The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-11
The Inauguration.

scenes, incidents and ceremonies of the
Inauguration of President Cleveland:
THE DAY.
In almost every household in the capital,
last week Wednesday morning, at least one
man, on being aroused, called to his wife or
servant from the darkness OF his bed
chamber the absorbing question, What
kind Of a day is it?" 1t was a glorious
golden southern spring morning, with hot
sun blazing in bright blue sky, and the
answer was cheering just Cleveand's
luck, said many inquirers, and the idea
was caught up afterward on the Streets in
the newspapers and wherever men as
sembled, so that another tribute was paid to
the good genius of the new president. The
militia and the clubs continued to pour in
from the railroad depots, and down every
street that led to Pennsylvania avenue the
bands and drummers led the way for the
orderly, compact ranks of proudly marching
men. 1t was like getting into human
press to penetrate the crowds that packed
Pennsylvania avenue from side to side. 1t
was next to impossible to walk or drive
across it, or even along distant side streets
| The people were everywhere abundant
Light, tleecy, lace-lke clouds swept across
the heavens and moderated the heat of the
southern sun. Yet it was so warm that
overcoats were either left at home or car
ried as burdens upon the arms and anathe-
matiZed But through the main streets
there swept a gentle breeze, like the wind
| of million soft fans cooling the brows of
the people and the perspiring hides OF the
horses.
AT THE CAPITOL.
In little chamber off the senate hall sat
| President Arthur, chief magistrate for
another hour, ready to sign any bill that
came to him and met with his approval. In
the senate chamber all the senators sat two
to desk on one side of the center aisle,
the other side of the room being bare and
/ for fhn Ntt.ttx ar.I t1,.
members of the diplomatic corps. Great
| leather-covered arm chairs were arranged
in semicircle in front of the desks,
! for the cabinet and the supreme court. The
blue satin sofas of the diplomatic gallery
were hidden by ladies'. The flowers on
their hornets all but touched the flowers at
their breasts, so that their pretty and youth
full faces were framed in roses. Next to the
front row of them sat Miss r. E. Cleveland,
sister of the president-elect-a modest
woman, with sober and neither pretty nor
plain face-clad in a light brown suit. The
other galleries were filled, especially that
set apart for the press, which held men
from all the principal newspapers Of the
land. They commented on the faces up
| lifted to theirs in the senators seats and on
the lounges. They saw ex-senator Upton
from Nebraska, and recalled Nast's cartoons
! of him dangling from Summers coat, while
he and Sumner and Schurz were waging
bitter war on Grants administration. They
Loring and Senator Lapham. A tall stout,
neatly-dressed, broad-faced man of forty
five, who looked as Grover Cleveland might
without moustache, leaned in the door
way and the newspaper men pointed him
! out as Wilson S. Bissell of Buffalo, the
presdent-eect's former law partner. George
Bancroft was another marked figure. He
was reading proof sheet, and sat close to
Chief Justice Carter of the District of Co
lumbia who knew John Brown in 1888.
who has the face of a young and slender
Beecher, sat together, and Senators Jonas
and Pendleton were subjects of discussion
when they were seen with their heads
together behind two desks. Sorrow was
expressed for Jonas, who Vas to be SEN
ator only half an hour longer, who seems to
have narrowly missed "a cabinet place, and
who goes back to the Pelican State to find
the lottery influence, which makes or kills
men in Louisiana, bitter against him. Pen
dleton, who, it is thought is going to Paris
to take Mr.. Morton's place, got no sym
pathy. II. b. Payne formed group with
Secretary Teller and big, bushy Senator
Fair. A dozen heads were bent in saluta-
ton to General Sharpe. Light and lively
in manner was Mr.. Bayard who chatted
with Mr.. Colquitt, while Senator Salisbury,
whose family ruled Delaware for years,
wore an expression suggestive of his de-
light at the probable retirement of Mr.. Bay
ard, which will leave him the place in the
Stlldlt lIldI Illt junior StIldloT Illil
of. General Mahone,-a correspondent said
he looked like a skeleton with a beard, =
Senator Joe Brown and George Fris brie
Hoar were compared, without reaching a
decision, as to which most resembles the
late Horace Greeley. The outburst of APP
plause, when Vice-President Hendricks en-
tered by side door, put the correspondents
on the alert. Almost Immediately the main
doors were flung open, and the diplomatic
corps, all glittering with gold, atiame with
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dignity and pomposity, marched down the
aisle and into three front rows of vacant
seats. They always seem out of place in
Washington, and jar with the simplicity
and modesty of their surroundings. Sunset
Cox hustled in after them leading the con-
gressmen. Then came the supreme court
judges, their rOtund figures outlined in the
generous curves of their glossy satin gowns
Chief Justice Waite and Justice Miller were
ahead and Justices Blatchford and Strong
brought up the rear A wave OF applause
rolled from gallery to gallery as President
Arthur, between Senators Ransom and
Sherman, next appeared. One foot behind
the sill of the door the president, who was
chatting and lounging along, halted, drew
himself up, as it seemed, foot taller than
he had been, and marched down to the head
of the aisle erect, dignitied, and yet graceful
and at ease. Senator John Sherman and
Senator Ransom disappeared mysteriously
and almost instantly reappeared with Grover
| CltNtldnu DeUWten IUtln III lHt NORWAY
This time the applause was deafening
"Three cheers for Grover Cleveland,
yelled man in the gallery above the dir
of applause. "If order is not preserved the
galleries will be cleared" said President
Edmunds.
EDMUNDs' vALEDICroRY.
Senator Edmunds, addressing Vice-Pres
dent Hendricks with impressive tone and
manner, administered to him the oath o.
office. Mr.. Edmunds then said: Senator'S
We now close another epoch in the course
of the republic under the constitution. One
brief period of our national existence has
by the exertion of the co-ordinated forces OF
national and state systems, brought the ex
pertinent OF free social and political govern
, ment to an established and secure triumph
1 think / may safely say for all that we be
lieve that long years to come in the future
of the republic will more and more increase
the peace, liberty, order and security of al
the people Of our country. But perhaps II
may not be improper for me to say that, il
view OF our recent experience, it may bt
doubted whether congress will congratulate
itself on being the best example of legisla
tive body conducting its business with thai
; deliberate and timely diligence which is the
inseparable handmade OF wisdom and jus
tice, as well in the making az in the admins
tration Of laws 1t is, think, an evil o.
large and growing proportions that measures
of the greatest importance, requiring mucl
, time for proper examination and dis
: cussion in detail, were brought to our con
sderation so late that il was not possible Il