Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-04
The Scene In the Sonata

The desks were permitted TO remain in the Sem
ate, but in the aisles between the tiers of desks,
chairs were placed as close together as they
could be packed. In the semi-circle area. i'm
mediately IN front of the Vice Presidents
desk, was placed row of sofas and stuffed
chairs. On the right of the Vice President these
'front.' seats were given to the Supreme Court and
to ex-Presidents and Vice Presidents. On the
left of tne area from the desk were placed heads
OF departments, the retired general OF the
and officers OF the army and navy, who by
name have been thanked by Congress.
Immediately TO the left of President pro tenn
pore Edmunds the committee OF arrangements
had seats, and III a row OF stuffed chairs placed
with the backs toward the presiding officers
desk, nanked on either side by reporters tables,
were the President and Vice President-elect
aud their attendants WHO accompanied them.
In the center OF this row were two large chairs,
the backs and arms OF which doomed above the
Others in the row. These were giVeu To Presi-
dent Arthur and Mr.. Cleveland. The seats to
the left of the main aisle from the Vice Presi-
dents deck We're given up To the Senators and
their families Those on the right were set
apart for the diplomats and members of the
House, the latter having the rear rows. Next
TO the diplomatic gallery a portion of the ladies'
gallery was rallied of and given up TO the fami-
lies and friends of the President and Vice Presi-
dent-eleet and the Vice President. The other
portions of the galleries were for those outside
OF official circles holding tickets of admission.
AT an early hour this morning crowds began
70 wind their Way towards the Capitol. Even be-
fore an early breakfast hour holders of tickets
began To press their way into the building and
70 occupy choice seats in the galleries. In these
early arrivals there were many ladies. In adj
oiton 10 ticket holders, thousands who were
not SO Fortunate as To procure one of the valued
bits Of pasteboard thronged every entrance to
theoricers Tor admlttance. One Indignant old
man contended that the Capitol belonged to
the people Of the United States and that no
body had any right TO exclude the people
from II. he was advised by the police
man In charge that he was only obey
ing orders. The entrance doors TO the
Capitol were guarded by double cordons of DO
ice. Holders Of tickets had To pass an outer
nle, and after getting within were required to
vent any but ticket holders from gaining ad-
mission.
CONSPICUOUS FIGURES sr Z THE SENATE CHAM
By IL O'Clock nearly every seat in the gal
leries was occupied. The Senators grouped
themselves together in the seats on the east
side OF the main aisle. One OF the most con-
spieuous figures in the rear of the chamber was
eenator-elect Evarts entered the chamber
through the south door. He was immediately
surrounded by Senators Of both parties. After
exchanging greetings he retired to the republic
can cloak room. Mr.. George Bancroft arrived
carry and was given a seat just behind the sem
sioner Eaton, and he made his way half across
the chamber To shake hands with him. Sena-
tors garland, Lamar and German took seats
side by side and iii the ness of their CON
versauon they seemed obIivious of what was
going on around them. Senator Bayard was
seated between Messrs Frye and Col1uitt. and
chatted pleasantly upon passing events. At IL
O'Clock Senator Garland, who has so often dur
was callet 70 the chair Soon after ii oeIock
Senator sect Payne, of Ohio, appeared He
was ace 7 ed very friendly greeting by Sena-
TOR Edmuhds. At l1:30 Gems. Sheridan and
Hancock entered the chamber through one OF
the lobby doors. They were In defiance OF
rigid Senate rules greeted with hearty round
OF applause by the galleries.
IN THE PRESIDENT's GALLERY
A little before II O'Clock the doors OF the Presi-
dents gallery Were opened and people entitled
70 admission were escorted In. Among them
were Miss Cleveland and Mrs Hoyt, sisters OF
Lne Pres,dent-eleet; Rev. W. A. Cleveland and
VIE and their two sons: Mr. Hastings nephew
oI ne rresident-eieet Miss Hastings. Miss Mel
ne ieeIpans ana Miss Anna Yeonans, neices
OF the President-eieet; Mr. aud Mrs bacon 81
1oiedo, and C1lonel and Mrs. Lamont The blue
s.sss seats ef the diplomatic gallery re-
ulaihed longest vacant but they, too were fillea
oy quarter past eleven.
APPLAUSE FOR GEN. GRANT
Inc only events Of the early proceedings