Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09
THE WEEK ENDING MARCH ., 1901.

William Mckinley and Theodore Roose-
welt were inaugurated President and Vice
President Of the United States Monday
with elaborate ceremonals. The Fifty
sixth Congress closed at noon on the same
day. All the regular appropriation bills
were passed except the river and harbor
bill, the passage of which was prevented
in the Senate through the efforts of Mr..
Carter Of Montana, who occupied the floor
during the closing hours with speech de-
nouncing the improprieties OF the measure.
Chairman Cannon Of the House appropria-
lions committee issued statement show
ing the total appropriatiso5nss OF tne session
Fifty-sixth Congress 81, 44O, 062, 545 90. In
obedience to a proclamation by the Presi-
dent the Senate of the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress assembled in extraordinary session
March 5 and confirmed the nominations of
the cabinet, the former members being re-
appointed. A resolution providing for clo-
ture was introduced and referred to the
rules committee Senator Morgan occupied
the floor for several hours In discussion
Of the Nicaragua canal and the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. Senator Frye was unani-
mously elected President Pro Tempore Of
the Senate. The republican senator's de-
cided to postpone the reorganization Of the
Senate committees. The President nomi-
mated Robert 8. Mccormick of Illinois to
be minister to Austria. President Taft Of
the Ph1l1DD1neS COMMISSION sent d CdDlo
report Of conditions indicating early pa
cifcation General Macarthur reported
that he had offered to exchange Filipino
prisoners for guns. An executive order
duty on tobacco April /. The Cuban con-
stitutional convention referred the Platt
amendment regarding the relations withthe
United States to a committee Riots were
precipitated in San Juan, Porto Rico, by
the indignation of a mob over the alleged
Ill treatment Of a girl by an American
teacher. Charges were preferred by Capt
Charles H. Davis, U. s. N, superintendent
of the naval observatory, against Prof. s.
J. Brown of the observatory staff The
Delaware legislature adjourned sine die
without electing senators to fill the vacan-
cies In Congress- The Montana legislature,
on the eve Of final adjournment, elected
Paris Gibson, democrat, to fill the senate
rial vacancy from that state. Carter Har-
rison was renominated by the Chicago
democrats for mayor. John e. Searles
capitalist and promoter, formerly promi-
nent in the sugar trust organization. as
signed. Representative Charles F.
Sprague of Massachusetts was placed IN a
private sanitarium, suffering from mental
Affections. Among those who died during
the week was Christopher Magee, a promi-
nent politician Of Pennsylvania.
Foreign Affairs.
Emperor William, while driving in Bre-
men, was struck in the face and severely
wounded by a piece of iron thrown by
demented man. Russia assured England
that her occupation of Manchuria was only
temporary; nevertheless, an agitation was
begun by England to force Russia to aban-
don her holdings forthwith. A new cabinet
under Sagasta was formed in Madrid. Riot
Gus demonstrat tons by Irish members mark
ed the sessions of the British parliament,
elimination in the forcible election of
twelve of the disturbers from the session.
Lord Wolseley in the house of lords criti-
ri or he ar,ar MT of he ofY oa tn
the commons War Secretary Broderick an
nounced plans of army reform; it was an
nounced that a conference had been held
between Lord Kitchener and Gen. Botha re-
garding terms Of surrender but no definite
results were reported Further disturbances
occurred in Russia between students and
police and many arrests were made. A new
cabinet was formed in Bulgaria. Deputy
Firman Faure was expelled from the French
chamber for insulting the government.
In the District.
All plans for the Inauguration were sue
cessfully executed; the city was visited by
over 100000 people; some disorder occurred
among the visiting militiamen, generally
being ascribed In the main to the Pennsyl-
vania troops, and a controversy arose as to
the responsibility and the remedy to pre-
vent similar scenes at future inaugurals. In
the final adjustment Of legislation the Dis
trict lost the proposed Memorial bridge and,
through the failure Of the river and harbor
bill. all provision for the Potomac and Ana
costa improvements. The code bill was
finally passed and approved. In the special
session Of the Senate an inquiry into the
methods Of taxation in the District was
proposed, but not ordered. The houses
struck from the sundry civil bill the pro-
vision for the donation of Rawlins Square
to the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. The commission for the erection Of
statue to Gen. u. 8. Grant chose as site
ground Immediately south Of the State, War
and Navy building, now occupied by the
Presidents stables. The school board or
dered changes to be made in the history
text books used in the public schools of
the District. to make them conform to fact.
Inc Knox express warehouse was destroyed
by fire, with loss Of about 500. 600. John
T. Woodfield of the United States cavalry
service died in police cell.