The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-21
First Visit to the Capitol to Be Made
Next Monday and the Sec
ond Thursday.
NOW COMPLETE
HIS HIGHNESs TO ATTEND THE
M'KINLEY MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Proposed Reception at the Navy De-
partment AbandOned-Sargen
to "Sub" for Dewey.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-After confer
ences between State Department officials
and members of the Senate and House of
Representatives arrangements have been
completed for the reception of Prince Hen
ry when he comes to the Capitol next Mon
day afternoon. The prince will be accom-
panied by Ambassador Won Holleben or
Count Quadt and the members of his staff
The party will arrive at the eastern main
entrance about o'clock, and will enter
the building by the rotunda. Here a COM
mittee of members of the House will be in
waiting to receive him, as the visit to the
Senate will have to be made later, owing
to the taking Of the vote on the Philippine
bill at 4 clock. Representatives Grosvenor
and Hit and one Democratic member
probably Representative Dinsmore, will
constitute the committee The prince will
be escorted first to Speaker Henderson's s
private office. where greetings will be ex-
changed, and the speaker then will invite
the prince and mis- party to occupy the
speakers reserved seats in the gallery
This will give the prince an opportunity to
observe the conduct of affairs in the House,
the probability being that one of the ap-
preparation bills will be under considera-
tion at that time.
After looking down upon the business of
the House Prince Henry will return to the
main floor of the House and later will oc-
cupy the ways and means committee room
for a time in order that members of the
House may be presented to him in person
1t is understood that this part of the pro-
gramme carries out a wish expressed by
Emperor William that his brother should
see not only the legislative branch in ses-
way the members of this branch of the
government. AT the conclusion of the pre-
sentation of members to Prince Henry the
committee will escort the prince and his
party through the corridor to the rotunda
where a committed of senators will meet
them and give the visitor the courtesies of
the Senate.
on the following Thursday, when Prince
Henry attends the Mckinley memorial ex-
ercses in the House of Representatives,
he will occupy a seat Immediately along
side of President Roosevelt, who, with his
Cabinet, will be in the area to the left of
the speaker and in front of the Republican
side of the chamber. On this occasion the
princes suite will not be with him. bnt
ing the chamber the prince will be an
nounced as prince Henry of Prussia, ad-
miral of the German navy The formality
OF announcing the other members OF the
party and of the members of the diplomatic
corps will be dispensed with.
A meeting of the Presidents delegates,
partment Adjutant General Corbin and
Rear Admiral Evans. will be held at the
Waldorf-Astoria, In New York city, to-
morrow afternoon. These three gentlemen
will represent the President of the United
States in formally welcoming Prince Henry
to this country. Prince Henry will make
his first appearance TO the American peo-
pie in the capacity of admiral in the
imperial German navy, and will wear the
uniform OF that rank. Assistant Secretary
Hill, who will head the receiving deiega-
ton. will especially represent the civil ma
esty of the government, and, therefore, will
appear at all ceremonies in civilian attire.
General Corbin and Admiral Evans will
appear in fulldress uniform on all formal
occasions, including the reception at New
York and the various functions in this
city.
The President delegates have decided to
abandon the proposed reception 10 Prince
Henry in the Navy Department. II had
been arranged. according to the tentative
programme, that on Friday. the 2Sth i'm
stant after returning from Annapolis the
Prince and suite should be received at the
Navy Department by Secretary Long and
a number of distinguished naval officers
The committee found. however, that Prince
Henry, being a sailor, was much more