St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-23
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The Ceremonies in the Hall of the House
of Representatives.

The Ceremonies in the Hall of the House
of Representatives.
The hall of the house of representatives
this forenoon presented novel appearance.
the desks of the members had been re-
moved and in their places were rows upon
rows of chairs, varying in style from the capa-
cious leather covered arm chair to the more
plebean chair Of plain pine wood. The seat
ing capacity of the floor is about 1900. Early
in tine day the galleries began to fill and by
II O'Clock there were few vacant seats to be
found. A large majority of the spectators
were ladies. The executive and Diplomatic
gallery was occupied, which is q very rare oc-
currence, and the only vacant seats were In
the gallery exclusively for o. families OF
senators and representatives, and they were
filed before the ceremonies began.
At 1:17 Speaker CarlisIe's gavel called the
house to order, and Saturdays session was
opened with prayer by the chaplain, aud the
journal OF yesterday was read. Mr.. DJrs-
heimer offered a resolution for the appoint
ment of 4 committee of three mem bers
10 notify the senate the house was now ready
To receive the srnate and proceed with III,
ceremonies which were appointed to take
| place in the hall OF the house. The resolu-
lions having been adopted, the speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. DOrsueimeI Tucker and
Cannon rs such committee. At ten minutes
past the National Washington Monument
association was announced, aud it marche /
in and took the seats assigned IN front AMI
10 the left Of the speakers desk. Short s
dfterwar,ls Gen. Sheridan aud staff entered
amid loud applause, and their brilliant
uniforms tended TO lend an air of gavcty To
the scene. The president and cabinet next
ppeared, and the large Assem- bage rose and
heartily Cheered as the chief executive and
uis advisers passed down the main aisle and
were assigned seats in the space directly In
'front.' of the speakers desk. The supreme
court, the jude airy Of the District and the
diplomatic corps followed, and nanked the
presidential party, aud at , 80 p. NJ. the sem
ate, preceded by its officers, was escorted to
tue space reserved for it. Its presiding Of
ticrr, Edmuuds, proceeded to the speaker
desk, where the gavel was courteous hand
cd him by Speaker Carlisle. In calling the
assembly to order, EImund's said:
Gentlemen: You are assembled pur-
suaut to a concurrent order OF the two houses
20 celebrate the memorial uf the completion
OF the monument 10 the memory OF the first
president OF the United States Il is not
only memorial, but an inspiration that
shall live through all the generations OF our
oosterity as we NAV hop', and which We
this day inaugurate and celebrate by the
ceremonies which have been ordered Dy the
two houses.
Prayer was then offered by the Rev. s. 4.
Wallis Of the Pohick church near Mt Yer
non, Va Prayer being ended the Murine
band, stationed in tie members lobby,
played" Hail Columbia and then Edmunds.
rAprtssing his regret that Mr.. Winthrop X IS
necessarily absent. introduced Representa-
tive John D. Long Of Massachusetts,. who,
having been Loudly applauded, proceeded to
read Wiuihrop's grafton.