The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-05

| NNN WINS the pIssluCHt iSbS NlSS
President-elect Hobart, and the sena-
tors deputed to escort him to the scene
Of his future duties.
Then in long stream of carriages
came the distinguished guests,
The presidents personal escort was
troop A of Cleveland 80 cavalrymen,
mounted on coal black chargers, and,
still more interesting, a detachment of
grizzled veterans from the Twenty
third Ohio volunteers, Major McKin-
ley's old regiment
General Miles, commanding the Unit
ed States army, and Rear Admiral
George Brown, ranking officer of the
navy in full uniform, rode Immediately
after the presidential party.
The second brigade of the first divi-
sion consisted of the superbly drilled
and handsomely equipped National
Guard of the District of Columbia.
A more brilliant and inspiring scene
than this part of the pageant present.
ed could hardly be pictured. The yell
low plumes, scarlet lined cloaks and
brilliant blue tunics of the cavalry; the
huge black bearskin shakos and snow
white trousers of the National Guard;
| the gayly caparisoned and -bedeck-
| ed white plumed officers of the staff;
the vivid crimson and gold laced coats
| of the famed marine band, contrasting
with the blue uniforms of the marine
corps, and the picturesque sailor cos
tunes of the jacktars, formed con-
| stantly changing kaleidoscope picture
| of flashing light and color, extremely
beautiful to witness.
The second division of the parade was
not secondary to the first in public in
terest, except that it lacked the pres
ence of a president to be and presi-
| dent that had been In lieu thereof it
presented to the admiring plaudits of the
crowd the governors of ten great states,
each escorted by a gorgeously uni
| formed staff and attachments from the
National Guard of their states.
| At the head of the division, a fitting
| honor to the state from which the
president-elect was chosen, rode Gov
ernor Asa A. Bushnell of Ohio as mar
shall. Then followed Governor Hast
| ings of Pennsylvania, Governor Lown-
| des of Maryland, Governor Black of
New York. Governor Grout of Vermont,
| Governor Tanner of Illinois, Governor
| Drake of Iowa and Governor Schofield
of Wisconsin.
Each of these dignitaries was accom-
panied by numerous aids and most of
| them by regiments or companies Of
their state National Guard, In this
latter manner the states of Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Rhode Island, Texas and Minneso-
ia We're as well represented
| At the head of the third and last di-
vision of the military parade rode one
armed General Howard. and after him
marched the grizzled veterans of the G.
A. r. many of whom had served under
him at Gettysburg and Chattanooga.
In the mean time the houses of con-
gress were making preparations for
| their part in the ceremonies. The house
| Of representatives, headed by Speaker
Reed. proceeded in a body to the SEN
ate chamber, where seats had been as
| signed them.
Vice President Adlia r. Stevenson
presided over the joint assembly, but
simply till the hour should arrive when
| he would step down to make way for
| his successor 3A
The eight justices of the supreme
| court of the United States, robed in
silk gowns, but wearing no wigs. oc-
cupied front row of chairs to the right
| of the presiding officer.
Behind them in their order of prece-
dence entered the diplomatic corps all
of whom except the representatives of
the Swiss and South and Central Amer
lean republics. were respondent in Off
ciaI uniform and adorned with the in
sigma of decorations conferred.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, took precedence; he was fol-
lowed by the French and German am
bassadors the Mexican and Austrian
ministers. and wildly conspicuous in
their quaint silken dresses the mem
bers of the Chinese legation came
next.
They We're the only Orientals who
wore their national costume.
When promptly at noon ex-President
Cleveland and President Mckinley en-
tered the chamber the whole assem-
blage rose to receive them as they took
| the seats of honor set apart for their
reception.
Vice President Stevenson, to whom
| the senate accorded unanimous vote
of thanks for his courtesy and ability
in the chair, returned his thanks in
graceful terms.
| He said:
The extra session of the senate of the
Fifty-fifth congress, called by Presi-
dent Cleveland to meet at IL noon,
March 4. then commenced.
The late vice president made way for
his successor, Mr.. Hobart, to whom the
oath of office was administered, after
which he said:
e-President Hohart's Speech.
Senator's: To have been elected to
preside over the senate of the United
States is distinction of confidence
which any citizen would prize. and the
manifestation of confidence which it
| implies is an honor which I sincerely
appreciate. My gratitude and loyalty
| to the people of the country, to whom 1
owe this honor, and my duty to you. as
Well demand such a conservative,
equitable and conscientious construc-
ton and enforcement of your rules as
| shall promote the we'll being and pros
perity of the people and at the same
1 time conserve the tme-honored prece-
dent and established traditions which
have contributed to make this tribunal
the most distinguished of the legisla-
tive bodies of the world. In entering