Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
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Washington, D. C., February 10 1901
1t will cost $4,000 to relnaugurate
President Mckinley This expense has
been fully guaranteed by private sub
scrlptlon. While the Presidents tastes
have been consulted as to details, he
cannot dictate how much or how little
is TO be expended upon the festival. It
is the tribute OF the people Of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. acting through the
inaugural committee and Mr.. John JOY
Edison. It's lbdefatlgable chairman.
The capital city stands ready to ac-
commodate 100000 guests. The public
comfort committee has complete reg
lister OF an hotels, boarding houses and
private residences wherein there are
rooms TO spare, and no one in corre-
spondence with IL need be concerned
about accommodations Moreover,
Washington has spacious structures
accessible to $4,000 visiting soldiers, All
established ormorlcs have been put in
ship-shape for thousands OF expected
military guests. The state, war and
navy building, interior department, old
post Office department, city hall. ma
tional theater building and riding
academy are TO be converted into pro-
visional barracks The city will be in
such honeymoon clothes as she has
never worn before. All that her citizens
pray for Is such weather as greeted
Jackson, Van Buren,, Buchanan and
Cleveland.
JEFFERSON SWORN IN IN PRES
ENT LAW LIBRARY.
To take his oath upon the same spot
where Jefferson was sworn Just a CEN
tury before, President Mckinley would
have TO proceed TO the law library in
the Capitol's basement. The floor Of
that room was the floor Of the Senate a
century ago. II was not until after the
war OF 1912, when the original Senate
floor was raised one story and when
the second Senate chamber-now the
Supreme oourt-wns built Washington
had taken his FIRST oath In New York.
his second in Philadelphia, where
Adams also took his Madison took his
two oaths In the House OF Representa-
tives-now Statuary Hall. When Mon
roe appeared for his first installation in
ISL there arose a controyersy--rev
TO some extent this year-as to which
house Of Congress should have charge
OF the inaugural ceremony at the Capt.
FOL. A wrangle ensued. The two houses
npllt the difference by swearing In
Monroe upon an open stand midway
between the two chambers. Only the
Senate and House wings Of the old Cap
itol were then finished. Between them
was an open space Monroe's second
inauguration was held I'm the House.
where the Marine band enhyened the
event. Quincy Adams was also sworn
In in the House. Jackson was the first
President 10 take his oath on the east
portlco OF the Capitol lust completed
when he succeeded But the day OF
Jaekson's second Inauguration was so
cold mat the House was again resorted
TO- All subsequent Presidents elected
by the people have been inaugurated on
the east front of the Capitol, In spite
OF weather. Vice Presidents succeeding
to the Presidency have taken their
oaths IN various places-Tyler In
Brown hotel. Fillmore In the House of
representatives, Johnson In the Kirk
wood house, Arthur FIRST in his New
iofk nome and two days later In the
wee Presidents room at the Capitol
Hayes had also taken the oath twice.
llrst on the Bird Of March as a safe
guard against interruption and again
day. ''"o"N's
Since President Mckinley is his own
successor. etiquette problems OF his
inauguration are slmpined. Were he
succeeding some one else he would can
az the White House soon after arriving
IN the city. would receive return call
from his predecessor within an hour
and would ride to and from tho capitol
WIN the latter. This etiquette has not.
however, been always respected. AT
sunrise on Jefferson's inauguration day
Adams was leaving Washington I'm a
nun, having set out in his carriage for
Massachusetts, When Jackson came TO
town for his swearing IN he refused TO
call upon Quincy Adams his predeces-