The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14

| 159, the Pullman OldenDurg ana N-ra
President Young's private car No. z---
The crew comprised Conductor c. o.
johnson, Engineer Frank Bishop. FIRE
man E. D. Petrie and Henry Dillenbecz
and Walter PerO, trainmen.
WHERE ROOSEVELT WAS FOUND.
Albany. Sept. 14-Afr. Roosevelt
reached the camp Of the Tahawus club
80 miles north of North Creek at 9 o.
m. He was found on the top OF Mount
Marcy. where he had gone on hunting
expedition, by guides who had been sent
out early in the day to deliver to him
the telegram from Buffalo announcing
a change for the worse in the presi-
dents condition. The vice president
had a long, hard ride to reach North
Creek.
NO SPECIAL SESSION LIKELY
Washington, Sept 14-It is not be-
lieved here that President Roosevelt
will find it expedient to summon coil
gress to meet in special session. There
is only a very meagre sprinlxling Of sem
atOrs and members Of the house Of rep
resentatiyes in Washington but those
here hold the opinion above expressed
Some even 60 to the extent Of predict
ing that there will not be an extraorci-
nary session Of the senate, though on
this point there is a difference of opin-
ion. The matter is entirely optional
with the new president.
The statute providing for the sue
cessiOn to the presidency requires tnat
congress shall be convened in case a
member of the cabinet becomes presl-
dent, but the statutory requirement
does not apply to the case of the vice
president being elevated to the presi-
dency through the death of the preSi-
dent. 1t is believed that since the law
does not call upon him to do SO. the
president will not summon congress In
extra session, but allow the affairs oe
the different departments to remain in
present hands until congress shall meet
in constitutional session on the secOnu
of December, less than three months
hence. This precedent was set by
President Arthur after the death OF
Garfield. President Arthur did not
convOke the senate In special session.
but the circumstances are somewhat
different in the present instance. The
last congress performed its work so
completely that in case the entire body
should be brought together in extra
session there would be no special serv-
ice for it to perform and there would
be little more to do than 20 confirm the
nominations to office made by the pres
ident It would not, of course, be nee
essary to summon the entire congress
for this purpose, and if there should be.
a desire on the part Of Mr. Roosevelt
to make a large number of changes
Immediately after assuming the duties T.
of his Office, he could secure conhrma-
tion by simply calling the senate to-
gether
The consensus of opinion, however. Is
that he will ask the present members
tainly until next December when con-
gress viii assemble. Some members o1
the cabinet may wish to be relieved. as
several are not In the best or neaiAIs
and the new president may decide him
self later on that he would prefer 20
make some changes, but this Is mat
ter quite in the future. and one thar
would call necessarily for an extra se9-
sion even of the senate.
The members of the Mckinley cab
met and their assistants as well as tine
aA~.-a
foreign representa- tives doubtless VIII
tender their designations. as is usual in
a change of administration. IN order %
relieve the new president Of embar-
rassment, but undoubtedly viii be
asked to continue in Office for some
time at least While some Of the cab
met officers IL is known sincerely de-
sire to reIfnouish their posts. they are
aU r,af-iotic and suf7cientlv devoted to
the interests of their party to continue
in Office if requested by the president
so to do. and It is believed that Is what
will occur Should any cabinet change
become absolutely necessary the law
gives the president authority to make
appointments, and this
power has been exercised on previous
occasions without much embarrass-
ment in the administration Of public
CALLS ON THE WIDOW.
Mflburn House, Buffalo Sept a.
President Roosevelt drove up at 2-3s
with a mounted policeman on either
side of the carriage. Mr. Wilcox was
with him and the colonel opened the
1oor of the carriage as the horses were
pulled up. stopping at the curb before
the entrance. Two big American fiags
on either side OF the main entrarc-
were draped with bA2ck, and the new
president of the United States as he..
entered the house in which his prede-
eessor lay passed between these paTi-
otfc badges of mourning
The president paid visit Of con-
iolence to the grief-stricken wife be-
Tore taking the OATH
President Roosevelt came out Of the
house at 2.56. It was decided
1continned on sirth Paeal