The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-05
VICE.PKEsIDENT SWORN IN.


Ceremonies Attending That Proceedinr
and MIR. stevenson's speech.
WARRINGTON, March 4. The senate be-
gan to all early and the galleries vera
packed long before the hour for the cere-
monies to begin. Many distinguished per-
sons filled them, including the wives and
families of the chief actors In the national
episode about to be enacted on the floor.
where soon were seated the diplomatic
| corls. justices of the supreme court. officers
of the army ard navy, members of ths
senate and house. and other distinguished
personaRes. The presidential party arrived
at the capitol shortly after noon, and wer0
given rafting volley OF cheers az they
entered the building Harrison went at
once to the presidential room and began
| work on pile OF bills requiring his sigma
| ture. The time was 30 short that Ii be.
| came necessary three times to turn back
the hands of the clock to preserve the hg-
ment that it was NOT noon. Meantime
Cleveland and Stevenson went TO the vice.
presidents room and spent the time chat
ting with callers.
1t WAS 1880 y. m. when Vice. President
Stevenson appeared IN the senate chamber
and took his seat beside Morton. Then
followed President Harrison and cabinet,
who were seated amid applause. Morton
delivered the oath to his successor and
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and the special session of the Fifey-thitd
congress opened with prayer by the chep-
! lain. Stevenson then said:
Senators: Deeply impressed with q
| sense OF its responsibility and its dignity.
now enter upon the discharge OF the duties
of the high office to which I have been
| called. l am not unmindful of the fact
that among the occupants of this chair
during the l0f years Of our constitutional
history have been statesmen eminent alike
for their talents and their tirsless devotion
to public duty. Adams, Jefferson and Cali
houn honored it's incumbency during the
early days of the republic; while Arthur,
| Hendricks and Morton have, at a later pe-
| iod of our history, shed luBtre upon the
office of president of the most august delib-
erative assembly known to men.
II assume the duties Of the great trust
contded to me with no feeling Of self-uon-
hdence, but rather with grave distrust OF
| my ability satisfactorily to meet its re-
auirements. may be pardoned for saying
that 1t shall be my earnest endeavor TO dia-
charge the important duties which lie boz
fore me with no less OF impartiality and
courtesy than of frmness and fidelity.
Earnestly invoking the corporation, tho
forbearance. the charity Of its members, I
now enter upon my duties Us presiding OH
! Ger Of the senate"
The clerk then read tho Presidents proo-
| amstion convening the extra session.
Next the new senators took the oath OF
office. Twenty were reelected; five were
new. viz: Lodge. OF Massachusetts; Mur-
ply, of New York; Roach. OF North Da-.
kota; Smith. of New jersey; White, OF
California. Then, on motion Of Hoar,
who SAID the question of regularity could
be considered later, Martin. Of Kansas. was
allowed to take the oath. The procession
| then formed and proceeded TO the east por-
tico of tho capitol. escorting the president
and president-elect. On the outside tha
snowstorm had subsidized towards noon, bul
the northwest wind blew bitterly.