The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-05

ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and Sec
retaries MacVeagh. Fisher and Wilson
were the only members of the cabinet
to accompany the party to the capitol
Secretary Hilles rode in the last carriage
with three of the Presidents aides. In
marked contrast to yesterdays riotous
scenes. when the crowds virtually mobbed
women in the suffrage pageant, the car
riageway today was entirely clear. At
the President-elects request the number
of secret servicemen assigned to guard
the carriages in the procession to the
capitol was reduced to two Vice Presi-
dent ATarshalrs carriage followed closely
and Immediately behind marched the
White House correspondents and the
newspaper men who have been with Mr..
Wilson in the campaign.
Crowd Demonstrative
The party proceeded down Pennsylvania
avenue slowly until it neared the capitol
and then the four black horses drawing
the Presidential carriage broke into a
trot and the troopers escorting 1t spurred
their horses into a canter. Thus the cav
alcade galloped up Capitol HILL While
the crowd along the route was demon
strative, 1t was respectful and orderly.
Arriving at the capitol, Mr. Taft and
Mr.. Wilson were escorted to the Pres-
dents room where Mr.. Taft began sigh
ing bills. Mr.. Marshall went to the Vice
Presidents room. The two parties re-
mained until Congress had done up the
last bit of its work and was ready for
the beginning of the scenes of Inaugural
ton Of the Vice President in the Senate
chamber.
When President Taft and Mr.. Wilson
approached the Presidents room, Mr..
Taft turned to the President-elect and
said: ~
Well Mr.. President, here's your
room.''
The two men passed in and as they did
SO, Mr.. Taft espied Mr.. Bryan out in the
corridor and invited him to enter.
Il don't know whether l can come in
there or not" said Mr.. Bryan. I'm not
President you know"
We'll. I'm still President retorted Mr..
Taft. "and I invite you In
Mr.. Bryan entered
Mrs. Wilson and daughters meanwhile
entered the spaces reserved for them in
the Senate galleries and were the CEN
ter of all eyes. Mrs. Wilson wore tan
cloth dress with brown ribbed silk cloak
and small hat to match. Miss Margaret
Wilson wore blue silk poplin; Miss Jessie
Wilson lavender broadcloth, and Miss
Eleanor Wilson bright blue cloth.
Notifications From Congress
At II: 30 o'clock committees from the
House and Senate waited upon Pres-
dent Taft in the marble room and gave
formal notification that Congress was
ready to adjourn
Meanwhile those members of the cabi-
net who did not ride in the procession
to the capitol gathered in the Presidents
room. said goodbye to Mr.. Taft and were
introduced to Mr.. Wilson. Neither Mrs.
Taft nor any other member of the Pres
ident's family occupied the space reserved
for them in the Senate galleries or on
the stand at the east front.l Mrs. Taft
and her daughter went to the home OF
Miss Mabel Boardman TO await the conf
ing of Mr.. Taft after the Inauguration
ceremonies. when they all departed for
Augusta, Ga.
Some Of the officials for whom places
had been reserved on the floor of the
Senate chamber began filing in before,
the Senate had adjourned. The inter-
state commerce commission was the first
to enter and with the other commissioners
was Franklin X. Lane, who will be Pres
ident Wilson's Secretary of the Interior.
Among the first bills signed were the
public buildings, agricultural. general de-
hciency and rivers and harbors. Soon
afterward Vice President Marshall, ac-
companied by the congressional commit
tee, was ushered into the Senate cham
Der and given seat in the front row
facing the presiding officer.
Cabinet Takes Seats
Mrs. Marshall, from her place In one
OF the galleries. waved to her husband as
he came on the Senate floor, but after
a stay of moment Mr.. Marshall and
the committee returned to the vice pres.
ident's room while Senator Fail continued
his filibuster on the Indian bill
All eyes were upon the 10. chairs on
the Senate floor which were allotted 10
President Wilson's cabinet. Josephus
Daniels and William g. McAdoo were the
first to take seats there. William en-
ninss Bryan and Franklin X. Lane then
held a brief reception, then each took a
chair in the cabinet row. Representative
Redfeld entered the chamber a moment
later and took his place with the other
cabinet appointees
President Taft meanwhile eontira aed
to sign the appropriation bills until all
had been approved with the exception
of the sundry civil bill, which he had
vetoed He let 1t be known he would
exercise the pocket veto on the sea-
mans involuntary servitude bill.
Delay in Senate
Delay in the Senate set the inaugur-
alton of Mr. Marshall back fully half
hour and delayed Mr.. Wilson's as much
While the Senate was working on the
silndry civil bill the presidential party
awaited the word to enter the cham
ber Senator Poindexter delayed the ad-
journment of the Senate to make a
speech calling attention to disorderly
scenes which attended the suffragist
parade yesterday and declaring an in
vestfgation of the Washington police
should be had before any more money
was appropriated for it.
While Senator PoindeNter continued
to talk the House of Representatives
in a long line outside the Senate door
impatiently awaited entry. The diplo-
matte corps in full court dress also
stood outside Finally, with Mr.. Poin-
dexter still. speaking, the House was
announced and filed in. It looked as
though there could be no vote on the
bill.
+ Finally Nh Peindexter gave 1t up
with the understanding thqt no at
tempt would be made to pass the bill
and the diplomatic corps was ushered
into the Senate chamber while all those
assembled rose.
The justices of the supreme court,
headed by Chief Justice White in the
somber robe of office. presenting a
marked contrast to the brilliantly
garbed diplomats, followed.
Mr.. Marshall entered the chamber for
the second time at 1880 and took his
seat prepared to be called to- the rost-
rum to take his oath. The ceremonies
were now 80 minutes behind schedule.
President Taft and President elect
Wilson appeared at the Senate door
fo6r minutes behind Mr., Marshall. They
took seats In. the front row. When all
the guests were assembled Wee Prest-
dent Marshall stepped up to the desk