The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-11

walked down tue aisle vas an impressive one,
and TO a few people more than that.
Gen Gardeld'S mother looked down on this
triumphant progress OF her son. and. mother
like, burst into tears. The Ssuste arose again
as Vice PreSident-eleet Arthur came in with the
committee. and for few minutes that gentle
man was the center OF attention. He went I'M
mediatey to the chair By the side of Vice Pres
ident Wheeler, was introduced IN a speech of
a single sentence, and proceeded to deliver his
inaugural
After administering the oath Of of6,e 80
Gen. Arthur, Wee President Wheeler delivered
his farewell address as follows
SENATORS; The moment which terminates
my Official duties as pr5siding officer of tho
Senate is at hand. These duties have been
rendered of easy performance By your UNI
form lsnengy and forbearance.. am sure
that in this parting hour / need no othey
guarantee OF full amnesty for all my short
comings. IF / do, it is furnished in your
very kind resolution of approval OF nv official
action. l shall carry into my retirement CRATE
full memories of personal kindness, alike 0t the
Senate and its officers and cordial wishes foy
future well-being Of al, and now proclaim Iny
last official act by declaring that, the hour for
the termination of the Forty-sixth Congress
having arrived, the Senate stands adjourned
without dag,
Vice-P President Arthur here assumed the
as follows
SENATORS: 1 come as your presiding Off
Ger with genuine solicitude. Remembering my
inexpefience in parliamentary proceedings, /
cannot forget how important, intricate
and often embarrassing are the duties OF the
chair. On the threshold OF our official asso-
citation, / invoke that courtesy and kindness
with which ycu have been wont to aid your
presiding officer. 1 shall need your constant
encouragement and support and l rely with
confidence ON your lenieut Judgment of any
errors into which l may fall. In return be
assured of my earnest purpose to administer
your rules in the spirit of absolute fairness
to treat every Senator, at all times, with shat
courtesy and lust consideration due to rep
resentatIves OF equal States, and to do my
part, as assuredly each of you Will do his, to
maintain the order, decorum and dignity of
the Senate. I trust the official and personal
relations upon which we now enter viii be
marked with mutual confidence and regard,
and that all our obligations viii be so fulfilled
and redeemed to our ownhonor, to the glory OF
our common country, and the prosperity of alllts
people. | am now ready to take the oath of
office prescribed by the constitution.
This country has witnessed no military dis
play of such proportions as was seen on this
occasion since the return of Sherman's army
and the grand review at the close of the war.
Gen. Sherman wisely concluded to make
separate performances. This course excited
o great deal of grumblng at first, but
the General adhered to his programme,
maintaining that it would take too long to
move such body Of men to have the
main parade on the way to the Capitol, which
must be reached at. a certain moment. He
preferred to have the escort smaller body, so
it was arranged that but single division
should participate in the first ceremony. 4
careful estimate places the number of men
marching in the column at 10000. Of this
number there were fully $4,000 infantry, be-
side the batteries and several troops of cav
airy.
Il took over two hours for the column to
pass the stand in review. President Garfield
made many pleasant comments upon the ap-
pearance of the various commands as they
passed.
The meeting between the President and Gen.
Hancock was watched with interest. Neither
gentleman showed byword or look that Their
relations had ever been of an extraordinary
character. They met as friends who enjoy 8
mutual respect for each other, and they
grasped hands as cordially as did any others
| that met on this historic scene.
After leaving the grand stand, President
Garfield, with Mrs. Garfield. upon his arm,
walked to the Executive Mansion.
Ex-President Hayes and family left the
! Unite House i'll the afternoon, and went to the
residence of Senator Sherman, from which four
| years ago they went to the White House,
| The days celebration was brought TO close
in the evening by a brilliant display Of fIc>
works at the head of Pennsylvania avenue. on
the piazza in the rear of the Treasury building.
The inaugural ball, in the evening, turned
out, as it was designed to be one Of the gvspd-
| Ci;t affairs of the century,