New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-20
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Total co,, Sc. 724 $50
these subscriptions and appropratons about 80 per
have been furnished by the State OF PennsyNaha
and the City OF Philadelphia and their citizens.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bulitts address he gave
cut the oasts. The first was, OF course, The Tres
ident of the United States" To this the Chairman
said there would be no response. There was little
applause but it was faint and scattered. Gen. Gar
field rose and proposed three cheers but the response
was distressingly feeble. Gen. Hawley. who sat at
the Presidents table, had the presence OF mind
to see that something must be DONE ana
done at once. The lack of anything like gen.
eral and hearty applause was nothing less thah
positive discourtesy He sprang to his feet, and in
ringing magnetic tones shouted Let US give three
cheers for the President Of the United states,'
putting the emphasis upon the last words, ar II ls
meaning was, q" Ii you are afraid Of indorsing the
third term by hurraLing for Gen. Grant you can
certainly be patriotic enough to applaud the Chief
Magistrate of your country" The response was
prompt and hearty. In recognition of the cheering
the President only smiled and nodded slightly.
The toast to the Supreme Court was responded TO
very briefly by Chief-Justice Waite; that to the
Senate called out an appropriate little speech rom
Senator Morton. Next on the programme WAS
toast to the House Of Representatives. No sooner
was it announced than there arose n spontaneous
shout of Blaine! Blaine!" from all the tables.
With great difficulty, the Chairman quoted the up
roar by assuring che company that Mr. Blaine would
respond to another toast, and begging them TO give
their attention to the Hon. john Hancock OF Texas
Mr. Hancock made pcace-and-good-wll" speech
which, coming from a Southern man, was timely
and effective. 1.-The Governors of the several
States was responded to by Gov. Dedle of Now
jersey; Agriculture" by the Hon. Henry Harri-
son of Illinois; and then came Mr.. Blaine's turn to
speak to the toast of Commerce" The tulnutuOus
applause which greeted him az he sprang upon
chair was evidently inspired by desire to second
his Presidential aspirations and thus indirectly strike
at Gen. Grants supposed ambition for third term.
The eX-Speaker made a witty extemporaneous al
dress, in which he managed to throw in come go)d-
humoged satire the mysterious naval preparations
If Secretary Robson, who sat near him, and 20 maze
a capital hit at the Texas Pacific Railroad scheme of
Col. Thos. A. Scott, who was his next neishbor ut
the table. The toasts on Manufactures" and
Mining were omitted, and the last one
upon the programme. Education and Science"
was replied to By the Hon. George
Bancroft. in a thoughtful and eloquent speech on
the significance of the Centennial and tine adyan-
tages from it to this country. In response
to repeated calls, speeches made by Gen. Haw-
ley, President of the centennial Commission, and by
John Welsh, Chairman of the Board of Finance.
From the banqueting hall the guests were taken
in carriages TO the Machinery Hall, where special
train was waiting for such wished to return to
Washington. A large number preferred to accept
the invitation rendered them to make a longer stay.
Some went back to-day, and others will remain
until tomorrow morning. Among the latter are
President and Mrs. Grant. The President attended
Moody and Sankey's meeting this evening.
Ii is believed that the visit of the party of Con-
gressnen viii result in the prompt passage of bill
approprating the II 100000 needed to complete
the preparations for the Exhibition and open il free
from debt. The visitors appeared to be impressed
with the great size of the buildings, the rapdity
with which the WORK has been pushed and the
economy displayed in it5 management. Many of
them said they had no conception Of what worlds
fair was unt they the vast preparations in
Eairmount Park.