The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-09
gress having arrived, the Senate
stands adjourned without day.


which General Hancock was seated
md cordially grasped that officers
hand. The existence Of the new
Senate wps next made known by
the readi by direction of the
Vice President, of the official proc
lamation al the Presidents call.
The organization of the new Sem
ate was begun by the swearing in OF
the new Senators, of who the only
absentees were Senators-elect Ed
munds and Malone. As the names
were called the following advanced
to position to the left of the Chair
and took the prescribed oath OF
office. Senators Bayard, Burnside,
Camden, Conger, Cockrill, Dawes,
Fair, George, Harrison German,
Hawley, Hill, Jackson, Jones, OF
(Florida), Mcmillan, Miller, Maxey,
Mitchell, Platt, of New York;,
Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman and Van
wyck. The roll of the new Senate
was then called and showed seventy
two members present. Senator Al
lison was absent on account of i'll
ness. Meanwhile the members OF
the House of Representatives arrived.
THE INAUGURATION CEREMONIES.
The Vice President announced
that the Sergeant-at-arms would
now execute the order of the Senate
relative to the inaugural ceremonies
of the President of the United States
The grand procession then form
ed and proceeded to the east front
Of the Capitol.
A procession was accordingly
formed and all the occupants of the
floor of the Senate proceeded through
the corridors and rotunda to the
place indicated, in the following
order: The Marshal of the United
States Supreme Court, and the Mar
shall of the District of Columbia
Supreme Court, the Committee OF
Arrangements and Sergeant at arms
of the Senate, the President and
Vice President elect, Gen. Arthur
and Mr.. Wheeler and members OF
the Senate, diplomatic corps, heads
of departments, members of the
House of Representatives and mem.
bers-elect, Governors and ex-Gov-
ernors of States, officers of the Sen
ate and officers of the House.
AJAM IN THE CORRIDORS.
As the procession filed out through
the main corridor to the rotunda
crowds pouring down from the gal.
leries soon caused 4 blockade and
finally breaking in upon the process
sion merged with it and passed or
to the rotunda, in dense confused
mass of Senators, Representatives
diplomats and citizens without much
regard to precedence. On reaching
the main entrance leading from the
rotunda to the platform the pressure
was relieved and the Presidential
party was enabled to reach the front
Mrs: Garfield, Mrs. Hayes, Genera
Oarleld's mother, and other ladie:
of the party were caught In CROWD
and experienced considerable diff,
Guilty in reaching the platform.
At half-past twelve the President
reached his place at the front of the
platform and took a seat, with Chief
Justice Waite upon his right and
ex-President Hayes upon his left
with Senators Pendleton, Antony,
and Bayard, while Immediately be
hind sat his mother, Mrs. Garfield,
Mrs. Hayes and Vice President Ar
thur.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
At 1895 Senator Pendleton arose
and introduced General Garfield,
who delivered his inaugural address
as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS We stand to-
day upon an eminence which over
looks a hundred years of national
life, q century crowded with perils,
but crowned with triumph OF liberty
and love. Before continuing our
onward march let us pause on this
height for moment to strengthen
our faith and renew our hope by a
glance at the pathway along which
our people have travelled. 1t isnow
three days more than hundred
years since the adoption of the first
written Constitution of the United
States, the articles of confederation
and perpetual Union. The new Re
public was thea beset with danger
on every hand. 1t had not conquer
ed place in the family of nations.
The decisive battle of the war for
independence, whose centennial an
niversary will soon be gratefully
celebrated at Yorktown. had not vet
been fought. The oolonists were
struggling not only against the ar
mics of Great Britain, but against
the settled opinions of mankind.
for the world did not believe that
the supreme authority of govern
ment could be safely entrusted to
the guardianship of the people
themselves. We cannot overesti-
mate the fervent love, the intelligent
courage and saving common sense
with which our fathers made the
great experiment of self-government.
When they found after short time
that the confederacy of States was
too weak to meet the necessities of
this glorious and expanding Repub-
lie, they boldly set it aside, and in
its stead established a National In
ion. founded directly upon the will
of the people, endowed with future
powers Of self-preservation, and
with ample authority for the accom-
plishment of its great objects. I'm
der the Constitution the boundaries
of freedom have been enlarged, the
foundation of order and peace have
been strengthened, and growth in
all the better elements of National
life has vindicated the wisdom of
the founders, and given new hope to
their descendants; under this Con-
stitution our people long ago made
themselves safe against the danger
from without and secured for their
mariners and the flag equality of