The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-05

vene, the only necessary business re-
naming undone was the conference
report on the deficiency bill which had
not yet been presented.
At $40, Mr.. Hale presented the con-
ference report on the general defici-
ency bill. II gave the reports by num-
Der On which agreement had been
reached, and of those on which the
conference committee had been I'M
able to agree. The latter were more
numerous than the former.
The report was agreed to, but the
usual request for further conference
was not made.
The gallery doors were not open I'M
til 10 o'clock, and then the crowds who
had been waiting with tickets of ad-
mission, flowed in ard soon every seat
was occupied, except in the sections
reserved for the diplomatic corps and
for the families of senators.
About this time Mr.. Carter vacated
the chair and ce-President Steven
son occupied it. After little while,
however, he yielded to Mr.. Hoar (Rep.
Mass.), when a resolution was offered
by DIR Morrill, (Rep. Vt), and was
unanimously adopted rendering the
thanks OF the senate for the .'dignified
impartial and courteous" manner, in
which he had presided over the de-
alterations of the senate. A resolu-
Mr.. Faulkner (Dem. W. Va), thank
ing Mr. Frye as pro tenn president of
the senate, the terms used being
courteous, dignified and able
At 1890 a message was received from
the house stating that that body would
agree to the senate amendments to
the labor commission bill.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment,
which was agreed to. for the appoint
q of
to join like committee from the house
to wait upon the president of the
United States and inform him that
both houses. having concluded the
business Of the present session, were
ready to adjourn unless he should
have some further communication to
make.
Senators Hoar and Brice were APP
pointed on the part of the senate.
By IL o'clock, the diplomatic gallery
began to fill UP. The wife of the
Chinese minister, Madame Yang Yu,
occupied the front seat to the extreme
left and behind her sat Mr.. SEE, one of
the attaches. Both wore their native
costumes, the lady being attired in
bright silk, with large red flowers in
her toque. She appeared to take a
lively interest in the scene, OCCASION
ally leaning over the balustrade and
peering down upon the assemblage.
Many of the other occupants of the
diplomatic gallery were ladies and
families of the ministers and attaches.
EX-Queen Liiiuokalani came into the
diplomatic gallery at 1870 o'clock. fol-
lowed by her secretary, Mr.. Palmer,
and they took seats three rows back
Of Nine. Yang Yu.
At II o'clock the labor commission
bill. enrolled and signed by the speaker.
was received from the house and was
signed by the Vice-president and dis
patched TO the president.
At Has the assistant doorkeeper an
nounced THE ambassadors of foreign
countries
The vice-president, senators, and
spectators arose and stood standing
while the four ambassadors from Great
Britain, France. Germany and Italy
walked down the main aisle, made
profound bows to the vice-president
and took the seats reserved for them,
adjoining those reserved for the presi-
dent and e-president-elect.
That was Immediately followed by
the announcement, THE ministers of
foreign countries" and the same cere-
mony was observed as the ministers
entered and took seats behind the
chairs reserved for the chief justice
and associate justices of the United
States. The ambassadors and minis
ters were respondent in their uniforms
sashes and decorations. The next to
enter were the chief Justice and asso- /
ciate justices of the supreme court of
the United States, in their black silk !
robes. They occupied clmirs within
the arena in front and to the right of
the vice-president's desk They were /
attended by the clerk of the court, who /
held a splendidly bound and gilt copy |
of the Bible in quarto size, on which |
the oath of Office was to be admins |
tered TO the new president.
Exactly on the stroke of Z. the /
speaker and members of the house of
were announced, and /
the same ceremony was observed to-
wards that body, as Speaker Reed and
the members in his train We're taking
their seats-in the right hand section
Of the hall. Speaker Reed took his
seat beside and to the left of the vice
president.
BY this time the floor and galleries
Of the senate chamber were completely
filed, and hundreds who could not get
seats crowded up against the walls and
blocked the doorways.
At 12:15, Mr.. Hoar reported that the
committee to wait on the president had
performed that duty and had been re-
luested by the president to extend his
to congress and TO the
country, and to say that he had no
further communication to make.
AS soon as that report was made.
The e-president-elect was announced
and all stood up while Mr.. Hobart
walked down the aisle TO the vice
presidents desk, and took a chair
there reserved for him to the right of
The vice-president
At 1928 the president and president
elect were announced, and the vast
lssemblage stood while Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Mckinley walked slowly down
he main aisle and took the seats re-
served for them. Finally all were
seated in the following order:
President Cleveland and President
4lect Mckinley in the two central
hairs in front of the yice-president
With their backs to the clerks desk
and faces turned 10 the left. facing the
NO members Of the committee on ar
'angements.
To their right. the four ambas-
;adors from Great Britain. France
Germany and Italy-SiT Julian Paunce-
ote, N. PanOtre. Baron Won Thielman
md Baron Fava- The semi-circular
.oW of chairs facing the president