The national Republican., 1861-02-22
ARRANGEMENTS
ZOE TIE
AUG RATION
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOURTH OF MARCH, 1861.

The doors Of the Senate Chamber will be
opened at IL o'clock A. NJ, for the admission
OF Senators, and others who, by the arrange.
ment Of the Committee, are entitled to admis.
sion, as follows:
Ex.Presidents and Vice Presidents.
The Chief Justice and Associate Judges Of
the Supreme Court.
The Diplomatic Corps, Heads of Depart.
msnts, 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, 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 tho Diplomatic Corps will
enter at the north door Of the Capitol, aud be
conducted to the diplomatic gallery.
Seats will be placed in front Of the Secre-
tary's table for the PRESIDENT of the United
States and the PRESIDENT eect and, on their
left, for the Committee 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, Ex.Governors of States, Assistant Sec.
| roto rio nf nd ha Aoaio IN nj
Postmaster General, Comptrollers, Auditors,
Register, and Solicitor of the Treasury, Treas.
urer, Commissioners, Judges, and the Mayors
Of Washington and Georgetown, will occupy
seats on the right and left of the main on.
| trance.
Members of Congress, and Members elect,
will enter 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 leading thereto kept clear.
The other doors and entrances to the Capi
tol, except those to be open under this arrange
ment, will be kept closed.
At IL o'clock the PRESIDENT and the PREs
| lDENT eicct accompanied Wy tWo HeWpeTs "
the Committee of Arrangements, will proceed
in carriage to the north door of the nortl
wing of the Capitol, and entering there will
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 int
the VICE PREsIDENT's room, and afterward
into the Senate Chamber, where the oath o
office will be administered to him by the VIcl
PRESIDENT.
The Diplomatic Corps and the Justices o
the Supreme Court will enter the Senate Cham
ber few minutes before the PRESIDENT elect
The Senate will assemble at IL o'clock.
The Senate being ready to receive them, thu
PRESIDENT and the PRESIDENT elect will be in
troduced by the Committee Of Arrangement
to the seats prepared for them in the Senat
Chamber.
After a 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 District of Columbia.
The Supreme Court Of the United States.
The Sergeant.at-arm of the Senate.
The Committee of Arrangements.
The PRESIDENT of the United States and tn
PRESIDENT elect
The VICE PRESIDENT and the Secretary {
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.
, On reaching the front Of the portico, tn