
grim double turreted monitor Puritan
symbolic of later day warfare.
Further down the Potomac lay othei
vessels, unable to get up the river tc
Washington, but whose crews swelled
the list of paraders..
The states of the union rendered
their homage to the president, and
demonstrated that no party feeling
dominated the great event, by the at
tendance of sixteen governors, repre
senting north, south and west, most
of them .accompanied by numerous
staffs.'
THE PRESIDENT REVIEWING THE GREAT MILITARY AND CIVIL PA
RADE.
during- our residence in Washington.
It was selected to-day by reason of the
fact that there is no Dutch Reformed
church in Washington. Had there
been I should have gone there and for
the future would have identified my
self with it, for it is to that denomi
nation I belong and in that faith I
have been reared." Mrs. Roosevelt ac
companied her husband to church and
tion he used a Bible presented to him
by a negro organization. President
Cleveland was sworn in on his moth
er's Bible.
Two hundred of the happiest chil
dren in the world were among the vis
itors at Washington. They were from
the public schools of Chicago, the
guests of a newspaper publisher, and
had earged their treat by election of
their fellows and an educational test.
Mrs. McKinley Gives Luncheon.
Mrs. McKinley was hostess at a lun
cheon similar to that given by
the President. Fifty women, includ
ing all those known socially as the
"cabinet ladies," were the guests. It
was practically a complement of the
luncheon given to their husbands at
the same hour by the president and,
of course, carried out the same idea
of being the first formal luncheon of
the second administration. The
guests, besides the wives and some of
the daughters of the cabinet members,
included the ladies of the diplomatic
corps, and the occasion was fully as
formal and at the same time memor
able as the luncheon given by the
president to his advisers.
Senator Depow Kuterialng.
Senator Depew and Miss Paulding
entertained at dinner Sunday evening
in honor of Vice-President Elect and
Mrs. Roosevelt. The guests were Sec
retary and Mrs. Root, Senator and
Mrs. Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Klkins,
Major General the Hon. and Mrs. Ea
ton of London, Mrs. Sheridan, General
and Mrs. Green, Mrs. Kernoclian, Conn
mander and Mrs. Cowles, Lady Cunard
of London, Mrs. Paget, Miss Johnson,
Frederic Harrison, Mr. Smalley of the
London Times, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cas
satt, M. Van Alen, Senator liacon, and
Senator Daniel.
Busy Scene In ttio Capital.
At the Capitol 'Sunday business was
in full blast, both houses being in
session, and the crowd did not lese
the opportunity of the novel sight of
seeing the national legislators trans
acting business on the Sabbath. As
all the other public buildings were
closed all naturally turned their steps
towards the building in which the sen
ators and representatives perform their
public duties. As a result the ro
tunda, lobbies, corridors and galleries
were densely packed. It was an inter
esting and picturesque sight. Citi
zens and soldiers roamed about arm
in arm taking in the sights. Handsome
men draped in brilliant and bright
uniforms were there. With them were
beautiful women, attired in magnifi
cent gowns, which cost enough to
support for months the poorer ones
who rubbed elbows with their more
fortunate neighbors. There were pri
vates and colonels with locked arms,
studying the pictures portraying the
great epochs in the country's history,
all unconscious of the criticism of the
regular army officers, who object to
the democratic manner in which the
volunteer officers and men meet on a
social level. Throughout the day and
well into the night the soldiers and
visitors paced the Capitol corridors.
Soldier* Run to a Fire*
There was a fire on Fourteenth
street about noon Sunday. Pennsyl
vania avenue was full of Pennsylva
nia soldiers. When the fire engines
went up the hill fully S00 soldiers
chased after them. The soldiers were
from the country and are used to run
ning to fires.
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at the conclusion of the service the?
drove to the White House for a call
upon the President and Mrs. McKin
ley and remained until lunch time
when they returned to the Cowles res
idence. Mrs. fttpKinley invited th6
women of the cabinet and a coterie
of friends to the church luncheon at
the White House after the inaugura
tion ceremonies in order to meet Mrs.
Roosevelt
Archbishop Chapelle has plans for
establishing church in Philippines on
American system.
These children from the Chicago pub
lic schools were greeted with a warmtb
and welcome that made them hold
their heads erect as they trudged, two
and two, over to "our hotel," as they
proudly called the National. They
passed from the station to the ho
tel through a solid mass of humanity,
all of it uttering words of praise for
the splendid looking children and foi
their host.
South Carolina convict complained
to governor that he was held in bond'
_ge after his term expired.
Good Weather Favors the Capital
City.
CROWDS WITNESS PAGEANT.
The City 18 Ciuy with Dei-orul'.ons and
Filled with Oftlciiilg ami Striinxeia
from all l'arts or This Couulry uud
Foreign I.aniU.
Washington, D. C„ March 4—To
day was one of the most beautiful in
auguration days in the history of the
nation. The weather was delightful.
The city was thronged with officials
and strangers from all parts of the
United States and other lands. The
complete prqgram as carried out was
as follows:
11 a.m.—Gathering of high govern
ment officials, diplomats and specially
invited guests in the United Slates s.
ate chamber.
11:50 a. m.—Inauguration of Thro
dore Roosevelt of New York as vice
president or the United States. Cere
monies in the senate, attended by tiv
president and a distinguished com
pany.
12 noon.—President McKinley takes
the oath of office in the presence of the
assembled multitude. Delivers inau
gural address.
1:30 p. m.—Inaugural parade moves
from the capitol up Pennsylvania ave
nue.
7:30 p. m.—Illumination of the court
of honor in front of White House.
7:45 p. m.—Display of aerial firc
worki from Washington monument
grounds.
8 p. m.—Doors of pension omw open
for reception of guests of the inaugural
ball.
9 p. m.—Inaugural ball opened by
President McKinley.
Following an ideal Sunday t-Tter
noon and a clear, warm moonlight
night, March 4 dawned under clouds,
threatenting rain. But toward noon
indications of clearing skies and sun
shine appeared.
President Kncortcd by the l'olice.
The president was escorted to the
capitol by a platoon of police, followed
by a band. The grand marshal, Gen.
F. V. Greene, his staff and aids, fol
lowed, and behind them rode Gen. Dan
E. Sickles, leading the veterans. Pres
ident McKinley's carriage followed the
veterans and immediately behind it
was troop A of Cleveland.
The first division of the military
grand division of the parade proper
marched after troop A and consisted
of the regular troops, the cadets of the
West Point and Annapolis academies
and tie national guard of the District
of Columbia.
Koosevelt*H Inauguration.
After allowing the vice-president
elect to come into the capital Satur
day evening without any official atten
tion, the inaugural committee has en
deavored to make up for the mistake.
Governor Roosevelt got off his train
into a dense crowd Saturday and
rying
car­
his own grip and leading His
family he charged into a mob of ar
rivals and their friends at the depot
and managed to reach a hack stand.
There he selected a rickety affair,
drawn by an old white horse, and,
bundling his family in drove to his
sister's home. On his way to-day to
take the oath of office as vice-president
he was escorted in an imposing man
ner. With him in a carriage rode
members of the committee on inaug
ural arrangements of the senate and
house of representatives. A troop of
squadron A, the crack cavalry organ
ization of New York city, and the most
gorgeously uniformed soldiers who
will take part in the inaugural cere
monies, formed the chief part of Col
Roosevelt's escort.
President Takes the Oath.
President McKinley rode to the cap
itol in the carriage that he usually
uses in pleasant weather for his daily
drive, and behind horses of his own.
Senator Hanna and Senator James K.
Jones rode with the President. The
pleasantest personal relations have al
ways existed between President Mc
Kinley and Senator Hanna and Sen
ator Jones.
Every thins on a Hit Settle.
Everything was on a big scale, char
acteristic of America, but everything
was artistic, too. There was no gaudi
ness anywhere. The decorations are
simple and tasteful. The American col
ors have not been abused and have
been used only in a dignified and
proper way. No pillars are wrapped
with them, they are not used to cover
the nakedness of any rough lumber.
All the reviewing stands—and their
name is legion—had been nicely
painted and decorated, green stuff at
the cornices, electric lights at night,
tasteful bunting here and there. For
once it may be truthfully said thai
there is nothing raw about the stage
setting for this quadrennial drama of
American political life.
A Great Parade*
The final estimate of the size..of the
inaugural parade as given out at mil
itary headquarters before the parade
moved was: Military, volunteer and
regular, 22,240 veteran organizations,
1,200 civic societies, 7,800. Out of
this number a total of about 17,500 ar
rivals were officially reported to the
reception committee early in the day.
General Francis Greene, the grand
marshal, estimated that the parade
took four and a half hours to pass the
reviewing stand.
l'KHSIDKNT TO PEOPLE.
Inaugural Address of Mr. McKlnle
Following Oath of Office.
Washington, March 4.—Presiden.
McKinley took the oath of office as
chief executive of the United States
Win. Burke of Binghamton, N. Y.,
has been sent to jail for thirty days
lor using profane language in a pub
lic street. Since his incarceration he
wears twice as much as ever, but
his oaths are muttered under his
breath.
Professional story tellers roam
from house to house in Japan, to spin
their yarns. In the city of Tokio
there are about 600 of these profes
sional romanpers. Their pay aver
ages twenty cents an hour. When
the story teller discovers that his ro
mances are becoming dull from fre
quent repetition he moves into a ne'
district.
at 1:17 o'c.ock. Following this, in the
presence of th? assembled multitude,
lie made his inaugural address. He
speko briefiy and to the point on all
matters of interest to the people.
('liiii":': in conditions of the country
dui rg the Inst four years were dwelt
upon and tlie general prosperity be
ing experience was mentioned. In
I he face of this, however, caution was
still necessary, he said, to prevent the
success already experienced making
the country reckless in the future.
Considerable was said of the late
war with Spain, how it was unavoid
ably thrust upon this country. The
result, he said, was honorable to the
government, but it was his fervent
prayer that future differences might
be settled peacefUlly by arbitration
and the horrors of war spared.
Regarding Cuba the president said
this country must remain friendly and
the declarations must be made good.
The peace pledged to the Cubans, he
said must carry with it the guaranties
of permanence. In brief, he upheld
the administration's course thus far in
regard to the island. The Philippine
question also was touched upon.
Address of the President*
President McKinley's address was
in part as follows:
I.iioks to the People.
"Intrusted by the people for a sec
ond time with the office of president,
I enter upon its administration appre
ciating the great responsibilities which
attach to this renewed honor and com
mission, promising pureserved devo
tion on my part to their faithful dis
charge and reverently invoking for my
guidance the direction and favor of Al
mighty God. I should shrink from
the duties this day assumed if I did
not feel that in their performance I
should have the co-operation o£ the
wise and patriotic men of all parties.
It encourages me for the great task
which I now undertake to believe that
those who voluntarily committed to
me the trust imposed upon tlie chief
executive of the republic will give to
me generous support in my duties to
'preserve, protect and defend the Con
stitution of the United States' and to
'care that the laws be faithfully exe
cuted.' The national purpose is indi
cated through a national election. It
is the constitutional method of ascer
taining the public will. When once it
is registered it is a law to us all, and
faithful observance should follow its
decrees.
"Strong hearts and helpful hands are
needed, and, fortunately, we have
them in every part of our beloved
country. We are reunited. Sectional
ism has disappeared. Division on pub
lic questions no longer can be traced
by the war maps of 1S61.
Action Toward Culm.
"We face at this moment a most im
portant question—that of the future
relations of the United States with
Cuba. With our near neighbors we
must remain close friends. The dec
laration of the purposes of this gov
ernment in the resolution of April 120,
1898, must be made good. Ever since
the evacuation of the island by the
army of Spain the executive with all
practicable speed has been assisting its
people in the successive steps neces
sary to the establishment of a free
and independent government prepared
to assume and perform the obligations
of international law which now rest
upon the United States under the
treaty of Paris. The convention elect
ed by the people to frame a constitu
tion is approaching the completion of
its labors. The transfer of Amer
ican control to the new govern
ment is of such great importance, in
volving an obligation resulting from
our intervention and the treaty of
peace, that I am glad to be advised, by
the recent act of congress, of the policy
which the legislative branch of the
government deems essential to the best
interests of Cuba and the United
States. The principles which led to our
intervention require that the funda
mental law upon which the new gov
ernment rests should be adapted to se
cure a government capable of perform
ing the duties and discharging the
functions of a separate nation, of ob
serving its international obligations,
of protecting life and property, insur
ing order, safety and liberty and con
forming to the established and histor
ical policy of the United States in its
relation to Cuba.
"The peace which we are pledged to
leave to the Cuban people must carry
with it the guaranties of permanence.
We became sponsors for the pacifica
tion of the island, and we remain ac
countable to the Cubans, no less than
to our own country and people, for the
reconstruction of Cuba as a free com
monwealth on abiding foundations of
right, justice, liberty and assured or
der. Our enfranchisement of the peo
ple will not be completed until free
Cuba shall 'be a reality, not a name
a perfect entity, not a hasty experi
ment bearing within itself the elements
of failure.'
As to Philippine*.
"The Congress having added the
sanction of its authority to the powers
already possessed and exercised by the
executive under the Constitution,there
by leaving with the executive the re
sponsibility for the government of the
Philippines, I shall continue the ef
forts already begun until order shall
be restored throughout the islands, and
as fast as conditions permit will estab
lish local governments, in the forma
tion of which the full co-operation of
the people has been already invited
and when established will encourage
the people to administer them."
Force will not be needed or used
when those who make war against us
shall make it no more. May it end
without further bloodshed, and there
be ushered in the reign of peace to be
made permanent by a government of
liberty under law.
Coal is the latest discovery in Yu
kon. It has been found in unlimited
quantities, and the great, trading1com
panies are supplying it at reasonable
rates. The chief deposits are in
Rock creek, only twenty miles from
Dawson City.
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., recently re
plied to a college acquaintance who
wanted to come to New York to make
a fortune: "If you can get any sort
of work at home I would advise yon
to stay there and do it." He added
that he did not think the chances for
PCJOT young men were any better in
iW York than elsewhere, and. in
1, often not so good.
•ROOSEVELT'S INAITGCRAI, ADDRESS.
Country Stands fnpreme In a Continent
and Hemisphere.
Washington, D. C., March 4.—In his
inaugural address, Vice President
Roosevelt spoke as follows:
"Great privileges and great powers
are ours and heavy are the responsi
bilities that will go with these privil
eges and those powers. Accordingly
as we do well or ill, so shall mankind
in the future be raised or cast down.
We belong to a young nation already
of giant strength, yet whose present
strength is but a forecast of the pow
er that is to come. We stand supreme
in a continent, in a hemisphere. East
and west we look across the two great
oceans toward the larger world-life
in which—whether we will or not—
we must take an ever-increasing
share. And as keen-eyed we gaze into
the coming years duties new and old
rise thick and fast to confront us
from within and from without. There
is every reason why we should face
these duties with a sober appreciation
alike of their importance and of their
difficulty. But there is also every rea
son for facing them with li'gh-hearted
resolution and eager and confident
faith in our capacity to do them right.
"A great work lies ready to the
hand of this generation it should
count itself happy indeed that to it is
given the privilege of doing such
work. A leading part therein must
be taken by this, the august and pow
erful legislative body over which I
have been called to preside. Most
deeply do I appreciate the privilege of
my position, for high indeed is the
honor of presiding over the American
senate at the outset of the twentieth
century."
MKDAL Fou fll'KIXLKY,
I resident Hecoives Souvenir of Ills
Second Inauguration.
Washington, D. C„ March 4.—Gen
eral Ellis Spear, chairman of the in
auguration on medals and badges, vis
ited the White House and on behalf
of Chairman Edson of the inaugural
committee presented to President Mc
Kinley a commemorative medal of the
present inauguration. The medal is
similar to that struck for the members
of the several inaugural committees,
being cast in gold, however, instead of
bronze. General Spear also presented
to the chief executive a handsomely
hound copy of the inaugural souvenir
book containing the pictures of all
presidents of the United States and an
account of the inauguration exercises
attending the taking of office of each.
A gold medal and souvenir also was
presented to Vice-President Roosevelt.
The third gold medal has been pre
sented to Chairman Edson of the in
augural committee. General Francis
inton Greene, grand marshal of the
inaugural parade, was presented with
a beautiful marshal's baton of dark
mahogany, studded with forty-five gold
stars, representative of the states in
the union. It is eighteen inches long
and heavily mounted with gold at both
ends.
Congress Adjourns.
Washington, March 4.—The lower
house of congress adjourned at noon
and the senate took a recess, subject
to the call of the president.
Skeleton an Illinois Girl's.
Colorado Springs, Col„ 'Alarolr 5.—
Fragments of garments worn by her
on the day of her disappearance, April
26, 1894, which have just been discov
ered, prove that the skeleton found
in South Cheyenne canon recently was
that of Miss Emma Thornblad, 24
years old, who came here from
Bloomington, 111., in 1890. She was a
photographer and worked in a fash
ionable gallery. A few months before
her disappearance a man named
Wright won her love. It developed
that he had left a wife in the east.
Miss Thornblad, learning this, at
tempted suicide, but was thwarted.
She then said she would not be de
feated in the second attempt, which
she said she would make in a spot
where her remains would never be
found. Wright disappeared soon after
the girl's disappearauce.
Nominated for Mayor ot Chicago.
Chicago, March 5.—Judge Hanecy
was nominated for mayor by the re
publican city convention on the eighth
ballot, when 486 votes were cast for
him. The result, it is said, again
demonstrated the strength of the or
ganization of which Congressman
Lorimer is the chief. During the en
tire balloting in the First regiment ar
mory, however, he sat quietly in his
seat at the head of the twelfth ward
delegation and, at least apparently
pulled no trings.
The convention adopted resolutions
favoring freedom of the Boers.
Naval Officers Are Retired.
Washington, D. C„ March 5.—Two
prominent naval officers were placed
on the retired list today by operation
of the law on account of age. They
are Rear-Admiral Philip C. Hichborn
who has been chief of the bureau of
construction and repair for the past
eight years, and Pay Inspector H. G.
Colby, one of the ranking officers of
the pay corps.
Bulgarian Cabinet Formed.
Sofia, March 5.—A coalition cabinet
of the two Russophlli parties has been
formed. M. Karaseloff takes the pre
miership and the finance portfolio, M.
Daneff the foreign portfolio and
Paprikoff that of war.
The sobraje has been summoned to
meet March 7.
Falling Walls Canse Oeath.
Gas City, Ind., March 5.—Fire de
stroyed the pottery works owned and
operated by D. C. Cox. One man was
killed and three, others so badly in
jured that they will probably die.
Indiana boasts of one of the few
gold fish farms in the country. It is
located in Shelby county, and the pro
prietors are the original propagators
of gold fish in the United States.
There are two tracts of land, widely
separated—one containing ten and
the other sixteen acres—and the farm
is known as Spring Lake fishery.
There are now 200,000 gold fish on the
two tracts.
Queen Victoria was a grandmother
at forty, and a great-grandmother at
sixty. Iler first grandchild is emper
or of Germany and her first great
grandchild is the daughter-of the ejn
peror's oldest sister.
CONGRESS.
Washington. Feb. 27.—Senate.—The
senate passed the army appropria»
on liiil at 12:54 o'clock, containing
thc^ propositions of the republican
inajoHiy for the temporary govern,
ment of the Philippines and for the
future relations between t.he United
Slates and Cuba. Mimy amendments
were offered to both propositions,
but were voted down. The original
Spooner amendment was amended re*
garding franchises as proposed bj
Ho«,r, the hitler proposition having
bten accepted by tlie majority yester
day.
Washington, Feb. 28.—Senate—Tht
serenity ot today's proceedings in the
senate was in snarp contrast with
the tempestuous discussion of yester*
day. An immense amount of busi
ness was disposed of and not a single
point raised was sharply controvert
ed. The river and harbor bill carry
ing appropriations of more than $50,
000,000, was passed without a word of
discussion, ami the senate adopted
the conference report, on the war rev
enue reduction measure without dis
turbing in tlie least the mill pond
smoothness of the proceedings. Final
conference reports were made anil
agreed to on the diplomatic ami con
sular and the ap'ricul! ural appropria
tion bills and another conference on
the postoflice bill as ordered. Co i
ference reports on several otl
measures were agreed to, and s.
oral bills of a minor character \v
passed.
House—The house cleared the dec!,
of a number of important coni'crei
reports without much difficult ,.
conference report on the war even
reduction bill proved generally a
ceptable to bolh sides and was ado
ei without division. Mr. ltichardsi.
the minority leader, acquiesced
it as the. best that could be done, .,1
though he slated that 1he minoiv.y
still believed tlie war taxes sho'.'d'
be reduced $70,000,000. Final reports
on the diplomatic and consular and
agricultural appropriation bills were
adopted.
Washington, March 1.—Senate—
During the grealer part of a Jong,
tiresome session of the senate today,
the sundry civil appropriation bill
was under consideration. An inter
esting and at, times lively debate was
participated in the iirst two hours
oi' the session on a resolution to dis
charge the committee on interslalo
commerce from consideration of the
bill to require railroad companies to
make detailed investigations of all
accidents involving loss of lne oit
their lines, and to report to the in.
tirstate commerce commission. A'o
ail ion was taken.
The old question as to the recla
mation of public lands in the arid
and semi-arid sections of the country
was brought up, but an effort to at
tach an amendment to the measure
appropriating money for tlie work
was defeated. The bills appropriating
$500,000 for the Buffalo Pan-American
exposition, $5,000,000 for the St.. Louis
Purchase exposition, and $250,000 for
1he Cliarlestown, S. C., Interstate and
West Indian exposition were attached
to the bill as riders.
House.—The house removed all pos
sibility of an extra session today by
concurring to the senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill. The
vote stood 3 59 to 134. it was a strict
party vote with the exception of Me
Coll, of Massachusetts: Loud, of Cal
ifornia Driscoll of New York, and
Mann, of Illinois, wlio voted \wth the
democrats. Cooper, of Wisconsin,
answered present and was not paired.
The bill iiiyy goes to- the pr^Mdent.
Tjj^jj^^wence report on* tlrc St.
Louisexposition lull (which agreed to
Sunday closing) was disagreed to and
the bi.l was sent back to the oon
feren(e. A motion to concur in the
Charleston exposition amendment
was defeated, 84 to 132.
Washington, March 2.—Senate.—
The last of the big supply bills of the
government—the general deficiency
measure—was passed by the senate
today, thus clearing the decks fop
final adjournment of congress. In
addition to the general deficiency bill,
the measure increasing the cost of
public buildings in thirty-two states,
known as the omnibus public build
ing bill, was passed, the bill increas
ing the aggregate more than $2,000,
000. In the comrse of the day session.
Mr. Clay, of Georgia, delivered a pre
pared speech in favor of the construc
tion by this government of the Nica
raguan canal.
House.—Throughout the day the
house was in the throes of the clos
ing hours of the session, with many
measures clamoring for attention and
with crowded galleries looking down
upon the weary legislators. Under
suspension of the rules a number of
important bills were passed, includ
ing those for a national standardiz
ing bureau, for conferring bronzo
medals on the enlisted men of the
navy and marine corps for distin
guished heroism, to amend the Chi
nese exclusion laws and what is
known as the "omnibus public build
ing bill," enlarging the appropria
tions for some forty public buildings
The legislative appropriation bill was*
also finally disposed of and many con
ferences were advanced to a stage
which gave promise that there would
be no more failure of important leg'
Washington, March 4.—The senat.
receded from its position on the ap
propriation for 1 lie Charleston ex
position. This carried with it ar
agreement for passage of the $5,000.
000 appropriation for the St. Loui
exposition. Through the efforts o!
Senator Carter and Wellington the
river and harbor bill was defeated
At the conclusion of the president's
inaugural address the senate return
ed to its chamber and adjourned im
mediately unt-. tomorrow.
House—The most important action
taken by the h'ouse today, aside from
that on the appropriation bills, was
the defeat of the resolution report
ed by the rules committee for thi1.
designation of a sub-committee of
the insular affairs committee of the
house to visit Porto Rico, Cuba and
the Philippines to make a report on
the conditions existing in those is
lands. The resolution suffered defeat
by the decisive vote of 139 to 84.
PRESIDENT OPPOSES DKI.A V.
Detut-fl That Negotiations Be Presied and
Bloodshed Averted.
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Wn£)ingt-on, March 1.—Special Com
miss/oner Hockhill at Peking has \'*4
been ins' uiited to make it known tc
tht foreign minisft-rs thnt iii« pres
ident strongly deprecilTws any actionS'^
that will tend to delay or 'ci
preseit negotiations there
peciall5.is he desirous that
shall W* no further xtnnecessa
bloodsheo. It is confidently believ
ed that out commissioner will be able
to secure tie support and co-opera
tion of a sufficient number of the
other minister! to insure a cessation
of the punitiv demands which it is
believed by 'fficials here, are not
only unwortiy of civilized nations
but threater to drive the Chinese to
desperation and thereby cause a re
newal of rmed resistance on the
part.