St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-22
AT THE CAPITOL.
The Ceremonies ia the Hall of the house
of Representatives.

The Ceremonies ia the Hall of the house
of Representatives.
The hall of the house of representatives
this forenoon presented a novel appearance
The desks Of the members had been re-
moved and in their places were rows upon
rows Of chairs, varying in style from the capa-
cious leather covered arm chair to the more
plebean chair Of plain pine wood. Tne seat
ing capacity Of the floor is about 1900. EIrly
in the day the galleries began to fill and by
- O'Clock there were few vacant seats 10 be
found. A large majority Of the spectators
were ladies'. The executive aud Diplomatic
gallery was occupied, which is a very rare Oe-
currence, and the only vacant seats were in
the gallery exclusively for toe families OF
senators and representatives,, and they were
filed before the ceremonies began.
At 1:l7 Speaker Carlisle's gavel called the
house 10 order, and Saturdays session was
opened with prayer by the chaplain, and the
journal Of yesterday was read. Mr.. DJrs-
heimer offered resolution for the appoint
ment OF a committee OF three members
TO notify the senate the house WAS now ready
to receive the senate and proceed with the
ceremonies which were appointed 10 take
( place in the hall of the house. The resolu-
tons having been adopted, the speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. Dorsneimer, Tucker and
Cannon as such committee. At ten minutes
past the National Washington Monument
association was announced, aud it marched
In and took the seats assigned In front and
to the left OF the speakers desk. Shortly
afterwards Gen. Sheridan and staff entered
amid loud applause, and their brilliant
uniforms tended 10 lend an air Of Cavety to
the scene. The president and cabinet next
appeared, and the large assem- lage rose and
heartily cheered as the chief executive and
his advisers passed down the main aisle and
were assigned seats in the space directly in
front OF the speakers desk. The supreme
court, the Judiciary OF the District and the
diplomatic corps followed. aud hanked the
presidential party, aud at , 80 .. m. the SEN
ate, preceded by its officers, was escorted to
the space reserved for It. Its presiding Of
iicer, Eimuuds, proceeded to the speakers
/ desk, where the gaye was courteously hand
ed him BY Speaker Carlisle. In calling the
assembly to order. Edmund's said:
Gentlemen: You are assembled pur-
suaut 10 concurrent order Of the two houses
To celebrate the memorial of the conviction
Of the monument to the memory OF the first
president of the United States 1t Is not
only memorial, but an inspiration that
shall live through all the generations of our
posterity, as we NAV bope. and which We
this dav inauEurate and celebrate By the
ceremonies which have been ordered by the
two houses.
Prayer was then offered by the Rev $. :.
Wallis Of tue Pohick church near Mt. Yer
non. Va PRAYER being ended the Marine
band, stationed in the members LOBBY,
playei" Hail Columbia" and then Edmunds,
expressing his regret that Mr.. Winthrop was
necessarily absent, introduced Representa-
tive joan D. Long Of Massachusetts,. who.
hating been loudly appiau,Ied, proceeded to
read Winthrop's Grafton.