Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-03-05
THE INAUGURATION.

The great national quadrennial ceremony of yes
terday, as we have more than once intimated, has
attracted to the metropolis greater number of per
sons from places more or less remote than any pre-
vious occasion of the kind, or indeed any cere-
monial whatever. Possibly the census of our Dis
trict cities has been increased within week up
wards of twenty thousand, so that all our hotels
boarding houses, and places of public entertain,
ment not to mention the great extension Of private
hosptalites, have been crowded never before.
Every contrivance that ingenuity and spirit Of
accommodation could devise has been put into re-
QUESTION, in many establishments, to render the
vast and sudden influx of strangers all the comfort
possible. Though many persons residing within
moderate distances from the city returned home
after the conclusion of the ceremonies by railroad
and private vehicles still the places of public entertain
ment are fully occupied.
The following is the order Of proceedings as pub
lished on the morning Of the 4th by the committee
of the Senate:
The doors of the Senate chamber will be opened II
o'clock or as early thereafter the close of the present
session Of Congress will permit, for the admission Of
Senators and Others who by the arrangement Of the
committee, entitled TO admission, as follows:
Ex-Presdents and Vice Presidents.
The Chief Justice and Associate Justices Of the SUI
preme Court.
The Diplomatic Corps, Heads of Departments and ex-
members of either branch of Congress and members OF
Congress elect.
Officers Of the Army and Navy who by name have re
ceived the thanks of Congress
Governors Of States and Territories Of the Union, and
exGovenors Of States the Comproers, Auditors, Re
gisters and Solicitor of the Treasury Treasurer Com
missioner, Judges, and
The Mayors of Washington and Georgetown.
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Capitol.
Seats will be placed in front Of the Secrearys table
for the President elect and the exPresden and their
right and left for the Committee Of Arrangements.
The Chief Justice and Associate Justices Of the Su-
preme Court will have seats the right and left in front
of the eastern lobby.
bar the left Of the principal entrance: Heads Of De-
parmens Governors Of States and Territories and other
gentlemen entitled to admission, will occupy those the
right
Members elect and ex Members of Congress will occupy
the eastern lobby.
The eastern gallery will be occupied by other citizens
who will be admitted by the outside northeastern door
only
The circular gallery will be reserved entirely for ladies'
who will the Capitol from the terrace, by the prin
cpa western door, and be conducted to the rotundo aRd
gallery.
The other doors and entrances the Capitol except
those be opened under this arrangement will be kept
closed.
The Senate will assemble at II o'clock.
The Diplomatic Corps and the Justices Of the Supreme
Court will enter the Senate chamber few minutes be-
fore the President elect.
The President elect accompanied by the Committee Of
Arrangements of the Senate will proceed in carriage
from his lodgings to the northern gate Of the Capitol
square, and the Capitol by the northern door and
the Senate being then duly organized, the President
elect will be conducted to the seat prepared for him in
the Senate
After short pause those assembled in the Senate cham
Der will proceed the portco Of the Capitol in
the following order
The Marshal Of the District Of Columbia
The Supreme Court Of the United States
- The Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Senate.
The Committee of Arrangements.
The President elect and the Ex-President.
The President pro empors and the Secretary Of the
Senate.
The members Of the Senate
The Diplomatic Corps.
Heads Of Departments Governors Of States and Ter
ritores the Mayors o Washington and Georgetown, and
other persons who shall have been admitted into the
Senate chamber
On reaching the front OF the porco the President elect
will take the seat provided for him the front Of the
platform.
The ex-President and the Comlnttee Of Arrangements
Twill occupy position in the Of the President elect