The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-03-12
! THE NEW PRESIDENT,

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cleveland; and Hendricks Inaugurated
/! ga President and Vice PRESIDE lent Of
sthe United States.
W4sHMaToN, Special Telegram, March a.
The president. elect WIS escorted immedi-
ately to the room Of the vice president by
the senate committee. where he remained
until the arrival Of the hour axed for his ap-
pearance In the senate chamber to witness
the induction OF Mr.. Hendricks When the
senate assembled this morning the chamber
was in state Of preparation for the first
part OF the Inauguration ceremonies, The
line which divides the seats OF the Repnbli-
cans from the Dem cratio side OF the cham
Der was obliterated, and the senators Or both
parties were crowded together on the eastern
or Republican side Of the hall Chairs were
arranged between the usual seats and In the
taisles, and by thus crowding together sena-
tors We're enabled to wind up the business Of
the session before the arrival OF the several
q odies who were assigned places on the floor.
consoli dated arrangement On the front
row and on 81 the extreme II right
Lamar, Garland 8. and German were
seated together, and during most Of the
time were engaged in what seemed to; be an
OF the same row sat Bayard, looking pleas
'anter than hegever before looked at the close
of o session, and striving to assume an indif-
ferent air, as though he were not nervously
watching the pass1ng Of the few moments
that would terminate q quarter of century
OF Republican supremacy and
4}ts BRING HIM FORWARD AS THE PREMIER ii 4
of q Democratic president Adjoining Bay
ard sat Colquitt and Vest, while slightly In
'front.' of him md between the two, on q chair
Ter OF South Carolina, his face beaming with
smiles at the sunburst, whose brightness was
already visible above the horizon. Pendle-
ton sat on the right Of the second row, with
Payne on his left, prepared to assume the
toga which was slipping from the shoulders
entered the chamber he paused for q
moment and looked around, as II
uncertain whether to advance ~ He was
recognized by MIR Pendleton, who beckoned
view OF the terribly bitter contest between
the two men for the senatorship, and their
meeting was watched with interest Mr..
Payne In obedience to Pendleton's call,
passed down the main aisle, cordially grasped
the hand which Pendleton extended him, and
took o chair by his side. Voorhees, sat with
Hale, Allison, and Frye, occasionally casting
anxious glances toward the north door.
Presently the clerk Of the house entered and
announced the passage of a bill to authorize
the secretary Of the treasury to issue q
duplicate certih cate Of deposit to an Indiana
planned Voorhees,, uneasinesa He asked the
senate to pass the bill, and wns gratilied by
having the request granted On the left Of
the outer row at;teHonest John Patterson, ?
at one time senator from South Carolina
and next to him was Chace, the Rhode
Island Quaker, who did not seem to enjoy
the rattle OF small talk which Patterson was
pouring into his right ear istti Y. is,i /
.@ES5 los;$7 " MR. EvARTs, Il
the new senator from New York, sat in the
same vicinity, hanked by ,Lapham, whom
Eyarts succeeds. and Dr. Loring, the aesthetic
commissioner Of agriculture. Lapham and
4 Loring are beyond the average man In
below the average, and being sandwiched in
i between these two physically heavy weights
! MI. Eyarts appeared at, a decided disad.
vantage. In mental weight and stature,
however, the little man will perhaps out
weigh the two individuals who overlapped
him today. Cullom, Dawes and Henderson
4 formed another group, and appeared to be
enjoying the scenes that were rapidly trans
piring Spooner of Wisconsin sat with Angus
i Cameron, to whose seat he succeeds, and was
evidently receiving Q first lesson from the
kman whose place he to-day assumed Morrill,
occupied his regular seat. and, az is his habit,
looked grand, gloomy and pecnliar; while
Don Cameron, who sat in front of him,
entertained Maxey and Platt with incl.
dents of his recent "trip to Florida
Meanwhile the galleries were rapidly filling
4 with people in their holiday attire. lAdmis-
sion to the capitol was obtained only by
tickets. but notwithstan ding this arrange
ment furnished some guarantee that holders
of the coveted pasteboards would have an
| opportunity to witness the ceremonies in the
senate chamber. every seat was occupied
before IL o'clock except the spaces reserved
ME-. Cleveland At IL o'clock q message was
read from the house announcing that TIE
| sundry civil bill hnd been agreed upon.
Conger wanted to know whit had been done
about the public buildings paragraphs OF the
| bill which Mr.. Allison explained, and Con
ger sat down apparently satisfied "A few
minutes later announcer emit was made thai
| another appropriation bill had been agreed
upon, This was the last Of the supply bills
and the legislntive business was virtually
ended with the agreement Of the senate K
the report OF the conferrees During the
i pause In the proceedings Col Lamont ap.
peared IN the reserved gallery, escorting thu
4 III n FAMILY OF THE PREsDENT-ELECT,
4 Rev. William Cleveland, the president
land and Mira Hoyt sisters Of the president
4 Mr. Hastings, nephew, and Miss Hastings ant
the Misses Nellie and Annie Yoepuan, nieces o
4 the president In addition to these were MI
and Mrs Bacon Of Toledo and Mira Lamont
Mrs McElroy and Miss Nellie Arthur, Mrs
4 John Davis and Miss Lucy Frelinghuysel
4 occupied seats In the diplomatic gallery
4 years At 11:3O O'clock Gen Sheridan an,
I Gen. Hancock entered by the north door Of
the Republican side Of the chamber
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