The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-12
ANOTHER CENTENNIAL.
100 YEARS SINCE WASHING
TON WAS INAUGURATED.

celebration of the Great Event
in the Hail of the House of
Representative Yesterday A
HrIILIant AssemblaEe.
WASHINGTON, December 11.-The hour
,or holding The ceremonies III cOmmelno-
tdlIUn OF the lnaus uratlUn OIL George
" asnlngtOn as The III st President Vi tue
unlted States having been nXed at l
} CLOCK to-day, the appearance vi The nall
u the house OF representatives was an
lnusual one. Inc arrangements on the
Loor were admiralty sultcd 10 take ad-
tdntage OI every loot ol avaIlabIc space.
III the alea III mont vi the speaker 5 desk
we're placed massive chairs ana seals Tor
.uc accommodation OI the President and
Ils cabinet and the justices vi the su-
JrcIne court. he Two front rows on the
'CpuUllcau side were reserved lOr tue DIP
.ulnatlc corps, wulle the corresponding
SEATS ON The democratic sue were
assigned to the district Judiciary and
.nenIUerS OI the count OF claims. Mem
OcrS OI the International American Con-
lrICnCe ana the Marine Conference were
dsslSneu seats 10 the rear VI those to he
Occupied by The diplomatic corps. Nearly
1ne whole OF - night wing Ot the cham
Jer was reset we'd iUr senators and repre-
oentatlveS, and III the triangular spaces
Ocnlnu the ScInl-ClrCle Ol ucSks were placed
tnalrS and sofas tor the accommodation
VI ulSLInguIsn invited guests. " nile
The galleries TO Winch ADMISSION was to
ne mad by ticket only were comfortably
tull, tucrc VAS an absence OF crush
around the doors Which has character
,Lru Similar occasions III the past.
In private SalIery were scatad Mrs.
tuLler, WlIe OI the Cnlel justice, and her
IauS nuers, Mrs. Morton, VIE Ut the Wee
| l'rcsluent, and the families OI delegates
70 the fan-Amerlcan Conference. Mrs.
l5lalne, Miss Blame, Miss Lelter and Mrs.
| ana Miss l1aliOru anu Miss NanamakCr
| occupied seats III the diplomatic gallery,
ana Mrs. kCeu and Mrs. Carlisle were ilC-
cUnliuOdated III seats set apart lOr friends
| Vi the speaker.
Ine President and his cabinet gathered
III the President room, ADJOINING the
marble room OF the senate corridors,
Wnlle Ill the marble room were COngre-
gated members OF the diplomatic corps
ana delegates to the Pau-Amerlcan and
International Marine Conferences. l he
lILtcr apartment was blaze Ot color,
.ne dlplUmatS and delegates appearlugm
ali the SUrgeousness UI Their ulncIaI COS
.ulnes ana The insignia OF the various or
LcIS to Which they belong.
AT ten minutes OF l clock the persons
| i'll the senate Ming waiting to move to
the nail ot the house formed Ill line, and
the procession started. Two stalwart
lapIlUl police headed the hne, followed
| t,i,,
AcGper ot the senate, representing Lue SER
seaut-at-armS Ill charge OF the arrange
ucIltS. / hen came President Harrison,
arm Ill arm with secretary Blame, Secre-
Lary Proctor and Attorney General Mil
ler, Secretary Tracy ana POSTMASTER
| General Nanamakcr, Secretary kusk and
| private Secretary HallOIu. AS they
| passed the supreme court chambers, the
associate Justices Ill Their robes UI othce
| took places Ill the rear according to GATE
Ot appointment. lue members OF the
senate and employees followed, headed by
capt. Bassetl, the doorkeeper, ana I nap
lam Butler, NlCe-PIesldcuI Morton and
secretary McCOok. Following them
were the diplomatic corps and ucleSates
to the conlcl ences, led by chIet clerk Lee,
of the State department, and Walker
Blaine, examiner Ot claims.
Among the Foreigners III the ranks we're
the ministers OF GREAT Britain, Mexico,
the Argentine Republic, Bolivia, brazil,
ChlI, China, Corea, Ecuador, Frame,
Guatemala, Haytl, Honduras, Japan,
Nicaragua and Peru.
The mum OF conversation was huShed
i'll the house when. at precisely clock
the President OF the United States and
| his cabinet were announced, and hled
down the main aisle, while the represent
atIveS stood Ill respectful silence. Hardly
| had they been seated when the Chief JUS
ttCe and the associate Justices OF the
| United States were uSherCu Ill, headed by
| the officers Oi the court. Chct Justice
| Fuller took a chair on the lett OF ScCre-
tary Blaine, who himself sat on the left
OF the President. NICePreSIdent Morton
and the members OF the senate were then
announced; and as the senators were eS-
corted to their seats Mr.. Morton aScended
to the speakers chair and assumed the
gavel, Mr.. Reed standing'on his lett.
Gen. Scoheid, commander OF the army,
escorted by Gen. kosecrans (retiled),
having taken their seats, the diplomatic
corps, attired i'll gorgeous costumes, filed
uONu " lllS lONo SiSSlShSd NHSLl' 1hSO
we're followed by the members OF the
Pan-Amercan and International Marine
Conferences, headed by Admiral Frank
lin and Lieutenant Cottman, president
and secretary respectively OF the Marine
Conference.
At 1.1O all were seated, and the vice
president called the vast assembly to
order. After prayer by Rev. ]. G. Butler,
chaplain OF the senate, during which the
multitude stood in reverential silence, the
Marine Band, stationed in the south
lobby, broke into the national air OF
Hail Columbia" AS the strain ended,
the chief justice was escorted to the
clerks desk by Senator Hiscock and Rep
resentative Bayne, chairman of the com
mttee i'll charge OF the arrangements.
Chief Justice Fuller read his Grafton in
a powerful voice and with clear cnuucia-
ton, and he was listened to with the
greatest attention and pleasure.