New-York tribune., 1900-12-13

,-ss-s $50 when President Adams first visited the
place spoke Of the capital eityE uncertain soN,,
the demand for its removal ana nnsn s'aSs,-r, -.
Civil war. the dawning OF day of fuiaiment' ne
closed as follows:
Tn the ssved streets and avenues decorated with
homes and churches which are tTinmp9s sra 1t ars @
IN N 5ne s epsa erees ana parks adorned with
statuary ana monuments OF our heroes on r stases
en az and artists ia the long succession Of stately
u6e SgfDs aSby andn IN ths e ss in
rnenf 10 the Father OF His Country, the narp!e
STH apao oS'S oa whose y s; st founder q
the city laid his hapd 5a tas sas.ned 70 be airsr
within and grander without. in all these crown
p ing sS5si saocs sf Wilmington Sss Their p ssca
we cherish it, not for the oea1y o. n tRst
draws an Americans 10 this spot dedicated 20 the
sPgbe Each m has nsw historic asso
cafons which STIR the American pride rr,ss Wssn as
valiant OF our race and blood now departed
SENATOR DANIELS VIEW OF THE FUTURE
The Future of the United States and It's Cap
itaI' was rhe topic assigned TO Senator Jonh W.
Daniel OF Virginia. The Senator's ADDRESS was al
eloquent ana patriotic essay. Ancient history, Is
said. had no precedent for the United states OF
America and modern history has no parallel The
United States contains the most diversiasd and as
nation Our domain is the best located. our lon
speeGatOn ana The future e sorgeous win every
sign OF hope and courage. The Senator referred 70
tr tas asoS a5S Shsf e the f
der and to the strength OF tne m e eieSra s
ony sr y he G & was over 0s the heritage
tha s@RrS viii i0aiss0 and whidS the republic has
forever we are the t0Tem9S5 naen m No ev ths
grow out Of our might and have the mighty 70
deal with them
SENATOR HoAR's GRAFTON.
The closing address by Senator Hoar. entitled
"An Historical Address" was scholarly effort in
the best vein OF the Massachusetts statesman. In
opening he spoke impressively of the antiquity OF
the European capitals compared with the youth
Of that Of the American Republic. London he said.
had been a centre OF civilization for more than
twelve hundred years Paris the seat of government
for thirteen centuries Berlin for nearly four. and
Vienna for seven centuries And yet" said he,
there are few places that show for any one
century more than three products OF architecture
that equal the Capitol. the Washington Monument
and the Congressional Library. If we can add to
the glory Washington three such structures only
for each coming century, we need not be ashamed
of comparison with any foreign city when Wash
ington shall have reached the same age II God
spare the Republic, what may we not hope for
Washineton? These three structures. unrivalled as
they are each for It's respective class, are more
interesting still for what they typify. The monu-
ment 20 the Father Of the Country is but simple
shaft. 1t marks a narrow spot. 1t commentaries
q single human character. But the spot II MARKS,
as was said Mr.. Speaker, by one of the most 7
ACCOMPLISHED men who ever sat in your chair. is
a prime meridian The prime meridian OF universal
longitude on sea land may be at Greenwich or
at Paris. or where you will But the prime meridian
of pure exalted human character will be marked
forever by yonder obelisk. Integrity and patriotism
are TO be measured by nearness to ii or departure
from it, The whole city Is in a larger sense
Washington monument. Il were hetter that the
great name should pass forever into CSlivion and
be FORGOTTEN unless the walls Of this building where
we are assembled dedicated to legislation and TO
Justice also honorable witness 10 the character
and influence of him who laid its cornerstone.
Senator Hoar then proceeded to paint the great
achievements of the country. and concluded as fol-
lows:
most OF them A few OF their companions end
and gve their he Counsel to the people who
are to carry on its work, as a few OF the com.
this and iauglirated its great aceUmPshms5nt lon on
the principles OF the Revoutlon: Lner W0lA r? Sis9
period only that the new century may clasp hands
with the old and that they may bring to the future
the benediction Of the past
Mr. Richardson's address was frequently ap- |
plauded. but Minister Wu Ting-fang remained |
awake With such difficulty as to create much merri-
ment and Justice Harlan was unable to hide numer-
Gus yaWns Senator McCOmas spoke with deltber- |
alton but when he referred the British invaders
who burned the CAPITOL Lord Pauncefote and Sen
ator Chandler whispered to each other across an
aisle and evidently 10 their mutual amusement.
Long and the Postmaster-General had :
an animated conversation, and more than half the !
House side was deserted. while the cloakrooms were
overAowing and noisy Representative otey, Of Vr-
gina who sat Immediately behind President Nc
Kiney. attracted much attention by the voracity /
with which he used cigar. ana Governor Roose-
velt was an object OF sympathy as he took his first
good rest in the last thirty-six hours. All was
changed when Senator Daniel arose. The cloak
rooms were empted, the seats quickly fled and for !
forty five minutes he swayed the audience with |
laughter and enthusiasm by his humoT and elo-
quence When he finished the audience arose until
the President and the Cabinet had departed, when
the exodus became general
The Exercises closed at 6:l5 D. After dissolv- !
ing the joint session Senator Frye turned the gavcl
over to Speaker Henderson, and the House i'm
adjourned. The Senate returned TO its
chamber and the session was resumed. Without
the Senate then motion of Mr..
Hale, adjourned until II O'Clock tomorrow.