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were all here waiting to fall in line, but
at the last moment many of the organl-
cations were compelled to desist from
participation. Nevertheless, the occa-
sion was made memorable by the vast
attendance.
1t was shortly after II o'clock when
President-elect Cleveland and Vice
President Stevenson, accompanied by
the senate committee on arrangements,
entered the executive mansion.
They were received by President Har-
rison in the blue room. Five minutes
later the president and his successor
reappeared an entered an open carriage
and the march of the procession to the
capitol begun.
President Harrison wore an overcoat
with fur collar and cuffs. Clsveland's
overcoat had plain collar.
|. Both of course wore silk hats. They
rode in President Harrison's carriage,
drawn by four bay horses. William
Willis, who has driven the presidents
carriage for three years, handled the
reins.
There was no abatement of the storm,
and the ride to the capitol was through
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gusts of high wind.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather, Mr.. Cleveland's hat was
off frequently in response to the enthus-
iastic cheers of the "unterriied," who
swarmed the sidewalks, unmlndful OF
the discomfort.
The presidential party with their
military escort came in sight of the
eastern entrance of the Capitol few
minutes after 12 o'clock.
A large crowd had assembled at the
east front and cheered loudly as MIR.
Cleveland approached. He went in by
the basement entrance in order to AVOID
the somewhat slippery steps outside.
From the moment he descended from
the carriage he was received with lusty
cheers. and when he entered the senate
wing the cheers from the outside gave
way to an ovation.
Mr.. Harrison entered the presidents
room, where he spent some time signing
bills. Messrs. Cleveland and Stevenson
in the meantime were entertained at
buffet lunch in the yice-president's
room.
When the senate clock indicated 11:50,
but when the actual time was 1880, the
vice-p president elect was announced, and
Mr.. Stevenson, escorted by Senator
Mcpherson, took his chair tv the right
of Vice-President Morton. Immedi-
etely afterwards the president Of the
United States and his cabinet were an
nounced and President Harrison and
the members of his cabinet entered the
chamber.
Mr.. Harrison was escorted to one of
the scarlet chairs in front of the clerks
desk.
Immediately afterwards, the presi-
dent-elect was announced, and MIR.
Cleveland, escorted by Senator Ransom,
took the chair next to Mr.. Harrison.
His entrance into the chamber was
greeted with applause.
Then Vice President Morton admin
istered the oath of Office to his successor,
and yielded to him the chair Of presi-
ding officer.
A special session of the senate OF the
fifty-third congress was then formally
opened with prayer by Chaplain Butler.
Vice President Stevenson rose and
addressed the senate. He said:
Senator's: Deeply impressed with a
sense Of it's responsibilities and of its
dignity, I now enter upon the discharge
of the duties of the high Office to which
have been called. am not unmind-
full of the fact that among the occu-
pants of this chair during the one hun
dred and four years of our con-