Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

President pro tempore Ingalls,, stand
ing. said: Senators: The chair has the
pleasure to announce that the Nice-Pres1-
dent-elect of the United States is in the
Senate chamber, and If agreeable to him
the chair will administer TO him the oath OF
office.
The -President-elect having adj
vanced to the foot of the Presidents dais
there took the oath prescribed by law, after
which he was conducted to a seat at the
right of the President of the Senate. That
retiring officer rising, pronounced his vale
dictory, at the conclusion OF which, the great
clock of the Senate pointing at the moment
of l9eridian, he declared the Senate adj
iOurned without day. The new President
of the Senate tae instant his predecessor
retired from his seat took the chair. The
retiring President delivered to him The IVORY
gavel the insignia of the authority OF the
body over which he presides. The Vice
President of the United States and the Pres
ident of the Senate, Mr., Morton, after a few
Introductory remarks, proclaimed the Sen
ate in session by virtue of the proclamation
of the President, which the Secretary or
the Senate read.
Vice President Morton's relnariSs were as
follows:
SENATORS: / shall enter upon the dis
cl arge of the DELICATE, and high, and important
duties of the office to which have been called
by the people of the United States without ex-
perience as a presiding officer. therefore be
speak in advance, the indulgent consideration
which you have already been ready TO extend
to the occupant of this chair.
GAS presiding oficer OF the Senate 1t will be
my earnest desire to administer the rules OF
procedure with entire fairness and to treat
each Senator with the courtesy and consider
alton due at all times to the representatives OF
great States in a legislative body.
III hope that our relations, personally ana
Officially, will prove mutually agreeable. May
add my confident hope that our duties VIII
be discharged in manner that will MAINTAIN
the dignity of the Senate and add to the pros
perit' and happiness OF the people OF this
greal ation."
The newly-elected Senators whose cree
dentals are on file were called forward in
alphabetical order in groups of four by the
Secretary end the oaths OF office admins
tered
The newly-elected President, who had
been escorted from his temporary residence
ct the Arlington Hotel by the retiring Presi-
dent and the Committee of Arrangements
and attendant body of soldiers, entered the
Senate chamber accompanied by his pred
eceSsor and the committee, and was
shown to a seat in front of the Sc cretarys
desk, the ex-president and members OF the
committee sitting on his right.
The Vice-President then announced from
the chair; = The Sergeant Arms will now
execute the order Of the Senate relating TO
the inaugural of the President If the United
States The persons in the Senate cham
Der then proceeded to the platform on the
eastern central portion of the capitol in the
following order
Marshal of the District OF Columbia and mar
shall OF the supreme Court of the United States,
ex-President Hayes, ex-N ice President Hamlin,
the Supreme Court Of the dated States,
led by Chiei-Justice Fuller the Ser
geant AZ Arms OF the Senate, the
committee OF arrangements, the Pres.
dent and President-eect, the iee-President
and the Secretary Of the Senate, the members
/ OF the Senate. the diplomatic corps. the heads
| OF executive departments, the members OF the
House of Representatives and Representa-.
| tives-elect Governors and Ex-Governors of
| States and others admitted TO the floor.
Upon reaching the platform ON the east
| ern pDrtico the President Elect, Chief JUS
/ tice, and Committee of Arrangements occu-
/ pied seats on a raised dais. 1t was still
raining and the party had to use umbrellas
| The President, as soon as the arrange
ments on the platform were completed,
/ turned facing the Chief Justice, in the pres
/ ence of the people; the clerk of the Supreme
/ Court advancing between held an open Bible.
/ the President resting the palm of his right
/ hand upon the open page and repeating
| after the Chief Justice the oath prescribed
! by the constitution Having finished the
I new President leaned over and kissed the
sacred book as a symbol OF acknowledge
4 ment OF his great trust in behalf of the
I people and their institutions
Chief-Justice Fuller then extended his
/ hand in greeting, the Vice President ad-
| yanced and extended the same form of
! ealutation ON behalf of the legislative CO.
/ ordinate branch of the Government
| The moment the President placed hts lips
! upon the Bible IN response to given signal
the batteries in the park fired a National
salute and the troops presented arms Then
the President delivered his address.
A load cheer went up from the thousands
OF threats when President Harrison ended
The Senate returned to its chamber and
formally adjourned for the day. The Com
mittee on Arrangements having charge