The daily gazette., 1879-01-17

two houses concluded to jointly convene
In the Court House at II O'CLOCK, when
the oath Of office will be administered.
The order OF march and programme of
the Inauguration exercises were COM
pleted last night. The order of march is
as follows:
ORDER OF MARCH.
Dover Cornet Band.
Citizens' Committee in Carriages.
Governor Cochran and Governor Hall In
carriage.
Secretaries of State Grubb and Walco.t
and Attorney General Pennington.
Mayors of Wilmington aud New Cas-
tie In carriages.
City officers Of Wilmington in carriages.
City officers of New Castle in carriages.
City Council Of New Castle in carriages.
Band of Co. A.
Co. A., American Rifles.
Band Of Co. G.
Co. C. DUPONT Guards.
Jefferson Club, Wilmington.
Jackson Club, Wilmington.
Proceed to State Capitol, where the
Governor-eleet will be presented to the
Committee.
Below we give the order Of the
INAUGURATION CEREMONIES.
Place of meeting-The Kent county
Court House.
l. That part of the Court room COM
prising the Judges Bench. and the open
spaces on each side of it are reserved for
the public ceremonies, as IL also the bar ;
and the Petit jurors box for the Cover
nor's family and immediate friends.
2. The members of the General Assem-
bly, and their officers, the Governor and
Secretary of State, the GoverDor-elect
and his Secretary, the Judiciary, Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress,
will enter the Court room by the stairs in
the rear of the building.
3. The main door of the Court room
will be opened for the admission Of the
DuohC az IL v CioSh III tho AohohoOhb VIM
will be allowed to occupy all space not
reserved, except such as may be provid-
ed for the musicians.
4. Cards of admission will be furnished
for those who are to enter at the rear
of the room.
5. Precisely at noon, the members of
the General Assembly with their officers
will enter the room and occupy seats in
the Der; at the same time the Governor
and Secretary, the Governor-elect and
his Secretary, the judiciary, and mem
bers of Congress will also enter and take
their places on the platform provided for
them.
6. Prayer will be offered by the Chap
lain of the Senate.
Z. The usual proceedings of the joint
session.
=. The oath of Office will be admins
tered to the Governor-elect by Chief JUS
tice Comegy's.
o. The Inaugural address will be read
by Gov. Hall.
10. A benediction by the Chaplain of
the House.
In the evening there will be an infor-
NAL dance, given by the young men Of
Dover, under the auspices ofthe citizens.
Music will be furnished by Prof. Rit-
chie's Orchestra and tickets will be free.
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
3 cr;.la 10 tha
present week will not end, properly
speaking, until to-day, but scarcely any
business is likely to come up at the MORN
ing session, which will be the only one
for the day and of course the last for the
week. Viewing things at the close of
the week, one is let TO remark that
although we are still at the commence
ment of the session, considerable busi-
ness has been done already.
In the Senate yesterday but little of
more than medium importance was acted
upon. In the House III 'ud of listless-
ness similar to that affecting the Sena-
tors seemed to prevail. The bills pre-
sented by Representa- Ware, to in
corporate the Pusey Jon = Company,t the
Wi'-,ington Navigatio Company, the
Ancient Order of Hihri Tvs, and the
Weccacoe Steam Fire Engh. Company
No. 8, all passed the Ho's" and were sent
to the Senate. A peti ion rs also pre-
sented from ten Sussex un'v men, ask
ing for immediate actio IN me case Of
w. Fisk Tow usend, the sussex county
Clerk of the Peace. There names were
published In my letter ofreSterday wheL
l alluded To this petition.
The Temperance men were here yester-