The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-05

and pros DeCIIY. Is the vice preSldSut-eiect
ready to take and subscribe 20 the oath Of
ofice:"
Then Vice President Morton admins.
tered the oath of office TO his successor,
aud yielded 10 him the chair Of the pre-
siding officer. The special session OF the
fifty-third congress WAS then formally
lpenel hy ',raycr ny c apIain Butler.
VIC Prssideul Stevenson then arose and
addressed the senate, He said that he en-
tered upon the discharge Of the dui1-S OF
the high ot1cc 10 VIII ca de had b-ea died
deeply impressed with 4 sense of IL res
ponsiblli les aud d entities, he assumed
the duties of the great trust coufil-d 70
him, lie i'd with no feeling OF self-con-
if:Slce, bu rather with that of grave
di>Crust o! his ability Saiisfacl orily 10
met i : requ remeuLs. X M .aL bs par
0oaed for saying that il shouil be his
earnest end avor TO discharge tae duties
which lay before nina, with 40 .ess of m
partiaiity and courtesy than OF 6rmu-ss
dnd fidelity. Earnestly Invoking gae CO
operation, forbe trHBce and charity OF each
OF its mem 'ers, h- said, in couc uSion.
y now enter uoOi my dulles as presiding
officer OF the senate.
The Dash of office WAS then administered
to the senators newly elected or reelected
Twenty OF those 10 whom tue DATA was
administered We're senator's wuO had been
reelected Five took tneir seas in the
senate for the first Jim-. These ar NeSsss.
Lodge o. Mass iceusetts. Murpay ot New
York, Roach OF North DaSoys, Smith OF
New jersey And Wait of Cd tJslIt
The credentials o joan NtC,in a. Sen8-
tor from hauas were presented by Mr.
p. fer and read. Mr. Hotr III JhIt Jhe
credentials seemed % be IA due form aad
10 enJltle Mr. MtrLln pr.na slcle o be al
miLted To a seat IA tue irlatc. IL there
was to be question as 20 his title upol
their merits, the senate c0u!i pass upon
that afterwards. He moved th4t tue oata
of Office be administered 10 Mr.. Martin.
Tue motion WAS agreed To, and Mr. Martin
took aud -ubscrib-i 10 the oath.
The vice president thea directed the ser
geant-at-arms to proceed 10 the execution
OF the order of the sena5e relative 10 tue
Inauguration OF the president OF the
United states. The procession 20 the east
portico OF the capitol vas thea begun.
A wINTRY SCENE.
On the outside the snow storm had sub
sided towards noon, but the temperature
had lowered and northwest wind blew
bitterly. The sun made several ineffeCt ual
efforts TO pierce the clouds, with only par
tial success. The troops arriyed at ne
noon hour and til!ed up the place reserved
for them. Several photographers planted
themselves III the box house iHclosIns tine
Washington statue and prepared 20 take
a picture OF the wIutry scene. Tue pa
tieuce of the crowd was at last rewarded.
About 1:3U o'clock the arrival OF Mrs.
Cleveland. Mrs Perrine aud other mem
bers OF the presidential party betokeued
the early appearance of the president-elect
There we're about fifty ladies and gentle
men in the Cleveland party, They were
shown 20 two rows of chairs reserved for
them Immediately behind the presidential
lncIo~ure.
AT about 1885 o'clock the doors leading
into the rotunda TO the central porTiCo Of
the inaugural stand swung open and Mar
shal Dan Ramsdell Of the District of Co
lumbia aud Marshal Wright OF tue United
States supreme court appeared heading
the procession. EX-yice President Morton
and Chief Justice Fuller aud tue associate
Justices of the supreme court, except
Justices Biatchford, Field aud Harlan.
came next. Then came SergeauJ-st-A rms
Valentine aud Senator Teller, Mcpherson
and Ransom OF the committee on arraBg.-
ments, preceding President Harrison aud
Fresident-slect Cleveland. who walked
side by side. Behind the incoming auI
the outgoing president followed the men,
bers OF the seuai q and AN unusually large
contingent from the diplomatic corps,
members Of the house, governors of states,
and other Official persons. The president
and presideut-elect Mr.. Morton, Chief
u0A4N0 I uitCI anu Jllc tblAA iAAASbNH bt o.
raggement were shown TO the front OF the
platform, where, within rallied uClusure,
had been laid bright green carpet, upon
which had been placed large leather
covered chairs, several tables, writing
dask aud other furnishings, which gave a.
bright touch 10 the scene.
Mr. Cleveland WAS warmly greeted by
The patient tbrong gathered about the
stand aud after a few minutes delay he
stepped to the front and began the deiiY-
cry OF his inaugural address He follow
ed the same course pursued eight years
Ago-of delivering his address first sud
taking the oath afterwards This was tine
course pursued 10y Presidents Buchanan
aud Lincoln On the other hand, Presi-
dents Pierce, Grant, Hayes, Garfield and
Harrison took the OATH first aud delivered
their inaugural address afterwards A
curious compromise between these 0pD8s-
ing customs wa. made By President Har-
risOu's grandfather, who stopped Ia the
middle of bis inaugural ana TOOK TIE
oath, and then resumed aud finished read
ing his address
Notwithstanding the exceedingly in
clement weather, Mr. Cleveland re-
moved his silk hat, and with barred head
addressed the multitude, He kept his
overcoat on, and secured what warmth he
could for the ilugerS OF bis right hand by
keeping il in his overc0at pocket, keeping
his bat at his side IN his left hand, which
was unprotected by glove. The wind
had been rising and the weather had been
turning colder ever since noou, aud Nr.
Cleveiaud's 3 tax must have been attended
with considerable personal dIscomfort.
But he gave no sign Of 10, aud steadily
continued his address until the close. lie
spoke ss follows:
Mr.. CLEvHLAgD'5 ADDRESS.
my FELLOW CITIzEEs-In obedience 20
the mandate Of my countrymeu ] am
about 70 dedicate myself 10 their service
under the sanction Of solemn oath.
Deeply moved by the expression oi conf
dence and personal gt' 8cbulent which has
called me TO this service, / am sure that
NY gratitude can make 30 better return
than the pledge / now gige before God and
these witnesses Of uuTescrytd ami COM
pIete devotion % the country and we fire
Of those who have Louor~t me. ] deem o.
fitting on TINS occasion. while indicating
the opinions ] hold concerning public
questions o. present importance, % also
briefly refer 20 the existe9c~ of csrtH.u con
diti0us and tendencies among or people
which seem to menace the integrity aud
usefulness of their government While
every American citizen mu-t contemplate
with the O. most pride aut e8tlUsi1su tGe
growth and expansion Cf our rglHrTy. tss
suficieucy oi our institution TO stand
against the Tud--t violence, tbe wonderful
thrift and enterprise os our people, aBd ae
superiority o. our free x-v
eminent. It BeuUDvcs Us % constantly
Yaicn Tor every symptom o. ins'diyus -
trinity that "a l-eftFLs our nations. v-Er.
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sturdy E~aIt8, courts tie e.~ruesL ael VS.
ties OF lie and J. .Ca- i8 tas h4y4. urpt af
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