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CHANGE INAUGURATION DAY

1 lie Senate }esterda\ pased, b\ the requisite two-thirds vote, the constitutional amendment proA-idiug for a change in the terni of the Presidential office and oi the so that inauguration day shall hereafter come upon the last Thursday in April, instead of the _jth of March. The only voice lifted in opposition to the change came from Senator Stewart, of Nevada. Mr Stewart laid down the proposition that the occurence of inauguration in a period of fine weather woulld bring to Washington an unusuah large display of military and a ggrcat concourse of people "Too many military organizations come to Washington on inauguration day as it is," he remarked, "and such as we had in 1896, their prsence might lead to a revolution 1 think the inauguration of the President ought to be as far removed as possible from the pageant and disnlav that attend'the coronation of a King It ought to be a simple, solemn ceremony, as private as posible. Personally, I have been glad that many of our inauguration because "the crowd has been materially decreased and the demonstration of the military has been curtailed." Mr Stewart's view of the case was without effect. When he objected to the consideration of the constitutional amendment the Senat voted to take it up, and a few moments later passed it by a vote so unanimous that Mr. Stewart was the only Senator who voted in the negative.