The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-28
1T NOON OF Marco 4.
rbs Customs Followed at the lnaugu-
ration OF Presidents.
F,o,n the Washington, star

rba ewes of the whole people Of the
,r.i.od states and of the civilized world are
;,,s+ now focused upon the capital OF the
Isn,orican republic, awaiting another of
80 ouadrennial occasions in the round
"f time and chronicles of the government
-, the scepter of sovereignty of the peo-
10 +brough their supreme executive passes
naaceful succession from one citizen of
IL choice to another The military and
C o;T5,c displav attending the progress of the
p.asident-dect to the capitol and the return
- tha PRECEDENT to me executive ma nSlon
&c officia residence, is simply an incident
- the ormalities of constitutional and
.+ot,tor requirements which complete this
o'raat at. Since the foundation of the
s-a1nnent the arrangements for the cere-
S,onies Immediately attendant upon the in
L,,gtnraion of President have been under
- dirction of the Senate of the United
States
HE CONTINUITY OF AUTHORITY.
IN ne wise adjustment OF all the parts
and MYERS of the constitution some pro
visior was necessary to esta dish an un-
broke continuity of authority, 80 that an
inter,gnum might be practlc lily impossi-
HE The Senate holds that relation to the
othelbranches of the government. The
Saua never dies. Did its powers not LAP
axedive and the House of Representatives
tbe bvernment would technically cease tC
axieyery four years. The Senate is the
conIct link in the chain of succession from
onedministration and from one congress
TO other.
the end of the legislative day, of
Nigh 3, 1889, which will occur at meridian
ontarch 4, the constitutional authority OF
GSer Cleveland to exercise the office OF
Phdent and the fiftieth congress will
cee The Senate alone will bridge the
chm of time between the past and the
rkent in the powers of government. An
tpatiDg a situation superinducted by the
visions of the constitution, the Senate,
bwing the precedents of former state
tsactions of a similar character, has
bn the incipient steps by the appoint
1t by the President Of the Senate of the
amittee of three senators to have charge
bese purely constitutional and statutory
ms This committee, consisting OF
htors Hoar of Massachusetts, Cullom OF
lois, ami Cockrell of Nilsson i, are now
tsing plans according to usage for the
summation of the will of the people,
be investiture of Benjamin Harrison OF
hna, with the supreme powers Of chief
utive of the government.
HUNDRED YEARS OF PRECEDENTs.
e practice of the Senate for q hundred
5 has established the mode of iustalla-
of the Vice President of the United
u.s. who is its president and the chief
r of the legislative department. Few
ie in this land Of popular intelligence
drect responsibility and interest in the
DDS of governmental administrator
understand the constitutional and
tory formaltieS which attend the
% of administrations. The first act in
dance wi b the custom of the Senate
j passage of a resolution about three
1before the day for the ceremony OF
Inauguration of the PreSident-elect,
tizing the president of the Senate to
at a committee of three to make the
Ary arrangements. The dnty has
performed by the Sena ever since
tuguration of the first President. The
pnme having been arranged, a
/ is made to the Senate,
aaving been adopted, is carried
cthe proper time by the committee
Cngements represented by the SER
alarms of that body. The ceremo-
D Inauguration begin with the or
don of the Senate by the installation
6n president in the followdg order
Legislative day of March 3, at about
tx a. m. of the calendar day OF
], the Senate and House, by author
solution, will name the usual joint
dee of notification of the President
Se readiness of the two
~ COuSTeSS 10 duJOuTu. ING JOINT
tes having communicated with
bit Cleveland and having conveyed
yer to their respective houses that he
further communication to make, it
tng but a few minutes before merid-
committee of arrangements will
bon Vice President Morton, who will
attendance at the Vice Presidents
the capitol.
THE VICE PRESIDENT.
ng received their notification that
late is in readiness to receive him
ID by the committee, the Vice
Ant-elect will enter the Senate cham
he main door. His presence having
announced by the door&eeper, the
b will rise. The president pro
be, Ingalls,, standing will say, Sena-
lhe chair has the pleasure to announce
le Vice President of the United States
In the Senate chamber, and if agree
him, the chair will administer to him
fh of Office.
Vice President-elect having advanced
Ifoot of the Presidents dais, there
hnd SubScribes to the oath prescribed
r, after which solemn transaction he
Quoted to seat at the right of the
TENT Of the Senate That retiring
rising pronounces his va edictory, at
Inclusion of which, the great clock of
fnate pointing at the moment of merid-
declares the Senate adjourned with
by.
ALL IN AN INSTANT OF TINE.
q though but an instant of time has
FED, Grover Cleveland will have ceased
President, and the entire personnel of
House of Representatives will have
lally ceased to exist The government
Re United States for the time being will
Pc Senate. TIE new president of the
PIE the instant his predecessor retires
P his seat takes his chair The retiring
pdent delivers to him the ivory gavel,
ga is the simple insignia of the authority
he body over which he presides. The
late OF the new congress is now organ
The chaplain offers a prayer. The
r PRESIDENT of the United States and the
Iident Of the Senate takes control of the
hamentary administration Of the consti-
nj assembly Of the states Of the union
brief Introductory remarks, and then
clalms that the Senate is now in session
virtue OF the proclamation of the Presi-
f1t, which the secretary of the Senate is
Euered to read. 1t is the practice for the
yHlAg PRESIDENT, a few days before the
tauguratlon of his successor, TO call the
naUe into special session, declaring that
tJects OF interest to the United States
fqulre that the Senate should be convened
L O'Clock on March 4, to receive and act
fpoh such communications as may be ma le
on the part of the executive. He,
fletelore, gives notice to all who are then
uVi1ed TO act as members of the Senate TO