St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-05

president of the. United States was an
nounced. He entered by the, door at
the right of the presiding officer, and
escorted by Senator Cockrell, of Mis-
souri,. A moment later. the president
eject was announced. He entered with
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts. Both
President Cleveland and the president
elect were greeted with applause from
the galleries and the floor. They were
taken to seats directly in front of the
presiding officer. AS the hands of the
senate clock reached the hour of noon
the vice president-elect was announced.
He was escorted to the platform of the
presiding officer by Senator Cullom, OF
Illinois. Every one in the chamber arose
ana remained standing while Senator
ingalls, administered to Mr.. Morton the
oath of Office.
At the conclusion of this ceremony,
Senator Ingalls, turned to the senate
and said: Senators: Conscious of a
serious desire to deserve your approval
and aware that it could be secured only
by constant devotion to your service,
the chair assumed with diffidence the
great trust conferred by your suffrages,
which to-day he relinquishes with the
profoundest gratitude for the honor of
your resolution Of COMMUNICATION. and
declares that the senate now stands adj
Journed without day."
His remarks were greeted with ap-
plause from the galleries, where sat
Mrs. Harrison and her daughter, Mrs.
Mckee, Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs.
Morton, Mrs. Ingalls,, Miss ingalls, and
other members of the families of those
for whom the private gallery had been
reserved. At the conclusion of his re-
marks, Senator ingalls, turned and
handed the gavel to Mr.. Morton, who
then assumed the position of presiding
officer and called the senate to order in
extra session. Prayer was offered by
Mr.. Butler, the chaplain. Vice Presi-
dent Morton then addressed the senate
as follows:
Senator's: I shall enter upon the dis
charse of the delicate and high and i'm
pOrtant duties of the Office to which [
have been called by the people of the
United States without experience as a
presiding officer. / therefore bespeak
in advance the indulgent consideration
which you have always been ready to
extend to the occupant of this chair.
AS presiding officer of the senate it will
be my earnest desire to administer the
rules of procedure with entire fairness,
and to treat each senator with the cOur-
tesy and consideration due at all times
to the representatives of great states in a
legislative body. l have hope that our
relations, personally and officially, will
prove mutually agreeable. May | add
my confident hope that our duties will
be discharged in manner that will
maintain the dignity of the senate and
add to the prosperity and happiness of
the people of this great nation.
At tho o0notuSiOp of fbic cnQnnh tha
new senators were sworn in. The mes
sage of the president, converting the
senate i'll extra session, was then read,
and the senate having completed its or
ganizat!on, the vice president an
nounced they would proceed to the east
front of the capitol, where the president
of the United States would be sworn in.
The procession was then formed in the
following order:
The marshal of the District of Column
bia, A. A. Wilson; the marshal of the
supreme court, j. NJ. Wright; Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin; Chief Justice Fuller
and the associate justices of the SUI
preme court; the sergeant-atarms of
the senate; the committee of arrange.
ments; Senators Hoar. Cullom and
Cockrell; President Cleveland and the
president-elect; Vice President Morton
anu UeH. AHSoll McCook, Tie secretary
of the senate. Then came the members
of the senate, two and two, headed by
Senator Edmunds and Senator ingalls,:
members of the diplomatic corps; the
heads of departments; the general of
the army and the admiral of the navy:
members of the house of representa-.
tiveS led by the speaker; and Gen. John
Is. Clark. the ex-clerk of the house, and
following them distinguished guests
and others who had occupied seats i'll
the senate.