Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-10

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
| The events of the day were four in
| mum Der. as follows:
/. Swearing in of the President
in the Senate Chamber.
2. Swearing in pf the President and
delivery of inaunnral address on the
asst portico of the Capitol.
3. Inaugural parade.
4. Inaugural ball
sail the ceremonies attendant upon
the swearing in of President and
Vice-President took place at the
Senate end Of the Capitol the
House was somewhat neglected in
the hustle of preparation during the
early hours. The Capitol police was
on guard from ) o'clock in the
morning, and only those who held
tickets of admission We're permitted to
enter the reserved precincts of the
Capitol.
On the floor of the Senate trans
formation scene had taken place from
the night session. The row of sofas
usually occupied on public ceremonies
by the President and Cabinet was in
place. but reserved for the Supreme
Court In front of the Vice President
desk. where the official reporters
usually sit, were two large and hand
somely upholstered leather chairs.
This was the place reserved for the
President and President-elect. To
their right were three chairs for the
Senate Committee of Arrangements.
The entire Democratic side of the Sem
! ate was given up to the diplomatic
.arps and the House of Representa-
tives. while there was left the Repub-
lican side to be reserved for the Sem
ate, and back of them the visiting Gov
errors and other distinguished guests.
After Father Bassett, the aged door
keeper of the Senate, had performed
his annual trick of turning the clock
back several times, the Senate finally
found itself ready to adjourn sine die.
When everything was ready Vice
President Morton notified the Ser
geant-at-Arms, and almost at the same
moment the doors leading from the cor
ridor to the Senate swung open and
old gray-bearded Father Bassett made
his appearance, and bowlng low an
! nounced to the Senate:
1.-THE President and the President
elect Of the United States.''
President Morton raped with
his gave1 and the Senate rose to re-
ceive the distinguished men, They
were preceded by the Committee of Ar
rangements. Senators Teller. Ransom
and Mcpherson, who in turn an
nounced to the Vice President their ar
rival and then escorted them down to
the seats reserved for them in front of
the Presidents desk, the commit
tee taking their seats on the left.
Then the diplomatic corps was an
nounced, and in obedience to the rap
of the Presidents gavel the Senate
rose to receive foreign ministers who
fled in and took the front seats on the
Democratic side of the Senate. THE
Chic Justice and Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court" announced Door
Keeper Rassett again, bowling low to
the Vice-President, and -
Sup.>44-v y curt Justices in their silken
gowns They fled down the center
aisle and took their seats on the sofas
in front OF the diplomatic corps. Pres
ident Harrison's Cabinet. the Major
General OF the army commanding. the
Admiral of the Navy, and the officers
of the Army aud the Navy who by
name have received the thanks of Con
gress. We're next introduced, and they
moved down the aisle and took seats
to the right of the presiding officer and
corresponding to those occupied by the
Supreme Court. Then came the Gov
errors of the States, ex-senators OF the
United States. Judges of the Court of
Claims, the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, the commissioners
of the district and members OF Presi-
dent Cleveland's incoming Cabinet.
They were introduced and took their