Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-03-09
WASHINGTON, Mch. 4, 1883.

tai IN spIlso ct tho Tact that two day
of rain bal given the decorations
somewhst drsg-lca appearance, ou
Whist waslos; in appearance IA mad,
mp by enthusiasm and to-uigh, mos
OF tie people have gone to bed tire,
if 10, happy.
rs every man who rcads this has
chance 10 be President, | propose Il
present a synopsis Of the ceremoulc.
attendant upon the Inauguration II
President, just SIS they were gone
through with today by Prcsilon.
Harrison and eX-Presidedt Cleveland
50 that should It ever bcfall the read
or be elected to that elevated position
he will know just what he viii hayei Il
90 through.
The first thing this morning. q com
mittcc OF the Senate met Mr.. Glove
land and Gen. Harrison by appoint.
mcn', il 4 parlor at Wizards hotc'
whence they were escorted to the Cap.
itol by the survivors Of Gen. llarri.
sons obi Regiment. And right her,
let me say that the appearance Of ih!.
old regiment was q great disappoint.
ment to tie people, as they Lad form.
cd their Ideas from the newspaper.
and expected to see a body numbering
a, loas, 800 mon, whereas there wcr1
by actual count only l43 Of them, Let
the office seeker take heart, This
small number eau soon be provided fol-
IN n shor, ,imc,
When The distinguished party ar.
rived at ihc Capitol Mr., Cleveland
went to the Presidents room. where
he wa: kept busy until the death, By
Limitation, Of the Fiftieth Congress,
in signing bill, which just pulled
through in the last moments, Gen
Harrison aud Mr.. Morton proceeded
10 to Yicc-Presidcnt's room, where
they remained until Senator Ingalls,
had, at twelve o'clock. declared tic
Fitlicth Congress adjourned without
dry. Then Mr. Morton took Mr. IN.
gals place and in accordance with
Mr.. Clcyelaad's recent message called
the extra session of the Fiity.frst
Congress to order. Then Mr.. Clevc-
land entered the Senate Chamber by
one door and Gen. Harrison by anoth.
or aud advancing towards each other,
were solemnly introduced by a Sena-
tor, just Us though they had never mel
before, after which they both took
scais u t.ont OF Vice.Presidcnt Nor
ton, ILtu.yt thing was tho compile
lion Of the organization OF the new
Senate BY the swearing in Of the new
members.
Then the procession is formed
which is 10 march from the Senate
Chamber TO The huge platform erect
oil on tho East POrtico OF the Capitol,
where the inaugural addres. i. to be
delivered aud the oath administered
to the new President. Til, process.
sion was made up Of the Marshal Of
the District Of Columbia, the Supreme
Court in its black gowns, the Con.
grCssional committee OF arrangement
the President, President.elect and
Nicc.Pr:sidcnt, the Senate, tie Diplo.
matte Corps, heads OF Departments
Major Generals Of the Army aui Ad,
miral Of the Navy, aud officers of tho
Army and Navy, who, by name, have
received the thanks Of Congress, mem
Der. o. tic House and mCmbcr.-clcct
Governors Of the States and cx.Goy,
cruOrs, officer, Of the Senate ant
House and all others who Lal Jecl
admitted TO tie floor or galleries 0
the Senate to-day.
On the platform ihc President anC
presidcnt.clcct again seated them
selves side by side, and to the right 0
them the Justices or the Suprem,
Court ranged lhcm.clycs Just rs i
they were holding court. Then fol
lOHed Gen, llarrison's address. II,
appeared 10 be ratherl nervous AT frs
and spoke SO low that only those VERY
ucar could hear him, but he secmct
10 recover in 4 few moments and lin
ished his speech in better style. /
was lust such m address rs Nigh
have been expected from Gen. liarri
son-calm, cold and conservative. /
is hardly fair TO say more about il un
til it has been carefully road and di
gestcd.
Chief Justice Fullar then arose sn'
walked towards Gen. HarrisOn, cy
tended a Bible. while he administers,
the. oath in q strong. voice. At II
conclusion Gen. Harrison raised III
Bible 10 his lips, which was the sigma
for the firing o! n salute by a batter.
of artillery, to let those know that di,
not see that il was now President Han
risOn and cx-Prcsidcnt Cleveland.
The Presidential party re- entcre
their carriages, and the gallant "A
who are now anxious TO serve ihci
country again, (ihis time for good, IA
salaries got into line and the grct
procession started up the avenue. I'll
carriage Of the President aud Pres
dent. olcct left the line at the Viii,
House grounds and soon appeared o
the review stand IN froM Of The M,u
sion, whence they reviewed tho enliI
procession. $.
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