The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-15
The Story OF Their Early Use in
Europe.
a SCRAP OF HISTORY
The President Originally SAT
With the Senators
WHEN IN Execu TIVE SESSION
George Washington on One Occasion
Lost His Temper and That Broke
no the Custom.

OF the InlteO states At w SlAlatiS mas SCut
an interesting report to the State Depart
ment on "Horseless Carriages in Eu-
rope" Mr.. Moore says that in the middle
of the last century steam vehicle was
constructed in France, to travel on the
highways, and that in 1927 steam
carriage was built and exhibited IN
Regents Park, the machinery OF which
was modelled upon the construction Of
a horses body. He encloses the following
account of trip made by Evelyn Ellis
in his automobile dog cart:
This carriage has travelled by road from
Paris, via Southampton, to Datchet, and
thence via Slough, Taplow, NARROW
Henley, Dorchester, Abingdon, Earring
/ don, Cirencester, Cheltenham and Tew-
kesbury, to West Malvern and the Cots
void Hills From West Malvern TO
Gloucester, a distance OF twenty-six
miles, was done in two hours, the return
journey occupying three hours, which in
cluded a climb of 800 feet in four miles.
The rate of speed depends greatly on
the level of the road, but more particu-
larry on the amount of horse traffic en-
countered: for instance, one journey hav-
ing taken two hours one day, the same
was done in thirty-three minutes the fol-
lowing week. This was entirely due to
the horse traffic met on the road. Very
early in the mornings and on Sunday so
per cent, more speed can be calculated on,
through the absence of horses.
The cost of running from Malvern to
Datchet, a distance OF 120 miles, was
within los (S2.40), including lubricating
oils, grease. etc This cost would have
been much less if it had not been for the
number Of towns passed through, neces-
stating a slow speed, which consumes an
equal amount Of oil as il travelling fifteen
miles an hour. The Gloucester journey
including passing through the town, max
ing thirty miles in ell, cost Is, Cd. (36
cents).
The carriage being new In England,
its effects on horses in this country are
quite uncertain. 1t may meet from
twenty to thirty horses who take no no.
tice, while the thirty-6rst will shy. In
going in the same direction, there has
been no trouble at all. From Paris to
Hayre Q20 to 1870 miles,, they had not
to slow down once, the French horses be-
ing accustomed to it.
Writing to the Philadelphia Times
Megaree says:
There are probably few of you, and it is
certain that there are very few United
States Senators, who are aware of the
fact that originally the President sat
with the Senate in executive session, per-
sonally delivered his message and received
by word of mouth 1.-THE advice and con-
sent" of that body. This fact is easily
verified by an examination of the records
al - Al IL
Senate. In one large volume are pre-
served the original manuscripts of sam
pie Presidential messages from the time
OF George Washington down to that OF
Grover Cleveland. The first volume con-
reads as follows:
Gentlemen OF the Senate:
The President of the United States
will meet the Senate in the Senate cham
bers at half-past eleven o'clock to-mor-
row to advise with them on the terms
of the Treaty to be negotiated with the
Southern Indians.
GO: WASHINGTON.
New York,
August 81,
1850.
President that he could communicate
with them In official matters either per
sonally or in writing. He concluded to
adopt the former method when he deem
ed it advisable, and, as a matter of fact,
he sat with the Senate in executive ses-
sion on three different occasions. The
last time. however, he got into COW
with the Senators because they were not
Of his way OF thinking. He became an
gered. and left the chamber and never
returned to it for purposes of delibera-
ton. No subsequent President had the
temerity to beard tlfe Senatorial lions In
their den.
The brief message read to you, while
it was the first in the collection referred
TO. was not. of course. Washington's first
communication to the Senate. Nor do the
printed records of executive sessions show
what the first message was. They have
only been compiled from the time of the
adoption Of the Constitution down to the
year 1929. They show the first Presi-
Dental appointment of record to be that
| of William Short to fill the vacancy at
| the Court Of st. James, caused by leave
OF absence having been granted Minister
| Thomas Jefferson. This is followed by
| Washingtons appointment, September
! 81, 1889, OF the members Of the first
Supreme court, consisting Of John Jay. OF
/ New York, Chief Justice, and John Rut-
ledge. of South Carolina; James Wilson,
of Pennsylvania; William Gushing, of
| Massachusetts,; Robert Fl. Harrison, OF
Maryland, and John Blair, Of Virginia.
The messages OF President John Adams,
contained in the collection of originals,
are all autographs, he scorning the in
termediary agency of a secretary. His
first message thus preserved reads as
follows:
Gentlemen Of the Senate:
nominate John Quincy Adams, Of
Massachusetts,, to the Minister Plenipo
tertiary from the United States to thu
King OF Prussia.
JOHN ADAMS.
United States, 20 May, 1897.
| Tho nav+ of his messages preserved II