, 1877-03-05
THE OATH.

THE OATH.
l. WHERE AND HOW IT WAS TAKKN
] Special Dtepatch to TIE 735buuA
/ WASHINGTON, u. e. March 4.-Gov, Have
was sworn in last night rs President Of tn
United States at 1880 o'clock in thc priyat
reception room, of Mrs. Grant, known as tn
''red parlor.' For many reasons It. wa
deemed advisable by the co,,nsctors Of th
Prestdent~elect that the oath of office should b
administered yesterday. The same reason
made 1t seem necessary that the proccediu:
should be temporarily kept secret, and eve,
now there are few persons in Washington VIII,
arc absolutely certain that the erent occurred
Gov. Hayes and Airs. Hayes, and Senator ant
Mrs. Sherman arrived at tho White House yes
terday evening to attend the state dinner a1
! minutes before Z o'clock. ATT
THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED
IN the "red parlor" by the Hon. Morrison r.
Waite, Chief Justice OF the United States. The
only persons present were President Grant and
Hamilton Fish, Secretary OF State, rs witnesses,
Gov. Hayes aud Chief Justice Waite. The cere-
mony WAS conducted so quietly and secretly
TINT but very few of the persons present at the
state dinner knew the fact, and it has been by
most Of them stoutly denied
SENATOR SHERMAN,
| who was supposed to be the oracle unon the
subject, was approached By many persons early
| this morning. who asked permission to be pres
ent at the supposed ceremony to-day To ali
inquiries he gave the uniform reply that there
would be no oath administered to-day, and the
usual ceremonies Of Inauguration would take
place tomorrow. This answer ,y:.s true. and
few supposed that preliminary oath had al
ready been administered. The oath was ad-
ministered in the centre Of the room near
table. The ceremony was performed by the up-
lifted hand.
NO BIBLE BEING USED.
At the conclusion OF the ceremony tue Presi-
dcnt-clect ana the Chct-Justice both signed the
cngrossed oath, which, it is understood, was
confded to the custody OF the Secretary of
State. The ceremony occupied but few mo-
snents, and. when it was ended, the Presidential
purity mingled with the other guests, who had
scarcely noticed their absence. The ssred
parlor" will become historical III American an
nals. It is q room on the west side Of the
ground door Of the White House, thirty by
twenty feet, used as Mrs. Grants private recep-
tion room and as the fnmiiy parlor. Visitors
to the White House are not generally admitted
to
THIS ROOM.
It Is situated Immediately between the state
dining-room and the noted g blue roou1,'' with
both Of which 1t connects. The room has re-
Gently been newly finished in the style known
as "the English version Of Queen Anne"
There are many ornaments about the room
which suggest interesting historical reminis-
ccnces. On the mantel-piecc there is large Gilt
clock, with All Illustration of the residence of
Franklin Mt the suburban retreat Of Passy, near
<'...'oae .,'- ~ ~ wv ,a'e 'a9es. Il notao'e
feature Of the room is a large electrotype copy
Of the famous Milton shield, modelled by Morel,
the original of which is in rcpousse wor.,
in iron po,a and ei,var - w..
.1,.. G - NUS
pufcnaseo pg AIRS. Grant at the
Centennial. There Is q curious large gilt Aus
trim fire scene with q worsted centre-picce.
IT +be I,nano.a ' y;n,s+ar s~ ~Ae'7' 'De s''t
~ wv o1pas4e'e 'l'''s1el'
AT THE TINE OF ADMINISTERING TUE OATH
the room was profuseIy decorated with flowers
and the table in the centre holding .!The Goethc
and e,b;,1o- Cellar, ,, .-,. ~, ,sa.., -,
a''u ee44'.e. o"'e'' "as 81 eoFeselea oS HOW
eFs tnat II WIS scarcely posslple 10 IND room to
sign the oath. The carpet, like all the other
carpets in the rooms OF the White House, was
made expressly for the room. The principal
~ ""' "eeo' 1'o" .''e sioup u uen'
Grant I's anu Ills 1a1nhy, Pa'htca oy CogsWell In
1oot'
At LAST |
Rutherford b. Hayes Is President OF the United |
States. He has been de 1acto and de lure Pres |
~ eo.otrom @ "lai pe oniy aoallIlGs. @ S9 un-
[dential suggestion.
TO the Utstera 1.soc!atea Prtsx
~ ~ ~, T. ~, .nalsn 4.1onclai prcpa
Dos;nr cerenonics If tn.norruw 1o4 Tha s"e fra+ h
principal ceremony belonging to the occasIon. /
he swearing in Of tho new President, is already
.onsuHaMated. Inns 1act- WHICH until to-day
ereIe., mas pilsIcu az tne
,,rloc1- iost cvcninp ,rhc cor.monr woe - r,ot
cr Of some discussion between tic Chief Justice
i the United States Supreme Court, the Presi-
sen1@e.ect, the Acknowledgement, and very
nj a ,',r,.ic,or, ,.as dos +,, a:eS,
t1mrsc was advisable. thounh It wac 1nt an.
icipated that an cxieency would arise under
which, In case there was IN 1nterreSuunl In the
.Accutlse oulce,
nrr1,rn ~
I was. therefore, dctermincd by Gov. Hayes.
citing under the advice Of his friends, to take