The morning times., 1897-03-01
EXERCISES At THE CAPITOL
Official Program of Events in
the Big Building.
HANDLING OF THE CROWDS
Tickets Will Be Necessary to Gain
Admission to the Senate Wing
and the PIatfOrm-DoorS VIII Be
Opened at 10 O'Clock k-Other
Details.

Sergeant at Arms Bright last night gave
The Times the official program of events
at the Capitol on Inauguration day. 1t is
as follows:
No person Will be admitted TO the Sen
ate wing Of the Capitol, the Senate gal
leries, the floor of the Senate chamber, or
the inaugural platform without ticket or
card signed by Senators Sherman, Mitchell,
| and Elkins, comprising the committee OF
arrangements, except members of the Sen
ate and elective officers, members OF the
| House of Representatives and elective Off
GERS, the eXPresident and the ex-Vice-
| President, the Justices of the United s states
| Supreme Court, and officers (the clerk re-
porter, and marshan, Cabinet officers, the
general commanding the Army and his
| aide, the senOr admiral OF the Navy on the
| active list and his aide
Tickets OF admission and cards, except
| those for members elect, Will be good only
! at the Senate bronze door, at the head of
the marble steps on the east front of the
| Senate wing, and at the lower door under
| the arch beneath these marble steps
Ticket holders presenting themselves at
! any other tnan these two entrances viii
| De refused admission. This provision is
| necessary TO protect the galleries for the
use Of those having tickets and to prevent
! persons with or without tickets gaining
| admission through the halls leading from
| the rotunda and the crypt and occupying
| the galleries to the exclusion OF the bona
! ride ticket holders.
| The two eastern doors of tie Senate
| wing, as above described, win be open at
| 10 O'Clock a. H. to those holding tickets
and cards and entitled to admission.
The section OF the gallery known as the
Senate reserved gallery, on the eastern
| side, between the ladies gallery and the
| eastern reserved gallery, Will be set apart
| for the guests of the President and Presi-
dent elect, the Vice President and Vice
! Presdent-elect, and the families of the
Speaker of the House OF Representatives,
| the Supreme Court, and Cabinet officers.
| Special tickets will be issued foC this gal
| lery, and no one will be admitted to it
/ without a ticket.
The diplomatic gallery will be reserved
| exclusively for the use of the families of
the members OF the diplomatic corps, and
tickets of admission thereto will be dis
tributed by the Secretary OF state
All other galleries win be open 10 those
holding gallery tickets without distinction
| or reservation.
The committee of arrangements have de-
| termined that the tickets OF admission
shall not exceed the capacity. 1t was nee
| essary, therefore, To restrict the number OF
tickets issued TO four for each Senator,
making 420; and two To each Representa-
tive, making 730, or 1850 in all. No
| one without ticket will be admit tel.
| This number takes up all the space in
the galleries, including seats on the steps,
in the aisles, and standing room. The
| Sergeant-at Arms of the House Will dis
! tribute the gallery tickets allotted TO the
House OF Representatives. and Representa-
tives and delegates should apply u him
for their quota not later than March l.
AT II O'Clock on March 4 the doors
of the Senate chamber Will be opened,
| and the following will be entitled to
| admission to the floor The President
and Vice President elect, the ex-President
| and ex-Vice President, the chief justice,
| ass ociate justices and officers Of the
Supreme Court; members of Congress and
delegates, Cabinet officers and governors
of States, the general commanding the
Army and his aide, the senior admiral OF
the Navy and his aide, the librarian OF
| Congress, the elective officers and mem
bers of the House OF Representatives,
the architect of the Capitol and his assist
ant Senators elect and eX-Senators, mem
bers OF Congress elect. ex-secretaries and
eX-sergeants-at-arms OF the Senate, eX-
Speaker OF the House of Representatives,
ambassadors and ministers OF the United
States, ambassadors and ministers of for
eign countries who have been presented
officially to the President, judges of the
court of claims, judges OF the court OF
appeals and the supreme court of the
District Of Columbia, the marshal OF the
District of Columbia, the secretary of
the Smit hsonian Institution, the Com
missioners OF the District of Columbia,
the lieutenant general Of the Army, re.
tired; officers of the Army and Navy
who by name have received the thanks
of Congress.
The Representatives elect Will be sup
Piled with cards OF identification by the
Sergea ant-at-Arms of the House, and
will enter the Senate chamber by the
south door with the Representatives.
The Secretary OF State Will distribute
to amba ssadors and ministers of foreign
| countries cards of admission to the Sen
ate chamber, and they are requested to
enter at the Senate bronze door and to
assemble In the Senate Marble Room,
whence they will be shown to seats on
the Senate floor.
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate
will distribute to all the others above
named ards of admission to the Senate
chamber and they are requested to enter
at the Senate bronze door or in the door
under the arch beneath the bronze door
Those entitled to admission To the floor
of the Senate will be shown to thei
seats upon entering the Senate chambe
by those in attendance
The Supreme Court, headed by its OF
ficers, will enter the Senate chamber in
I body at 11:45 a. M, and be announced
The House of Representatives,, heade
by its officers, will enter the Senate
chamber in a body at 1850 a. m, AIT
> be announced.
\ The President and President-elect wi
be escorted to the Capitol, each by mem
2 ber of the committee of arrangements
! and will enter the Senate wing by tn
bronze door The President will go d
rectly to the Presidents room, and tn
? President-eIect to the Vice President
. room. where they will remain until the.
enter the Senate chamber. Having bee
l escorted to the Senate chamber, and IL
e troduced by the committee OF arrange
ments, they will occupy the seats re
! | served for them, in front of the Vic