The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-26

though number Of tckets Is held in re-
serve for the ben45it Of those people if
they should appear IS the last moment.
The order of precedsnce adopted by the
senate many wears ago is rigidiy followed
when the inaugural narty leaves the senate
Until the people on the floor of the cham
Der have been ushered out, no one is per-
mitted to leave the galleries. The next to
go are the press HGFxosent ative and then
the croWd sefd Pec4AE yzSThe order OF pre-
cedence In leaving the senate chamber is
as follows:
The marshal Of the Distdct of Columbis and
the marshal OF the supreme court
The chief justices and associate justices.
The sergent-at-srms OF the senate.
The senate committee on arrangements.
The president ana president.elect
The vice president and the secretary OF the
senate.
The members OF the senate, two by two
The membe OF the diplomatic corpa
The heads of Departments
The generals of the army and the admiral OF the
The members of the late house of representa-
tves. led by the spesker and the clerk.
Distinguished guests of the senate.
The members of the committee of ar
rangements are representatives Of the po-
litical parties in the senate. the party Of
which the president-elect is q member be-
ing in the majority. The arrangements
for the Inauguration are supposed to be in
the hands of this committee and the SER
geant-at-arms is the chief executive officer.
As q matter Of fact the chief part of these
senators in the exercises is to act as escort
to the president, the president-elect and
the vice president-elect from the White
House to the capitol. They call for the
president-eiect at the Arlington hotel,
which is on Lafayette square opposite the
White House, and they escort him to the
executive mansion. Then they ride with
the president, the president-elect and the
vice president-eiect in two four-horse car
riages to the capitol. These carriages are
the only features of the inaugural parade
for which the senate is expected to pay.
Possibly the senate will not be called upon
to pay tor them this year. A local livery.
man has offered to furnish them free.
Four years ago they cost $75 each. The
liveryman is one of the patriotic citizens
Of Washington City who loses nothing by
the inauguration.
The most formidable of the expenses for
the Inauguration is the building Of the
platform at the east door of the capitol.
Here is where the president takes the oath,
looking out over the broad plaza, where
10000 people are cheering themselves
hoarse. The platform cost 81. 400 four years
ago. Then there is the rent of chairs, the
employment of special policemen and the
extra labor. But the inauguration Of
President Cleveland will not cost Uncle
Sam more than s., 500. In the meantime
the citizens Of the district will spend $40,-
600 on an inaugural ball and parade. The
bail is selfsupporting, Tor the tickets TO it
are sold at IS each. This includes q sup
per- The rent of the bali room costs MOTH
Ing. for the big pension building is used.
The decorations this year are going to cost
IS 900, out of which there IS probably 81, 600
pront to some one.
GEoR6E GRANTHAN Balm.