The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-03-09

minutes later the nine supreme cour
, justices in their flowing robes wer
, seated.
All were awaiting the appearance
of Gov. Roosevelt and President Nc
Kinley. The hands of the great clocl
Immediately beneath the diplomat,
. gallery had passed the point of noon
and the main doors swung open, and
the Vice President-elect of the United
States was announced. Gov. ROOse
Welt was escorted to his seat on the
platform Immediately to the right oil
Senator Frye, the president pro tenn,
hy Mr.. SpoOner, of Wisconsin, and
Representative Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
vania, OF the congressional inaugural
committee.
Meantime, the members of the presi-
dents cabinet had entered, and had
been seated upon the left of the am
bassadOrs. Thesomber garh and silk
hats OF the members of the presidents
official family were in striking con-
trast with the gorgeous uniforms of
members of the diplomatic corps.
Following the members of the cabi-
net came Admiral Dewey and Lieu
tenant General Miles. Both were in
the brilliant uniform of their rank,
and were accompanied by their aids,
also in full uniform.
Then the wave of applause which
had greeted the entrance of Vice
President-Elect Roosevelt again
sweptOver the galleries and senate as
"tlle president of the United States
the president elect''-was announced.
The oath of office was administered
to Mr.. Roosevelt by Senator VIM. E.
Fry, OF Maine, president pro tenn of
! the senate.
AS the assemblage was again seat
ed, the new Vice President assembled
to his desk to deliver his inaugural
address. Before the delivery of the
speech, the venerable chaplain of the
senate, Rev. DR.. VIM. H. Milburn, in
voked the divine blessing upon the
.lssemblage and the ceremonies.
The smile had faded from the vice
presidents face by the time the pray
er was concluded, and he started on
his address. The address was brief,
and was listened to with the utmost
attention to it's finish.
The proclamation of the president.
calling the senate into extra session,
was then read by the clerk, the direc-
ton of the reading being the first Of
ficial order of the new vice president.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the proclamation the vice president |
requested the new senator's to present |
themselves at the desk to take the
oath of Office. The clerk called the
names of senators in groups of four,
and as they advanced to the left of |
the vice presidents desk to take the
oath they were greeted with cordial |
applause from the galleries. Some OF |
them have been conspicuous in pub
lie life for many years, and as they
were being escorted to the desk by |
their colleagues in the senate the SEN
ators joined in the applause.
The first four we're Senator's Bacon,
OF Georgia; Bailey, of Texas; Berry,
Arkansas; and Blackburn, of Ken
lucky. Following them were Sena-
tors Burnham, of New Hampshire:
Burton, of Kansas, Carmack, of Ten
nessee; Clark. of Montana; Cullom, of |
Illinois; Dolliver OF Iowa; Dubois, of
Idaho; Elkins, of West Virginia; Fos-
ter, of louisiana; Fry, of Maine; GAM
bic of South Dacota; Mcmillan, of
Michigan; Martin, of Virginia; Nor
gan, of Alabama; Patterson, of Colo
RADIO; Sewell, of New Jersey; Simmons,
of North Carolina; Tillnnan. OF South
Carolina; Warren, of Wyoming; and
Wetmore, of Rhode Island.
Announcements were made by their
colleagues that Senators McLaurin,
of Mississippi, Mitchell. of Oregon, and
Nelson, of Minnesota, were detained
unavoidably. and could not take the
oath at this time.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
OF swearing in the senators, Vice Pres
ident Roosevelt directed the sergeant
alarms to execute the order of the
inaugural ceremony. By his direc-
ton also, those entitled to the floor
of the senate proceeded to the inaug-
ural platform, where the inaugural of
President Mckinley would occur.
THE PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL.
He that handleth matter wisely shall find
good. ard whose trusteth in the Lord. happy 10
he.
The wisc in heart shall be called prudent,
learning"
kissing these verses of 10th Pro-
verbs with bowed head in acknowl-
edgment OF his subscription to the
oath Of Office administered by Chief
Justice Fuller, President Mckinley, at
LII p. m. March 4, 1901, for the Sec
ond time passed into the full honors
of President Of the United States.
The book had been opened at ran
dom by Clerk McKenney of the Su-
Dreme COurf who has lOnu, ma de Il N |