The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-03-09
portion was occupied by the assistant

4, portion was occupied by the assistant
Secretaries, Federal Judges, and Other
officials of the second grade,
THE NOTABLE PERSONS PRESENT.
On the floor of the Senate Chamber,
every avilabls place was occupied by
}. Ian extra chair. Places were reserved
j for the Supreme Court and the Diplo,
: matte Corps. The Senators of the
f Forty fifth Congress were there. and
e many other no;ables, including officers
Y of the army and navy who have re.
Z ceived the thanks of Congress, the
= Governor of States, ex-Congressmen,
e and Cabinet officers. General Sher-
man, gorgeously uniformed, and Gen.
Hancock were especially regarded.
The living history, not only of the
e United States, but of the civilized
t world, was represented on that floor
= by men whose names are known every
I where.
( CONSPICUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE.
D There were absences which had a
political significance that no cne could
overlook. When the Justices of the
, Supreme Court marched into the cush
ioned chairs assigned them in front
of the desks, the blacked robed process
) sion was not of its usual length.
Neither Clifford por Field was there.
Their absence might have been attrib
uted to other causes than the stubborn
and vehemant par'isanship they dis
played as members of the Electoral
Commission, had it not been for the
fact that scarcely a Democract could
be found in the dense mass of the
members of the House packed closely
together on one side of the Chamber
Holman, Cox and Clymer were the
only prominent Democratic Represen
tatives who could be found.
MRS. HAYES IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
Just outside the railing of the dipIo-
matte gallery sat a lady, now more dis
tinguished than any of her titled neigh
bors-a lady who, had she been geDer
ally recognized, would lave been the
most observed person present. She
held bright boy IF four or five years
upon her lap. Her dress was of black
silk with q lace tie fastened at the
throat by a plain gold pin, and she
wore a cashmere shawl. Her hair,
combed smoothly down on her temple
gave to her face rather old fashioned
look. Ii wa full face, expressive of
strength of CHARACTER a oil mingled
dignity and sweetness. This lady was
the Lew mistress of the White House.
Beside her sat Mrs. Senator Sherman,
and i'll the same seat were some chill
dren aud young girls. Some said they
belonged to the Sherman family, and
Others to that of the President. There
was 10 mistaking however, the rela
tionship of the young man at the end
of the seat, who bore striking resem-
blance to President Hayes. and was his
oldest son.
SWEARING In THE NEW SENATOR'S
The Secretary of the Senate, Mr..
Gurham, called the Senate to order,
and the Clerk read the proclamation
of President Grant, conveniDg the eX-
ira session. Then the difficulty about
the organization was happily got over
by a resolution offered by Mr.. Hamlin
providing for administering the oath
of Office to MIR. Ferry and reinstating
him in the chair.
Mr. Ferry was applauded as he went
up TO his old place. After a dozen
words of thanks he began the task of
swearing in, by parties Of five or SIX,
the new Senators and the old ones
elected TO new terms. Reserved for
final action were the new senators
from the s uthern States, against
whom il was supposed objections might
be presented.
Mr. Kellogg, of Louisiana was the
first summoned, and was instantly OBJ
jected to by Mr. Bogy. Mr.. Anthony
had ready for this emergency a reso-
lutiou postpouIng action until to-mor-
NOR ir all cases where there were objec-
tions, and after little furry of debate
that threatened an awkard delay of
the inaugural ceremonies, it was adopt
ed. The two South Carolina claim
ants were thus dispo-ed of, aud Spencer
put Morgan, Of Alabama, and Lamar.
of Mississippi, in the same limbo.
THE INSTALLATION oE THE VICE PRRI
IDENT.
The most important feature of the
in door programme yet remained-the
installation of the Vice President. Mr..
Wheeler came i'll on the arm of the
stately Senator from Kentucky. Nc
Creery, who accepted the place on the
Committee of Arrangements refused ID |
the anger of partizanship by Mcdonald,
of H. iiana. Mr.. Ferry presented Mr.. |
Wheeler to the Assembly. His speech |
was short. modest, and sensible L. was
a follows:
SENATORS: Official station ever
brings with it corresponding duty aud |
responsibility. Service ia analogous !
parliamentary spheres has taught me
how delicate aud at times difficult and |
complex are he duties which The oath |
| ain about to take will impose upon |
me- AS President of the Senate, il il |
my sincere purpose 10 lift myself en-
tirely above the elements OF partisan |
ship, to administer its rules in their |
true spirit with courteous firmLsss, and |
by all the means in my power to facil |
itate and expedite its deliberation. Ia
doing this shall need your generous
forb-arsnce, and at times your lenieEi |
jud sment, upon all of which know |
1 may confidently rely, when you shall |
be satisfied of the rectitude of nv in