Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-04
THE PRESIDENT BUSY,
He Goes TO the Capitol to Approve or Dis
approve Belated Bills.

He Goes to the Capitol to Approve or Dis
approve Belated Bills.
President Harrison must undoubtedly have
had a great many busy days, but it il highly
improbable that any of them ever kept him
more thoroughly engaged than this partieu-
larry busy day, which sees the latter end of the
Fifty-first Congress. Shortly after O'Clock
the President arrived at the Capitol and was at
once conducted to the luridly upholstered
apartment which is sacred to his uses when.
ever he needs it. Accompanying the President
were Attorney General Miller, Secretary Rusk,
Private Secretary Hnlford, Assistant Secretary
o. l.. Pruden. Executive Clerk E. F. Tibbott,
Warren Young and the veteran, Charles
Loeffier. Waiting for the President to arrive
were Postmaster General Wanamaker and As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury Nettleton
Mr.. wASAxAKER ON HAND.
The Postmaster General Was first on sae
ground, his busy manner giving every one who
watched him do nothing the impression that
he was fretting because of his enforced idle
ness. Following closely after the President
came Secretaries Proctor and Noble, and a.
soon rs the customary courtesies had been ex-
changed there was general settling down to
work. great many bills were ready for ap-
proval or disapproval and there was little
enough tlme IN Wnlch 10 consider and sign.
The President seated himself at the table in the
center Of the room with his back to the door.
The stack Of bills were divided up among the
several heads of departments Commissioner
Douglass was presently and as rapidly as they
received the approval of the cabinet the presi-
Dental autograph was affixed.
THE WORK OF THE PRIVATE sEcRETARIEs.
Mr.. Pruden toiled at a table in one of the
corners writing on each parchment act such
legends as were appropriate, filling In the date
Of approval and doing everything he could to
speed the work. Mr.. Halford and Mr.. Tibbott
were also busy and SO WAS Mr.. Warren Young,
1t being the latter's business to secure from MI.
AMI Smith, superintendent OF the Senate
document room, copies of the reports on each
measure which was to be placed before the
l President. These reports were pinned to the
necessarily had to secure information and draw
differences.
SECRETARY FOSTER ARRIVES
At 1915 Secretary Foster arrived and took his
place with his associates.
Secretaries Blaine and Tracy arrived at about
1880 and at once proceeded to the PRESIDENT
room.
Many Senators and Representative, most of
them interested in some of the ragged-edge
legislation. shook hands with Doorkeeper Loef-
fer and strolled into the room with an air of
studied carelessness that gave their anxiety
away more completely than could have been
done by any other plan they could have
adopted.
While the Senate was in executive session
Postmaster General Wanamaker and Secretary
Proctor started to enter the Senate lobby
They were promptly stopped by the door
keepers and were compelled to 60 round about
by some other way.
There was quite large assemblage of pc ople
in the vicinity of the Presidents room, every
member Of the crowd being, apparently, more
than ordinarily anxious to see the chief
magistrate.
THE COMMITTEE OF NOTIFICATION.
1t was somewhere in the neighborhood Of
11:20 when solid and somewhat solemn-look-
ing procession marched out of the Senate lobby
and into the Presidents ROOM Senator Ed
munds was in the lead with Senator German
following him closely Then came Representa-
tves Mckinley. Payron and Mills. These five
gentlemen comprise the joint committee of the
two houses charged with the duty of notifying
the President that Congress was ready to ad-
journ. Very pleasant was the presidential
smile rs greetings were exchanged and quite
cordial were the five handshakes. Senator Ed
munds delivered the message and when he had
performed that duty he and Senator German
returned to the chamber, leaving the Repre-
sentatives to find their way back to the House
as best thew could