The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-05

many attaches of the legations and dis
tingulshed foreigners in the city that not
only the small ssdiplomatic' gallery, OPP
posite the vice. presidents chair, but the
reserved gallery" on the west side OF
the chamber, is reserved for them. The
newspaper men-the regular corps OF
Washington correspondents and the spe-
cial representatives whom the great DAHL
les OF the country send to Washington for
this occasion-occupy the big gallery
| which overhangs the chair of the presid-
ing officer. It is the most interesting
place above the floor of the Senate during
the ceremonies in the Senate chamber, for
facing it are all the actors in the cere-
mony to follow-the president, the presi-
dent-elect, the Supreme Court justices,
the diplomatic corps, the members of the
Presidents cabinet, the Senate and the
House; and all the lesser dignitaries who
are merely onlookers, like those who sit
above them. The general arrangement OF
the Senate galleries is entirely changed
Tor the inauguration, with the two excep-
tions named. Partitions are removed from
one place and temporary partitions
are erected in another. One space to tie
left of the diplomatic gallery is re-
served tor the family and friends of the
president-elect. Another space is re-
served Tor the family of the retiring pres
ldent. There are places to which the
tickets Of senators give admittance and
other places for those who hold tickets
from the members OF the House of Repre-
sentatives. The different kinds of tickets
are OF different colors and the most rigid
/ system is enforced in seating the ticket
holders. 1t is part of the system of the
sergeant-at-arms that no one shall be adj
\ mltted to the building who has not a
ticket admitting him to one of the CALLER
les; SO in theory everyone is provided with
a seat. But doorkeers are only mortal !,
and II happens sometimes that a man who
has no ticket passes the outer portal. He
is almost as badly off, though, within the
building as he would be without. As he
has no ticket of admission to the galleries,
he is compelled to cool his heels In the
corridors and possibly eaten glimpse OF
the presidential party on the way from the
Senate to the inauguration platform at the
east front of the capitol.
The invitations, as | have said, are is
sued by the sergeant alarms; but he has
very little option in the distribution OF
them. In point of fact, the sergeant-at-
auguration ceremony on the 4th of next
March and the assistant sergeant-at-arms,
Charles B. Reade, will have but one. The
others are issued to officials who are en-
titled to them.
The invitation is engraved on heavy
card. 1t is very fine piece of work and
is done by Uncle Sans own engravers at
the bureau of engraving and printing. 1t
is printed on white card, while the en-
graved tickets which accompany it range
through shades of blue, red and yellow.
These invitations are not sent unsolicited
to any except to the officials whom | have
named. They are not issued to the gov
ernors of states unless application is made
for them. If there was an ex-president
living other than Mr.. Cleveland himself,
an invitatian would be sent to him. Ii
there was an ex-vice- president living he
would receive an invitation. Ex-senators
are entitled to the privileges OF the floor
and they need no invitations. Distin-
guished visitors and there is always a
number of then-are usually remem bered
through the courtesy of some senator,
though a number of tickets are held in re-
serve for the benefit of those people if
they should appear at the last moment.
The order of precedence adopted by the
Senate many yearsago is rigidly followed
when the inaugural party leaves the
Senate chamber to go to the inaugural
platform. Until the people on the floor
OF the chamber have been ushered out,
no one is permitted to leave the galleries.
The next to go are the press representa-
tiVes and then the crowd of spectators.
The order of precedence in leaving the
C6HdCe cHSLuD6I is as 1O1lOWSs
The M arshal of the District OF Columbia and
the Marshal OF the Supreme Court.
The Chief Justices and Associate justices.
The Sergeant-at- Arms OF the senate.
The Senate Committee on Arrangements.
The President and the President Elect.
The Vice-President and the Secretary of the
Senate.
The Members Of the Senate, Two by Two.
The Members OF the Diplomatic Corps.
The Heads of Departments.
The Generals of the Army and the Admiral Of
the Navy.
The Members Of the Late House Of Represent
atives, Led by the Speaker and
the Clerk.
Distinguished Guests of the Senate.
The members of the committee of ar
rangements are representatives OF the po-
litical parties in the Senate, the party OF
which the president. elect is a member be-
ing in the majority. The arrangements
! for the Inauguration are supposed to be
in the hands of this committee and the
sergeant-at-arms is its chief executive
officer. As matter of fact the chief part
of these senators in the exercises is to act
as escort to the president, the president
elect and the vice president-elect from the
White House to the capitol. They call for
the preSident-elec at the Arlington hotel,
which is OF Lafayette square opposite the
White House, and they escort him to the
executive mansion. Then they ride with
the president, the president-elect and the
vice. president in two four horse
carriages to the capitol. These carriages
are the only feature of the inaugural pa
rade for which the Senate is expected to
pay. Possibly the Senate will not be
called upon to pay for them this year. A
local liveryman has offered to furnish
them free. Four years ago they cost S75
each. The liveryman is one of the patri-
otto citizens OF Washington who loses
nothing by the Inauguration.
The most formidable of the expenses for
the Inauguration is the building of the
platform at the east door of the capitol.
Here is where the president takes the
| oath, looking out over the broad plaza,
where 10, 900 people are cheering them
selves hoarse. The platform cost 81, 400
four years ago. Then there is the rent of
chairs, the employment of special police
men and the extra labor. But the in
auguration of President Cleveland will
not cost Uncle Sam more than g, 500. In
the meantime the citizens of the district
will spend $40, 600 on an inaugural ball
and parade The ball is self-supporting,
for the tickets to it are sold at S. each.
This includes supper. Thesrent OF the
ball room costs nothing for the big pen
sion building is used. The decorations
this year cost s., 600, out of which there is
probably g. 600 profit to some one. But
then what would the inaugural commit
tee do with surplus?
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.
AN ISSUE or BONDS.