The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-04

en8emsats for the Inaugurataor ~ N.
eeseaene leceon the 4eA of March. le63.
The doors of the Senate Chamber will be- opened
at IL O'Clock, carly thereafter a. the cioee Of
the present session of Congress will permit for the
admsssion Of Senators, and others who, by the ar
Nngement OF the committee, are entitled to ad.
mloaion, az follows:
Ex Presidents and Vice Presidents
Inc Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court.
The Diplomatic Corps, Heads of Departments,
ana ex- members OF either branch Of Congress, and
members OF Congress elect.
:, Ohcers OF the Army and Navy who by name
have received the thanks Of Congress
Governors OF States and Territories of the Union,
dItors, Regieters. 60 Solicitor of the Treasury,
Treasurer, Cemm5E ener Judges, and
The Mayors Of Washingto and Georgetown.
All OF whom will be admitted at the north door
of the Capitol. -
Seats will be placed in front of the Secretaries
table for the President elect and the ex President
and on their right and left for the Committee of
Arrangements.
supreme Court will have seats on the right and
lett, in front OF the eastern lobby
The Diplomatic Corps will occupy places with
out the bar, on the left of the principal entrance;
Heads of Departments, Governors of States and
territories, and other gentlemen entitled to adj
mission, will occupy those on 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 north
eastern door only.
for ladies, who will enter the Capitol from the ter
race, by the principal western door, and be con-
Quoted to the rotundo and gallery.
The other doors and entrances to the Capitol,
except those to be opened under this arrangement,
will be kept closed.
The Senate viii assemble at II O'Clock.
The Diplomatic Corps and the Justices of the
Supreme Court will enter the Senate Chamber
few minutes before the President elect.
The President elect, accompanied by the Com.
mittee OF Arrangements of the Senate, will pro-
coed in carriage from his lode ings to the north
ern gate of the Capitol square, and enter the Capt..
toll 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
Chamber will proceed to the eastern portico Of the
Capitol, in the following ORDER
The Marshal of the District o. 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 tempore and the Secretary of
the Senate.
The members of the Senate.
The Diplomatic Corps.
Territories, the Mayors of Washington and Geor-
getown, and other persons DO shall have been ad.
mitted into the Senate Chamber.
On reaching the front of the portico, the Presi.
dent elect will take the seat provided for him the
front of the PLATFORM.
The ex-President and the Committee of Ar
rangements will occupy position in the rear of
the President elect.
Next in the rear of these the Chief Justice and
the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court will
occupy the seats the left; and the President pro
tempore, Secretary, and members of the Senate,
those on the right.
The Diplomatic Corps will occupy the sea to next
in the rear of the Supreme Court; Heads of De-
partments, Governors of States and Territories,
md pY- AToh nF ho Carn
members elect of the House of Representatives, in
the rear OF the members of the Senate.
such other persons included in the prece-
ding arrangements will occupy the steps and the
residue OF the portico.
All being in readiness the oath of Office will be
administered to the President elect by the Chief
Justice, and, on the conclusion of the Presidents
address, the members of the Senate, preceded by
the President pro tenpOre Secretary, and Sergeant
alarms will return to the Senate Chamber; and
the President, accompanied by the Committee of
Arrangements, will proceed to the Presidents
House.
The Sergeant alarms of the Senate is charged
with the execution of these arrangements; and
with the Marshal of the District of Columbia, aided
by the police of the Capitol, will preserve order.
All carriages and horses will be excluded from
the Capitol square, whether in the use of the mill
tary otherwise.
These arrang sments have been made with the
desire that the greatest possible accommodation
be given to the people to witness the ceremonies
The arrangements within the Capitol were from
necessity formed with reference to the limited ca
paclty OF the Senate Chamber; and those for the
exterior were deemed most appropriate with view
OF aHording the assembled multitude an opportu-
nifty OF Witnessing the inauguration.
Should the weather prove unfavorable, the cere-
mony OF the inauguration will take place in the
ball OF the House of Representatives.
JESSE d. BRIGHT,
JAMES A. PEARCE,
HANNIBAL HAMLIN,
Committee of Arrangements.