The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
CLEVELAND. The zxTH PRESIDENT Or
TIE UNITED STATES TAKE HE
OATH or OFFICE.
THE ISaUGURATIoS CEREMONIES IN
DEK DIFFICULTIES.
New Faces In the senafe.---SornInaiIons
That Failed.
From Our Regular Correspondent

nc AuNl-cpIlDu Dlft met Win It's
defeat Wednesday. Mr.. Hatch s
motion TO suspend the rules and con-
eur in the Senate amendments to the
Anti-Option bin was defeated; yeas,
l73; nays, 124, not the necessary two
thirds vote in the affirmative.
THE INAUGURAL.
To the throngs of visitors and 10
thousands Of others the binding
snow and clustering blasts of Satur-
day morning were source Of great
disappointment. The ground was
covered in slush and snow, which
continued falling with no apparent
abatement until nearly noon. Not
withstanding this. great e1 owds early
began to flock towards the Capitol
and the line Of march. About 1920
the President-elect entered President
Harrlson's carriage, and accompan-
led by a military escort, the Vice
President and the Vice-President-
elect, also the members of the Cabi-
let proceeded to the Capitol. Ar
irving there, the party entered the
Senate chamber, where the Vice
President elect, Mr.. Stevenson, re-
ceived the oath of office. Thence
Mr.. Cleveland was escorted TO the
great platform at the east of the Cap
itol where he delivered the inaugu-
raj address and where Chief Justice
Fuller administered the oath Of office
to him amidst the prolonged and en-
thusiastic cheering of the multitudes
who had assembled to do. honor
to the Chief Magistrate of the
United States. The great pageant
left the Capitol at 2:10 and proceeded
down Pennsylvania Avenue to the
White House, where the presidential
party left the parade and took up
their, positions ON the reviewing
stand, before which the military le-
gions, representing nearly every
State, passed in review. Almost three
and a half hours were occupied by
the procession in passing this point,
and it was six o'clock before Mr.
Cleyeland and his friends could with
draw from the turmoil and the in
tense cold of the day to the warm in
terror of the White House, which
welcomes them for another period of
four years. AT night the inaugural
ball occurred at the Pension Office,
which, with its beautiful decorations
and dazzling brilliancy of the cos
tunes of the Nations first society.
presented a scene Of delight surpass-
ing the most enhancing dream of
fairyland.
The wretchcd weather materially
diminished the numbers of the visi-
tors to the city and practically de-
monstrated the wisdom of Legislation
for the purpose of changing the date
of inaugurating the Chief Executive
of our country to April 30th, the day
of Washington's Inauguration.
Ex-President Harrison, after the
ceremonies, was driven to the home
of Ex-Postmaster General Wanama-
kel. where he met and babe fare
well to the members of his Cabinet.
At 3 o'clock he took a special train
over the Pennsylvania railroad for
Pittsburg, where he will spend Sun
day. He has decided to accept the
proffered chair in the Leland Stan
ford University. It is understood
that the salary will be $25, 1000 per
annum for two lectures a week.
On account of the severe weather
the grand display of fireworks usu
ally given on the night of the 4th of
March, was postponed till Monday
night.
The Senate met Monday and con-
firmed Cleveland's Cabinet. Senator
Martin of Kansas was sworn in.
NEW FACES IN THE SENATE.
The change in the political com
plexion of the Senate has removed a
number of veteran legislators and
brought new faces to the front. Con-
sequently the casual spectator, gaz-
ing downward yesterday from the
gallery into the arena of Senate miss
ed lionine locks of Senator Hlscock,
the bending form Of the venerable
Dawes, the pudgy stature of "Papa''
Sawyer, the tall and handsome War.
rem, and the diminutive FELTON,. In
the places Of these and other Sena.
ators who are among the dead and
wounded of the late campaign there
appeared half a dozen or more men,
most of whom have sprung into pc.
litical prominence with the reform
movement.
With the exception of Henry Cab
OF Lodge, who takes the place of Mr.
Dawes, hardly one of the new Sena
tors was known outside his owr
State until he came to the Senate or
tide of political revolution that ii
making many changes in the coun
try. William V. Allen, of Nebras
ka; W. N. Roach, of North Hakota
and James Smith, Jr., of New Jer
sey-all these are new stars IN tin
national armament, and even JOIN
l.. Mitchell, of Wisconsin; Stephel
NJ. White, of California, and Edward
Murphy, of New York, cannot b
said to occupy a very prominen
niche in the gallery of famous men
| NOMINATIONS THAT FAILED.
There were thirty-six nomination
sent to the Senate by President Har
rison during the last session tina
failed confirmation. Of this mum
Der one was rejected, that of Johl
V. L. Findlay, of Maryland, to b
arbitrator for the United States o.
the Gillian claims commission. Hi
failure of confirmation was due t
the opposition of the Maryland Sena
tors. The name of G. M. Lambert
son was substituted by the President
but no action was taken on it by tn
Senate.
The most important nomination
not sanctioned by the Senate wa
that of Benton Hanchett, of Mich
gao, to be United States circui
Judge for the sixth judicial district