The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-03-11

: il agreeable to him, will now admin
lister to him the oath Of ofIicc.''
After taking the oath Vice -Prcsidcn
, Hendricks, taking the. gavcl, then calle,
the Senate to order as in extra session
: Of the 10Th Congress, and had the procla
nation convcnins it, read. Prayer wa.
offered by the Rev. +. ID. IIuntlcy
chaplain to the Senate. The Vicc-Prcs
dent, then addressing the Senate, said
SENATORS In entering upon the du.
ties of the office to which I have beer
chosen, may express the hope and de-
sire that our relations may ut all times
tie harmonious and agreeable. beg to
assure You that in the discharge of nv
duties will seek to observe the most
absolute impartiality. 1t is some years
since l was connected with the business
OF the Senate and it may he that | shall
find myself less familiar with it's routine
and modes Of proceeding than formerly,
and therefore | may have occasion to
lean upon your indulgence and to ask
yonr support
The Senate was now in session by vir-
|
OF the Unitcd Sataes, which thc sccrc-
tary read. The new Senators and re-
elected members We're then sworn IN.
The law Of the proceedings for The inau-
Suration ceremonies was then read, and
in compliance with its provisions the per-
sons assembled in the Senate Chamber
proceeded in order to the platform ut
the east front OF the Capitol.
The Inauguration.
The stand on which the President was
expected to deliver his inaugural adj
dress was erected almost on a level with
the floors of the Senate and House. and
directly in front Of the middle entrance
to the Capitol. 1t is about one hundred
feet square, the largest ever erected for
an Inauguration, and was covered by
two thousand chairs. These were occm-
pied 10y the Senator'S, members of diplo
matte corps, Judges of the Supreme
Court, members Of the House of Rcprc-
| sentatircS and the representatives Of the
press.
Before the President left the Senate
Chamber the crowd in front Of tho stand
had increased until it became one solid
mass of humanity for nearly four hun
drrd feet in front Of the stand and moro
than one thousand feet OH either side.
The crowd continued less soli,lly in rear
Of this multitude. The trees were filled
and the roofs Of surrounding dwellings,
were covered. On the roof Of the Cani-
tol some two or three hundred men and
boys had congregatcd. In the approach
cs, avenues and streets military com
pancS and society organizations were
maSScd in columns, forming brilliant
vista as far as the eye coull reach. On
elevated stands entrrpriSing photogra-
pliers had elevated their Instruments to
Ia G in Photographic design the assem-
bly, on the stand and the sea Of hats and
faces that moved continually like the
ocean.
This immense throng was variously
estimated rs to numbers. President Ar
thur subsequently said that it was
S.fFt imm"rS"," the greatest crowd
he ever SAW. Senator Hawlcy, rs he
looked at it, thought it numbered $50, ,OOO
people. While waiting for the arrival of
the Prcsidcnt-clcct some one would oc-
casionally venture to the front of the plat
form, and his presence was the signal
for repeated cheers.
Precisely at I1.3O the head Of the pro-
ccSSion appeared coming out of the main
cnst door of the Capitol. President
Arthur stepped to the front of the plat
form. followed by the President elect,
Chic(-)usticc Waite and the Scrgcant-at-
arms of the Senate. All uncovered us
they stood facing the crowd, and the
vast asSemblage checrcd again and again
for several minutes.
The persons who were to assist at the
ceremonies were seated OH the platform
in the following order: Chief Justice
Waite and Senator Sherman sat with
the Prcsidcnt-clect. The committee of
arrangements occupied seats immedi- |
ately to the right Of the President. elect
The cN-Prcsidcnt and cX-Fice- Prcsi- |
dent and Associate Justices Of the Su- |
promc Court, the Vice c-prcsidenl, the |
secretary and members of the Senate
occupied seats further on the right. The |
diplomatic corps occupied seats on the |
left of the President, and the heads of |,
departments, the retired general of the |
army, the lieutenant general of the |
army, tSc admiral Of the navy and OIL |
GERS Of the army and navy who by name |
have received the thanks of Congress,
Governors and cx-Govcrnors of States
and cX-membcrs of the Senate took their |
seats just behind the President. The !
members and membcrS-clcct Of the |
House occupied seats further back on |
the platform, and other persons included |
in the arrangements occupied the steps
and residue Of the platform and por-
tico.
At 1910 j. NJ. Prcsident-elcct Cleve
land arose and began his inaugural ad-
dress. He was clad in full suit Of
black, Prince Albert coat, high old-fash-
ioncd standing collar and black tie. In
speaking he held his left hand behind
him, and emphasized his speech bv gcs-
ticnlating with his right hand. He
spoke without manuscript, but OCCASION
ally consulted small piece of paper
bearing notes of the heads Of his dis
course. His voice was clear and reso-
nant and he uttered his words slowly |
and occasionally TUNED about ut pauscs
as if to note the effect Of his remarks.