The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-09

Department, and his successor Mr..
Carlisle, came next Their carriage,
like each of the succeeding ones, was
drawn by two horses. In the fifth car
rage was Secretary Tracy. in the sixth,
Attorney General Miller and Post
master General Wanamaker in the
seventh, Secretary Noble; in the eighth,
Secretary Rusk in the ninth, acting
Secretary Wharton, of the State De-
partment, and in the tenth and last,
Admiral Gherardi, the senio. officer
of the navy, Gen. Schofeld, the COM
handing general of the army, Lieut..
Ridgely Hunt, aid to Admiral Cher
ardi, and Lieut.. Schofeld, aid to Gen.
Scoield.
The Presidential party, with their
escort, came in sight of the eastern en-
trance of the capitol few minutes be-
fore 1 O'Clock. A large crowd had
assembled at the east front and cheered
loudly as Cleveland approached. From
the moment he descended from the
carriage he was received with lusty
cheers and when he entered the Senate
wing the cheers of the outside gave
way to an ovation.
When the Senate clock indicated
II:5o, but when the actual time was
I2:5o O'Clock, the Vicc-PreSldent-
elect was announced and Mr.. Steven
son, escorted by Senator Mcpherson,
took his chair to to the right of Vice
President Morton. Immediately af-
forwards the President of the United
States and his cabinet were announced
and President Harrison and the men,
bers of his cabinet entered the cham
ber Mr.. Harrison was escorted to one
of the scarlet chairs standing in front
OF the clerks desk Immediately af-
forwards the President-elect was an
nounced, and Mr.. Cleveland, escorted
by Senator Ransom, took chair next
to Mr.. Harrison. His entrance into
the chamber was greeted with ap-
plause Then Vice-President Morton
administered the oath of office to his
successor and yielded to him the chair
of the presiding officer.
A special session OF. the Senate of the
Fifty-third congress was then formally
opened with prayer by Chaplain Butler,
Vice President Steyseenson rose and
addressed the Senate.
TiLE-PRESIDENT STEVENSON ADDRESS
Mr.. Stevenson said:
SENATOR'S deeply Impressed with a
sense OF its responsibilities and OF its dig
nifty, now enter upon the discharge OF
the duties of the high office to which
have been called. am not unmindful OF
the fact that among the occupants OF
this chair during the one hundred and
four years OF our constitutional history
there have been statesmen eminent alike
for their talents and their tireless devo-
ton to public duty. Adams, Jefferson
and Calhoun hOnOred its incumbency
during the early days of the Republic,
while Arthur, Hendricks and Morton
have at q later period OF our history
| shed lustre upon the office of President
| of the most august deliberative assem-
bly, known to men.
Il essume the duties of the great trust
| contided to he with no feeling of self con-
| tidence, but rather with that of grave
| distrust of my ability satisfactorily to
meet it's requirements. l may be par.
doned for saying that it shall be my
earnest endeavOr to discharge the i'm
pOrtant duties which lie before me with
no less of impartiality and courtesy than
of firmness and fidelity. Earnestly in
yOking the cooperation, the fOrbear.
ance, the charity of each of it's members,
| now enter upon my duties as presiding
officer OF the Senate
As he closed his remarks Mr.. Ste
venson directed the secretary of the
Senate 10 read the proclamation of the
President converting the Senate in ex-
traordinary session.
Mr.. McCook read the proclamation
and then the Senators newly elected,
or reelected, were invited by the Vice
President to come forward and take
the oath of office. They did SO, each
escorted by his colleague, and the oath
was solemnly administered by the
ViCe-President, the Senators afterwards
subscribing the same at the clerk S
desk.
All these preliminaries having been
duly disposed of the Vice-President
directed the sergeantat arms to pro-
coed to the execution of the order oil
the Senate relative to the Inauguration
OF the President of the United States.
The procession to the east portico Of
the capitol was then begun.
An immense throng had been gath
ering at the east front of the Senate
wing of the capitol since s o'clock in
the morning in defiance of the danger
to health. The snow storm subsidized
towards noon, but the temperature
lowered and the northwest winds blew
bitterly. The troops arrived at noon
and filled up the places reserved fol
them. The patience Of the crowd was
at last rewarded and about 100 the
arrival of Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Per-
rine and other members of the Presi-
dental party betokened the early APP
pearance of the President-elect. There
were about fifty ladies and gentlemen
in the Cleveland party and they were
shown to two rows of chairs reserved
for them upon cover stand imme-
diately behind the Presidential en-
closure.
At about 1880 O'Clock the doors
leading into the rotunda from the cen
trail portico of the inaugural stand
swung open and Marshal Rosedell, OF
the District of Columbia, and Marshal
Wright, of the United States Supreme
court, appeared heading the process,
sion eX-Nice President Morton and
Chief Justice Fuller and the Justices
OF the Supreme court except Judges
BlaChford, Field and Norton came
next. Then came Sergeant alarms
| Valentine, and Senators Teller. Ran