The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13

local divisions of the Grand Army of the Re-
public closed the escorting division These
movements were executed with most COM
mendable promptness.
IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
By 1890 A. NJ, the officials had found time
to arrange the Senate chamber to accommo-
date the distinguished guests. In the area
facing the desk of the Vice President a row
of moroccocovered sofas had been placed I'm
n semi circle on the one side for the supreme
court, on the other for the cabinet and other
noted persons. Two large arm-chairs of the
same set were placed Immediately in front Of
the desk for the President and Vice-Presi-
dent. Between the seats of each Senator
new oak cane-seated chairs had been placed.
Back of the permanent seats every inch of
space was filled with chairs of various shapes,
sizes and color. There was not an inch of
room, save very few narrow aisles, that
was not covered by chairs. Yet they were
not enough to accommodate the vast crowd.
The floor of the Senate was occupied at an
early hour by distinguished guests The
Senators were crowded in compact space at
the left of the presiding officer. The pro-
ceedings possessed little interest to them. The
crisis was over; the work was nearly done;
only details remained to be arranged. The
clerks droned out the titles of the bills. The
secretaries, tagged with two continuous
nights of labor, announced the messages from
the House with a voice so husky that it could
not be heard.
At 1880 A. M, General Hancock in full
uniform entered and was greeted with APP
platro from the galleries General Sheridan
followed in full uniform.
At 11:45 the diplomatic corps entered in
full uniform.
The President then proceeded to his car
:iage and drove to the White House to re-
view there, from the grand stand, as COM
nander-in-chief of the army and navy of the
United States, the most imposing procession
witnessed at the capital since the grand re-
view at the close of the war.
THE REVIEW AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Presidential party were driven rapidly
rom the Capitol to the White House, where
.hey lunched in the state dining room After
lunch the party went to the reviewing stand
In front of the White House, from which
point they viewed the procession as it came
from the starting point beyond the Capitol en-
route to the point of dismissal at the Thomas
statue On the stand with the President
were members of the supreme court, Senators
and Representatives, Mr.. Arthur and the
cabinet, members of the diplomatic corps,
entered in their sable robes of office AT 1 40
President Arthur appeared at the Senate
door, accompanied by the committee of ar
rangements, and for the last time was an
nounced as THE President of the United
States" He was seated with his back to the
presiding officer. He wore a Prince Albert
coat, closely buttoned without his usual
boutonnierre, and carried his hat in his hand.
AT II 40 the Prcsident-elect was announced.
The great audience arose. and there was ire
mendous applause. Mr.. Cleveland, bowed
three times
THE OATH OF THE VICE-PREsIDENT
Mr.. Hendricks, the Vice President-elect,
was escorted into the chamber, and without
delay, but with the solemnity and decorum
BETTING the occasion, the oath was admins
tered to him by the President pro tempore.
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made short address, thanking the Senators
for their resolution of thanks to him, and
concluding by declaring the Senate ad-
journed without day.
THE MARCH TO THE PLATFORM.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain, fol-
lowing which the Vice President made a
brief address. The new Senators We're sworn
in, and after the reading OF the message of
the President converting the Senate, the pro-
cession was forme and filed its way toward
the platform on the central portico of the
capitol in the following order:
Marshal of the District of Columbia and
the Marshal Of the Supreme Court.
Ex-Presidents and e1-Vice Presidents.
The Supreme Court.
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate.
The Committee of Arrangements.
The President and the President-elect.
The Nice-President and the Secretary of
the Senate.
Members of the Senate.
The Diplomatic Corps.
Heads of Departments.
The retired general of the army, the lieu
tenant-general of the army, the admiral of
the navy, and the officers of the army and
navy, who, by name, have received the
thanks of Congress, members of the House Of
Representatives and members elect, govern.
ors and eX-governorS of States officers of, the
Senate and officers of the House of represent
ativeS, all other persons who have been adj
mittci TO the floor of the Senate chamber
followed by those who have been admitted to
the galleries.
THE DELIVERY OF THE INAUGURAL.
The stand on which the President was ex-
pected to deliver his inaugural address was
erected almost on n level with the floors of
the Senate and House and directly in front
of the middle entrance to the Capitol 1t
was about lOJ feet square-the largest ever be
fore erected for an inauguration-and
was covered by two thousand chairs
These were occupied by Senators, mem
bers of the diplomatic corps, judges
of the supreme court, members of
the House of Representatives, and press rep
resentatives Before the President left the
Senate chamber the crowd IN front of the
stand had increased until it became one solid
mass of humanity for nearly 400 feet in front
of the stand and more than 1000 feet on
either side. The crowd continued less solidly
in the rear of this multitude. The trees in
the great lawns We're filled, and roofs of sur
rounding dwellings, were covered On the
roof of the capitol some two or three hundred
men and boys had congregated. In the APP
preaching avenues and streets military COM
panies and society organizations were massed
in columns forming brilliant vistas as far as
the eye could reach. On elevated stands en-
terprising photographers had elevated their
instruments to perpetuate in Photographic
designs the assembly on the stand and the sea
of hats and faces that moved continually
nk the waves of the ocean.
This immense throng was varously esti-
m ated as to numbers. President Arthur said
it was simply immense; the greatest crowd
| ever saw" Senator Hawley, as he looked
at it, said he thought il numbered about l50-
900 people While waiting for the arrival of
the Presdent-elect some one would occasion
ally venture to the front of tire platform
His presence was the signal for repeated
cheers.
Precisely OF 1890 p. NJ the head of the pro
cession appeared coming out of the main east
door of the capitol, President Arthur stepped
to the front of the platform, followed by the
President-elect, Chief-Justice Waite and the
Sergeant-a alarms of the Senate
All uncovered they stood facing the
crowd, and the vast aSsemblage cheered again