The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10

+, 1877.
Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court
of the United States, in their robes of
! office, entered the chamber, preceded
by the Marshal of the Court, and were
escorted to seats arranged in the semi
! circular space in front Of the Senators
| desks.
THE PRESIDENT APPEARS.
All eyes were now turned towards the
main entrance Of the chamber, and pre-
cisel Y at - o'clock the President APP
peared arm-in-arm with General Grant,
preceded by Sergeant-at-Arms French
and Senator Morrill,, of the Committee
of Arrangements. As they proceeded
down the aisle to the seats reserved for
them the Senators and other occupants
OF the floor rose and remained standing
until they had taken their seats, and
the galleries appTauded by cIapping Of
hands and waving of handkerchief.
Immediately following them came
members Of President Grants Cabinet,
Mr.. Webb Hayes, Colonel Frederick
Grant and Lieutenant Dunwoodv, of the
Signal Corps, one Of the aids Of the
Grand Marshal Of the day. Four police
men brought up the rear.
Judges, in long black silk gowns,
came in and took seats on the sofas in
front and the right of the desk Cliff:
ford and Field were conspicuously alb
sent from this group, while
JUSTICE DAVID DAVIS
appeared without his gown and bearing
his light, spring overcoat over his arm
instead, indicating that his resignation
had been sent in.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
After PRAYER had been offered by the
Chaplain, Mr.. Gorham, Secretary Of the
Senate, called the Senate to order. and
the proclamation converting the Senate
was read.
! PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE PRO TEN
! Mr.. Hamln arose and offered a reso-
! luton providing that in order to perfect
/ the organization of the Senate, that
/ Senator Howe administer the oath of
| office to Senator Ferry, and that he be
elected President pro TEN. The resolu-
| ton was adopted, and Senators Howe
and Ferry approached the desk amid
great applause, when Mr. Howe read
the oath, which was repeated by Mr.
Ferry.
SWEARING IN OF NEW SENATOR'S
Mr.. Ferry assembled to the chair and
briefly returned thanks to the Senate
for the honor conferred, and then di-
rected the Clerk to call the new Sena-
tors for the purpose of being sworn in
| McssrS. Beck, Blaine and Uoar came
! forward first, escorted by their col
| leagues, and took the oath of Office.
Messrs. Davis of Illinois, Davis Of West
| Virginia, kirkwood of Iowa, McPher-
| son OF New Jersey, We're the next group
who took the oath Grover, of Oregon,
was called with this group, but did not
appear These were followed by Messrs.
Plumb of Kansas. Rollins of n Hamp-
shire, Salisbury of Delaware, Saunders
Of Nebraska, Teller of Colorado, and
| Window Of Minnesota. The next set
were Messrs. Coke of Texas, Garland
of Arkansas, Harris of Tennessee, Hill
of Georgia, Johnston of Virginia, and
Ransom Of North Carolina.
| RECEPTION OF THE VICE-PREsIDENT.
ce-President Wheeler, before TAX
ing the oath of Office, said: Senators
| Official station ever brings with it cor
! responding duty and responsibility
| Service in analogous parliamentary
| spheres has taught me how delicate,
and at times difficult and complex, are
the duties which the oath | am about
to take will impose upon me.
As President Of the Senate it is my
sincere purpose to lift myself entirely
above the clements Of partisanship to
administer its rules in their true spirit,
with courteous tirmness, and by all
means in my power to facilitate and
expedite its deliberations
In doing this | shall need your aid,
YOUR generous forbearance, and at times
your lenient Judgment upon all Of which
| know | may confidently rely, when
| YOU shall be satisfied of the rectitude of
my intentions.
trust that the relation about to be
established between US may be mutually
| pleasant and productive Of good to the
best interests of our national common
wealth Mr. President. am now ready
to take the oath of office
Mr.. Ferry then administered the oath
of Office, after which Mr. Wheeler took
the chair and at once assumed the du-