The Press., 1901-03-07

washington. Mar. 4. 1!

many, but there is one sight to be seen
only In Washington, and only on inaugura-
tion day, that no man can see without
being impressed and thrilled. That is the
great gathering OF people at the east front
of the capitol-acres and acres OF upturn-
cd faces-to see the president sworn in,
and gee him deliver his inaugural address.
'See'' is the correct term, for though
President Mckinley has voice above the
average In strength, not more than per-
haps 500 persons In all that vast throng,
could hear enough Of his inaugural ad-
dress to-day to know what 1t was about.
But all Of them could see, and that is
what they were there for; they could read
the address in the afternoon papers.
i The swearing In of Vice President
Roosevelt was comparatively speaking, a
private affair, as it took place la the SEN
ate chamber and admittance to the CALLER
les were by ticket only, and the number
OF tickets were necessarily limited. 1t is
safe to say, however, that a greater num-
ber heard the inaugural address of the
vice president than heard that of the
president. One of the first duties per-
formed by the vice president, after Sena-
tor Frye administered, the oath to him,
was to administer the oath to thirteen
new senators. If he had any superstiti-
GUS qualms about the number, he failed
to exhibit them.
The three things In the inaugural parade
which was one of the finest Washington
ever had, although not so long as some
have been, that seemed to interest the
crowds on the streets the most, were Vice
President Roosevelt, the battalion of
Porto Rico troops, and the two perform
ing bears brought from Colorado to par
ticipate In the parade as payment of an
election wager.
The fifty congress died to-day, just
before noon, although its last legislative
day will bear the date Of March Git was
still ofiicially to-day when the gavel
fell for final adjournment. All Of the
regular appropriation bills were disposed
of, but lot Of legislation, including the
OleomargaIine o bill was left Enacted upon.
The thoughtfulness of Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, prevented Hawaii from being left
without representation in the inaugural
ceremonies. Gen. Miles invited Delegate
Wilcox, who is native Of Hawaii, to join
his receiving committee, which performed
conspicuous duties both at the capitol and
at the inaugural ball, and he did 80.
A speech made by Senator Prltchard in
the closing hours of the fifty-sixth con-
gress indicates that the old question of
how far the senate has right to go in de-
tarmining whether the majority of state
legislature were legally elected, will figure
In the fifty-seventh congress, In the case
of Senator Simmons. OF N. c., elected to
succeed Senator Butler.
The president vetoed the bill authoriz
ing the reference of number of claims for
Indian depredations to the court of claims,
on the principle that as all the claims
arose during the pending Of war with the
Indians, they should be disallowed.
Senator Morgan was so chagrinLed over
the failure of Nicaragua canal legislation
that he asked to be relieved of the chair
manship Of the committee on inter ocean
canals, and announced that after sixteen
years fighting for the canal, he was dis
gusted and intended to stop. Incidental.
ly he told some history which surprised
great many persons, when he said
II am no British sympsthizer when Brit.
ain dodges US. Yet, have never said q
word against her when there was no cause
for it. It was l who drew up the resolu.
tions deploring the death of the Queen
and turned them over to the senator from
Iowa (Allison), to offer. 1t was 1 who
drew up the Davis report, and when the
name of Davis was signed to 1t. the demo
Gratis scoffed at him as a British sympa
thizer, because the report held that the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty was still in effect
We have been trying to get this cana
legislation for sixteen years, and yet, we
the American congress cannot do 80, be-
cause Great Britain wants delay"
Officials Of this government believe thai
the Cubans will see the wisdom of com
plying with the conditions laid down BY
the Platt-Spooner amendment TO the army
appropriation bill, which is now law
but they are not disposed to bother theil
heads about when they do SO. Those
conditions tell the Cubsns in plain langu
age just what they must do to get Ameri
clan authority removed. They admit o.
no dickering. The president, himself
cannot, II he would, change one Of those
conditions In the smallest particular. Il
is now up to the Cubans. They mus
choose between an acceptance of all th'
conditions and an indefinite continuation
OF American rule over Cuba.
The president did not increase thu
beauty of the parade, from spectacular
point Of view, when he intervened in th'
wrangle between Grand Marshal Greene
of the inaugural parade, and the Unior
veterans, and insisted that his persona
escort from the white house to the capito
should be composed entirely Of his forme
comrades in arms, but he greatly increas
ed his popularity with the veterans, ant
did the thing that was In the eyes of near
ly everybody, the right thing to do. l
may be, In fact is very likely, that Mr.
Mckinley will be the last soldier of tn,
Civil war to be president, and 1t was fit
ting that his personal escourt or guard o
honor, should be composed of veterans o
that war.
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