The morning times., 1897-03-04
ENTRANCE To THECAPIToI.
Rules Governing Admission to the
Senate Wing

Rules Governing Admission to the
Senate Wing.
The following rules regarding the en-
Iiahce 70 the Senate wing OF the Capitol
| have been issued:
No person will be admitted to the
Senate wing or the Capitol. the Senate
saiiefeS, Inc floor of the Senate cham
ber, or the inaugural platform without
tlcke1 or caro- signed By Senators Sherman.
Mitchell, and Elkins, comprising the com
hilttee or arrangements, except members
OF the Senate and elective officers. mem
pefs OF the House OF Representatives and
elective officers; the ex-President and
the eN-Vice President, the justices of the
United States Supreme Court. and Of
ncers tthe clerk, reporter ana InarshaD.
Cabinet officers, the major general com
ihahding 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 iOr Members elect will he good only
at the Senate bronze door TAT the head Of
the marble steps on the east front of the
senate wingI and at the lower door under
the arch beneath the marble steps.
Ticket holders presenting themselves at
any other than these two entrances viii
De refused admission. This provision is
necessary to protect the galleries for the
use or those having tickets, and to pre-
vent persons with or without tickets gain
ing admission through the halls leading
from the rotunda and the crypt and occupy
Ing 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, VIII 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, VIII be omen
at 10 o clock u. n, to those holding tickets
and cards and entitled TO admission.
All other galleries viii be open to those
holding gallery tickets without distinction
or reservation.
The committee of arrangements are de-
ternlined that the tickets issued shall not
exceed the capacity of the galleries, and
therefore it win be impossible TO aIlot
more than four to each Senator and Sena-
tor-elect "a total Of 42O), or more than
two to each member, delegate, and the
elective officers OF the House OF Repre-
ScLldtlNtS ia tOJal OF 800.
As seats on the aisle steps and standing
room ia the galleries have to be utilized
to accommodate even this number, gentle
men are requested TO give ladies the
precedence for the chairs.
The gallery tickets allotted to the House
OF Representatives win be distributed bv
the sergcant-at-arms OF the House. to
whom members and delegates should ap- |
ply for their quota on OF before March /
Coupons must be detached from gallery !
tickets at the entrance to the Senate wing |
of the Capitol by the Senate doorkeepers.
All tickets to the galleries and all cards |
or admission TO the floor OF the Senate |
chamber will also entitle holders thereof |
TO places on the inaugural platform, and |
it 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 will be closed |
and passageways leading thereto will be
kept clear. No person will be permitted to /
pass from the House wing through the
rotunda except members, members elect
and the officers OF the House
All entrances to the Senate wing fexcept
the two before mentionedD, will be closed
the night of March 3 and 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-at-arms is charged with
the execution of these arrangements.
JOHN SHERMAN,
J. l. MITCHELL
s. B. ELkINS,
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