Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-20
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
INAUGURATION DAY.


Senator Hoar recently introduced In
the senate an 'amendment to the con.
stltution OF the United States, provld
ing for q change OF date IN inaugural
ing q president, which has provoked
considerable comment. Following are
extracts giving the views OF some 0
the leading journals:
1t hos been discussed in a general
way many times, both In Legislative
halls and in 1.-THE press, but thus far
without eliciting sufficient popular
interest to secure the end aimed at by
The senator from Massachusetts,
namely, the changing of the date OF
inauguration OF presidents Of the
United States from March 4 to April
80, the anniversary Of Washington's
first Inauguration There is, however,
one reason, practical in its nature, ia
favor Of the proposed change. March
usually is the worst weather month Of
the calendar, and March 4 is fire.
1uently about The worst day in the
year - Chicago Neps.
The proposal to extend McKinley's
term to April 30th, 1901, and make
that the day for the change 10 congress
sional terms, is a good one. Senator
Hoar's amendment to the constitution
TO this effect ought to be passed.
There is a historical reason % sides
the weather.) George Washington
was first ~inaugurated April 30tb,
though March 4th was the day selected.
The old congress of the confederation,
when it was known that tho new con-
ssitution had been adopted, passed a
law requiring the electors to meet In
the various states on the first Wednes-
day in January, 1889, and vote for
president and vice president; ordered
the count to be made in congress on
the fifss Wednesday in February, and
the Inauguration to take place the
first Wednesday in March, which in
ia that year fell on the fourth. Wash
ington was not formally notified CT his
election in Time tor carrying out his
end of the Law philadelphia In
There is no doubt that the change
ought 10 be universally favored. = VI
y = There are those who believe
that General Washington could have
four years from the date Of bis
Inauguration, thus bringing ali
subsequent inaugurations upon &
more propilious day. It is the
late OF Washington's inauguration that
las suggested the change embodied in
Hoar's resolution, and its
ldoption would tend to recall every
our years the Interesting historical
associations surrounding the inaugural
of our first president Chicago {
Times Herald.
There is one change, however, which
! more desirable than That OF the date !
4 inauguration day. 1t is that of a day <
( meeting OF q new congress. Under !
he present system representatives who q
ave been defeated for reelection in \
'ovember, keep IN legislating until y
If Senator Hoar's amends
rents were adopted a congress would
in on for six months, instead of four, s
fer lis successor had been elected. =
the date Of inauguration day were +
to April so 1t would be more "
ficult to advance the date OF meeting q
a new congress. If it met on the 6
rst day of May 10 Two months hot it
would come and a majority OF 81
e members W, nd want to get away. =
it met March 4 there would be four b,
of pleasant weather TO b
ia. So there is something to q :,
said against, rs well as in favor Of
Hoar's. amendment to the
institution Chicago Ttibnne. re