The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-11
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.


The Inauguration of the million
aires President was pulled off in
manner gorgeous enough to be in
keeping with the cost of electing him,
which is said to have exceeded $16,-
600, 900. Everything was conducted
on the most lavish scale, from the
personal escort from Cleveland, Ohio,
with their black horses, for which
$Io,ooo, was spent, to the ten thou
sand electric lights Of variegated
colors used in illuminating the costly
decorations for the inaugural ball in
the big court OF the Pension building.
1t was a millionaire's event from start
to finish, and the talk of the million
aires agent, otherwise known as
King Hanna, indicates that it is to be
milhonaire's administration. notwith-
standing the platitudes Of McKinley's
inaugural address. Never before
were there so many private railway
cars in Washington at one time and
never before was so much money
spent at and upon an Inauguration.
1t is very evident that the million
aires expect McKinleys administra-
ton to bring them prosperity, what
ever it may do for the poor. When
they invest their money they always
expect, and they usually get, return
in dollars and cents.
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan, who spent two
days in Washington this week, divid-
ed his time between conferences with
leading democrats and social inter-
course with his extensive circle of per-
sonal friends. but declined to remain
for the Inauguration OF his successful
rival, said to those who proffered him
their support for that he was not
thinking so much about the next
Presidential campaign as about the
condition OF the people, between now
and then. He also expressed his
sincere regret that the promised
" Mckinley Prosperity had not
come to the country. 1t is remark
able fact about Mr.. Bryan that his
hold upon Democrats has increased
since his defeat, instead of diminish
ing, as is usual in the case of defeated
candidates of all parties.
The silver men are not surprised at
the failure OF the Fifty fourth Con-
gress to admit Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma as states, and they
expect no better from the Fifty-fifta
Congress as the edict has gone forth
from the Republican bosses that none
of the territories shall be admitted,
because it is known that they would
all send silver senators But the sill
yer men expect to control the House
that will be elected in November
1893, and as they will certainly retain
control OF the Senate, to have the
territories all admitted to statehood
before the opening of the campaign
of 1900.
Ex-Postmaster General Wilson left
the fraud charges again at John
Wedderburn & Co., and the National
Recorder, their paper, which were
filed with the Post-office Department
4 few days ago by ifty-hve of Wash
ington's leading patent lawyers, to be
acted upon by his successor. The
head of the firm of Wedderburn &
Co., is the man who started the Ex-
iminer Claims Bureau and the Press
Claims Co., both of which, during
their existence, had extensive dealings
with newspaper publishers and figured
In suits in Court.
Senator Teller thus stated his opin-
ion of the relations of Mr.. Mckinley
toward the monetary conference bill,
which passed with the House amend
ments " If the new President has
my sympathy for an international
agreement it must oe judged from his
votes in the House, and not from
mything he has said since bis nomi-
nation, for, excepting the prefunctory
acceptance of the platform, his every
utterance has indicated that he has
gone over to the gold standard, and
viii remain there"
Senator Tlllman was the central
igure in the most dramatic incident
IF the closing week of Congress. He
harged in impassioned tones that
ne two corporations which have a
monopoly of making armor plate for
he Government have agents IN the
senate and when Senator Hawley, Of
,onn., protested against the charge,
le repeated it, and intimated very
plainly that Hawley was one of the
agents. There was time when such
a charge would have resulted ir
trouble outside the Senate chamber
but Senators no longer fight with any
other weapons than their tongues.
Mr.. Cleveland vetoed the Immigra
ion Bill, on the ground that it was a
departure from our national policl
hat would impose hardships upor
deserving people. The House passeC
L over the veto, but the Senate die