Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-01
AT NOON on MARCH 4TH.
THE HOUR WIEN THE SENATE
ALONE REPRESENTS THE
GOVERNMENT.

GOVERNMENT.
THE CUSTOMS FOLLOWED AT THE
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENTS
HOW THE AUTHORITY OF GOV
ERNMENT Is PERPETUATED.- THE
PROGRAM AT THE CAPITOL TO BE
FOLLOWED.
The eyes of the whole people of
the United States and of the CIV
illzed world are just now focused
upon the capital Of the American
republic, awaiting another OF those /
quadrennial occasions in the rOnnd /
Of time and chronicles Of the gov
ernment when the scepter of SOW
ereignty of the people through their
supreme executive passes IN peace
ful succession from one citizen OF
their choice to another. The mill.
tary and civic display attending
the progress of the Presldent-elect
to the capitol and the return OF the
President 70 the executive man
sion, his official residence, is SIM
ply an incident in the tormqlities
of constitutional and statutory re-
suirements which complete this
great act. Since the foundation OF
the government the arrangements
for the ceremonies Immediately at
tendant upon the inauguration OF
a President have been under the
direction of the Uunited States.
THE CONTINUITY OF AUTHORITY.
In the wise adjustment Of all the
parts and powers Of the Oopstltu-
ton some provision was necessary
TO establish an unbroken continui-
ty of authority, so that an inter
regnum might be practically lm'
possible. The Senate holds that
relation to the other branches OF
the government. The Senate never
dies. Did Its powers not lap over
into the changing conditions OF the
Executive and the House OF Rep
resentatives the government would
technically cease to exist every four
years. The Senate is the connect
ing.link in the chain of succession
from one administration and from
one Congtess to another.
Az the end OF the legislative day,
of March 3, 1889, which will occur
at meridian on March 4, the con-
stitutional authority of Grover
Cleveland to exercise the office OF
, President, and The Fiftieth Con
gress will cease. The Senate alone
will bridge the chasm of time be.
tween the past and the present in
the powers of government. Antlc-
ipatIng a situation superinduced
by the provisions of the Constltu-
ton, the Senate, following the
precedents of former state trans
actions of similar character, has
r taken the inclplent steps by the
appointment 10y the President OF
the Senate of the committee OF
{ three Senators to have charge OF
. these porely constitutional and
, statutory forms. This committee,
, consisting of Senators Hoar, OF
J Massachusetts,; Cullom, Of Illinois,
, and Cockrell, of Missouri, are now
} devising plans according to usage
for the consummation of the will OF
the people in the investiture OF
49,
BENJAMIN Harrison, of Indiana
with the supreme powers of chieI
r executive OF the government.
=. A HUNDRED YEARS OF PRECE
r DENTS.
= The practice of the Senate for q
. hundred years has established The
mode OF installation of the vice
!. President of the United States
/ who is It's president and the chic
. officer of the legislative depart
ment. Few people IN this land o
+ popular intelligence and direct re
q sponsibillty and interest in th'
I methods of governmental admins
tration fully understand the con
stitutlonal and statutory formal
q ties which attend the change OF ad
, ministratons. The first act in ac
!. cordance with the custom OF th
!. Senate is the passage OF a lesolU
% ton about three weeks before th
f. day for the Inauguration OF To
a President.elect, authorizing III
,s president OF the Senate TO appoln
a a committee of three to make tn
ir necessary arrangements. This d'
IN ty has been performed 10y tie Sci
m ate ever since the inauguration
"a the first President. The progral
J.. having been arranged, report
q made to the Senate, and, haYin
to been adopted, is carried out at IL
OF proper time by the committee
~ arrangements, represented by u
nd sergeant alarms of that body
The ceremonies OF Inauguration b
gin with the organization OF Il
We Senate by the installation OF
ne ne own president in the followlI
"0 order: On the legislative day
March 3, at about 10 a. m. OF Il
calendar day of March 4, the Be
la. ate and House, by authority OF re
ch olutiop, will name the usual loI
srs committee of the President OF &
i JUS readiness of the two houses of 20
IRE ire gress to adjourn. The joint col
in mittee haviog communicated wi
nd President Cleveland and havl