Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-03-12

story balconies. All of this temporary
carpentry work is covered with red.
white, and blue cloth, and flags. stream
ers, and rosettes add their decorations.
SCENE OF THE INAUGURAL
TION.
THE PROCESSION.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 1.-The
elimination in honor of the Inaugural
ton of president of the United States
occurred to-day. Preparations for the
inaugural festivities Jon the grandest
scale ever known We're complete last
night, and nothing but fine day was
desired to bring about the full realiza-
ton of the fondest hope of the thous-
ands who are here to participate. The
weather bureaus predictions were yeri-
fied with the rising sun, and the day
opened with clear, bright, beautiful
weather.
The skill and ingenuity of the deeora-
tor were tested to the utmost, and
every public building, the hotels. and
many residences showed evidences of
his workmanship. Pennsylvania avenue
from the presidents mansion to the
capitol, distance of more than mile,
was one stretch of banners, bunting,
flags, and streamers. The demonstra-
ton was unprecedented in magnifi-
cence, unrivaled in magnitude.
THE sIGHT-sEERs.
Elaborate preparations had been
made for Witnessing the parade. All
along Pennsylvania avenue, at every
available place, had been erected
stands, with seats rising in tiers like
those at the theater, for spectators.
One firm of enterprising spectators
purchased from the District authori-
ties the right to erect these stands on
all the reservations, and on them pro-
vlded seats for $1,000 people, which
they sold at the uniform price of 81
each. Then, in front of every building
where circumstances would permit.
platforms were erected for spectators.
Balconies which had had an unsafe and
rickety appearance for years were
propped up and filled with seats. Win
dows from which the procession could
be seen to advantage had been rented
at fabulous prices. Even the roofs of
buildings and the tree-tops and boxes
along the avenue were called into re-
QUESTION, while the sidewalks were
packed with moving, croWding mass
OF humanity, which it was difficult to
keep off the pavement at times. In
front of the White House huge stand
was erected at atost of $500, covered,
provided with seats, and Handsomely
decorated, from which the President
and several hundred invited gentlemen
and ladies reviewed the procession.
just opposite it was another grand
stand crowded, of course, long before
the procession reached that part of the
route provided for it. 1t is estimated
that seats had been provided for % 900
persons, and that 100, 900 persons viewed
the procession as 1t passed down the
avenue after the Inauguration cere-
monies had taken place at the Capitol.
THE START.
AT 10 o'clock Senators Sherman and
Ransom, who were to be the escort to
President Cleveland, repaired to the
Arlington Hotel, where the President
elect was quartered, and escorted him
to The White House. Senator Hawley
at the same time visited Wizards Ho-
tel and escorted e-President-elect
Hendricks to the White House. After
a short time spent there, they took car
riages for the Capitol, being escorted
thither by one division of the process
sion, consisting of the regular army,
the marine corps and the District mill
tia. Arriving at the Capitol, President
Arthur went to the Presidents room,
where he found most of the members
of the cabinet waiting to transact the
last work of the Administration the
discussion of the bills being passed by
Congress in its expiring hours, and the
approval by the President of those that
were thought worthy of approval. The
House and Senate were in session, very
busy, winding up the work of the SEES
sion, its officers and messengers hust-
ling back and forth between the chamb-
ers of the bodies with bills and reports
of conference committees, everything
in hubbub of confusion and hurry,
yet proceeding in order. The Presi-
dent-elect was escorted to the Vice
Presidents room, where he was follow
ed by Mr.. Hendricks and his escort.
the two remaining here until the mo-
ment should arrive for their entrance
to the Senate Chamber.
IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
OF course not 1.-THE of those'who
desired to enter the Senate Chamber
to witness the reorganization of that
body could be accommodated. Seats
were provided for as many as possible
on the floor, and tickets were issued to
themembers of the Senate and House to
be distributed, admitting to the galleries
as many as could be packed into them.
The doors of the galleries had been open
ed earlier to those holding tickets of adj
mission, none not so holding tickets
being admitted. AT IL o'clock the diplo-
mates, who were entitled to seats on
the floor of the Senate, began to arrive.
They gathered in the Marble Room. adj
joining the Senate Chamber, and march
ed into the Senate Chamber and were
given seats at the right of the chair.
They We're followed by the heads of de-
partments, General of the army. the
Admiral OF the navy, the army officers
and others who have been thanked by
Congress, by name, for meritOrious
services; Governors and ex-Governors
of States, Judges of the Supreme Court
of the District and of the Court of Ala
bama Claims, the Commissioners of the
District, the Assistant Secretaries of
the departments, the Commissioner of
Agriculture and the Supreme Court.
The members of the House arrived dur
ing prayer and while the new Senate
was being sworn III, and with the ut
most difficulty made their way to the
seats assigned them in rearo of all others
in the Senate. Many could not get seats
at all, and were mad as hornets. The
galleries were, of course, packed.
| = THE yICE-PRESIDENT SwORNI IN,
Shortly before u the President and
the President-elect and Vice President
elect entered the senate chamber. and
were escorted to seats reserved for
them. Vice-President Hendricks was
sworn in as Vice-President of the
| United States and President of the
Senate, and proceeded to administer
the oath of office to the newly-elected
members of the Senate, thus by this
simple process completing the reorgan-
ization of that body in a very brief
| space of time, and The Senate of the
Forty-eighth Congress passed away.
and its place was filled, as if by magic.
with the Senate of the Forty-ninth
| Congress. The new Senators sworn in.
the procession formed, for the purpose
of escorting the President-elect to the
platform in front of the Capitol, where
he was to be sworn in and deliver his
inaugural.
The procession moved through the
Capitol from the main door of the Sem
/ ate Chamber to the rotunda. and thence
| through the main door at the east front
II the Capitol Building to the great
platform that had been erected, upon
which the oath of office was to be adj
ministered to President Cleveland. In
front OF the Capitol, as they emerged.
they found
A SEA OF PEOPLE.
The great space in front of the
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