The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-09

occupant of the chair As presiding officer of
the Senate, it VIII be my effort to administer the
| rules OF procedure with entire fairness and 10
treat every senator with the courtesv and consid-
| Grafton due at al times to the representatives OF
| great states in a legislative body. hope that
our Official and personal relations will prove
| mui iuaily agreeable, and that our duties VIII De
| discharged in a manner TO maintain the dignity
| OF the Senate and TO add to the prosperity and
| happiness OF this great nation.
The next thing on the programme
was to read the proclamation eonyen-
lug the Senate in extra session, and
| when that was done the new senators
were called up in squads of four TO take
the oath of office. which vas read 10
| them by Mr.. Morton in an impressive
manner. Then procession was formed
to march out into the rain 10 the plat
form OF the east portico of the capitol.
| 1t was proposed TO have the oaths ad-
ministered and the inaugural adj
dress delivered in the Senate
chamber. This has never been
done-not since the time of James
Madison-but it looked as if the pour
ing rain was sufficient excuse for the
| yioIatlan of precedent to-day and
change of programme was suggested to
Gen. Harrison, but he would have none
| OF it. He said that the 10000 or 20,0O0
people who had been standing out there
before the capitol IN the rain for four
or five hours should be rewarded for
| their patience and insisted that the
original programme should be followed
out, rain or no rain, and so 1t was. The
| sergeant-at-arms of the Senate and the
marshal of the District of Columbia led
the procession.
| When the cheering, which began on
the appearance of the party on the por-
| tIco, mad partially subsidized, Chief JUS
tice Fuller arose, and barring his abund-
ant white locks TO the rain, held a Bible
| IN his hand ready TO administer the
| oath of office. Gen. Harrison and Ser
| geant-atArms Canaday also removed
their hats. 1t was most impressive
| scene. Standing with uncovered heads,
| in the midst of a pelting rainstorm, the
| chief-iustice and the President-elect,
surrounded by high officers of state,
| and in the presence of an immense mrl-
| titude of citizens, faced each other with
| bowed heads, while the former read the
oath of office in a low tone of voice. The
oath recited is in the following words:
| 81 do solemenly swear that | will
| faithfully execute the Office of President
| Of the United States, and will, to the
best of my ability, preserve, protect
and defend the constitution OF the
| United States"
At the conclusion of the reading of
the oath the President, with his right
hand clasping the Bible, bowed his
| head in assent. A silence, almost pain
| ful, had marked this pI oceeding, and
| when it was ended there was another
| tremendous burst of applause. The
| Bible on which the oath was admin
istered was black flexible morocco
| bound volume about ten by eight inches
| in size. 1t is the latest New York and
| Oxford edition, printed on thin paper
with gold hinges, and Is designed for the
use of teachers, with supplementary
| notes and maps. In accordance with
his custom, Mr.. Mckenney, clerk of the
supreme court, will present this book
| to Mrs. Harrison as a precious memento
| of the occasion. Mr.. Harrison then read
| his inaugural address.
| Then returning through the Senate
wing, the new President and ex-presi-
/ dent Cleveland, accompanied by The
| committee of arrangements, were driv-
en- at the head of the procession to tho
Executive Mansion, whittier Mrs. Har-
rison and her friends had preceded
| them. Then formal adieus were ex-
| changed. and moment later the ex-
| President was being whirled away to
| the mansion of ex-Secretary Fairchild.
The crowning glory of inauguration
1
rade, upon which ex-Gov. Beaver, of
| Pennsylvania, and his staff had spent so
many weary days and nights. Iele-
graph stations had been erected at short
! distances along the line of route, so that
| there were no breaks of delays, and the
moment that the President had left the
| Capitol the signal to move was given.
| President Harrison reviewed the pro-
| cession from the stand erected in front
| of the White House.
| The procession, which was fully five
| miles long, was headed by Gen. James
A. Beaver, chief marshal, and Gen.
| special aides as follows: Maj. Frank w.
| Hess, Z. S. A, and Lieut.. Col. Alexan-
| der Krumbhaar, A. A. g., Pennsvlva-
| MIA, and the aides-de-camp. Then came
| the presidential party IN carriages, pre-
| ceded and followed by escort of surviv-
| ors of the Seventieth Indiana Volun-
teers, Col. Samuel Merrill, command
| ing
The First Division consisted of Brig
| Gen. j. II. Gibson and staff, the Third
| Regiment, seven batteries of artillery,
| battalion of artillery, five batteries Of
| artillery, one battalion, one battalion
and two troops of cavalry. Then came
| Capt Mead, Z. s. N, and staff, and
marines, apprentice seamen, Light Bat
terry seamen, Third Brigade, District of
| Columbia National Guard, Signal Com
pany, Ambulance Company. First and
| Second Regiments, Sixth and Seventh
Battalions, Light Battery a, and Cavalry
Troop B.
The Second Division consisted OF the
| Pennsylvania National Guard, Mai.-Gen.
Hartranft commanding; Second, Sixth,
Third and First Regimen:s State Fen
| cibes, Gray Invincibles, Battery A,
Third Brigade, Gen. Goblin and stat;
next the Ninth, Eighth, Fourth, Twelfth
| and Thirteenth Regiments; the Gov
ernor's Troop, Gen. Wiley and staff the
Tenth, Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Fifth,
Sixteenth and Fourteenth Regiments,
followed by the Sheridan Troops, and
Battery B.
Third Division, Gov. Foraker COM
| manding: Five companies New Jersey
infantry, two companies Georgia militia,
national guard companies from Eastern
and Southern states, a score OF Grand
Army posts, ike number of Repub-
lcan clubs, pioneer clubs. followed by
| various military and civil associations
from Newark, Camden, Paterson and
Jersey City; nine militia companies, ca
iet corps, etc.
Fourth Division, Gen. William War
ner, marshal: L. 5. Grant Post 50
Veteran Zouaves), y. j.; hundred and
slxty-hith New York Regiment
| lDuryea Zouaves} G.. A. r., New York
City; Loyal Republican Club, Seventh
Ward Republican Club, Middle Section
Assembly, Young Mems Republican
Club. Sixth Ward Permanent Club.
Ben. Baneker Club, Fifth and Eighth
wards Republican League, Henry Win
ter Davis Club, Maryland Republican
Club; Tenth Ward Republican Clu5,
Twelfth Ward Eutaw Republican Club,
Thirteenth Ward Eutaw Republican
Club, Sixteenth Ward Republican
Club, Eighteenth Ward Republican
Club, Nineteenth Ward Republican
Club, Log Cabin Republican Club. sew
enteenth Ward Republican Club, Met
ropolltan Club, John Sherman League.
and two more similar organizations.
Then came the Harrison FIanbeau
Guard Battalion, Detroit, Mich; Alger
Flam beau Club Datra5+s Ola SeJ5;a~sl