The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-07
HAIL TO HARRISON.
On His Old Family Bible President
Harrison Takes the Oath
of Office.
The Army, Navy and Supreme
Court Dignified Witnesses of
the Imposing Ceremony.


For the first time in half a generation
the responsibility for the entire con-
II oil of the government is laden in a
single political panty, taught by its own
errors and strengthened by adversely. This
reflection lent soberness to the memories
and earnestnCss to the hopes of the Re
publican leaders VINO assembled in the
senate chamber TO witness the Inauguration
Of President Harrison This circumstance
gave an Importance TO the ceremony and n
meaning to the new epoch it inaugurates
higher than any found in recent political
changes The scene in the senate chamber
was worthy of the occasion. The surround
ings lent an intensifyiug influence to the in
spiration of the hour The day was a dismal
failure in every other spectacular aspect
Costly decorations were dimmed and
araggled The pomp and bravery of the
military procession was clouded. The
dramatic effectiveness of the inaugural
proper on the east steps of the capitol was
destroyed. Everything which had been
planned to take place In the open air by the
persistent downpour of rain from early in
the morning til late in the afternoon, ac-
compauied at noon by strong wind that
sucked across the capitol park, drifting the
and into the very teeth of the president and
the knot of people bold enough to surround
him during the delivery of his address
At 11:05 MIR Pruden, the efficient assistant
secretary If the president of the United
States, who has been handed down in that
confidential office by word of IN outh by every
president since Gen. Grant, came to an
nounce the last official mes age from the
IF no
Nr. Pruden had made this announcement
here entered the senate chamber tall man
with heavy h adj of iron gray hair and q
long curly i,on gray beard. IL was ex, SEN
ator Jones of. Iowa, one OF the oldest men
N the body. He was second i'll the famous
Jones and Sclly duel; he for many
years was in the United Sr4tes senate and he
always was a Democrat until the last cam
paign, when, in response to the claims OF
The mugwumps that Iowa was to go Demo-
cratic, he published two-col1mn letter
declaring why ali Democrats should vote for
Harrison. At lilo the presiding officer ap-
pointed committee to wait upon the pres-
lent of the United Stares to join commit
| Zee on the part of the house to announce
hat the work OF the session was ended and
10 inquire whether he had any further mes
after another reminder of the days of Re-
| rublican rule in Louisiana, ex Senator Pitt
Kellogg and Frank Morey of that ate A
little time before there had Joined a
notable group of which Hannibal Hamlin
and Senator Sherman were conspicuous fig
Ires, q gentleman who was unknown to most
in the senate. He resemb!ed in appearance
| very much Mr.. Hunt of Louisiana, who was
no Of I.ar nar nd
who was one Of the last discoveries of Gar
Held in the trying hours in the morning of
the 18th of March, when he was endeavoring
to patch his broken cabinet slate. This gen.
tleman was Mr.. Noble OF St. Louis, the man
whose name is supposed will be sent to the
senate tomorrow as secretary of the interior
He looked like man of strong character,
and had altogether fine presence.
THE ARMY STAFF.
At IL: 30 Gen. Schofield, major general of
| The United States arGay1fn command, ap-
peared at tbs east door of the senate cham
Der, which was the wrong door; but he soon
found his right place. He was dressed in the
tnll uniform of major general. His stall
wart figure filed out every fold of his heavily
gilt-laced coat until not single wrinkle re-
NAMED; yellow silk sash crossed his broad
breast; he held in his left hand a richly
mounted sword and in his right he carried a
cooked hatwith u trailing plume. The retired
| general of the army, the admiral of the navy
and the officers of the army and navy. who
by name, have received the thanks of con-
gress, were ass gned seats in the area
in front of tho desk OF the presiding
officer Time is laying a heavy hand upon the
| general staff. AT the last inaue uration place
4 was kept for the retired general of the army
and for the lieutenant general of the army.
The great commander who was the retired
general of the army then, now lies by the
side of the Hudson at Riverside. The great
soldier who was then the lieutenant general
Of the army lies in another grave on the
| heights of Arlington, overlooking the Poto-
mac. And the old soldier, who a few
months ago stood by the side of that then
open grave, who is now retired general of
| the army, is among the last of the long list
| Of noted heroes OF the war. Scattered about
in the brilliant assemblage were the staff
officers in their gorgeous regulation uni
forms,
| THE SUPREME COURT
| At IL 20 the supreme court of the United
| States appeared at the door of the senate
chamber, preceded by their marshal, Maj
Wright, and by their c'erk, Mr.. MoKenny.
| The justices wore their silk robes With
| the exception of the chief JUSTICE, whose
I! commission is of the latest date, they seated
themselves in the order of their commissions
in large red leather upholstered chairs
| on the right of the area Immediately in trout
Of the vice presidents desk As seated they
! were in the following order: Chief Justice
Fuller, Justices Mi Ter, Field. B sadley, Har-
Ian, Gray, B'atchford and Lamar With
them, too, WIS ex- Justice Strong, retired,
and Bancroft Davis, the clerk of the United
States supreme court, The latter carried
with him the family Bible of the Harrison
family, upon which latter Gen. Harrison was
sworn. Stanley Matthews was the
only member of the couls VINO was
| not present; he has not yet recovered
from the long and serious illness with which
he for SO many months has been Frustrated
At IL so the committee on the part of the
senate--the tall, grave and stalwart Senators
sherman apd Sauisbury-lppeared at the
main door of the chamber and announced
that they had called upon the president Of
the United States, and had informed him
that the business of the congress was ended
and that he Lad stated that he had no fur.
ther communication TO make That was the
last message from Grover Cleveland to the
senate OF The United States glance at the
clock showed at that hour but ter minutes
remained of the legal life of the congress
But there had been notable delay, as
consequence of which the committee of ar
Engagements was not able to bring the out
going and incoming presidents together a
1 the place TINT was expected. The conse
i quence was that
D0onKEEPER BAssETT,
the venerable fuHctionary of the sennt,
who has 70 often played the part of Joshua
found it necessary to again cause time {,
stop still Three times to-day, once mor'
than the record of former years, did he turl
back the hands, SO that altogether nearl,
thirty minutes were added to the life of tn
congress in this way. Soon after that al
eyes were turned to the gallery in whicl
were the seats reserved for the fami y OF tn
president elect. They entered, Russo Har
rison escorting his mother, the wife of th