Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-09
CLEVELAND'S INAUGURAL
STORMY WEATHER AT WAsHiNGr
FOR THE EXERCISES.


mary Ceremonies in The Sena Chamber
Outline of the Address The Inaugural.
WASHINGTON, March 4 Had the con-
ditions been anything like favora We, ia
stead of as bad as could possibly be, there
would probably have been 10000 men
and number of ladies marching or rid
ing in the parade, as against $4,000 in
1885. They were all here, waiting to
fall In line, but at the last moment,
many Of the orgauiz atoms were com
PEELED to desist from participation.
Nevertheless. the occasion was made
memorable by the vast attendanc'. A
driving snow storm began carly this
morning, and, with a high wind, very
seriously interfered with the arrange
ments. The march to the capitol was moi
begun until about 10: so a. M, and after
the formal proceedings at the capitol,
the grand review was begun at 1:l0
the storm having somewhat abated. The
retiring address of Vice President M ,r-
ton, and the inaugural of Vice President
Stevenson were delivered in the senate
1t was shortly after l o'clock when
President-elect Cleveland and Vice Presi-
dent-elect Stevenson. accompanied by
the Senate committee on arrangements,
entered the executive mansion. They
were received by President Harrison in
the blue room. Five minutes later the
president and his successor reappeared
and, entering an open carriage, tn
march of the procession to the capitol
was begun. President Harrison wore an
overcoat with fur collar ana cuffs; Nj.
Cleveland's overcoat had plain velvet
collar. Both of course wore silk hats.
They rode in President Harrison's car
rage. drawn by four bay horses. VIII
liam Willis, who has driven the presi
dents carriage for three years, helu the
reins. Mr. and Mrs. Mckee remained at
the White house to receive the president
aud Mrs. Cleveland upon their return
from the capitol
Although the doors of the capitol were
not to be opened until 10 o'clock, and the
galleries were not to lie thrown open
until an hour later, as early as 8 O'Clock
there were many people anding be-
meath the stone porches of the east front
of the senate wing clamOIing for admis-
sion and shelter from the storm. Under
the circumstances they were admitted
and it was but few minutes before the
corridors were filled, and the guards had
all they could do to restrain the people
from pushing in the gallery doors.
The presidential party with their mill
tary escort came in sight of the eastern
entrance of the capitol few minute,
after II O'Clock. A large crowd had as
sembled at the east front and cheereA
loudly as Mr.. Cleveland approached. He
went in by The basement entrance to
avoid the somewhat slippery steps on
the outside. From the moment he DE- =
scended from the carriage he was re-
ceived with lusty cheers. When Mr.
Cleveland stepped to the entrance to the
marble room with Mr.. Harrison, both
men had the collars Of their great coat
turned up about their ears, and their silk
hats showed the effects of the bad weathe,
they had encountered on the trip from
the White house to the capitol. As they
crossed the threshold of the marble room
Mr.. Harrison bowed to his successor and
walked, unattended, to the presidents
room where he found an abundance o.
work.
There was so much work for him then
that three times did it become necessary
for the venerable Capt. Bassett TO turn
back the hands of the clock. If there
had been any fears that tie appropriation
bills would force halt in the pr ceed
ings by reason of the time required t
engross them that fear was GiSp lied ;
for among the first bills to be pres nted
to Mr.. Harrison were those asking APP
preparations for the expenses Of the
government.
There was slight interference in the
march to the Senate chamber by mar
trying to get Into the room without .
ticket, and a sergeant ar-arms had t.
force him TO one side to a low the pr 'sf.
dent-ll-ct TO pass. When the party thu
interfered with got together they me
the presdtnGin the red room and marche,
around the outside of The chamb,1
through IN corridor, entering the cham
Der promptly at noon by The s. mats
clock. bur as matter of fact st II A.
standard time.
At II so the vice president-elect wa
announced and Mr.. Stevenson, escorted
by Senator Mcpherson. took his chair a
the right of Vice Pres ident Morton
Immediately afterwards the president OF
the United States and his cabinet wert
announced and President Harrison ant
the members of the cabinet entered the
chamber. Mr.. Harrison was escorted t,
one of the scarlet chairs standing in from
of the clerks desk. Immediately after
wards the president-elect was announced
and Mr.. Cleveland, escorted by senator
Ransom, took the chair next to Mr.. III IT
rison. His entrance was greeted will
applause. Then Vice President Morton
administered the oath of Office to his sue
ces sor and yielded to him the chair o
presiding officer. The special session OF
the senate of the 53rd congress was the
formally opened with prayer by Chap
lain Butler. Vice President S5evensol
then rose and addressed the senate. Fl
said -
Senators: Deeply impressed with
sense of its responsibilities and of it
dignity, / now enter upon the discharg
of the duties of the high office to whicf
| have been called. | am not unmindfu
of the fact that among the occupants o
this chair during the 104 years of gu
constitutional history have bee states
men, eminent alike for their talents an