The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-06

scenes the galleries would have be cleared The ladie
were however, memorable. Their tongues would rur
and twin, their giggling and laughing knew nc
bounds There were rules Of the Sen
ste which they felt bound to obey They
had obtained fall possession Of the galleries. and main
taiAed their mastery refusing to yield least to
lords Of creation, who were attempting Their -
thority the floor Of the Senate Chamber The sosad
hall This secured silence long enough for him 70 an
nounce that order must be maintained In the galleries.
but before the sound OF voice died away tho
i ing renewed loud and incessant as ever The
Senators finally coming 70 the conclusion that they were
surrounded and hemmed In by the ladies', virtue
Of necessity and submitted with good grace n posi-
BILE to the events which surrounded them They hud-
died together in enc portion Of the chamber and pro-
stand each other and In that way tell what was going on
any other person in the Chamber could not mako
head or tail 70 the proceedings
SCENES ON THE FLOOR or THE SENATE
While the galleries presented scene Charming end
grand In the extreme-suficient TO hold those who
viewed sosnss on The door Of the sem
twohirds Of the Senators were present They had
gregated by necessity upon thele Of the Vice President
In close proximity TO each othor Extra chairs were
crowded In among the desks q Senator'S thus providing
for about three times the usual number The open
setees lounges and chairs for the Of dis
tngushed personages invited on this occasion These
ih me
sitting around In rows like schoolboys recing their les
enc 5smpnf up and making motion then
would come report Of conference commttee All this
was frequently intsspsrsed with the or
message nom the House. the whole looking very
much though each Senator trying to steal march
upon his associates On the back tier seats a Senators
Of Indiana and Harris ali looking prm and precise a
though they were dressed for party except when they
we're engaged in making motions objecng 70 those q
their colleagues Their number increased by Score
ty Tessenden and Admiral Farragut taking seats with
them. In their immediate front sat Coiamer, Powell,
Hharnn Irsp1U tIcAr ucxun
Tumbul Howard and Davis still further in front were
Senators Nye, Stewart, CONFESS McDougal Ten Eyck,
Of Kansas The balance roaming the Chamber
- II they did not know what to do with themselves
gathered officers OF the army and navy, several Gov
ernors, assistant secretaries Of departments A. W. Ran
dali Assistant Postmaster Genera the Assistant Attor
ney General, several exUned States Senators; promi
nent among the number the large form Of Preston
King the Comptroller Of the Currency and OF the
auditors and solicitors Of the departments There
ale the local Judges OF the District OF Columbia Chief
Justice Cassy and several Of his associates in the Court
military men wss seen looming up above all others the
large form Of 0eA Joa Hooker Farragu with his usual
modesty quietly remained almost hidden In one OF the
Al Il once noise was heard In tho diplomatic gal
lery All eyes were turned in that dreoton when they
ves 81 foreign governments entering with their families
70 seat them hss prior taking their seats the door
arose from one Of the sssntasvss q sSutA Amsr
government getting h feet eatangisd iri tmassve
crinSOlns losing bis balance and solliag down shs,as
SENATE PRocxEDNGs.
The business OF the Senate sti went on a. the d.
minutos to twsivs senator .ord announced sh, Is
Senate had only twenty minutes logger 70 live, and he
no other Senator would have an opportunity to sepiy
Senator Sherman soon interrupted him by moving the
to see II no had any further message.
ARRIVAL OF THE WOE PRESIDENT ELncr.
Sherman's motion for acomnittse barely disposed
Of when the doors q the main entrance the Chamber
Vice President Hamlin and Andrew johnson, the Vice
President e!:ck rhy proessdsd up the main aisle to
right q che chair =. Ha.!la taking the vice Presidents
seat NJ yohasel saking ~ sat with the clerks
barely aaaDed his ps whom the members OF the Cabinet
entered q ne dses leedng from the lobby, the
tony 1ss adsas vsiiss Of the Navy department fol-
Interior Dassnsns followed next ' ana eess . 81
heels was tho Postmaster Geuer, Governor Deuni-
x IN Sn u sss e. E: e.
the chair
ARnvAL OF rly JrDons o. fnn susnnss coUnr.
they had ssss 49, ~ =: ss = -
Judges ofthe Court drsa1sd tAsr gowns and in
SIGMA Of once The manly form g Chief Justice Chase
Bblo upon which Mr. lincoln 70 take his oath Of
oce They were seated in the front seats on the right
OF tho chair Mr.. Hamn paused for . moment In his
moment that DO resumed his speech H President Lin
ators Harlan and Anthony. BY this time this gallery was
filled with the wives and daughters Of he foreign repre-
beauty conferred there was certainly one Of the most inter
esting sights Of the occasion Mira Lincoln dressed
Win srcaI INC snc " me Usnts o. - S
dent than tho fact Of the elegance and exceeding good
taste Of her dress and general queen Ike bearing will
probably DO impossible TO lind more taste displayed BY
ladies' In their costumes than those In this gallery Mrx
Lincoln was second TO none In tho group.
TIM DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Mrs. lincoln had but just taken her seat when the rop-
rcsenaives OF foreign governments the diplomatic corps
entered al the main entrance and took their seats In the
rear Of the Judges Of the Supreme Court Every foreign
OF England and France were absent but those govern
represented by the Charge dAfairss ad iss
Russia, was prominent. among these deiosa.ions dis
tinguished BY the numerous medas insignia Of rank
and orders Of nobility which covered and decorated his
The Italian Minister Bernatt displayed himself In Ugh,
coorod pants white vest and dress coat with the entire
breast and tails covered with heavy gold lace making II
difficult and awkward for him to take his scat His per-
formances in this line were exceedingly amusing Next
with gold lace Romero Of Mexico and Asia Buruaga OF
Chile were among those more modestly dressed, and
country and the republics which they represent
While these foreign ambassadors were taking their
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had taken the oath OF Office He had been talking about
i've minutes when tho President entered the from the
Senate lobby at tho right OF the Clerks desk escorted
Senators Hendricks and Foster Mr. Lincoln taking his
seat ut the end Of the Clerks desk, tho members Of
his Cabinet
SPEECH OF ANDREW JOHNSON.
During all this time Andrew Johnson-for such hs
simply then, not having takcn the oath Of once
(would 70 heaven that 1t could DO said m behalf Of the
country that he still only Andrew Johnsonl
his speech Such speech II might have been sppro-
pirate hustings In Tennessee but Il certainly
far from being appropriate this occasion. II
only ninth stump speech. but dis
graceful In the extreme He had not proceeded far
when Senators the republican side began TO hang
their heads sink down In their seats look at each other
with significance much TO say, els he crazy OF
| what a the matterfo They exhibited IN every