Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-03
Arrangements for the Inauguration
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
On the fth OF March, 1868.
OF THE
PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME.
The doors OF the Senate Chamber will be
opened at IL O'Clock a. IN. for the admission OF
Senators, and others who by the arrangement
OF the committee, are entitled to admission, as
follows:
Ex.Presidents and Vice. Presidents
The Chief Justice and Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court
The Diplomatic Corps, Heads OF Depart
ments, Elk. Members of either branch OF Con-
gress, and Members of CongreAelec..
Officers of the Army and Navy, who, by
name, have received the thanks of Congress.
Governors OF States and Territories OF ths
Union, and Eek, Governors of States Assistant
Secretaries OF Departments, and the Assistant
ostmasters General; the Assistant Attorney
General, and the Judge Advocate Generai' .ne
Gomptrollers, Auditors, and Register OF Tue
Treasury; the Solicitors of the several Depart
ments; Treasurer Commissioners Judges OF
the Federal Courts and of the Supreme Courts
OF the Several States; the Mayor OF Washing
ton and Georgetown; and the Reporters in the
Senate
All of whom will be admitted at the east door
Of the north wing of the Capitol.
The families OF the Diplomatic Corps will en-
ter at the east door of the north wing OF the
Capitol, and be conducted to the diplomatic
gallery The ladies OF the families OF the other
persons admitted, as above 10 the floor of the
Senate. ill enter at the same door and be con-
Quoted to the gallery on the sonth side OF the
chamber, on the right and left of the diplomatic
gallery.
A seat will be placed in front of the Sscreta-
rvs table for the President of the United States,
fJtSiCeNt erect. huu' Oh iCAlI aoi SOh-
mittee Of Arrangements.
Ex-Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Chief
Justice ana 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 will occupy
seats on the left OF the CHAIR
Oficers 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
retaries of Departments; the Assistant Post
masters General; the Assistant Attorney Cen
eral. and the Judge Advocate Generali Comp
troIlers, Auditors. and Register of the Treas
ury; Solicitors of the several Departments;
Commissioners, Treasurer, Judges, and the
Mayors Of Washington and Georgetown, will
occupy seats on the right and left OF the main
entrance
Members of Cor ress, and members elect.
will enter the Senate Chamber by the main en-
trance, and will occupy seats on the lett OF the
,'bair.
Tha ether galleries will be reserved for ladies
who will utter the Capitol from the terrace, by
the principal ~estefl door or 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 Capt.
tol, except those TO be open under the arrange
ment, will be kept closed.
At IL o'clock the President, President eject,
accompanied by two members OF me Commit
tee of Arrangements, will proceed in carrI-
age to the east ooor OF the north wing OF the
Capitol, and on entering there, will proceed to
the Presidents room.
The Vice President elect will be accornpan-
led to the Capitol by a member OF the Commit
tee of Arrangements, and conducted TO the wee
Presidents room, and afterwards into the SEN
ate Chamber, where the oath OF once VIII be
administered to him by the Vice President.
The Diplomatic Corps and the Justices or
the Supreme Court will enter the SenatS
Chamber few minutes before the President
The Senate will assemble at twelve o'clock
The Senate being ready for his reception, the
President, President elect, Will be introduced
by the Committee OF Arran gements TO the seat
prepared for him in the Senate Chamber.
Those assembled irsthe Senate Chamber will
then proceed to the platform on the central
portico of The Caption in the following order:
: The MaTshaI of the District of Cofnmbia.
Ex.Presiients and Ex-Vice Presidents.
The Supreme Court CT the Uzited states.
The Sergeant at-Arm3 OF the Senate.
The Commute of Arrangements.
The President ofthe United States, the Pres
ident elect.
The Vice PRECEDENT ahdthe Secretary of the
Senate.
Remembers oEthe Senas.
TAe Diplomatic Corps.
Heads of DEPARTMENTS; GOVERNOR or STATES
and Territories; he Mayors of washington
and GEORGETOWN, end other persons who have
been admitted to tfe floor OF he Sen'le Cnam-
Der. -,
On rea ching the portico, the President, Pres
ident elect, will take the seat provided Tor him
on the front of the pl storm.
a positiCa IN the rear OF the President, Presi-
Next in the rs,ar of tI,ase, Ex-Presidenss and
Ex-V Vice. esiC'ents, and the Chief J ustioe ana
Associate Justice of the Supreme Courl, VIII
occupy tae seats on the left, ana the wee
President SecTe, airy, and members oi LIB Sen-
ate, those On the light.
The Diplomatfc Corpcwill occapy the seats
next In the -ear OF the Sapreme Court; Heads
OF Departments, G overnors ana E1-SoVeihors
OF States, EE.Mem bers ofthe Senate, -heIno DOTS,
Ex Members aad Members elect OF the House
of Representative rs. in the rear OF the members
Of the Senate. A..
arranzem ents will occupythe steps
and residue 81 the pc 'rtlcc. .osR.. ,,,;,,
ALI being N readiI less, the oath or ONCE VIII
be administered 70 he President elect oy the
On the con slzsion of the Presidents address.
the Members Of the . Senate, preceded by the
Vice. President Secl etacJ, and Sergeant at
Arms. will ystuTa TO the Senate Chamber; and
the Presiden,, ,aeacml parted by the Committee
of Arrangements, vii proceed to The Presl-
The Sergeant st.A rms- OF the Senate, the
Marshal of tas Distrie It nd the Commissioners
of Public Buildings, ara charged with the
exec tiop OF these arr anEements, sEd, AIDED by
the Police o. tina Gap itoii with s1oh a detach-
M emit of military forci, az may be detailed by
the Secretary OF War, VIII preserve order
All horses aad car rlaf;es, except Those used
in con veyi1g person to, the east door Of the
north wingsof the Capitol, will be- excluded
from the Capitol gro'dnd
SlOI1lQ ta6 Wedlu Ell Prove tsAAbNVOIdDlo INC
ceremony Of the Ins .ug aration will take place
in the Senate ehamh er.
Ia FAYxrrR FOSTER,
IT R. DCGLIngTE z,
]. b HENDRli ON,
C0rsssittee of Arrn dement's.
~ Applications should be madat o the Ser
eeant at Arms Of the Senate fnr c,u DIS admit
ting the .aDilies OF suah ass .ea.S tiled to ad-
mission. to the Senat9 chamssn maro.2t
nEPOf FOR BEST PARIS HID GLOVES.
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