Evening star., 1899-04-15
SOLONS WITH A GRIEVANCE.
Alabama Legislators Do Not Think
Well of Atlanta.

The story of ludcrous incident in con-
nection with the Presidents trip to the
Atlanta peace jubilee is going the rounds.
The closing scene was not Enacted until a
few weeks ago, so a news relish is attach
ed to the relation. '@a -
Mr.. McKnley's notable speech before the
Georgia legislature, in which he expressed
the hope that some day the United States
government would care for the confsder-
ate dead as it does for it's Union soldiers
who have gone to their last rest, was tele-
graphed and printed throughout. the word.
1t was the croWning feature OF his trip
through the south, and every one admits
that McKinleys will always be a respected
and honored name in the land of Dixie.
Approaching the honor of having the Pres
ident speak before it, and realizing the i'm
portanoe of what he might say, the pros
pect of it's probable bearing upon the en-
tire southland the Georgia legislature in
vited the Alabama legislature to be pres
ent. The lawmakers of the sister state
accepted with alacrity and were scheduled
to arrive in Atlanta the morning the
President spoke.
A committee was selected from the
Georgia body for the purpose of meeting
the AiabamianS and escorting them to the
state house. AS bad luck usually has it,
the train on which the visitors were COM
ing was late. With each additional tele-
graphic report from along the line the late
ness was increased. The committee made
many VlSltS 10 AUanla rusty Old depot TO
inquire after the legislative train. Tween
visits a nearby purveyor of forgetfuness
did a thriving business. The Georgians
dallied late with the purveyor and finally
forgot the object of their mission. So it
was that when the Alabama legislature
arrived in the southern gate city the depot
was conspicuously lacking in the respect of
a reception committee After waiting in
the car shed for an hour in the hope of a
committee of cordiality arriving the legis-
lators made their way as best they could to
the Georgia capitol, reaching there only TO
find that the President had delivered his
speech and gone; that the legislature had
adjourned and the building deserted This
Information they CLEANED from the accom-
modating janitor, who in an humble way
did all he could to make their stay pleas
ant.
This was but the beginning of the trou-
bles of the legislators from Alabama. Dis
appointed at the capitol, they hurried to a
hotel where the President had been driven
and was to lunch with prominent party
of southerners. The party was not to be
disturbed for any one Arriving at the
hotel the Alabama state senator's and rep
resentatives. asked for the President and
demanded a speech. They We're aggrieyed
and mad and fairly demanded that the
President appear and address them. The
proprietor knew the President did not wish
to speak at that time and in such a way.
The legislature remained in his lobby how
ever, until the proprietor was informed
the President was about to leave Then the
visitors were told the chief executive was
in the dining room. They made a rush for
the place. Once inside, the doors were
locked upon them, and unknown to him the
President ESCAPED.
The AIabamians were now mad all
through and went home in high dudgeon.
After several weeks had elapsed and in
solemn session assembled, the Alabama
legislature passed formal vote of thanks
to the janitor bf the Georgia state capitol
With the preamble setting forth in scorn.
full tones the treatment accorded the Ala
bama body this vote was spread upon the
minutes and an enerossed copy sent the
Ohiech of its IlaSSaen.