The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-09
appearance. Some man claiming to

be- a member of the house appeared in
The lobby without ticket and de-
handed adlnittanCe to the floor. This
was denied by the guards, and the
man became very indignant. AT this
moment Sergeant-at- Valentine
appeared, leading the way Tor the
vice. president-elect The man who
figured in this episode halted Mr..
Valentine, who quietly told him of
the situation and urged him to step
aside and not to interfere with the
progress of the party. After being
compelled to almost brush him back
the party moved on. A moment later
other senators of the committee
emerged from the room with the pres
dent in charge. The individual who
uad stopped the officer of the senate
then with others again crowded for
ward. Everyone but this man re-
pended TO the cry of the guard to back.
AS Cleveland reached point just op-
posite the entrance to the senate floor
the president-elect was stopped and
remained standing until the door
keeper could jump forward and thrust
the offending individual aside. When
asked why he did not step back the
man only replied that he didn'st
know why he was expected to get out
OF the way. Because you were or
dered to,o retorted the guard and the.
offending statesman was heard from.
no more.
IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
When the party thus interfered
with was gotten together they met
the president in the Red room and
marched around the outside chamber
through the corridor, entering the
chamber promptly at noon by the
senate clock, but as o matter of fact
1911 by standard time.
Meanwhile quarter before II M.
senate clock) the speaker and house
representatives we've announced. The
speaker was escorted to the chair at
the secretary's desk, and representa-
lives who followed him were crowded
in wherever space could be found for
them.
When the senate clock indicated
1850, hut when actual time was 1890,
the vice. president elect was an
nounced and Stevenson, escorted by
Senator Mcpherson, took a chair TO-
the right of Vice-President
Morton. Immediately afterwards
the president and cabinet were an.
nounced and President Harrison was
escorted 10 one of the chairs in front of
the clerks desk. Immediately after
wards the president.elect was an
nounced, and Cleveland escorted bv
Senator Ransom took chair next to
Harrison. His entrance into the
chamber was greeted with applause.
Then Vice President Morton admins.
tered the oath of office to his successor
and yielded to him the chair of presid-
ing officer, first thanking the senate
tor codrtesles shown him during his
term of office.
CONGRESS ORGANIZED.
The special session of the Fifty.third
congress was then formally Opened
with prayer by Chaplain Butler.
vice PRESIDENT Stevenson arose and
addressed the senate. He said:
Senate S:
Deeply impressed with sense of it's
responsibilities and it's dignity, | now
enter upon the discharge of the duties
OF the high office to which called,
am not unmindful of the fact that
among the occupants of this chair
during hundred and four Years of
our constitutional history have been
statesmen eminent alike for their
talent and their tireless devotion TO
public duty. Adams, jefferson and
Calhoun honored It's incumbencv dir
ing the early days of the renubIic
Whlle Arthur, Hendricks and Morton
nave at later period of our history
shed lustre upon the office of presi.
gent OF the most august deIiberative.
assem- Of y known to man. I assume
the duties of the great trust confided
10 me with no feeling of self conf
uehce but rather that of grave mis-
trust Of my ability to satisfactorily
meet its requirements. 1 NAV be
pardoned for saying it shall be nv
earnest endeavor to discharge the inn.
portant duties which lie before me
with no less impartiality and cour-
tesy than tirmness and fidelity. Earn
estly invoking the cooperation for
oearance and charity of each Of the
members L now enter upon my duties