New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05

v>~,ent should be allowed to impair the elect
NJ rnoothncss and brilliancy which greaH
Sta,s ceremony such us "a Presidential inaugural
ton should never lack.
III. bour fixed for the beginning OF the IN
oucuraticn ceremonies il noon; ana by 'hc ueN-
tcri,y of Captain Bassctt. tho veteran doorkcepci
~ the senate the hour between IL ana l. o.c'oc"
4. usually protracted 20 30 or % minutes. "N'r-
,helcrs knowing that the Senate was IN scsSioh'
and Ioath 10 let c.cap" any public incideh' IN '''e
closing proceedings OF the Lila congress- wv
fortunate spectators who had Procured tcK"'s vi
admission 20 the galleries began hurrying 70 'he
Capitol ~ early as 10 o'clock. ana oy IL a'i '"o
galleries except the ones specially reserved for
The Diplomatic Corps and the families ana irFh"'
# tho incoming and the retiring President ana ice
pr..iden, were filled as compactly as human en-
durauce would allow The Senate did nothing
~ i,nportanco after 10 o'clock, simply receiving
,ressag,> from the House and waiting patiently
for the hour of tho Inauguration ceremony 10
arrive.
For the Senate the worl, Of the last few DAYS
of the Congress now ended had been nhus"aiN
light No legislation OF any importance WAS r'"S
pushed for consideration or passage an" '"'''
were visible nowhere this morning IN 'he emu"
Ter any OF the usual signs of all plgh' iee~'a"'c
worry and debate In striking contrast win the
closing hours of the last Congress, when the aisle
were strcwn with bills and Uttered with papers
and the air was heavy with the odors oil high'
md day spent in feverish activity. the senate
chamber to-day looked rcfrcshingly clean-swep'
and na,ni.hed No fragments of documents
.,r.ueJ tho floor. and no mist Of pale tobacco
smoke foatcd high up beneath the opaque sky
lights. s,..r,c
Tic rows of seats had been extended and camp
chai-s were sandwchcd IN between wherever
s,ace offered. The Republican and Democratic
Senators were seated fratcrnally together on the
Republican side, and scattered among them were
the new Senators who were TO be sworn In ~ the
rxtrao rdinary session called for noon today
Edward Murphy. IT, Of Troy, Mr.. lIiscocks sue
c.,.sor sat alongside his Democratic colleague,
Mfr. Hill. who looked as resigned as
ho could we'll be expected 10 be
NJ III. prospect Of seeing his successful rival at
Chicago begin a term OF power which before 1t
ends ia more than likely TO lead TO the New-i ork
aenior Senator's retirement 10 private life. Mr.
Nurnhy sat near Henry Cabot Lodge. who was
,lso waiting 10 step into his Senatorial shoes
AZ Hill introduced the two newcomers and
presently Mr. Walcott came in and took seat
between them. giving them both useful points, no
doubt on what youngster in the Senate can do
If he tries in the first half Of his term Mr.
Allen. OF Nebraska, Senator Paddocks successor.
o six footcr, angular and heavy-boned but win
pleasant manner. was on hand ready to be sworn
I'm. So was John L. Mitchell. the millionaire
Representative from the milwaukee, district. VINO
will from to-day take the seat in the Senate long
kept warm by Uncle" Phietus Sawyer, Of Oshkosh.
Other Senators were scattered in III" back rows
AFR Roach. Of North Dakota. an old WaShlngonian'
with Senator Hansbrough; Mr. Martin, of Kansas
M. Emit a.
New-Jersey, under the protection of some Re
publican friends: his colleague, Mr.. Mcpherson.
heing kept busy outside the Chamber helping to
carry through the programme Of the Inauguration
committee of the Senate.
Among the early arrivals who got seats on the
Republican side were General Nelson Miles. his
uniform conspicuous among so many black coats
and Governor Russell, Of Massachusetts,. The
Governor was scarcely known to the Senate or TO
the spectators in the galleries. Beside him was a
porty moOthcd faced statesman who, previously
obscure, was figured out by many in the gal
leres to be Mr.. Clevelands freshly discovered
Secretary of the Interior, IIoke Smith. Careful
search was instituted for Mr. Smiths friend Dink
Eotts but that other eminent Georgian was either
not present or ESCAPED all lorgnettes. The
1900 people in the main galleries were by TINS
time so crowded together that il almost I'M
There were two or three women to the men in
each gallery, and the scene gained by that much
in brillancy and variety Of color. In the re-
served galleries the specially distinguished guests
were slower coming. and the big public gallery
opposite the vice-prcsdent's desk had been set
apart for their use. The first pew kept for
the families Of the two Presidents the main aisle
being used as dividing line. The second pew
was for the Morton and Stevenson families.
MRS. MORTON. AND MRS. CLEVELAND APPEAR
Mrs. Morton appeared in her place soon after
IL o'clock Her popularity and standing here
have lorg been well known. and every glance was
ut once turned her way. She was accompanied by
her oldest daughter, who was introduced into
Washington society only a month or two ago Mrs.
Morton rich fur-trmmcd cloak and looked
unusually serene aad handsome. Mrs. Cleveland
arrived about haM-past II, and was promptly cs-
Corted TO the front bench. 10 the left OF the
main aisle Her appearance was the signal for a
general movement OF curiosity and interest all
over the chamber. She bore tie scrutiny of
hundreds Of opera glasses calmly and unconccrn-
edly, and settled down in her place with com
posure She was accompanied by her mother,
Mira Prrrne, Of Buffalo. and Mr. Pcrrine. Mrs.
Cleveland has gained, if anything in attractive
ness since her departure from the White House
four years ago, and those who have seen her often
say that she never looked better than now.
THE STEVENSON PARTY COMES.
The Stevenson family occupied the pew behind
Mrs. Cleveland, and Mrs Stevenson came in very
late The others were on hand before Captain
Bassett made his first attempt upon the integrity
of the Senate clerk Those in Mrs. Stevenson $
Marty were her three daughters, her niece Miss
Julia Scott, her sister, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. James
- E,,;no opd Miss Iucv Rain.
Colonel Elliott F. Shepard was an early conner
in the Presidential gallery. lie shook hands
generally, and surveyed the scene for while
from the middle step Of the main gallery aisle
When it became known that no member OF
President IIarrisons immediate family would be
,,.csenf At the ceremony in the Senate, Mrs.