The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-06
that considering the very short time for
preparation; the parade was most credit
Al tho CAPITOL.

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Holders of cards of admission to tn
Capitol thronged the approach to tn
Senate long before the doors wei opened
and within few minutes after ii O'Clock
the Senate galleries were filled to thel
utmost capacity. Mrs. Hayes, wife of tn
President occupied front seat In tn
gallery next to the diplomatic gallery
Her little son. Scott, sat on her left, ant
Mrs. Senat r Sherman on her right, Mis-
Fannie Hayes and Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews occupied seats beyond Mrs. Sher
man, together with other persona
frier DIS of Mrs. Hayes. The diplomatic
gallery was occupied by Lady Thornton
and other ladies of the diplomatic corp
remaining. The galleries also presented
a brilliant appearance, the greater mum
Der of the occupants being ladies. Tht
floor of the Senate, excepting the seats re
served for the Presidential party, the
Supreme Court and diplomatic corps
was crowded with Senators and Sena
tors-elect, members of the House of Rep
rcsentatives and other distinguished per.
sonages entitled to its privileges. Among
the latter we're General Sherman and
Major Generals Hancock and Terry, in
full uniform and attended by the mem
bers of their respective statfs. About
quarter before II o'clock the foreign
ministers and attaches OF the legation
entered the Senate chamber headed by Sil
Edward Thornton dean of the Diplomatic
Corps, and took their seats in the two
front rows of Senators chairs on the
right All the ministers and most OF their
attendants were in full dlplomstsc uni
form, resplendent with gold and silver en-
broidery, aud glittering with orders and
decorations Besides Sir Edward Thorn
ton, Bartholdi, the French minister,
Count Hoyos, the Austrian minister,
Herr Won Schloser, the German minister
and Baron Blanc, the Italian minister,
were especially noticeable.
When the diplomatic corps had taken
the places assigned them, the Chief JUS
stice and Associate 'Juitices of the Su.
preme Court OF the United States, ali in
their robes of office, entered, preceded by
the Marshal of the Court, and were
es escorted to seats arranged in u seml-circle
in the space in front of tie Senators
desks. At precisely II O'Clock the Pres.
ident appeared at the main entrance OF
the chamber, arm .In-arm with General
Grant. AS they proceeded down the
aisle to the seats reserved for them the
senators and ali other occupants OF the
floor rose and remained standing until
they had taken their seats, and the gall
lerles spplsuded by the clapping OF hands
and waving OF hsndkerchIefs. lmmedi-
stely following him came the members OF
President Grants Cebinet, Webb Hayes,
Col. Fred Grant and Lieut.. DunwoodY,
OF the signal corps. One OF the aides OF
the grand marshal Of the day and ;our
policemen brought up the rear.
The Presidential party having :aks On
their seats in the space in front OF the
desk of the President of The Senate,
the Senate was called 10 order by its
Secretary, Mr.. Gorham. Prayer was
offered by the Chaplain, Rev. DR.. Sun
derlapd, and President Grants procia-
nation convening a special session was
read. After the organization OF the
Senate, Vice President Wheeler entered
the chamber escorted by Senator Nc.
Creary, Of Kentucky, OF the Committee
of Arrangements, and his appearance
was greeted with applause. Proceeding
Immediately to chair en- the right of
the presiding officer, he at once began
his address TO the Senate, and wa: warm
ly spplauded
At its close the oath of office was
administered him by President pro tenn
Ferry, and his first Official act was to di-
rect the Sergesnt.st Arms to proceed
with the programme OF the inaugural
ceremonies. The procession was accord
ing!y formed and proceeded to the central
portico Of the east front of the Capitol in
the following order /: Marshall OF the
Supreme Court of the United States, Ser
pearlt-st-Arms of the Senate, Committee
of Arrangements, President ofthe United
States, x-President, Vice President and
Secretary of the Senate, members of the
Senate, diplomatic corps, heads OF the
departments, ex.members of the House
of Representatives and members elect
of the Forty-ffth Congress, Governors
of States and others.
Persons were sd mitted to the floor and
Senate chamber and reserved seats At the
lett OF the diplomatic gallery. Among
the latter were Assistant Secretary Of the
Executive Department, Assistant Post.
master General, Assistant Attorney
General and Advocate General, heads
OF the bureaus of the war
and navy departments, comptrollers,
and registers of the treasury, solicitors of
the several departments, the United
States treasurer and a number OF the
Judges OF the Federal courts and of the
supreme courts of the several States.
Mrs. Hayes and her party hsi psevi-
ou:ly lett the gallery and taken seats on
the platform erected for the occasion,
which was built ont from the first land
ing of the steps of the capitol portico
and protusely drsped, as usual, with ma
tional flags.
The President began his inaugural sd-
dress a. II As, Immediately after the pro-
cession reached the platform. His sp-
pearance st the front of the plat
form was greeted with shouts OF sp-
plause from the people who stood
closely packed both in front and behind
the long lines OF military that extended
from one end OF the Capitol grounds 70
the other.
The address, although read from man-
uscsipt, was delivered with great anima-
ton; but, although his voice WAS clear
and strong, it could not be heard a. any
considerable distance, owing 10 the hum
OF conversation and comment sad the
pressure OF the crowd, which kept up a
constant struggle to get nearer 10 the
platform. Whenever the President
paused or emphasized sentence, cheers
went up from the multitude.
The Presidcni's inaugural Address.
FELLOW CITuES:-We have assem-
to repeat the public ceremonial begun By
Was gtor, observed by sll my prede-
ce;sors, and is now time honored custom,
which marks the commencement of a
new term Of the Presidential officer. Cali.
ed 20 the duties OF this great trust, l
proceed, in compliance with usage, 10