The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-07

Morton delivered his farewell address
and declared the senate Of the Fifty
second congress adjourned sine d.
Vice-President Morton said the time
having arrived for the termination
Fifty-second congress he would soon
resign his gavel to successor.
He could not however take leave Of
the senators without offering CRATE
full acknowledgment for the honor
conferred upon him by the resolution
just adopted and expressing a deep
sense of the uniform courtesy and
kindness extended to him as presiding
officer by every member of the senate.
He could express 20 better wish for
his successor than that he might en-
Joy the same courtesy and kindness.
"And now senators and officers"
he said in conclusion, accept q feeble
expression Of my grateful apprecia-
ton of your kindness and most heart
felt wishes for your future welfare.
happiness and prosperity. The vice
president-elect is now ready to take
and subscribe to the oath Of office.
Vice President Morton administered
the oath of Office to his successor and
yielded to him the chair of the pre-
siding officer. The special session Of
the Fifty-third congress was then fer
mally opened by prayer BY Chaps
lain Butler.
srEvESsoS's Address.
Vice President Stevenson aroee adj
dressed the senate. He said he en-
tered upon the discharge Of the duties
Of the high office to which he had been
called deeply impressed with q sense
Of its responsibilities and dignities.
He assumed the duties Of the great
trust cOnided to him, he said, with No
feeling Of self confidence. but rather
with that Of grave distrust OF his
ability to satisfactorily meet its require
ments. He might be pardoned for
saying that it should be his earnest
endeavor to discharge the duties
which lay before him with no less i'm
partiality and courtesy than that Of
ffrmness and fidelity. He earnestly
invoked the cooperation, forbearanoe
and charity Of each of its members
He said in conclusion:
81 now enter upon my duties pre-
siding officer Of the senate" The
oath of Office was then administered to
the senator's newly elected or rn>
elected.
OATH OF OFFICE.
Twenty Of those to whom the oath
was administered were senators who
had been reelected Five took their
seats in the senate for the first time.
These are Messrs. Lodge, Massachu-
sets; Murphy, New York; Roach.
North Dakota; Smith, New Jersey,
and White, California.
SENATOR MARTIN.
The credentials of John Martin
as senator from Kansas were presented
by Mr.. PETER and read. Mr.. Hoar
said the credentials seemed to be in
due form and to entitle Martin prima
facie to be admitted to q seat in the
senate. Ifthere was question rs to his
title upon the merits the senate could
pass upon that afterwards. He
moved that the oath of Office be ad-
ministered to Martin. The motion
was agreed to and Mr.. Martin took
and subscribed to the oath.
The vice-president directed sergent
at arms to proceed to execute the Or
der to the senate relative to the in
auguartion of the president OF the
United States. and the procession to
the east pOrtico Of the capitol waa
then begun.
At the conclusion Of the inaugural
ceremonies the senate returned to the
chamber and committee consisting
of Blackburn and Allison was appoint
ed to inform the president that the
senate was organized. Then at 2:10
the senate adjourned to Monday noon.
THE SUPREME COURT.
At 1920 supreme court was an
nounced. The senate stood up to re-
ceive it and the chief justice in judi
cial robes accompanied by the marshal
and other officers entered and took
seats. The members of the house
came iu informally and unannounced.
The presidential party with military
escort came in sight Of the East en-
trance OF the capitol a few minutes
after II. Crowds cheered loudly aa
Mr.. Cleveland approached. When he
enetred the senate wing the cheers ON
the outside gave way to an ovation.
When Mr.. Cleveland stepped to tho