The national Republican., 1861-02-26
ARRANGEMENTS
PREsIDENTOF THE UNITED STATES
FOURTH OF MARCH, 1861.
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The doOIa II the Senate Chamber will be
opened at II o'clock A. NJ. for the admission
Of Senators, and others ~ho by the arrange.
ment Of the Committee, are entitled to admis.
sion, us follows:
Ex.Presidents and Vice Presidents.
The Chief Justice and Associate Judges Of
the Supreme Court.
The Diplomatic Corps, Heads Of Depart.
ments, and Ex-Members of either branch Of
Congress, and Members Of Congress elect.
Officers of the Army and Navy who, by
name, have received the thanks Of Congress.
Governors of States and Territories of the
Union, and Ex. Governors of States. Assistant
Secretaries of Departments, and the Assistant
Postmaster General the Conptrollers, Audi.
tors, Register, and Solicitors Of the Treasury,
Treasurer, Commissioners, Judges, and
The Mayors of Washington and George.
town, and the reporters in the Senate.
All Of whom will be admitted at the north
door of the Capitol.
The families of the Diplomatic Corps will
enter ut the north door Of the Capitol, and be
conducted to the diplomatic gallery.
Seats wlll be placed in front Of the Secre.
tarys table for the President of the United
States and Ne President elect; and, ON their
left, for the Committee of Arrangements. g.
The Chisf Justice and Associate Justices of
the suprsms Court will have seats on the right
of the Chair.
The Diplomatic Corps will occupy seats on
the right Of the Chair, next to the Supreme
Court H1ads of Departments on the left of
the Chair.
Oficers Of the Army and Navy who, by
name, hsvs received the thanks Of Congress
Governors of States and Territories Of the
Union, Ex.Governors of States, Assistant Sec.
retsries Of Departments, and the Assistant
Postmaster General, omptrolers, Auditors,
Register, and Solicitor of the Treasury, Treas.
urer, Commissioners, Judges, and the Mayors
of Washington and Georgetown, will occupy
seats oh The right and left Of the main en-.
trance.
MemBsrs of Congress, and Members elect,
will entar the Senate Chamber by the main
entrance, and will occupy seats on the left Of
the Chair.
The, galleries will be reserved for ladies, who
will enter the Capitol from the terrace, by the
principal western door of the central building,
and be conducted to the gallery Of the Senate.
The Rotunda shall be closed, and the pas.
sages lssding thereto kept clear.
The lther doors and entrances to the. Capt.
tol, exApt those to be open under this arrange
ment, will be kept closed. '''~' I
: At IL o'clock the PREsIDEsT and the PREs
IDEsr elect, accompanied by two members o
the Committee Of Arrangements, will proceed
in q carriage to the north door of the norit
wing Of the Capitol, and entering there VII
proceed to the PREsIDENT's room.
The VICE President elect will be accom-
, panied to the Capitol by member of the Com
mittee Of Arrangements, and conducted into
, the VICE PREsIDENTs room, and afterwards
|, . into the Senate Chamber, where the oath Of
/, office will be administered to him by the VICE
President.
The Diplomatic Corps and the Justices o
the Supreme Court will enter the Senate Cham
ber few minutes before the PRESIDENT eject
The Senate will assemble at II o'clock.
The Senate being ready to receive them, the
PRESIDENT and the PRESIDENT elect will be in
: troduced by the Committee Of Arrangement
to the seats prepared for them in the Senat
y Chamber.
!, After short pause those assembled in tn
Senate Chamber will proceed to the platform
on the central portico Of the Capitol in the fol
lowing order:
The Marshal of the Distric: of Columbia.
The Supreme Court Of the United States.
The Sergeantat arms Of the Senate.
f The Committee of Arrangements.
e The President Of the United States and tn
3. President elect. d.
1t The VICE PRESIDENT and the Secretary Q
o the Senate.
The Members of the Senate.
: The Diplomatic Corps.
Heads Of Departments, Governors Of State
and Territories, the Mayors Of Washington an
= Georgetown, and other persons who have bee
~ admitted into the Senate Chamber,
N On reaching the front Of the portico, tn
PRESIDENT elect will take the seat provide
for him in front Of the platform.
= The President and the Committee of Al
rangements will occupy position in the rea
o. of the PRESIDENT elect.
Is Next in the rear of these the Chief Justic
~ and the Associate Justices of the Suprem
Is Court will occupy the seats On the left and tn
s, VIcr President, Secretary and members G
h Senate, those on the right.
l. The Diplomatic Corps will occupy the seat
r next in the rear of the Supreme Court. Head
le Of Departments, Governors and Ex-Governor
81 Of States and Territories, and Ex.Members
the Senate, Ex.Members, and Members ele
y of the House Of Representatives, in the rear
,e ,,e the Members Of the Senate.
~ Such other persons as are included in til
- preceding arrangements will occupy the steE
- - and the residue of the portico.
~ All being in readiness, the oath of Office wi
. be administered to the PREsIpENT elect by tn
,e Chief Justice and on the conclusion of tn
T. PREsIDENr's address, the Members Of the Sci
's ate, preceded by the VICE PRESIDENT, Secret,
ry, and Sergeantatarms. will return to til
b, Senate Chamber, and the PREslpENT, accou
"a panied by the Committee of Arrangement
will proceed to the Presidents House.
The Sergeant. alarms Of the Senate, wit
the Marshal Of the District, ure charged wit
the execution of these arrangements; an
It, aided by the police Of the Capitol, will preser,
order.
All horses and carriages will be exclude
from the Capitol square.
Should the weather prove unfavorable, Il