Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-25
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE
IN A Z G U r. ALTON
OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES


PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
ON THE
Fourth of March, 1861.
The doors of the Senate Chamber will be opened
at IL O'Clock a. m, for the admission of Senator'S
and others who, by the arrangement of the Com.
mittee, are entitled to admission, as follows:
Ex-Presidents and Vice Presidents
The Chief Justice and Associate Judges of the
Supreme 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 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 Comptrollers, Auditors, Register,
and Solicitor Of the Treasury, Treasurer, Com.
missioners, Judges, and
The Mayors Of Washington and Georgetown,
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
at the north door Of the CAPITOL and be conducted
TO the diplomatic gallery.
Seats will be placed in front of the Secretary's
table for the President of the United States and
the President elect; and, on their left for the Com
mittee of Arrangements
The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the
Supreme 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
Heads Of Departments on the left Of the Chair
Officers Of the Army and Navy who, by name
have received the thanks Of Congress; Governors
OF States and Territories of the Union, Tx G. ov-
ernors of States, Assistant Secretaries of Depart.
ments, and the Assistant Postmaster General
Comptrollers, Auditors, Register, and Solicitor of
the Treasury, Treasurer, Commissioner Judges
and the Mayors of Washington snd Georgetown,
will occupy seats on the right and left OF the main
entrance.
Members of Congress, and Members elect. will
he TO hap lxfh fho
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 passages
leading thereto kept clear.
The other doors and entrances to the Capitol,
except those to be open under this arrangement,
will be kept closed.
At IL o'clock the President and the Preside Mt
elect, accompanied by two members of the CON-
mittee OF Arrangement, will proceed in carriage
to the north door of the north wing of the Capitol
and entering there will proceed TO the Presidents
room.
The Vice President elect will be acccmpanied
to the Capitol by member of the Committee of
Arrangements, and conducted into the Vice Pres
idents rOom and afterwards into the Senate
Chamber where the oath Of office will be admin
istered to him by the Vice President
The Diplomatic Corps and Justices of the Su-
prerne Court will enter the Senate Chamber few
minutes before the President elect
I
The Senate being ready to receive them the
President and the President elect will be intro
duced by the Committee of Arrangements to the
seats prepared for them in the Senate Chamber
After short pause, those assembled in the
Senate Chamber will proceed to the platform on
the central Portico of the Capitol in the following
order:
The Marshal of the District Of Columbia.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
The Sergeant alarms Of the Senate.
The Committee Of Arrangements.
The President Of the United States and the Pres.
ident elect.
The Vice President and the Secretary Of the
Senate.
The Members of the Senate.
The Diplomatic Corps
Heads of Departments, Governors Of States and
Territories, the Mayors Of Washington and
Georgetown, and other persons who have been
admitted into the Senate Chamber
On reaching the front Of the portico, the Presi-
dent elect will take the seat provided for him In
the front Of the platform.
The President and the Committee Of Arrange
ments 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 Vice Presi.
dent, Secretary and Members Of the Senate those
on the right
The Diplomatic Corps will occupy the seats
next In the rear Of the Supreme Court Heads OF
States and Territories, and Ex-Members of the
Senate, Ex-Mem bers, and Members, and Men,
bers elect of the House Of Representatives in the
rear Of the Members Of the Senate.
Such other persons are included in the pre-
ceding 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 Vice President, Secretary, and Sergeant at
Arms, will return to the Senate chamber and the
President, accompanied by the Committee OF
Arrangements, will proceed to the Presidents
House.
The Sergeantat-Arm Of the Senate, with the
Marshal Of the District, are charged with the ex-
ecution OF these arrangements; and aided by the
police Of the Capitol, will preserve order.
All horses and carriages win be excluded from
the Capitol square.
Should the weather prove unfavorable, the GER
emony Of the Inauguration will take place In the
Senate Chamber.
SOLOMON FooT,
JANIS A. PKARcE,
EDWARD ID. BAKER,
fe I'D Committee Of Arrangements