The Arizona champion., 1889-12-28
WEEKLY CHAMPION
Washington Letter.

T - sTlS OA W N"ih00 day, the one hundredth anniversary of his inauguration as president of the Uuited States. At 10 o'clock the capitol was closed to the general public, admission being only by card. Befqre II o'clock long line of people were in waiting. Not since A1r. Blaine spoke at the me morial session in February 1883, of President Garfeld's untimely taking Pf, has so large and distinguished an audience occupied the House. The House floor was covered with extra seats for the distinguished guests.
 A red line made a semi-circle around the speakers desk, composed of red leather sofas and cushions, E
 placed there for the use of the pres ident and his cabinet and the mem bars of the supreme bench. A big imposing chair awaited the presi- dent and one nearly like it for the Secretary of State. Back of these sofas were cane seat chairs placed b2sween the desks of the members for the accommodation of the rap- resentatives of the several foreign government. All over the House seats were prominently placarded for prominent gdests.
 Some of the arrangements were badly made. or rather many ar engagements were not made at all. When the governors of the thirteen original states entered in a body they stood around for about five minutes, lonely little knot of gray haired men, and no one spoke to them. General Fitzhugh Lee, who loves to pose and is genarailytt the object of an ovation, looked deeply mortified, as did Governor Jackson. No seats had been provided for these guests and it was only after considerable delay that room was found for them on the last row of seats on the democratic side. 1t was an unpardonable blunder, and is an other instanca of the blundering in competency of Sergeant-at-Arms Le2don, who allowed his cashier to walk of with everything in sight.
 The scene Tn the galleries was very brilliant, the cosfumfees. f.e. ot the ladies being very rich. The ladies of the White House were not pres ent on account of the death of Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Harrison's sister. Two cabinet ladies also remained away through good-natured, but slightly Q, ,erdIawn, sympathy with Mrs. Harrison, but Mrs. Blaine and Miss Blaine were present, as well as others of the cabinet ladies.
 The music was of course of the fpest character. Witt 2. judge ment rare in congressional commit tees of arran gemeut the chaplain oi the Senate, Dr. Butler, was assigned to pray and Rev. Mir. Milburn to invoke the beuediction. If this order had been reversed, Rev. Dr. Milburn's unfortunate ability t. ,4.n the Lord all the news," a. Speaker Reed says, might assert itself.
 The oration of Chief Justice Full Ter, who wore lis robes of office anc rad ak remarks in clear though net strong voice and with very littl" attempt at orptoiical effect, was ? \erY sensible and scholarly product fy2at fy2at Qf coarse an audience oi Ameii jeans who have been raised or d,iiy doses of George Washinston's yi'taes and the glories of the repub 4c cannot be expected to give rapt attention to a repetition of the olG 1 f,.cts, but it was d good oration foi all dat. At its conclusion the ap plause was led of bY Secretary BlaiAe, who also warmly congratu- lato,, the orator.
 The Siioott ilvesti. .yating commit tecs, will report tomorrow. It viii exouoratp the book-keeper and pay S,g teller of the Sergeant-at-Arlns' o.i:ce from all blame or char.O oi neglect. The committee will also .,tate that it finds its jurisdiction limited so far as making recommen- d.t tions about the loss of the money l taken by Silcott is concerned, but ! Will submit the statute governing