Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26
GETTING READY.
The Democratic President viii
BE lnaugurated
WITH THE USUAL CEREMONIES,
Not Very Expensive Adair. but one
where 10 II nsra 20 get Seat.
The Inaugural Hall Is self.
supporting
cvrItten for the SUNDAY Gnaette.l

Written for the Sunday Gazette.)
The inauguration o. president Is not
n very expensive AFFAIR The last inc
augnratiun cost the senate OF the United
States about $500. ia would probably
cost the people Of England S2Do,OOO 10.
inaurufate Queen NictOria's successor VI
she took Il iutO her head 10 vacate the
throne on " she should die. The actual
expenses of the Inauguration are paid by
the secretary Of ihc senate cut OF the
contingent fund or course those arc
not the expenses Of the inaugural ball or
OF the parade which accompanies the In
0uguration. While these are attendant
features Of the ceremony, they do not be.
long. 20 the inauguration itself The pro-
cession and ball are paid for by the BUSH
ness men of the district just as the eX-
business men OF the city ia
which Il Is held. The only
exception 60 this that | know
was In the entertainment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic here last fall.
when congress made an appropriation
out of the district funds towum the en-.
teliAinment expenses.
The secretary OF the senate he's very
little 10 do with the Inauguration Of
president beyond paving the bills The
active oiiccr In making preparations for
the ceremony and In carrying them OUT
n the sergeant-at-aruis. lie pppaps
me paus makes contracts issues the
Invitations, arraugcs the seats on the
hoor Of the senate and ON the Inaugural.
ton platform, Vmploys special force OF
pohcemcn To preserve order gnd nets as
the presidents advance guard ON the
march To the Inaugural platform -Four
years ago Mr.. Gnnnday. who WIS then
sergcant-ai-utms OF the senate, held an
umbrella over the head Of President
Harrison while he rend his inaugural
address. Mr. Canadny had a pretty stiu
arm whom the address was concluded
The senate has charge OF the Inaugural
ton OF q president because when he Is
innuguratcd there IL no house OF repre-
sentntile5. The senate Is n continuing
body. IL never goes out OF existence.
About ono. third of the senators SO ont
ot Office or succeed themselves on the
4ih of March every other year, but au-
other third has two yoHrs ntill 10 serve
and the remaining members have four
years Of service before them The pred-
dent who is about TO retire from Office
always calls the senate to meet In spe.
cial session nt noon on the 4th OF Marcel,
After that hour there is no president aud
no house OF representatives. So the
senate very appropriately has charge Of
the arrangements for the inauguration
and carries them out The active agent
IN the ceremony of swearing In the prcsi-
dent ~ the chief justice Of the supreme
court
There Is always great scramble for
seats IN the galleries of tho senate aud
ON the inaugural platform TO witness the
inauguration. Usually there are seats TO
be had for a price, -Four years ago l
saw men standing around the capitol and
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue hawking tickets
Of admission 10 the galleries They are
usually advertised for sale In the daily
upWApluprs of Washiuptnu for spvnrtl
days before the 9Th of March There
are not many Of these eases of mis-.
placed confidence the tickets are
supposed 10 he entirely complimentary
and the senate would he Justified Ina Ink.
ing up and ticket TINT had been bought