The Evening critic., 1882-02-25
OllONlnS Is INC
Official Programme:


The Capitol will be closed on the morning OF |
the 9th TO all except the members and officers
of Congress.
tunda will be opened to those TO whom invita-
tions have been extended, under the joint
resolution of Congress, by the presiding
officers OF tho two houses and 90 those holding
tickets of admission to the galleries.
The hall of the House OF Representatives Will
be opened for the admission OF hepresenul,
viii be conducted to the seats assigned to
them, as follows
THE President and ex-Presidents OF the
United States and special guests Will be seated
in front of the Speaker.
The chief-Justice and Associate Justices Of
the supreme Court will occupy seats next to
the President and eX-Presidents and special
guests, ON the right of the Speaker
The cabinet officers, the General Of the Army
and Admiral Of the Navy and the officers Of the
Army and Navy who, by name, have received
the thanks of Congress, will occupy seats on
the left of the Speaker.
The Chief.Justice and Judges of the Court of
Claims, and the Chief-Justice and Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia win occupy seats directly In the rear
Of the supreme Court.
The diplomatic Corps viii occupy the front
| row of seats.
| Ex-vice. Presidents, Senators and ex-Scnators
will occupy seats in the second, third, fourth
| and fifth rows, ON east side of main aisle.
Representatives will occupy seats ON west
| side of main aisle and in rear OF the Senators
ON cast side.
Commissioners of the District, Governors of
| States ana territories. ASSISTANT De1uS OF de-
parments, and invited guests will occupy seats
| I'm rear of Representatives..
| The Executive gallery will be reserved eX-
| clusively for the families of the Supreme Court
| and the families of the Cabinet, and the in
| vited guests of the President. Tickets thereto
| will be delivered to the private secretary of
The Diplomatic gallery will be reserved ex-
| clusively 70 the families OF the members OF
| the Diplomatic Corps. Tickets thereto Will be
| delivered to the Secretary Of state.
The reporters gallery will be reserved eXclu-
sively for the use of the reporters for the press
Tickets thereto will be delivered to the press
Tho ofIlcial reporters OF the Senate and of the
House VIII occupy the reporters desk in front
| of the clerks table.
| The House of Representatives will be called
TO order by The Speaker at 12 o'clock.
The Marine band will be in attendance.
| The Senate will assemble at IL o'clock, and
| Immediately after prayer will proceed to tho
| Hall OF the House Of Representatives.
| The Diplomatic Corps will meet at IL 80
in Representatives lobby, and be conducted
by the esergeant-at-Arms of the House TO seats
assigned them. -
The President of the Senate will occupy the
| Speakers chair.
The Speaker of the House will occupy seat
| at the left Of the President of the Senate.
The Chaplains of the Senate and of tho
| House will occupy seats next to the presiding
officers Of their respective Houses.
The chairmen Of the Joint committee Of ar
rangements Will occupy seats Mt the right and
left of the orator, and next to them Will be
seated the Secretary of the Senate anu Clerk
| OF lne House.
The other officers OF the Senate and OF the
| House will occupy seats on the floor at the
right and the left Of the Speakers platform.
| Prayer viii be offered by the Rev. +. d.
Power, Chaplain OF the House of Representa-
| tives
The Presiding oGlcer VIII then present the
| orator OF the day.
The benediction viii be pronounced by the
Rev. ]. J. Bullock, Chaplain of the Senate.
By reason of the limited capacity of the gal
leries the number of tickets Is necessarily re
stricted and Will be distributed as follows
TO each Senator, Representative and Del
egate, three tickets.
No person viii be admitted to the Capito
except on presentation OF a Ticket which will
be good only for the place indicated.
| The Architect Of the Capitol and the Ser
geantatAIms Of the Senate and Sergeant-at
Arms Of the House are charged with the execu
tion of these arrangements.
JOHN SHERMAN,
| WIN. MCKINLEY, JR,
Chairmen Joint Committee.