Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-25

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The party was met at the doors lead
ing into the rotunda by committee
from the House consisting OF MI. Hitt
of Illinois. Mr.. Dinsmore OF ARKANSAS
and Gen. ,Grosvenor of Ohio. chairman
of the committee having the arrange
ments for the princes reception IN
charge. Brief cordial greetings having
been extended. the prince and ms party,
under the protection of half hundred
police We're guided to the room OF
Speaker Henderson in the rear or the
House lobby. Here the Speaker greet
ed the prince with a warm handshake
as Mr.. Hit presented His Royal High
ness
Gen Henderson invited the prince to
be seated while the German ambassa-
dor made the other introductions. then
in few words formally welcomed him.
Your Royal Highness." he said, turn
ing to the prince, who instantly arose,
1t gives me very sincere pleasure on
the behalf of the United States House
of Representatives to greet you with
a cordial and heartfelt welcome, and ii
gives me all the greater pleasure as you
come representing in eminent degree
that friendly feeling which exists be-
tween your nation and ours and repre-
senting also the cordial feelings of the
illustriOus head of the German empire.
When you are ready to go from here
we have made suitable provision for
your accommodation in the gallery. So
that you can see the House of Repre-
sentatives in session. When you have
remained there length of time agree
able to you, committee Will consult
your pleasure as to what further may
be gratifying to you while at this end
of the Capitol
The prince thanked the Speaker for
his courtesy and without further cere-.
mony the party proceeded to the gall
lery of the House. His appearance at
the door of the gallery caused an en-
thusiastic demonstration.
The prince paused, smiled through
his blonde beard, and acknowledged the
greetings with slight bow. Then, adj
vancing with the German ambassador
and Mr.. Hit on either side, he descend
ed to the place reserved for him in the
front row of the gallery.
Mr.. Gilbert of Kentucky, was ad-
dressing the House at the time on the
Philippine question. Prince Henry
seemed Interested. listening attentively
for several minutes to what Mr.. Gill
bert had to say. He appeared to be
pleased at the hearty applause which
followed the statement of the Ken
lucky member that the anglo Saxon
and German races are one"
The party remained about 10 minutes
in the gallery and then descended to
the ways and means committee room,
where reception was to be held. The
demonstration as the prince left the
gallery was even more enthusiastic
than when he entered.
The House at once adjourned to af-
ford the members an opportunity to
meet the royal visitor personally.
Practically the entire membership OF
the House took advantage of the
chance to meet the prince. Prince
Henry gave each member in turn a
smile and word of friendly cordiality
and firm grasp of the hand.
Just as the reception was concluded,
the Senate committee consisting of
Senators Cullom Of Illinois, Lodge of
Massachusetts, and Morgan of Ala
bama, appeared and after being pre-
scented, escorted the prince and his
party to the Senate.
He was escorted to the chamber of
the Vice President and there Senator
Frye the President Pro Tenn of the
Senate, greeted him and the members
of his suite. No formal remarks We're
made. The members of the princes
party We're escorted by Gen. Corbin to
the diplomatic gallery, but Prince
Henry and Ambassador Won Holleben
were ushered directly into the Senate
chamber
The overhanging galleries were
|thronged, every senator was in his seat.
the sides of the chamber were fringed
with representatives drawn thither by
news of the conflict that was raging,
and on the floor the youthful senator
from Texas, Mr.. Bailey, was holly en-
gagged with several of the elder leaders
on the Republican side over the right
of the two senators from South Caro-
lima, who are in contempt of the Sen
late. to vote on the Philippine bill.
Senator Frye with the prince at his side
mounted the rostrum and invited him to
be seated. The senators on the floor and
spectators in the galleries had arisen,
Senator Frye resumed the gavel, which
he had yielded to Senator Hoar. and the
debate proceeded. With only words of
explanation from Mr.. Frye the prince
seemed to understand the situation.
He watched the scene keenly as the
young Texan tried the metal first of one
adversary and then another. The two
South Carolina senators. of whose en-
counter last Saturday the prince was
fully advised, sat on the right OF Mr..
Bailey. The prince glanced at them sew
eral times, but appeared far more inter-
ested in the question at issue than in the
personality of those it affected.
For fully 20 minutes he sat completely
engrossed by the scene before him. At
last Ambassador Won Holleben, who sat
below him at the clerks desk, suggested
that il was time to go. thereupon the
prince thanked Senator Frye and arose.
Senator Frye interrupted the Senate with
a rap of his gavel. The senators imme-
diately stood up, while the people in the
galleries craned their necks. Then as the
prince descended the steps and stood fer
an instant bowling his ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ere he took his departure, the galleries
broke into applause.
1t had been the intention of the Sen
ate to give the prince an informal recep-
tion but in the excitement attending the
proceedings on the floor the arrangement
was not carried out. The prince departed
through the main door. the senators re-
naming on their feet until he had disap-
peared He was then Joined by his suite
and repaired to the east door, where the
carriages were in waiting. The people
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