Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-03-13

At the entrances of the house and senate
cordons of police kept hack the crowds and
reinforced the doorkeepcrs.
The attraction was the senate chamber
where the vice president was TO be sworn i'm
About fifteen hundred tickets had been i.
sued 10 senator's and other distinguished per
sons, who Were TO I've admitted To the floor.
friends Of senators aud representatives. TO
whom the privileges OF the gallery had been
extended, members of the press and Others.
At 10 o'clock tho east doors OF the senate
wing of the c>pit0l were thrown open and
the visitors poured in. The tickets which
they carried were Of various colors. 10 indi-
cnte the particular place TO which each were
entitled to admittance
In the senate chamber couchas had bee,
placed in the semi-circle space, in front of tha
platform occupied Icy the presiding officer
and clerks. In the center Of this space ware
placed the seats to DO occupied by the presi-
dent nn1 prcshlcnt-elcct Between the c.heirs
usually occupied by members of the senate
had been placed other seats. and directly be-
alnd the last OF the senator's desks hal been
placed n number Of couches and chairs.
Before IL o'clock, the hour wheel the sen
ate doors We're thrown open, the public cal
leries were nearly full There were a mum
Der OF visitors in the diplomatic gallery. aud
the only gallery which was empty was the
one just west of the diplomatic gallery and
almost directly opposite the presiding officer
which had been reserved for the famiIies Of
the president and the president pro tenn Of
the senate, tho presdentalcct aud vice pre- 81
dcnt-clect, and 81 the ex presidents aud OK
vice presidents 81 the Unitod States. The
diplomatic corps had assembled In tho marble
room. At li:lJ the senate was called 10 or.
der by Alr ingalls,. md the senators arose n
the diplomatcs entered.
Shortly after tbcy were seated tho Nom
hers Of the cabinet. accompanied by the re-
tired general o. the army. tho ma ior-general
OF the army commanding. aud tho adniral
oi the navy entered. Shortly before IL
o'clock The members Of the house Of repre-
sentatives and member~elcrt, led by Speaker
Carlisle. entered the sennte chamber hv the
main entrance and took seats on tie right OF
the chair next 10 the diplomatic corps.
Tho governors ~ states. cx senator's of tho
Uuiel States, judges 81 the court 81 clnirns
aud of the supreme court ~ the district and
the commissioners 81 the District OF Column
bia were assigned 90 seats on the oast side Of
tie chamber, behind those occupied bv mem.
bcTs ~ uic senate Among the familiar faces
were those 81 * senator Window. Of Min.
nesotn ex-senator Ferry, Of Michigan: Gov.
crnor Rusk. 1t Wisconsin; Governor For.
uhNTs 81 INlO
fcw minutes before 70 o'clock President
Cleveland was announced he entered e.
c3rted by senator Cockreli, Of Missouri A
moment later tho president elect was an
nomcei he entered with Senator Ioar. oi
Massachusetts, Both President Cleveland
( aud Csc prcsident-cle were greeted with ap-
plausc. They were taken to seats directly IN
front ~ the presiding officer
IS tho hands ~ the senate clock reached
The hour ~ noon. the ylce president elect
Was announced lie was escorted b the
platform of tle presiding officer by Senator
Culo'u. OF illinois. Every one in The cham.
Der arose aud remained standing while SON
nior lugolls administered o. NJ Morton In,
oath Of office
~ fhe conclusion Of This ceremony Mr. In
gals utnde % speech b. the senate.
His remarks were greeted with applaus,
| from The galleries where eat Mr.. Harrisoy
and her daughter. Mrs Mckee: Afrs Rms
sell Harrison, Mira Morton. Afrs. ingalls,
Miss ingalls, and other memuers Of the fami
I lei ~ those for whom the private CALLER,
/ bad been reserved.
81 che conclusion Of bis remarks. Senate,
I ingalls, turned aud handed tho eavel 10 ,fr
i Morton. who then assumed tho position o.
presiding officer and called tho senate Z,
I ofder m extra session Prayer was offere.
/ ~ hr butler, the chaplain Vice presi,lep
Norton then made az address n tho souaf.
~ conclusion % this sn.ecb me no,.