Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-12

he prinrlfai siirartila q Cuur-s. ~as Al
tie .~nais chamber. vt-rs th- vic- prr-iisnt
~as a. ie SWIM i.itls mov thar $50
tcksis hAI issh issn-i o. tho Who usrs
snt.tl-l io view he prosr.iings there rhsy
inrlnA.-l tn nisfnlsrs u ths senate. sr -sna.
Tor. an.l othsr Distinguished persons, Who
wsr. a. 10 admitted % The foor. friends q
.-naiors ani representatives O. wbom the
rriyIisr~. q the galley hsd iseu sttsnsi~i.
nB-mlsr. - the ffe-s snd ofh~rs A Effort
had t-sn made by the Inaugural committee
o. connn. The issue q ticlsts % . comTAra.
,iysly .uAll numtsr. 81 that th. capacity u
the .-nats ,hAmhsr sni the gsllsri-s sh0uh
~, b. ovsrt,ist Al 10 o'clock the east
doors o. the senate wing q tho Capitol we're
thrusn oy.n. and ,hs visitor b>san o. pour
IN. To. ucksts which they csrri-t we're o,
various colors. 10 indicate the particular
plaos 90 which each Vas sutitl~i 20 admit
tan0s
The Eallsries hllsd very quickly. The doors
% the s-nsts chamber hAd not len of~n~i
Couche. hAi len piacsi In The -smi circular
spao. IN fruni q the platform ocrupi~i by
the prssiilng officer ami the clerks In the
center - this spaos we're plac~t ssats "a b.
o-curi~i by the prs dent AMI pre.iisnt-
sleet Estreen the chairs usually ocrupiei
by msmbsrs q the senate, hsd t>en plscei
other s-.ts. and. directly h>hind the l.s' %
the s-uataf's ds-ks had h~~n placed . sum
i-r o. couche, AMI chain, Before u oclock.
the hour when the senate iours we're ihrosn
opsu. ths public galleries wvre nearly full
Ther, wsr. . numt>r q visitors Ia the diplo-
matte gallery, and the ouly one wbich ~ss
a. - n slIr.l..
matte gAllsry and Almo-, directly opposite
the pfesiding offioer. which had teen reserved
for The famil,,. q the president and president
pro ten 20 the s-uats, the president elec, aud
the vice presidsni-slec' ami q the st.prs.i-
d.nt ard ei.yios president. Of the United
Sts,es
Meantirls the meml-rs of the diplomatic
curT- had asssmtlri In the marble room, aud
al ii.is o'ciock the ssnAts was called 10 order
ty S-uator ingalls,. aud the senators ro-- as
the dipl mats entered Many Of THIN were
In military sttirs. the Chimes In their silksn
rules. AMI tle CoreAns with their funny.
lird-cage hat. Th- mssnlsrs q the corps
wsr. shown a. the s-sts Ina the hrst two rows
on the wet 80. of the clAmlsr.
shortiy after they vefs seated the retired
general of the army. the major general Of
th. army commanding. ana The admiral Of
the nsyy. entrrei They were received by
the senators .tandlrg. and we're shown To
,elts srrarg 4 In TIE -e'nicircls In front and
to ths lsit of the presiding Oficsr TAe mem
l..r. ~ the supreme court. clad in their black
ST. rors. ani III Ly Chisf Justice TaIisr,
took the corresponding s,sts on the opposite
sile % the chamber. The venerable HAnni'
= a. a.. l. N... Nar.f
sl~cf, led by Speaker Carlisle, entered the
s-nat- chambsr by the main entrance and
took s>ats on the right of the chair next 10
the diplomAtic corTs The governors OF
states. sx senator's q the United sta,e-, judges
% the court u claims and the supreme court
~ tie district, and the commissioners OF the
Dstric, % Columbia were assigned % seais
on ths est side Of the chamber. hshind tho~e
oocupied by members a the senate Among
the familiar fac.s we're those of ex-senator
Wlndom q Minne-0ts, ex-senator Ferry OF
Michigan, Governor Rask of wisconsin AMI
Governor Foraker of Ohio
A few minutes before u O'Clock the Presi'
dent of the United States was snhounced.
He entered BY the main door oppCsiis the
pr-siding officer, followed by bic cabinet
moment later the presldentslect wss an
nounoei lie entered With senator iioar Of
Massachusetts, Both President Cleveland
and the prvsidsntsl~t we're greeted with
Tremendous applause from the galleries and
the foor. They were taken 10 seats directly
In front Of the presiding oficsr. Az the
hands q the senate clock reached the hour Of
noon the vice president-elect Vas snnouno~i
lie was escorted 10 the platform OF the pre-
siding officer BY Senator CulIOm Of Illinois.
Every one In the chamber aross and 10
msined standing whiis senator lngAls Cd
minisssrsd 70 NJ. Morton u eath q o0ca