The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-05
MGgMIsy R.lmGTrllct President
Of he United States
Noosfvelr TAXES TIVE OATH
Ellhiy thousand Persons Listen % he
Insnrnrll address

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N how an american rr~s,ien, ,ri NI""
president are inausufs'rd o. tolls how
the tso highest oncer. In TIE Isrd are TO-
Iur,~i mt oT,s The Nioe. President "l"
B.. alpay- sworn Ir 'r.t %" iah"H 'I' 'a'H
! n once In no Ir.ri stat, ~rua'" Ih"
oath Il. administered q. nIm ny a." pr~-tiu <
officer of th- senate Ihi- presiding oN,rr
may be a retiring N.." rrs.'tc.' himself
or DO ma be a I mite. state senator Who
has been selected by h- ,,i-a.sr. O., rre-
dent pro tempors Tie rr~sIirrt-rl"ct -
sworn IN q 'ev minutes later DO, 'h~ thI"i
Justice ~ tho I ui'ei states Supreme court
FOR .eyeuty-nys years ~, ceremony has
taken place on the ga. p"rttoo Of the Capitol
More than ordinary interest has been mani
tested In the rriuauguratIon ~ President
william Mckinley u OHIO and the ma Isura-
ton Of 1heodor- roosevelt 81 Ney York ~
Nci.- President The personal popularity Of
the two mon has been IN their favor Ih"
fact that they represent ia the highest sense
tho sturdy American spirit has gwen them
the support of millions Of their fellow coun-
trymen Tickets 81 admission to the Senate
galleries on Inauguration days are more
precious then diamonds The galleries will
NOT seat more than 1900 persons The Dip
lomatic Corps has a gallery OF - own, and
the representatives Of foreign Governments
and their wives are alvays courteously re-
j membered on Inauguration days The presi-
deut-eleot has a section Of a gallery set apart
for his family anu social friends
The doors leading to the Senate galleries
we're thrown open at 10 o'clock this morning
This was two hours before the Inauguration
ceremonies were to begin Yet almost in
stantly tho galleries we're jamIged to their
fullest capacity The Senate was IN session
az the time II was performing IL final
function OF the session The Hon William
T. Frye. the junior Republican senator from
Maine. and since the death of Vice President
Carrot A Hobart. President pro tempOre
Of the Senate. was in the char The bril-
liantly attired audience in the galleries lookcd
down upon the frock-coated Senators OF
the ninety Senators who make mp this august
body the majority are men well advanced
In years. Very few in the galleries knew
what was going on The senators were
merely defeating the River ami farbor bill
by talking 1t 10 death First one senator
then anothe-. would get M and talk against
time with his eyes on the clock This talk
had to go on until ~ O'Clock, So that tho bill
might he defeated
SCENES IN TIE SENATE ~GALITRiEs.
Cne Of the pictures Of tn, scene was Mrs.
Roosevelt end her ohi,dicl. She sat in the
khlltTl WV " ~ '"' "hii'y CIV
her. Immediately after he t.oS tho oath as
Nioe-Presldcnt he wigglei IN, hanI at her and
she smiled back.
Meantime there was opportunity to look
over the audience in the galleries II was
made up very largely of women The
gorgcousncss of their attire made a beau
tiful scene. The gowns were of the daintiest
tints known to n civilized people Tie nut
tering OF fans and the waving Of hlmy lace
hardkerChiefs as one group recognized an
other group Of friends made n bright feature
OF the occasion Most Of IN" senators
were we'll known to those In the galleries.
and IL was interesting to observe the fair
ones point out their favorites
As the monotonous talk continued on the
foor of the senate concerning the River
and Harbor bill the diplomatic gallery began
TO Nil M. Madam WI, tho VIII" of the Chinese
Minister, was the most picturesque figure
hh. sat beaide Secretary chung II the Chinese
Legation and daiutily used a fan ~ larger
than a so-cent piece Madam Wu's Jacket
was Of cerale IN blue. heavily adorned with
gold braid She wore a black velvet cap,
on witch we're gold lace and diamonds
Chung's Jacket was NJ ROYAL purpl" and dark
steel braid lie also wor" a black velvet
cap with Il rcd button on top to denote his
rank
oS TuE TI.ooH or TuE sENArF
Down on the floor of IN" Senate were groups
Of men whose faces are familiar 10 newspaper
and magazine readers In one gathering
we're the two Massachusetts senators. MIR
Hoar and Mr. Lodge, and close by was the
intrepid young senator from Indiana. MIR
Beveridse Not far AWAY was the tall coli
league Of Mr. Bcveridcc. Mr. Fairbanks.
whose friends beiiev" that four years from
now will make a pretty good candidate for
the Republican nomination for President
Sitting together wcrc Mr. Platt Of New York.
MIR Chandler, whose minutes NJ a Senator
for New Hampshir. were quickly slipping
hy. and MIR Scott Of West Virginia Mr.
Plat OF Connecticut was taking a nap MIR