Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-05


sisters Of the president-elect, Rev. w
Cleveland and wife and their two
sons, MIR. Hastings, nephew OF the
president. elect, Miss Hastings, Miss
Nellie Yeomans and Miss Anna feo-
mans, nieecs Of the president.elect,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon Of Toledo anu
Col. and Mrs. Lamonte.
The blue tapestried seats OF the
diplomatic gallery remained the long
eat w cant, but they too were filled by
ll:l5.
| A quorum OF the senators having ar
rived, the business of the senate pro-
ceeded with frequent and long inter-
ruptions while awaiting the action Of
the conferrees on the appropriation
bill.
Among the early arrivals upon the
| floor were Senators-elect Evarts and
Payne, who were warmly greeted by a
dozen or more acquaintances as they
came In at the main door of the
hail. Ex Senator Upton Of Ne
braska, Snrgeon-General Murray,
Mr.. Bissell, the law partner Of
President Cleveland, Commissioners
Eaton, Thomas and Gregory of the
| civil service commission, arrived in
their turn and were greeted by their
friends and conducted to their APP
pointed places in the rear OF the repre-
sentatives' seats.
The only events of the early pro-
ceediDgs which were not on the pro-
gramme were the outbreaks Of
applause which greeted the
announcement of the retirement
bill and the presidents message Domi-
mating Gen. Grant to the newly cre-
ated vacancy. The applause, which
was loud and prolonged, was not sup.
pressed by Mr.. Edmunds.
The arrival of the diplomatic corps,
fifty strong, clad in their uniforms va
rying from silken robes and manda-
rins' caps to the gorgeous gold be-
decked dress Of the Europeans, occa-
stoned a suspension of the buzz
| OF conversation for q moment.
| They entered unaunounced, and were
escorted 10 seats in front of and to the
right Of the chair, just before the entry
of the members Of the supreme court,
arrayed in their simple black gowns,
preceded by their marshal. The en-
| nual act of turning back the hands of
the senate clock was performed by the
veteran doorkeeper, Capt. BassetT.
The supreme court justices were
placed upon the right, IN front of the
chair.
President Arthur was now an
nounced and his coming was greeted
with the clapping Of hands in recog-
milton Of which lie bowed gracefully
to the assembly. A moment later
and the buzz Of conversation was
again suspended in anticil alton of the
announcement: 1.-The president elect
of the United States" Mr.. Clevela and
had already entered the hall with his
escort and halted within sight OF the
assembly while his arrival was being
announced. Applause and the clap
ping Of hands at first and then
CHEERS LOUD AND PROLONGED WEI.
COINED HIM.
Then stalwart voice in the gallery
rose above the din and demanded
"Three cheers for Grover Clevelsnd!u
This was not held by the assemblage
to be in good taste, and Mr. Edmunds
proclamation that "Order must be pre-.
served or the galleries will be cleared, !"
was superfiuity. The vice-president-
elect was now escorted into the cham
Der and without delay but With 3
solemuity and decision BETTING the
| occasion
THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED.
to him by the president pro tim,
Edmunds, who then turned to the
front and said:
Senators, we now close another
epoch in the course of the Republic
under its constitution. The brief
period of our national and states sys.
tenn has brought the experience TO our
free social and political government OF
| hIsahaI N,.t,, ,,Nl 4
think L may safely say for us
that we believe the lor &
years to come In the future of the re-
public will more and more increase the
peace, liberty, order aud security of all
the people of our country. IL is, /
think, an evil of growing proportions
that measures of the greatest inipor.
lance, requiring much time for proper
examination and discussion in detail
are brought to our considera-
ton so late that 1t Is not DOS
sible to deal with them intelIigently.
The chair has heard with deep sensi.
bility the resolution you have kindly
adopted concerning the administration
OF his duties and he begs to express sin :
cerely his gratitude for 1t. If In the
course of the execution of his duties he
has, as he sometimes may have done,
wounded the feelings of any senator or
officer OF the senate, he can truly
say that he has not Intentionally
given any ofiense to any one and clos.
ing this session of the senate he AS
sures every senator, whether retiring
or continuing In public duty, that he
wishes him every friendly good wish
and hopes he may long enjoy all the
happiness that can be realized by the
citizen or senator. He now declares
the senate adjourned without day.n
AN EXTRA SESSION CALLED.
Mr.. Hendricks now took the gavel
and called the senate to order in extra
session. Prayer was offered by the
chaplain, following which the vice
president made brief address. The
new senator's were sworn in, and after
reading of the message of the president
converting the senate, procession was
formed aud filed its way 10 the Mat
form on the central portico of the cap.
itol. 1t was in the following order: