The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-05

Governor Rusk of Wisconsin. and Governor
Foraker of Ohio.
About 12 o'clock, the members of the
House and members-elect entered. Immedi-
ately after, the President of the United
States was announced, and entered escorted
by Senator Cockrell He was followed by
the Vice President-elect, escorted by Sena-
tor CullOm.
A minute later the President-elect appear
ed. He had no escort save an assistant SER
geant.at-arms, who walked beside him. He
carried his silk hat in his left hand, and as
he passed through the corridor he stopped
for minute to shake hands with friend.
He went almost Immediately to the Vice
Presidents room.
Everyone in the Chamber arose, and re-
mained standing. while Senator ingalls, ad-
ministered to Mr.. Morton the oath of office.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Senator
Ingalls, addressed the Senate, and then
turned and handed the gavel to Mr., Morton.
who assumed the position Of presiding Off,
GER. He called the Senate to order in extra
session. After prayer by the chaplain, Vice
President Morton addressed the Senate. He
said:
Senator's
i shall enter upon the discharge of the delicate
and highly important duties of the office to which
j have been called by the people of the United
states without experience as Peesang ocer, r
siderat1on which you have always been ready 70
extend TO the occupant Of this chair As presid-
sire to administer the rules Of procedure with
entire fairness and to treat each Senator with the
courtesy and consideration due at all times to the
representatives OF great States in legislative
body. / hope that our relations personally and
officially viii prove mutually ag eeable.. May |
add my confident hope that our duties will be dis
charged in a manner that will maintain the digni-
ty of the Senate and add to the prosperity and
happiness of the people of this great nation.
When the Vice President had concluded,
the new Senators were sworn.
message from the President concerning
the Senate in extra session, was then read
When these ceremonies had been COM
pleted those assembled in the Senate cham
Der were formed into procession, and in
the following order marched Though the
rotunda of the Capitol to the platform on the
central portico:
The marshal of the District of Columbia and the
marshal OF the supreme court: ea
Ex-President and ex-Vice President.
The supreme court.
The sergeant-at-arms of the Senate.
The committee of arrangements.
The President and the President-elect.
The Vice President and the Secretary of the
Senate. ~ e
Members Of the Senate.
The diplomatic corps.
Heads of departments.
The retired generals of the army, the MAJOR
general of the army commanding, the admiral
Of the navy, and the officers of the army and may
who, by name, have received the thanks of Coz
gresS.
Members of the House Of Representatives and
membersele
Governors of States. Il
Es-m mbers of the Senate of the United States.
Officers of the Senate and officers of the House
of Representatives.
All other persons who had been admitted to the
floor of the Senate chamber followed by those
who had been admitted 70 the galleries.
As the President and President-elect ap.
peared on the platform they were greeted
with cheer after cheer from the dense throng.
The steps, porticos and the grounds were
blocked with people.
The President and President-elect took
seats at the front of the stand, the chief JUS
tice on their right. When they had been
seated, the President-elect rose aud the chief
/ justice administered to him the oath of Office.
The great crowd on the platform rose and
remained standing with uncovered heads
during the ceremony
AS the President bowed his head and
kissed the open book the crowd cheered
again and again. Turning from the chief
Justice to the little rostrum that had been
| erected in front of the stand President Har-
rison began the delivery of his inaugural ad-
dress.
The crowd Immediately about the plat.
| form remained with heads uncovered during
the delivery of the entire address and fire.
quently interrupted the President with voci-
| ferrous applause. At the conclusion of the
address they cheered again and again. The
President bowed his acknowledgements. He
was then escorted through into the capitol
and Immediately taken in carriage to join
the procession,
Contrary to custom General Harrison took
the oath of Office before delivering his ad-
dress Justice Fuller administered the oath
to the President-elect exactly at 12.40.
At 1.30 it had begun to rain but the pro-
cession was started nevertheless and moved
from the capitol up Pennsylvania avenue.
Every window in buildings looking on
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
were fairly jammed with people. One con-
tinual cheer followed Gen. Harrison from
the capitol and he responded by raising his
silk hat at intervals.
Mr.. Cleveland and President Harrison
were well wrapped in heavy oyercoats and
the President carried large umbrella which
served in a measure to protect both. Um-
brellas afforded little protection against the
driving rain.
At . 20 President Harrison reached the ex-
ecutive mansion.