Connecticut western news., 1889-03-06
SCENES IN THE SENATE.

Streams of restless humanity had poured down the broad walks toward the avenue and swelled the great. black river of human ity at the Capitol. The great terrace on the west front had been dotted with sightseerers from early morning, and they had fingered about the platform that stretched out from the east front of the building. But it was nearly nine o'clock when the throng com menced to grow dense, and the struggle for breathing room began. At the entrances of House and Senate cordons of police kept back the crowd and reinforced the door, keepers.
 Although the doors were not to be opened until ten o'clock. ticket holders began to semble long before that hour. The princi- pa! attraction, Of course, was at the Senate chamber, where the Vice-President was to be sworn in. About 150o tickets had been issued to those who were entitled to view the proceedings there, They included the members of the Senate, ex-Senators and other distinguished persons who were to be admitted to the floor: friends of Senators and Representatives. to whom the privileges of the gallery had been extended; members of the press and others.
 At ten o'clock the east doors of the Senate wing of the Capitol was thrown open and the visitors began to pour in. The tickets which they carried were of various colors, to indicate the particular place to which each was entitled to admittance. The galleries filled very quickly.
 The doors of the Senate Chamber had not
 
 semi circular space in front of the platform occupied by the presiding officer and the clerks. In the center of this space were placed the seats to be occupied by the President and President-e!ect.
 Between the chairs usually occupied by members of the Senate had been placed other seats, and directly behind the last of the Senator's desks had been placed number of couches and chairs.
 Before eleven o'clock, the hour when the Snnaf0 fhrawn hA galleries were nearly full. There were a number of visitors in the diplomatic gallery, and the only gallery which was empty was the one just west of the diplomatic gallery officer. which had been reserved for the families of the President and the President pro tenn. of the Senate, the President-elect and the Vice e-President-elect, and of the ex- President and eX-Flce. Presidents of the United States.
 The regular business of the Senate pro- ceeded without much show of interest. Meantime the members of the Diplomatic Corps had assembled in the marble room, and at fifteen minutes past eleven the Senate was called to order by Senator Ingalls, and the Senators rose as the diplomats entered. Many of them were in military attire-the Chinese in their silken robes and the Coreans with their funny. bird cage hats.
 The members of the corps were shown to the seats in the first two rows on the west side of the chamber. Shortly after they were seated, the members of the Cabinet, ac- companied by the retired General of the Army, the Major General of the Army com manding and the Admiral of the Navy, entered. They were received by the Sena. tors standing, and were shown to seats ar ranged in the semi circle in front and to the left of the presiding officer.
 The members of the Supreme Court, clad in their black silk robes and led by Chief Justice Fuller, took the corresponding seats on the opposite side of the Chamber, The venerable Hannibal Hamlin, the only living ex-Vice- President, occupied a seat on the right of the presiding officer and the Committee of Ar engagements sat on the left. Shortly before twelve o'clock the members of the House of Representatives and members-elect, led by Speaker Carlisle, entered the Senate Chamber by the main entrance and took. seats on the right of the Chair, next to. the Diplomatic Corps.
 The Governors of the States, ex-Senators of the United States, Judges of the Court of Claims and the Supreme Court of the Dis trict and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia were assigned to seats on the east side of the chamber, behind those oc- cupied by members of the Senate. Among the familiar faces were those of ex-Senator Windom, of Minnesota; e1-Senator Ferry of Michigan; Governor Rusk, of Wisconsin and Governor Foraker, of Ohio.
 A few minutes before twelve o'clock the President of the United States was an nounced. He entered by the door at the right of the presiding officer, escorted by Senator Cockreli of Missouri A moment later the President elect was announced He entered with Senator Hoar of Massa- chusetts. Both President Cleveland and the President-elect were greeted with ap- plause from the galleries and the floor, They were taken to seats directly in front of the presiding officer. As the hands of the Senate clock reached the hour of noon the