Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-04


Washington, March 4.-vice President /
Elect Roosevelt left the house of his
sister the wife of Commander Cowles,
at 1o:15 for the capitol, accompanied
by the Joint congressional committee
appointed to conduct him to the senate,
Of Senator Spooner and Con-
gressmen McRae and sDalzell. The
guard of honor was composed of squad
room a of New York.
AT 1880 a. m. the vice presiden5-elec
arrived the capitol and Went directly
TO the vice Presidents room. Shortly
before 1850 Mrs. Mckinley, escorted by
Gen. Corbin, entered the executive gall
lery. She vas accompanied by members
of her housa party Almost simultane-
ously with the presidential party Mrs.
Roosevelt and her friends, principally
relatives. entered and, accompanied by
he, children. she was escorted 10 front
seats in the gallery reserved for them
ltisf opposite those occupied By Mrs.
Mckinney.
he exchange Of greetings between
Mrs Mckinley and Mrs. Roosevelt va ?
neSed BY all. pom + he floor of the sstl-
ate the proceedings We're in accord ailce
With definite program, from Which.
there was no deviation. While Senator
Garter Mas spronuuncing the last Words
luf the rites over the river and harbur
bill the speaker and members of the
mouse Of representatives We're ar
,,sced a''ssr vere seated il the ressr,
l:oyi Of the. s,enat desks. Speaker Hem
i.derson was esecrted - seat 10 the
right Of and just below that of the
president pro tenn.
L was n:4o when the president ami
cabinet and escStts reached the capitol
Mckinley wss conducted q the presi
Gelit s room. where hs signnsl the bills
which the dying cong has passed.
Several biils af minor M I,,ss al1es failed.
a few nlinGtes before l. o'cleek the last.
bill was signed and tfe President and.
cabinet entered the seEate charnhst
Standing upon the spot hallowed by his
tory and IN the presence Of a brilliant
ard distinguished assmblage Theodore
Roosevelt, Of New York, today was in
Quoted into the Office of vice president
q. the United. TIE solemn oath Vas adj
rrnnistered by Senator William F, FRYE.
o. Maine. president pro tempore of the
United States senate, The ceremony
was thoroughly democratic, yst. in its
VERY simplicity. profoundly impressive.
u was without decorations of any kind,
not even the stars and stripes being dis
piaysd officially, altho, as the last words
Of the oath Of office fell from the lips Of
the senator from Maine and Nice Presi-
oeflt Roosevelt fervently clasped his
hand, the galleries ware splashed With
rational colors. many silken hand hass
fiuttssing preeziiy among the hundreds
of handkerchisfs.
Upon the floor Of the chamber were
the president. senators, Representatives
members of the diplomatic corps army
End navy officers and men disfing uished
~ al walks OF life.
MAIsyF.I4LoITS SPECTACLE.
The galleries presented A spectacle of
marvellous beauty, hundreds Of brit
illantly attired women. gay in handsome
toilets lending ccior 70 he scene OF all
most too somber surroundings. As the
Vice president dropped thS hand Of Seil-
ator Frye he glanced upward al his
wife. seated in the executive gallery.
she was the first OF whom he thought in
ltnis rlonentous hour, and 10 her he
looked for. INSPIRATION. An instant later
this vigorous American faced the
United States senate for the first time
as its presiding officer MOI flaw liz the
induction of the vice president into Of
fee was noticeable. The whole was per
.Gctly planned ard beautifully executed,
Early in the morning the galleries cf
the senate had been cleared by the ex-
ccutive session and they We're not
opened again until 10 O'clock, and then
leniy to those who held cards OF admis-
Sion. Rapidly the galleries began to fill
and long before the hour for the cere-
niony proper to begin they were