Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-27


building, the rich antique furniture which was
intended for that room having been destroyed
by the fire at Milne & Proctors establishment
Wednesday night
The members of the Delaware legislature will
attend the Inauguration of President Cleveland
In a body.
Gen. Ordway, Col. W. G. Moore chairman of
the military committee, and members of Gen.
SLocums stan, held conference to-day as 10
the order of the procession. Gen. Ordway said
the off1cial order announcing the arrangement
OF the procession would not be ready for pro-
mulgation until tomorrow night.
Order Of Proceedings at the Capitol.
Senators Sherman Ransom and Hawley, COM
posing the committee of arrangements for the
Inauguration ceremonies have announced the
following program TO be followed next Wednes-
day:
The doors OF the Senate wing Of the Capitol
will be opened at 10 a. m. TO those who are en-
titled to admission as follows:
THE GALLERIES OF THE SENATE CHAMBER.
The diplomatic gallery will be reserved for the
FAMILIES OF the diplomatic corps. Tickets there
to will be delivered to the Secretary of State for
distribution. The families of the President and
the President pro tenn. of the Senate, the Presi-
dent-elect and the Vice President-elect and Of
the ex-Presdents and ex-Nice Presidents will
occupy seats In the gallery east OF the diplomatic
gallery. The reporters gallery will be reserved
exclusively for the reporters for the press. Tick
cts thereto Will be delivered by the chairman of
the press committee. All OF the foregoing will
enter the east front Of the Senate wing OF the
Capitol.
THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE CHAMBER.
The doors of the Senate chamber will be
opened at IL o'clock a. m. to those who are en-
titled to admission, as follows The President
and the President-elect, who will enter the Sem
ate wing by the bronze doors in the east front,
each accompanied by member OF the commit
tee of arrangements. The President will go
direct to the Presidents room and the Presi-
dentelect to the Vice-Presdent's room, where
they will remain until they enter the Senate
chamber. Having been introduced by the COM
mittee of arrangements, they will occupy seats
reserved for them i'm front of the presiding Off
Ger. The committee of arrangement will oc-
cupy seats on their left. The Nice-President-
elect will be accompanied to the Capitol by a
member of the committee of arrangements and
proceed to the Vice-President's room, where he
will remain until he enters the Senate chamber
where the oath of office will be administered TO
him by the President of the Senate pro tempore.
The diplomatic corps will assemble in the mar
to the Senate chamber, where they will occupy
seats on the right of the chair EX-Presi-
dents and eX-Nice-Presidents, the chief
justice, the associate justices and the eN-
associate justices of the Supreme Court
will occupy seats on the right of the chair.
The Supreme Court will enter the Senate cham
ber few moments before the President. Heads
OF executive departments, the retired generals
of the army, the lieutenant general of the army,
army and navy who, by name, have received
the thanks of Congress will occupy seats on the
left of the chair. Governors and eN-governors
OF states, Judges of the Supreme Court of the
District, Of the Court of Claims and of the court
OF commissioners of Alabama claims, the Com
missioners of the District, the assistant secreta-
r1es OF the executive departments, the Assistant
Postmaster General, the Solicitor General, the
Assistant Attorneys General, and the Commits
s1oner of Agriculture will occupy seats east of
the main entrance. Members and members
elect of the House of Representatives will enter
the Senate chamber by the main entrance at
1880 a. IN. and will occupy seats on the right
OF the chair. next to the diplomatic corps.
THE PROCESSION.
After the organization of the Senate shall
have been completed, those assembled in the
Senate chamber will proceed through the ro-
tunda (Which shall be kept clear to the plat
form on the central portico Of the Capitol in the
following order, viz: The Marshal of the District
of Columbia and the Marshal of the Supreme
Court; ex-Presidents and eX-Nice Presidents;
the Supreme Court; the eSergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate; the committee OF arrangements; the
President and the Presidentelect; the Vice
President and the Secretary of the Senate;
members OF the Senate; the Diplomatic Corps;
heads of departments the retired general of the
army, the lieutenant general OF the army, the
admiral of the navy, and the officers of the
army who, by name, have received the thanks
Of Congress; members of the House of Repre-
sentativeS and memberS-elect, governors and
officers of the House of Representatives; all
other persons who have been admitted to the
floor of the Senate chamber, followed by those
who have been admitted to the gallery. While
the procession is being formed the reporters for
the press will proceed to the seats reserved for
them on the platform.
On REACHING THE PORTICO
the President and President-elect will take the
seats reserved for them, the chief justice on
their right and the sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate on their left The committee of ar
rangementS will occupy seats next to the Pres
fdent and President-elect. Ex-Presidents and
eX-Nice Presidents and associate judges of the
Supreme Court, the Vice President, secretary
and members Of the Senate will occupy seats
seats on the left of the President Heads of de-
partments, the retired general of the army,
the lieutenant general of the army, the admiral
of the navy, and the officers of the army and
navy who, by name, have feceived the thanks
Of Congress, governors and eX-governors OF
states, and ex-members of the Senate will take
memberS-elect of the House will occupy seats
reserved for them in the rear of the above. Such
other persons as are included in the preceding
arrangements will occupy the steps and the res
idue of the platform and the portico. The oath
of Office will be administered TO the President
elect by the chief justice or, in his absence, by
the senior associate justice present.
ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE CEREMONIES,
the members of the Senate, preceded by the
sergeant-at-arms, Vice President and the Secre-
tary will return to the Senate chamber, and the
President, accompanied by the committee of
arrangements, will proceed TO the Executive
mansion. All horses and carriages. except
those used in conveying persons to the east door
OF the north wing OF the Capitol, will be ex-
cluded from the Capitol grounds.
Should the weather prove unfavorable, the in
auguration of the President will take place in
Tue SeUdle cudmDcT Ds reason Oh the lfnlIeQ
capacity of the galleries of the Senate chamber
exclusive of the space reserved for the families
Of the President and Presidentelect, and the
President of the Senate pro tempOre and Vice
President-elect, the diplomatic and reporters
galleries-the Number of tickets is necessarily
restricted and will be distributed as follows:
To each Senator five tickets; to Senators-elect,
members of the House of Representatives, dele
gates, heads of departments and justices OF the
Supreme Court, two tickets each. No person
will be admitted to the Senate wing rotunda
except members of the House of Representa-
tiveS and its elective officers, presentation of
a ticket, which will be good only for the places
indicated. The sergeant-at-arms of the Senate
is charged with the execution Of these arrange
ments."
Senators Sherman and Ransom will escort Mr..
Clevland from the Arlington to the White
House, and Senator Hawley will perform the
same Office for Mr.. Hendricks.
The Defeat Of the Silver Men.
SEVERE CRITICISM OF THE PREsIDENT-ELECr.
The overwhelming defeat Of the silver suspen-
sion provision in the House yesterday by demo-
cratic votes, was q subject of general comment
at the Capitol to-day. Some democrats were