Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-01

main door. His presence having
been announced by the dOorkeeper,
the Senators will rise. The Pres.
ident pro tempore, Ingalls,, will say,
Senators The chair has the pleas.
ure to announce that the vice. Pres
ident of the United States.elect is
in the Senate chamber, and, 1t
agreeable to him, the chair will adj
minister to him the oath of Office.
The vice. President. elect having |
advanced to the foot of the Presi-
dents dais, there takes and sub
scrlbed by law, after which solemn
transaction he is conducted to a
seat at the right of the President
of the Senate. That retiring Off
Ger, rising, prOnOunces his vale
dictOry, at the conclusion Of which
the great clock of the Senate point
Ing at the moment OF meridian, he
declares the Senate adjourned with
out day.
ALL IN AN INSTANT OF TINE.
Although bnt an instant OF time
has elapsed, Grover Cleveland will
have ceased to be President, and
the entire personnel of the House
of Representatives will have OFF,
cially ceased to exist. The goy'
ernment of the United States for
the time being will be the Senate.
The new President of the Senate
! the instant his predecessor retlres
from his seat takes the chair. The
retiring president delivers to BIN
the ivory gavel, which IS tue sim
pie insignia of the authority OF the
body over which he presldes. The
Senate of the new Congress is now
organized. The chaplain offers
prayer. The vice President of the
United States and the President OF
the Senate takes control OF the
parliamentary administration OF
the constituent assembly OF the
states OF the Union with brief in'
troductory remarks, aud then pro-
claims that the Senate is now 10
session by virtue of the prOclama'
ton of the President, which the
secretary of the Senate Is ordered
to read. 1t is the practice for the
retiring President, a few days be-
fore the Inauguration of his success
sor. to call the Senate into special
session, declaring that objects OF
interest of the United States re-
quire that the Senate should be
convened at II o'clock on the 4th
day of March, to receive and act
upon such communications as may
he made to il on the part OF the
Executive. He, therefore, gives
notice to all who are then entitled
to act as members of the Senate to
be present. This preliminary hav-
ing been complied with, the newly
elected Senators whose credentials
are on ile are called forward in al
phabetical order in groups OF four
: by the secretary, and the oath OF
Office is administered. The Sena'
! tors, having taken the oath OF fealty
to the Constitution and the laws
take their seats, aud the roll OF the
,, Senate, by states, in alphabetical
! arrangement, is complete.
, RECEIVING THE PRESIDENT ELECT
q The persons entitled to admission
T to the floor of the Senate chamber
f under the rules of that body and
the program of the committee on
+ arrangements, having been seated
in the places reserved for them, the
new President, who has been es
corted from his temporary residence
o IN the city by the retired President
q and the committee of arrangements
and such attendant body OF soldlerJ
as the incident demonstrations have
# prepared for an escort OF honor 4
;. the capitol. enters the Senate cham
+ Der accompanied by his predeces
sor and tue committee, and is sh0wi
q to seat, the entire assemblage rls
=, ing, IN front of the secretary's desk
, the ex.PresideIlt and members. o
the committee on arrangements SIT
1, ting on his right. The vice'Presl
p, dent of the United States then an
% nounces from the chair,
=. "The seargeant.at.arms will nov
70 execute the order of the Senate re
70 latiye to the inaugural ceIemonle
10 of the President of the Unite
,t States"
~ THE PROCESSION.
Il. The persons IN the Senate chan
n. Der then proceed to the platforr
ot on the eastern central portlco Q
m the capitol in the following order
10 Marshal of the District of COlun
r. bia and marshal of the Suprem
no Court of the United States.
ot Ex.presidents and ex'vice' Pres
no dents; the Supreme Court OF th
United States in their robes, le
No. by the Chief Justice OF the Unite
no States. The sergeant-at.arms
% the Senate. The committee
no arrangements. The President an
of President eject. Tho vlce-Pre'
he dent and secretary of the Senat
N. The members of the Senate. III
es. diplomatic corps. The heads
int executive departments. The mer
he bers of the House of Represent