The morning times., 1897-03-03
ENTRANCE TO THE CAPITOL.
Rules Governing Admission to the
Senate Wing.

Senate Wing.
| The following rules regarding the en-
trance 10 the Senate wing of the Capitol
| have been issued
| No person viii be admitted to the
| Senate wing OF the Capitol, the Senate
| galleries. the floor of the Senate cham
| Der, OF the inaugural platform without a
| ticket or card signed by Senators Sherman,
| Mitchell and EIkins, comprising the COM
mittee of arrangements, except members
| OF the Senate and elective officers, mem
bers of the House of Representatives and
| elective officers, the ex-PIesident and
| the ex-Fice President, the justices of the
| United States Supreme Court and Of
| Ulcers (tlle clerk, reporter and marshal),
| Cabinet officers, the major general com
manding the Army and his aide, the
| senior admiral of the Navy on the active
| list and his aide.
| Tickets of admission and cards Except
| those for Members elecowll he good only
| at the Senate bronze door tat the head OF
| the marble steps on the east front OF the
| Senate wing) and at the lower door under
| che arch beneath the marble steps.
Ticket holders presenting themselves at
| any other TRAN these two entrances will
| be refused admission. This provision is
| necessary to protect the galleries for the
| use OF those having tickets, and TO pre-
| vent persons withor without tickets gaining
admission through the halls leading from
the rotunda and the crypt and occupying
| the galleries to the exclusion OF the bona
| fide ticket holders.
All horses and carriages, except those
used in conveying persons TO the Senate
wing of the Capitol, will be excluded from
the north half of the Capitol grounds until
| after the conclusion OF the inaugural cere-
monies.
The two eastern doors of the Senate
wing. as above described, will be open
at % O clock a. m. to those holding tick
cts and cards and entitled 10 admission.
All other galleries will he open To those
holding gallery tickets without distinction
or reservation.
The committee of arrangements are de
termined that the tickets issued shall not
exceed the capacity of the galleries, and
therefore 1t will be impossible 10 allot
| more than four to each Senator and Sena-
tor-elect Ia total of 420l, or more than
| two to each member, delegate. and the
| elective officers Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives a total OF 1907.
AS seats on the aisle steps and stand
ing room in the galleries have to be
| utilized to accommodate even this NUM-
ber, gentlemen are requested to give ladies
the precedence for the chairs.
The gallery tickets allotted To the House
OF Representatives will be distributed by
the scrgeant-at-ar arms of the House, to
whom members and delegates should ap-
nlt fnr Ebai tac no
Coupons will be detached from gallery
tickets at the entrance to the Senate wing
OF the Capitol BY the Senate doorkeepers
All tickets t o the galleries and all cards
OF admission to the floor of the Senate
chamber viii also entitle holders thereof
to places on the inaugural platform, and
1t VIII be impossible to admit any person
to the platform who has not previously
been admitted to the Senate wing Of the
Capitol
All doors OF the rOtunda viii be closed
and passageways leading thereto viii be
kept clear No person will be permitted
to pass from the House wing through the
rotunda except Members, MenberS-eiec6
and the officers of the House.
All entrances to the Senate wing texcept
the two before nentioned) viii be closed
the night oil March ana be Kept closed
until after the inaugural ceremonies. All
persons having the right of admission will
be admitted only at the Senate bronze door
and at the door under the arch beneath the
bronze door.
The sergeant alarms is charged with
the execution OF these arrangements.
JOHN SHERMAN,
J. L. MITCHELL,
s. B. ELKINS,
Committee OF Arrangements