The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-24

funeral.
PAITlSON INAUGURATED.
THE CEREMONIES.
Confirmation of william 5. Stenger
for Secretary of State and Lewis &.
Cassidy FOR Attorney General.
Mid falling snow-hakes, and with
only such formality as is possible
when two thousand men and boys
are jostling and surging around IA
desk two feet wide and three feet
long, Mr.. Robert E. Patiison was
Tuesday at noon sworn is as Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. The crowd
was jolly, the air nipping. the ar
rangements vile. When President
pro tenn. Reyburn marched ont of
the Senate chamber at the head OF
the Senators, preceded by the Ser
geant-at-A Arms bearing the official
mace, a dense crowd was confronted
on the south portico. The man with
the mace edged his way to the insig-
niticant tablethat was perched peril
nusly close to the steps leading tothe
promenade and grounds below.
President Rey burn and Senator Gra-
dy were muscular enough to worm
their way through the jam, but the
other noble seignors gave up in dis
gust and retired TO their chamber.
Speaker Faunce emerged from the
hall of the House of Representatives
with All the Legislators at bis back.
They saw the crowd and turned tail.
Justice Turnkey, of the Supreme
Court, who had promised TO admin
lister the oath. manfully entered the
crowd. and after five minutes tug
cling signaled to those who were at
the gathering point of the days GER
emony around the wee table. After
much pushing the dignified Judge
reached his station.
The inaugural procession, which
was to have moved al 10 clock, did
not start until half-past II O'clock.
Conspicuous by its absence in line
WAS the Americas Club. which sulk-
ed at the Bolton House. Governor
Pattison had refused all escort. and
even declined TO ride in a carriage
from the Executive Mansion, on
Frontstreeet, tothe Executive Cham
Der on the hill.
At noon the Legislative Commit
tee assembled in the Governors
reception room, and, with Secretary
Jordan, Adjutant General Latta, and
Colonel Barr, of Pittsburg, walked
two by two toward the south portioo,
Chairman Kennedy aud Secretary of
the Commonwealth Jordan in the
lead, Governor Hoyt aud Governor
elect Pattison following, arm in arm.
After much effort an opening was
,nide for the distinguished party,
and at length the Governor. elect
reached the small table. Judge
Turnkey Immediately administered
the oath of office, aud the newly
made Governor turned to address
the crowd. For the want of a better
stand Nr. Pattison was assisted to
that important table, and from there
he delivered, in clear, measured
tones, this inaugural address:
INDUCTION OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
BLACK.
Immediately upon the conclusion
of the inaugural ceremonies on the
south portico the Senate reas<embled
and President pro TEN. Revburn
offered a resolution appointing a
committee of three 10 wait upon
Honorable ChauEcey F. Black,
Lieutenant Governor elect. and es.
cort him to the Senate Chamber.
This was adopted, and soon after the
committee, consisting. of Messrs.
Reyburn. Davis and Wolverton. in
Enduced the new incumbent, who
seated himself among the Senator's
on the floor.
Then the retiring Lieutenant Coy
ernor, Hon. Charles ". Stone, ad-
dressed the Senate, as follows:
My official relations With this BODY
are ended. 1t still remains for me
to invite your attention to the cere.
mony which qualities nv successor.
and then to bid Won farewell. Be-
fore doing this | return to YOU nv
sincere thanks for the uniform cour
tesy which YOU have shown me dur.
ing my term of office. Four wears
ago | took the solemn obligation tn
perform the duties of this office. and.
while | have %striven earnestly to full
Eli this obligation in letter and in
spirit. am conscious that mistakes
have been made. Ii could scarcely
have been otherwise; and vet in tie
closing hours, | recall with satisEac-
ton, and with a pride which | trust
is pardonable, the fact (and it is q
significant tribute to your forbearing
kindness) that on all the various
questions which have arisen in the
body and among the protracted SEES
sions of the joint Assembly not a
single appeal has been taken from a
decision of mine, and | look back
upon these four years and recall not
q thlag done nor . word said in our
mutual intercourse that brings g,lh
1t aught hut pleasant recollections.
For these things | thank Won. and
assure you IF the kindliest sriepdlv
regard for every individual Senator.
LIEeTENAsr GOVERNOR BLACKS Ap-
DRESS,
The oath of office was then adj
ministered by Judge Turnkey to :
Governor Black. who. ae- !.
cendlng the Presidents platform. re- !
ceiysd the official gavel from the re !
firing official and spoke as follows
Senators: 1t eau hardly lie neces. :
sary to "a that | assumed the duties ,
p t..ischair with extreme difidence. ,
The rules which govern vour pro. !
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