The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-05
CEREMONlES AT TIlR CAPITOL


Tho Proceedings In the Senate Chamber.
a Brilliant scCne-Tho Inaugural Ad.
dress-1he Parade.
Tic Senate Chamber was metamor.
pho2ed during the recess which ended
at $3.50 a. IN. In front Of the clerks
desk stood three large leather.covercd
chairs for President Cleveland aud the
President and Vice Presidentelect. In
the semi.circle In front OF the presiding
officers desk wero arm chairs and
lounges for heads OF departments, ooln-
maniing officers Of the Army and Navy
and those who have received the thanks
Of Congress by name. Tho first two rows
Of seats to tho right, back OF tho Supreme
Court, were reserved for the Diplomatic
Corps, and back Of them were the seats
kent for tho members OF the House oi
Representatives. and members.elect sat
0pposits the Senators, aud In the rear
Governors OF States, GK,Senators, Com
missioners Of tho District Of Columbia
and others.
PRELlMtNARIES,
Although the Senate wing tcchni'
cally was not open till 10 o'clock the
galleries in some way began to fll up
BY 8, and at 10 they we're Mt least hall
occupied. The buzz OF conversation
went on with increased volume until II
was almost impossible to hear what oc'
Cured at the opening Of the Senate
after the recess. II was n reprcBep ptatlve
American gathering In the galleries and
the admirer OF his country found fresh
cause for congratulation as he glanced
over the brave array OF handsome ant
intelligent men and women and felt thai
with such q constituency, encouraging
and Il necessary, reb4king them, Con
gress could not 90 far wrong,
A SENSATION.
Ata quarter before II the air was Oil
ed with rumors that there was an OK
citenent in the House over MI ALLEGED
refusal Of Senate employees to homo
tickets Issued 10 members Of the llous'
and by them given to their families ant
friends, and consequently q resolution
had been passed directing tho sergeant
ai.aYns Of the House to force n passag'
way through ~ the gallery. Rumor
werc reportel that pgrreptitious issue
Of tlckCts Ind been made Nld sold a
prices ranging from $25 to SIG apiece
but these evidently had no good iounda
tion, That tickets have been sold !
true. but they arc not OF surreptltiou
Al 1880 tho lloqIe resolution was re
ported 10 the Senate by the Chief Clerl
and its reading caused a lively senBO
flor, "What did " meATT was askel
on every side, aud rapidly the story 9
i the lroIblo ID the House was circulated
Nj. EdmUndS' prompt motion 70 &c
QuieseCO In The order oil the House
Under such regulations respecting ideil
tIty "a tho President Of tho RenRto, ma
nrescribe, was looked upon ~ a cleyo
| move, siIeCtlyoIy spiking tho guns g
Ctitlrisln and disappointment, and
wns agreed 10 without delay.
Hannibal Hamlin, the venerable OK
NlVO fftAutlltt WIS CbGyItcu ~ HlH bN"
al the right oi tho President pro ten
ingalls, by his old friend Captain BaI
Il Soil, and as he moved through III
chamber ogpt which ho presided 10
four years ho was greeted by q RenCrou
clapIlng OF hands, tho 1rBl drmOnSlrt
| lion Of tho day. MF. Blaine came 10
ihis moment by the rear door and not
cStly took d sOdt At the extreme end {
, NC Senatorial body, but could not eI
CapS discovery, and q ripple 3l IpHlgp'
: ran OvpT Lh6 chamber. This was II
! creased 10 a wave " Senator Hale wer
. down and escorted him to 0 Reat, i,
aCnOEal j, o. Fremont only sh9Iru
I preceded the entrance ot Genera! she
. man and MalorGUneral Sahoheld ga
. personal aides, tho three alter Dglr
. gorgCously uniformed In gold and Olu
IMPRESSIVE SCENES,
Az tlliiO the inain doors Of tho SOha
we're opened and DoorkOcpGr Christ
escorted tho diplomatic corps to the
d seats. Tho Dean Of tic corps, Mihlsl,
. Preston, Of llayA, headed Che line an