Show an unprecedented canton 0 dec 4 president dent me kinley will be in washington for the opening of congress next monday whatever may be the issue of his mothers illness although there has never been in the history ot of the government a n case exactly similar it is necessary y for the president to be nt at the capitol in person for the opening of a session of congress to recline the two joint committees from the two houses and until this committee has waited on the president and received his communication the coming business of congress cannot proceed mother mckinley is unconscious and the attending physician can give the family no hope that she will ever return to consciousness the president can do absolutely nothing for her ber by remaining here in view of these facts tho the president feels feela that it Is his duty to return to washington so 90 as aa not to delay the opening of congress congre saat at he regular time |