MR. M’KINLEY SEATED
’the new chief magistrate
f:, /.' : ASSUMES OFFICE.
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iMipmiln r.nmmlN Attending the
iMSUguratlnn—The rreitditnl'i Add rein
— What H. fays of til* Carrwnry, of
til* Tariff and af llvctproeltv—Kxtra
of Congress Called for the 10th
Tiie New I'realdent.
WasiHNotoN, March 1.—To-day, for
the fourth-lima in history of tho-re
public, a native born citizen of Ohio,
inthy presence of untold thousands of
hts'eauntrymen, and beneath the great
bronze goddess of Liberty, bent his
bead flyer the'Iliblo and took the sol
emn oath:,' 'll do solemnly swear that
1 will folVhflilly execute the office of I
. President of the United States and
will, to the best of my ability, pre- i
*sel*^c, protect and defend the constltu- j
tlon of the United States,”' which
bound him ufor four long years to j
.'Watch ovcrShd guard the welfare of |
the American people. It was an im- 1
-pressive.,, but nimplo ceremony that]
marked th^jjtccpsslon of William Me-1
Kinley of Ohio, to the highest office of
lh'Ssidant of the United States of
•/meriea.!., .*■„,! ■ < ■_..
lu many respects the inauguration
of McKinley \* ill go down in mstory
a> excelling all that have gone before.
In beauty, in taste, in novelty, the
-daccretion* of the city were incompar
ably superior to anything ever seen in
Washington. The magnificent body
ȣ regular United States troops was
more numerous than any gathered
since General Grant's great display at
the close of the war. Seventeen sov
ereign states had their citizens in the
lino of the parade and over sixty civil
organizations helped awell its magni
ficent proportions. Along the brood
-avonuo on overy open spaoe were
erected grand stands of appropriate
design and elaborate finish, all of
•which wore crowded with unnumbered
ihc'ts of people.
• 'Ai a:.»s senator Shot-man and Sena
tor Mitchell of Wisconsin of the Sen
ate com mitt oo appointed to conduct
the inauguration, appeared At the Eb
bitt house and announced that they
had come to escort the president-elect
, to the capltol. They wero admitted at
,x>noc and exchanged greetings with
Mr. and Mrs. McKinley, who were
'Chatting with Captain William H.
Zimmerman of the Twenty-third Ohio
r ■ volunteers, his old regiment
• fi»o minutes after 10 o'clock the
‘ president-elect emerged from his re
■ ceptioh room on the arm of Senator
Sherman. lie looked calm and walked
firmly- Just behind him came Secre
tary 1‘orter with Senator Mitchell of
Wisconsin. Captain Heistand of the
jittrmvl with "Abner McKinley, brought
up tho realfwud kept back the people
»vho pressed upon the party even in
the hotel corridors.
Asadne President-elect emerged from
1he private entrance of the Ebbltt
.hpuse on thirteenth street beside the
toll foruffibf Senator Sherman there
was a’roaf of applause that shook the
building. While the police straggled
to clear a passage through the crowd,
the l*resident-elect stood at the head
of the granite.steps and bowed his ac
knowledgements.
The President-elect was then seated
-with Senator Sherman in .the rear
right seat of the carriage, due brought’
jV by the Senate committee and drawn
ft by a pair of clipped brown horses.
J’lltUT TBir TO THE WJI1TE HOUSE.
At ten minutes after 10 o'clock the
carriage drawn by four dark bay
horses, started for the White house
and amid renewed cheers by the crowd
and under escort of troop A of the
Cl.'vMand erkek cavalry troop, com
i>ri.-,ing about a hundred mounted on
blaftlt chargers. The procession mover
slowly to the Whits house while th<
crowds cheered generously.
■ it was just 10:20 oclock when Mr
McKinley, accompanied by the senati
committee, droye up to tho north fron
of the \\£4hoijsc Major MeKinlo;
snd Uispftrty entering the rotunda o
t-he jyhite*1touse w£re at once shovti
intajvjPiff blue robot, tvhero the;
•were jedped immediately by Presidcn
'. CleTclatf8>and all the members of hii
. cabinet, \v(Ri the exception of Secre
taiy Olney. General Miles and Ail
tniral jAwn eed -Captain Davis an
, LieuteMnt Hharp, aides, joined th
.,, jwfcs dedl^d $arty.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
; rrMUdsnt MeKInleyTakes the Oath aa
""■peaks to the Meltltads.
. •> The head of the:. Presidential pr<
..cession appeared on the inauguri
-stand at itjts o’clock, when Mr. Clevi
pi”*,
mod and Mr. McKinley appeared to
gether. The mighty throng broke
forth into prolonged cheers.
At 1:18 o'clock President McKinley
took the oath of office administered bv
Chief Justice Fuller and then.delivered
his inaugural address as follows:
"Fellow Citizens; In obedience to the will
of tho people and in their presence, by the
authority vested In me by this oath. I as
sume the arduous and responsible duties of
President of the United States, relying on
the support of my countrymen and invoking
the guidance of Almighty Ood. Our faith
teaches that there is no safer reliance than
upon the Clod of our fathers, who has so sin
gularly favored the American people In
every national trial, and who will not for
sake us so long as we obey H!s command
ments and walk humbly la His footsteps.
"The responsibilities of the high trust to
which I have been called-always of grave
lmportance-aro augmented by the prevail
ing business conditions, entailing Idleness
.upon willing labor and loss to useful enter
prises. Tho country Is suffering from Indus
trial disturbances from which speedy relief
must be had.
"Our financial system needs some revis
ion; our money Is all good now,but Its value
must not further be threatened. It should
all be put upon an enduring basis, not sub
ject to easy attack, nor its stability to doubt
or dispute. Our currency should continue
under th-supervision of the government
The several forms of our paper money offer,
In my Judgment a constant embar
rassment to the government and a
safe balance in the treasury. Therefore
I believe it necessary to devise a system
which, without diminishing the circulating
medium, or offering a premium for Its con
traction, will present a remedy for those
arrangements, which, temporary in their
nature, might well In the yeara of otir pros
perity have been displaced by wiser provis
ions.
! for a Cnrrenev Commission.
“With adequate revenue assured, but not
until then, we can enter upon such changes
in our fiscal laws as will, while Insuring
safety and volume to our money, no longer
Impose upon the government the necessity
ot maintaining so large a gold reserve, with
Its attendant and Inevitable temptations to
speculation.
"Most of our financial laws are the out
growth of experience and trial, snd should
not be amended wlthont Investigation and
demonstration of the wisdom of the pro
posed changes We must be both sure we
are right and ‘make haste slowly.’ If,
therefore. Congress In Its wisdom shall deem
it expedient to create a commission to take
under early consideration the revision of
our coinage, bin't.ng and currency
laws, and give them that exhaustive.
cArciui ami dispassionate examination that
the importance demands, I shall cordially
concur in such action. If such power is
vested in the president, tt is ray purpose to
appoint a commission of prominent, well
informed citizens of different parties who
will command public confidence both on
account of their ability and special fit
ness for the work. Business experience
and public training may thus be combined,
and the patriotic zeal of tho friends of the
country b? m directed that such a report
will be made as to receive the support of all
pirttes, and our finances cease to bo the
subject of mere partisan contention. The
expsrimcatU, at all events. worth a trial,
and, in my opinion, it can but prove bene
ficial to the entire country.
Cradlfc Upheld—Economy Urged.
“The question of International blmetaltsm
will have early and earnest attention. It
will be my constant endeavor to secure it
by co-operation with the other great com
mercial powers of tho world. Until that
condition is realized, when the parity be
tween our gold and sliver money springs
from and Is supported by the relative value
or the two metals, the value of sliver al
ready coined, and of that which shall here
after be coinetl must bo kept constantly at
par with gold by every resource at our com*
mand The credit of the government, the
ln^?rItv °* currency and the inviol
ability of its obligations must be preserved.
This was the commanding verdict of the
people, and it will not be unheeded.
“Economy is demanded in every branch
ot the government at all times, but espe
cially In periods like the present depression
of business and distress among the people.
The severest economy must be observed in
all public expenditures and extravagance
stopped wherever it 1% found, and prevented
wherever In the future It may be developed.
If the revenues are to remain as now, the
only relief that can come must be from de
creased expenditures. But the present must
not become the present condition of the
government. It has been our uniform prac
tice to retire. not increase, our outstanding
obligations, and this policy must fain be re
sumed and vigorously enforced.
. Increase •( Debt Opposed.
"Our revenues should always be large
enough to meet with ease and promptness
not only our current needs and the princi
pal aed Interest of the public debt, but to
make proper and liberal provisions for that
most deserving body of public credltors.the
soldiers and sailors, and the widows and or
phans, who are the pensioners of the United
States. Tho government should not be per
mitted to run behind or Increase .Its debt
In times like the present!. Suitably to pro
vide against business depression Is the
•mandate of duty, a certain and easy rem
edy for the moat of our financial difficulties.
A deficiency Is inevitable so long as the ex
penditures of the government exceed Its
receipts. It can only he met by loans or an
Increased revenue. \Vtitle a large annual
surplus of revenue may Invite waste and
extravagance^ inadequate revenue creates
distrust and undermines public and private
credit Neither should be encouraged.
'•Between more loans and more revenue,
there ought to be but one opinion. We should
have more reveuue, and that without delay,
hindrance or postponement A surplus in
: the treasury created by loans Is not a per
manent or safe reliance. It will suffice
while It lasts, but it cannot Jast long while
the outlays of the government are greater
[ than Its receipts, as has been .the case dur
ing the past two years. Nor must It be for
gotten that however mhch such loans may
’ temporarily relieve the situation the gov
l ernment is still Indebted for the amount of
i *bs surplus thus accrued, which It must ul
timately pay, while its ability to pav is not
strengthened, but weakened, by a continued
• deOclt Loans are imperative In great
j emergencies to preserve the government or
, Its credit, but a failure to supply needed
revenue in time of.peace for the mainten
ance of either has no tusttttcatlon.
For Revenue and Protection.
• “The best way for the government to
maintain Its credit U to pay as It goes—not
by resorting to loans, but bv keeping out of
“ debt-through an adequate Income secured
by a system of taxation, external or Inter
nat or both. It is the settled policy of the
government, pursued from the beginning,
»nd practiced by all parties and admlnls
i* , IraUoQS, to {raise the bulk of revenue from
taxes upon foreign productions entering the
United states for sale and consumption;
and avoiding for the most part every form
of direct taxation, except in time of war.
“The country Is clearly opposed to any
needless additions to the subtects of Inter
nal taxation, and Is committed by Its latest
popular utterance to the system of tariff
taxation. There can be no misunderstand
ing. either, about the principle upon which
this tariff taxation shall be levied. Nothing
has ever been made plainer at a general
election than that the controlling principle
In the raising of revenue on imports Is seal
ous care for American Interests and Amer
ican labor. The people hare declared that
such legislation should be had as will give
ample protection and encouragement to
the Industries and the development of our
country.
Reciprocity Ntrongly Urged.
‘ In the revision of the tariff, especial at
tention should be given to the re-enactment
and extentton of the reciprocity principle
of the law of 1800, under which so grea: a
stimulus was given to our foreign trade in
new and advantageous markets, for our
surplus agricultural and manufactured
products. The depression of the last four
years has fallen with especial severity upon
Hie great body of the country,and upon none
more than the holders of small farms. Ag
riculture has languished and labor suffered.
The revival of manufacturing will be a I
relief to both. No portion of our people Is |
more devoted to the Institutions of free '
government, nor more loval in their sup
l>ort, while none bears more cheerfully or
fully its proper Rhare In the maintenance
A the government or fi better entitled to
its wise and liberal care and protection,
r-eglslation helpful to the producer Is bene
lclal to all. The depressed condition of lu
PmlMiMar Omul,
jamm a. OAnr
of Marylaad
AiMtnif OHinL
JOtHOI'H H'HKNNA,
of Californio.
luitry on the farm and In the manufactory
has lessened the ability of the people to
meet the demands upon them, and t*-ey
rightfully expect that not only a syst'iu of
revenue shall he established that will s«
:ure the largest Income with the least bur
den. but that every means will be taken to
decrease, rather than Increase, our public
expenditures.
Mueh Dependent on Congress.
“Business conditions are not the most
promising. It will take time to restore the
prosperity of former years. If we cannot
promptly attain it we can resolutely turn
nur faces In that direction and aid Its re
turn by friendly legislation. However
troublesome the sitnatlon may appear, Con
grrss will not, I am sure, be found lacking
In disposition or ability to relieve It, at far
as legislation can do so. The restoration of
conddence and the revival of business,
which men of all parties so much desire, de
pend more largely upon the prompt, en
ergetic and Intelligent action of Congress
than upon any other single agency to affect
the situation.
Upholding Kvory Right.
“We may hare failed In the discharge ot
our full duty as citizens of the great repub
lic, but It Is consoling and encouraging to
realise that the free speech, free press, free
thought, free schoola free and unlimited
right of religious liberty and worship ana
free and fair elections are dearer and more
universally enjoyed to-day than ever before.
The guarantees must be sacredly preserved
and wisely strengthened. The constituted
authority must be cheerfully and vigorously
upheld. Lynching! must not be tolerated,
and. In a great and civilized country like
the United Stares, courts, not mobs, must
execute the penalties of the law. The pres
ervation of public order, the right of dts>
cusston, the Integrity of courts and the or
lerly administration of justice must con
tinue forever the rock of safety upon which
our government securely rests.
Agatnat Trait*—Immigration.
“The (teclarr.tioa of the party now re
• •* v .» ,.4
opposition to all combinations of capital or*’
ganlzcd in trusts, or otherwise, to control
arbitrarily the condition of trade among
our citizens, and it has supported in such
legislation as well to prevent the execution
of all schemes to oppress the people, by un
due charges on their supplies, as bv unjust
rates for the transportation of their pro
ducts to market. This purpose will be
steadily pursued, both by the enforcement
of the laws now in existence and the recom
mendation and support of such new statutes
as may be necessary to carry it into effect
"Our naturalization and immigration
laws should be further Improved to the
constant promotion of a safer, a better and
a higher citizenship Nor must we be un
mindful of the need of improvement among
our Own citizens but with the zeal of our
forefathers encourage the spread of knowl
edge and free education Illiteracy must
be banished from the land if we shall attain
that high destiny as the foremost of the en
lightened nations of the world which, under
Providence, we ought to achieve.
For Civil Service Reform.
"Reforms In the civil service must go on,
but the change should be real and genuine,
not perfunctory, nor prompted by a zeal in
behalf or any party simply because It hap
pen* to be In power. As a member of Con
Bre** I voted and spoke in favor of the pres
ent law. and I shall attempt Its enforcement
In,the spirit in which itwasenactcd.
"Congress should gtvw prompt attention
to the restoration of our American mer
chant marine, once the pride of the seas
In all the great ocean highways of com*
merce. To my mind few more important
subjects so imperatively demand Its intel
ligent consideration Commendable prog
ress has been made of late years In the up
building of the American navy, but we must
supplement these efforts by providing as a
proper consort for It a merchant marine
amply sufficient for our own carrying trade
to foreign countries The question Is one
that appeals both to our business necessi
ties and the patriotic aspirations of a great
people,
The Foreign Policy Outlined.
"It has been the policy of the United
States, since the foundation of the govern
ment. to cultivate relations of peace and
amltj’ with all the nations of the wortd,
! an<J this accords with my conception of
| our duty now. We have cherished the pol
icy of non-interference with the affairs of
foreign governments, wisely Inaugurated
by Washington, keeping ourselves free
' irom entanglement either as allies or foes.
content to leave undisturbed with them the
: settlement of their own domestic concerns.
It will be our aim to pursue a Arm and dig
nified foreign policy, which shall be Just,
I Impartial, ever watchful of national honor
i end always Insisting upon the enforcement
1 of the lawful rights of American citizens
| everywhere. Our diplomacv should seek
nothtng more and accept nothing less than
Is due us. We want no wars of cbnquest;
we must avoid the tempeshof territorial ag
gression. ■ War should never be entered up
on until every agency of peace has failed;
peace 1s preferable to war In almost every
contingency.
Of the arbitration treaty with Oreat Brit
ain, the President says: "I respectfully
urge the early action of the Senate there
on, not merely as an act of policy, but as a
duty to mankind. The importance and
moral influence of the ratification ot such a
treaty can hardly be overestimated in the
cause of advancing civilization. It may
well engage the best thought of the states
men and people of every country, and 1
cannot but consider it fortunate that it was
reserved to the United States to have the
leadership In so grand a work.
An Extra Session Necessary.
"It has been the uniform practice of each
President to avoid, as far as possible, the
convening of Congress in extraordinary ses
sion It is an example which, under ordin
ary circumstances and In the absence of a
public necessity, is to be commended. But
a failure to convene the representatives of
the people In extra session when it Involves
neglect of a public duty places the responsl
billty of sucn neglect upon the executive
himself. The condition of the public treas
ury, as has been Indicated, demand* the
Immediate consideration of Congress It
alone has the power to provide revenues
for the government. Not to convene It un
der such circumstances I can view In no
other sense than the neglect of a plain duty.
I do not sympathize witu the sentiment that
Congress In session Is dangerous to our gen
eral business Interests. Its members are
the agent* of the people, aud their presence
at the seat of government In execution of
the sovereign will should not operate as an
Injury, but a benefit.
"There could be no better time to put the
government upon a sound financial aud eco
nomic basis than now. The people have
only recently voted that this should be
done, and nothing Is more binding upon the
agents of their will than the obligation of
Immediate action. It has always seemed to
me that the postponement of the meeting of
Congress until more than a year after It ha*
been chosen deprives Congress too often of
the Inspiration of the popular will and the
country of the corresponding benefits.
Congress to March IS.
“It Is evident, therefore, that to postpone
action In the presence of so great a neces
sity would be unwise on the part of the ex
ecutive because unjust to the Interests ot
the people. Our actions now will be freer
from mere partisan consideration than If
the question of tariff revision was post
poned until the regular session of Congress.
We arc nearlr two years from a Congress
ional election, and politics cannot so great
ly distract us as If such contest was imme
diately pending. We can approach the
problem calmly and patriotically without
fearing Its effect upon an early election.
Our fellow citizens who may disagree with
us upon toe character of this legislation
prefer to have the question settled now.
even against their preconceived views—and
perhaps settled so reasonably, as I trust
and believe It will be, as to insure great per
manence—than to have further uncertainty
menacing the vast and varied business In
terests of the United States. Again, what
ever action Congress may take will lie given
a fair opportunity for trial before the peo
ple are called to pass judgment upon it. and
this I consider a great essential to the right
ful and lasting settlement of the question.
In view of these considerations I shall deem
tt my duty as President to convene Congress
in extraordinary session on Monday, the
13th day of March. 18117,
A Now Spirit la tha Nation.
“In conclusion, I congratulate the country
upon the fraternal spirit of the people and
the manifestation of good will everywhere
so apparent. The recent election not only
most fortunately demonstrated the obliter
ation of geographical or sectional lines, but
to some extent also the prejudices which
for years hare distracted our couucils
and marred our true greatness as a na
tion. The triumph of the people, whose
verdict Is carried Into effect to-dav. Is not
tha triumph of one section, nor wholly of
one party, but of all sections and all the
people. The Norta and South are no longer
divided on the old lines, but upon principles
and policies; and In this fact surely every
lover of the country can find cause for true
felicitation. Let ua rejoice in and cultivate
thU spirit It Is enr.ov.tug and win be bo*l
a gain and blessing to our beloved country
It will be my constant aim to do nothing
and permit nothing to be done that will ar
rest or disturb this growing sentiment ol
unity and co-operation, this revival of es
*eem and affiliation which now animates sc
many thousands In both the old and antag
onistic sections but shall cheerfully do
everything possible to promote and In
crease It*
‘ Let lUr again repeat the words of the
oath, administered by the chief justice
which In their respective spheres, so far as
applicable. I would hare ail my countrymen
observe: "I will faithfully execute the office
of President of the United States, and
will, to the best of my ability, preserve
protect and defend the constitution of the
United States. This U the obligation I have
reverently taken before the Lord Most High.
To keep It will be my single purpose; my
constant prayer—and I shall confidently rely
upon the forbearance and assistance of all
the people in the discharge of my solemr
responsibilities."
IN THE SENATE.
The Seme a Remarkable One—Entrance
of the Presidential Party.
The Senate chamber was the center
of attraction, and early in the day the
galleries were jammed. The closing
proceedings of the Senate of the Fifty
fourth Congress were brief in terms
between recesses, for the time had
gone by for anything beyond the vital
legislation of appropriation bills.
Madame Vang Yu, wife of the Chi
nese minister, accompanied by Mr.
Sze and a number of ladies, were
among the early arrivals. Shortly af
ter 11 o’clock ex-Queen Liliuokalani ol j
Hawaii entered the diplomatic gallery, |
accompanied by her secretary, Mr.
Palmer. She was given the most
available seat, which, by this time,
was far in the rear,
the pres.ueui.ai party arrived at
11:30 o'clock and entered the east re
served gallery. Mrs. McKinley, ac
companied by her sister, Mrs. Barber,
moved down the aisle and took front
seats, which had been reserved for her.
She smiled frequently as she surveyed
the crowd, chatting with Chairman
Bell of the inauguration committee,
who sat beside her. Following the wife
of the new President came the vener
able Mrs. McKinley, sr., garbed fit
tingly to her years. Her face was
framed in rolls of gray hair, like those
in old prints. She was two seats from
Mrs. McKinley, jr., and the two bent
forward frequently for an exchange of
words and smiles."
The diplomatic corps entered the
chamber at 11:45, followed a moment
later by the chief justice and associate
justices of the United States supreme
court. They filed slowly down the
aisle in gorgeous regalia and silken!
robes. The members of the House oi ]
Representatives, headed by Speaker [
Reed, then entered the chamber.
There was a stir of interest when
the Senate officials announced the
Vice President-elect, Mr. Hobart, who i
entered from the right door and stepped j
to the seat near the presiding officersi
desk. !
All this was but accessory to tne!
main scene, which had been so eagerly
awaited—the arrival of President
Cleveland and President-elect McKin
ley. It was just when they en
tered the main doors, facing the Vice
President-, and attention -was riveted !
at once on these two central figures, j
Mr. McKinley with Mr. Cleveland]
was seated immediately in front of the
presiding officer facing the Senate and,
the crowds. On the left sat Major j
General Miles, commanding officer of,
the army, and Admiral Brown, both'
in full uniform. To the right was an-!
other blaze of rich uniforms and dec- j
orations, the four ambassadors. Sir i
Julian Pauncefote, M. Patenotrc, 1
Baron Tbieltuan and Baron Fava,
being directly to the side of Mr. Mc
Kinley. The members of the out
going cabinet were in a semi-circle
to the left facing the outgoing and
incoming Presidents. On the oppo
site of the center aisle in a semi
circle wore Chief Justice Fuller and
his associate justices. Near them
were General Porter and Marshal Wil
son of the District of Columbia. Back
of the supreme court justices were the
ministers of foreign countries wearing
their rich uniforms. The members of
the house of representatives filled the
the entire body of the hall on the right
side and on the opposite side of the
chamber sat senators, and senators
elect.
nur pruaiuenuav pan.y IIHX, meir
seats Vice President Stevenson arose
and invited his successor to step for
ward and take the oath of office Mr.
Hobart advanced to the desk, raised
his right hand and took the oath in
accordance with the constitution. Then
Mr. Stevenson delivered his valedic
tory address, speaking hoarsely, as a
result of the recent strain.
Mr. Hobart now advanced to the
presiding chair and for the first time
exercised his official functions by call
ing the Senate to order, and delivered
a short address.
The proclamation of the outgoing
President colling an extra session, of
the Senate having been read, Vice
President Hobart requested the new
senators to advance and take the oath
of office. At this suggestion Mr. Mor
rill, the patriarch of the Senate, was
complimented with being the first to
be sworn in.
It was 1:05 o'clock when the last
oath bad been administered and the
J
PRESIDENT M’KINLEY AND EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND RETURN*
INQ FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
formal exit began, the supreme court
justices going first, then Mr. Cleve
land and President McKinley and the
official following.
As President McKinley appeared on
the east terrace of the capitol to
take, the oath of office and deliver
bis inaugural, a glorious Southern
spring sun blazed from a blue sky.
an auspicious augury for his adminis
tration. Except for Mr. Cleveland's
first inauguration in 1885, there had
been no sueh ideal day for this mo
mentous ceremony.
Immediately in front were thousands
on thousands of people, wedged in so
close together that the broad plaza
and radiating avenues seemed a vast
pavement of human heads.'
Preceded by two military aides, Mrs.
McKinley and her party emerged first
from the Senate wing and were es
corted to their seats on the plat
form in advance of the procession.
The future mistress of the White
house, heavily wrapped, . rested
the arm of John Addison Porter. She
walked somewhat feebly and was
seated in a large leather chair
immediately behind the platform
from which her husband was to de
li ver his add ress. Mother McKinley and
the other members of the party were
shown seats just in the rear. A par
asol was raised to protect her eyes
from the glare of the sun.
Then came Mr. McKinley and Mr.
Cleveland arm in arm. Meantime the
procession from the Senate continued.
Cheers followed as the members of the
liouse passed on to their seats.
All this time 40,800 people were
straining to keep up the constant and
tremendous applause while Mr. Mc
Kinley surveyed the crowd, occasion
ally looking aloft at the boys on the
dome.
Then Mr. McKinley arose and un
covered while Chief Justice Fuller in
his flowing robes administered the
oath in the presence of the tremendous
multitude. The new president kissed
the large gilt edged Bible presented by
the bishops of the African Methodist
cnurc.i t-o aeal his osui, wnile the peo
ole continued to roar.
Then holding the manuscripts of
his inaugural address in one hand.
President McKinley turned to the
multitude of people and, lifting
hi® hand as if in admoni
tion for order, began his speech. Mr.
Cleveland, with his silk hat on and his
hands resting on his umbrella, listened
attentively to every word.
As President McKinley coucluded
his address the multitude again
cheered and the cannon in the distance
roared as a signal officer on the roof of
the capitol flashed the notice over the
city that a new administration had
begun.
iilx-Speaker Grow of Pennsylvania
was the first of those on the platform
to congratulate the new President.
Others swarmed up to shake his hand,
but as quickly as possible he and the
remainder of the Presidential party
were hurried back to the capi-ol.
After they had quieted the hosts,
the escorting legions marching in the
procession swept in columns across the
platform. This ended the inaugura
tion proper.
After President McKinley had
delivered his inaugural address it
was deemed advisable for him to
partake of lunch at the capitol before
participating in the grand parade of
-0,000 men, instead of following the
former custom and halting the parade
while he took lunch at the White
house.
As President McKinley and ex
President Cleveland, arm in arm,
emerged from the capitol after lunch,
the cavalry buglers sounded a
salute, the troopers came to present
arms and the great throngs pressed
forward to catch a glimpse of the new
President, while cheer on cheer went
up, frightening the horses and making
a confusion in bringing forward the
handsome turnout which was to bear
the Presidential party to the White
house.
Mr. McKinley took the rear seat ou
the left with Mr. Cleveland beside him
on the right. On the front seat were
Mr. (Sherman and (Senator Mitchell of
Wisconsin.
Marshal Porter gave the word to ad
vance and the troopers ■swung' into
company front, followed by the presi
dential carriage, which was' drawn
by four sleek bays, The President
raised, his hat time and time again,
bowing and smiling his acknowledge
ments of the mighty cheers, from win
dows, roofs, trees and sidewalks,while
flags and handkerchiefs waved in dem
onstrative greeting. Then he sat bare
headed, hat in hand, waving acknowl
edgements to the multitude.
At the Peace monument the escort
and the presidential party swung into
the broad avenue and took its course
along the crowded thoroughfares to
the executive mansion.
APPROPRIATIONS FAIL.
The Indian. Agricultural and Sundry
Civil Hot Signed by Mr. Cleveland.
Washington, March 5.—The follow
ing appropriation bills failed to
become laws, as they were not
signed by President Cleveland
up to 13 o'clock to-day, when his term
expired: Indian, agricultural and
sundry civil. The general deficiency
appropriation failed in conference.
