Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-17
THE INAUGURATION.
CEEEMoNY DEVOID OF DISPLAY
Confirmation OF William $. stenger for
Secretary OF State and Lewis Z. Cas-

sidy for Attorney General.
Mid falling snow flakes, and with only
such formaiity as is possible when two
thousand men and boys are ,jostlipg and
surging around desk two feet wide and
three feet long, Mr.. Robert E. Pattison
was Tuesday at noon swOIn in as COVER
nor of Pennsylvania. The crowd was Jolly,
the air nippng, the arrangements vile.
When President pro tenn. Reyburn march
ed out OF the Senate chamber at the head
of the senator's, preceded by the sergeant
alarms bearing the official mace, dense
crowd was confronted on the south por-
.ico. The man with the mace edged his
way to the insignificant table that was
perchcd perilously close to the steps Lead
ing to the promenade and ground below.
President Reyburn and Senator Grady
were muscular enough to worm their way
through the jam, but the other noble
sciInCrs gaveup in disgust and retired TO
their chamber. Speaker FaunCe emerged
from the hall Of the House of Representa-
:ivcs with all tic legislators at his back.
They saw the crowd and turned tail. jus
tice Turnkey, of the supreme court, who
had promised TO administer the OATH,
manfully entered the crowd, and after tive
minutes tugging sigcalcd 10 those VINO
were at the gathering point of the day S
ceremony around the wee table. After
| much pushing thed;gEified judge reached
his station.
The inaugural procession, which was to
have moved 1T 10 o'clock, did not start
until half past II O'Clock. Conspicuous
| by its absence III line was the Anciicus
Club, which Sulked at the Bolton house.
Gov. Pattis0r had refused al escort, and
| even declined to Tide III :: carriage from
| tho executive mansion, Oh From: street, 81
| the executive chamber on the hill.
at naCn the Legislative committee as
| scmbled IN tie governor S reception ro0n,
| ard with Secretary Jordan, Adiutant
General Latt:., and Col. Barr, of Pitts
\ burgh, walked two by two toward the
| south poltico, Chairman Kennedy and
| s ocrctarv Of tho Commonwealth Jordan in
| t!9 lead, GovcrHor Eoyt and Governor
| elect P;,ttison following, arm il arm.
After much effort an opening WAS made
| for the distinguished party and al length
| the govcrnor-elcct reached The; small
| table. Judge TruLkay ilnmc diate'y al
| miuistClcd tic oath Of office. an,! the new
| ly- made governor turned 10 address lie
crowd. For the wal.t of . better stand
| IA. Pattison was assisted to that i'll
| lortant table. ana II ON thele Q he de iv e;cd,
in clear, measured tones, his inaucura!
address, the ful! text OF which was pub
| iishod III our tc!nGr&phic diSratc he's Fe,ter
| day.
| Induction o: lieutenant tioy.r2Or Rack.
| Imm ediataiy upon tic conclusion OF thc
| inaU: :ur;.tiOn ceremonies on the south ppr
! ticO the Seuate leasSeInile,i, and President
| pro TEN. KGybuin offered = resolution
| appointing a committee Of three to waii
upon Hon. Chauncey F. Black, lieutenant
governor elect, and cScult him to tho
Senate chamber. This was adopted, ;jnC
snon after the committee, consisting q
| Messrs. Reybucn, Davis and Woiyerton
| introduced +ha n&w Incumbent WHO seat
cd Lmsei; &r.uu.. the senators on t?,t
floor.
Then The retiring lieutenant govelnGr
Hon. Charles W. Stone, addressed rhs
Senate as follows:
My official relations with this body ars
ended IL still remains FOR me to irrit:
your attention. to the ceremony which
qualities ny successor, and then t" bic
you farewell Before doing this | retuI,
to you nay sincere iIarkS for tie un!!Nr::
courtesy wi.ici ven have shown MT duri:
my term OF ,hiae. F,uI years ago tool
tie solemn obligatIrn TO pa:forE, tiG
duties Of this Office. and, while | hayt
stliven earnestly to fulfill this ou'igatio:
in letter and N spirit. am cousc:ou
that mistakes have beer maze. II cpult
scarcely have been otherwise end yct, j.
the closing Esou. :, Tree call Wit: s::t,t:c' ,a
and with a pride which trust is p.r,aon
able, the tact (and it is q significant tributt
to your forbearing k;udncSs) TIT. OF al
the various questions which have arisen il
the body and among the sin2le sessions 0
tie joint Assembly nota single appeal la
besE taken from decision OF mine, and
look back upon these four years and ie
call not l. thing done nor a wore! said i.
our mutual Intercourse that brings with i
aught but pleasant rccnllcctionS. Fu
these things thank yea. and assure yol
OF the kiitiiest friendly regard frr ever,
individual senator.'
l. Lieutenant 6avnrnu. I.!act's address,
The ua' !, OF N!,ice ,a> i.uu aslmi.li>t teG..,
10y Judg9 Frnniey t" lieutenant Cover
nnr Black, who ascending the President
platform, received the nfiici,i gav..
from the retiring official an. spike Il
follows
| SENATORS: Ii can hardly be ncccssar,
for me 10 say that | assume the duties Q
| tbiS CHILLI Win cNlltiitt
The rules which govern your proceed.
ings are, in great part, the garnercd fruit
of the long experience Of our race III frc,
parliamentary business Their just obser
vance is essential to the proper dcS. atcl
of your affairs, to the due orGcr OF you
deliberations, and, in S0me instances, {,
the constitutional! rights Of the frcemcn O.
the state. Eut they constitute a distinc
body of law, and Of a kind i hich you, u
all men, best know, can be acquired onl,
by patient application accompanied by
practical experience.
My predecessors in office were, both O1
them, distin guis!lc,l senators before ihe,
were called to the high place which l IL "
| approach without l,icTiods training III lhi
or any other legislative body This Cir
cumslancc will, ! trust, lie gcncrous!.
rechoncd 10 me in partial extcnuation, a
least, of the sharp contrasts which mus
presently appear between their adminsra
tons and mine | shall be content, how.
ever, if, while falling totally TO rival thcil
| efficiency in many important duties of Tho
office. l shall be able to command the ap
probation OF the Senate for the simple in.
tegrity of purpose which l intend shall be
the sole Inspiration of my conduct. In
this chair shall consciGntiouSly cndcayol
to forget not merely personal attachments,
but political distinctions, and remember
only my duty to the State and the Senate
| Upon this candid declaration of the spirit
which actuatcs me in assuming my consii-
tutional relations with you, do anew
| most earnestly bespcak you patience and
forbearancc in the many difficult situations
which doubtless await me.
Although president Of the Senate in