The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-03-14
THE BUREAU FAAIED
To Furnish Suitable Eathsr
for InauSuratiQTI
The NAUGHTY TROOPERS
From Pennsylvania Conducted Them
selves Very Badly.

Washington, Marcn S.-Ile III
auguration is over. Aside from the
actual inaugural ceremonies, the
most conspicuous points in eonnec-
ton with it were the rain, the beau
tiful ball and the rOWdyism of the.
Pennsylvania troops. ''The finest
weather ever experienced at an in
auguration" had been promised by
Chief Moore of the Weather Bureau
but nevertheless there was down.
pour that made things most unpleas-
ant for the President and for the
crowds on the stand at the Capitol
for those on the stands alOlg the
route of the procession and 1Or the
troops in line. 1t will no longer be
proper for the Weather Bureau to
cast aspersiOns on the lOWly ground
hog after making so utter a histake
only twelve hours before tie time
for fulfllment. The ball was beau
tiful. 1t was held in the Pension
Office, which was decorated under
the supervision of eminent archi-
tects. The cost to the Government.
is estimated by Commissioner Evans
at about $4,000, mostly N salaries,
the clerks having been given a
weeks extra holiday in order to let
the building be available. '"The
Pension Office" says Mr.. Evans,
ought never again to be used for an
inaugural ball. The businGH of the
Bureau is too important TOTE inter-
fered with, even in any degree, for
such a reason. 1t would probably
not pay the Government to erect a
building especially for Inaugural
balls, but in the erection c4 future
Government structures, some pro-
vision should be made fOF functions
of this kind" The Pennsylvania
troops played the rOwdy ito perfec-
ton. There were 5000 of Them
here, more than one fourth of the
entire force in line in the parade
They were furnished with mattress-
es in the corridors of ahe State
War and Navy Building, where also
on the top floor the Porto Ricans
were chartered. The latter con-
Quoted themselves with dignity and
left little offensive evidence. of their
stay in the building. Thh Pennsyl-
yanians. however. Uuarteted on the
lower floors, were careless, and left
the building in a filthy rendition
1t took Il f"s # fifty {harwOmcn
all day .y,,5 20 clean fwO floors
which they occupied. fortunately
they did comparatively IittIe dam
age inside the building, t he rOugher
element cOntenting themselves ap-
parently with riots in fh& streets,
where they created a verita8Ie reign
of terror in the disreputlE1e quar-
ter of the town. On twS occasions
they fought pitched battlls Fith the
police, tried to murder a fq pred Of
fcer and looted pumbers II shops
and fruit stands. TheF conduct
was merely a renewal # that Of
eight years ago, when their State
had to appropriate to gay for the
damage done by them.
Senator-elect Simmons Of North
Carolina, has been seated. Tin the up
per house without objection, a sig
nifcant fact in view of Ehes sdeclar-
ed intention of the Republicans to
contest not only his right to Slis seat
but also those of all Senator'S elected
from States where the negro vote is
limited, on the ground THAT the cleo
ton Of the members of the Iegisla-
ture had been in violation of the
rights of large numhers:. of voters
It had been thought that if Mr.
Simmons vas not Fequirdd to stand
aside, he at least would have his ere
deRtials called in 9uestioa by ref
erenee Of them to the eoipt tlittee Or
Privileges and Elsctions.I is now
said that the contest will 6etlropped-
The reason assigned sthatiit might
be necessary in order to Fead SEhe dis
ease to enact new Reconstruction leg
islation, and to declare shal North
Carolina did not have q Rek kuMicsn
form of gUFerum@t- Thekhstursl
inference is that the Republicans
have decided to dBop all persecution
Of the South, and permit & to govern
itself In ib own Eay. + {.
The Rhssian ssgsr var Rill not
down: Recently . committee = II
limbs mehtfsSs Ssurecs sppexred be-
]: fore Mr. Gage and oiimsIly de-
. manded that Bis seton 81 "a 9nded
{ bit. we're turned down hard By the
: Secretary, Who too e E1hd sl
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