Milford chronicle., 1903-03-06
SENATORS SWORN .
IN ON TUESDAY.
A LARGE DELEGATION FROM DELLA
WARE PRESENT. .c.l
Senator Teller, Of Colorado, Offers Coh.
sratuIatiOns Because the Seats are
FllIed4The Senators Receive =
Many Congratulations.


Delaware's two new Senators,
7. Frank Alice and Lewis Heisler
Ball, elected at Dover on Monday,
were sworn in Tuesday under the
gaze of a large Delaware delegation
and of numerous visitors in the
various galleries of the Senate
chamber. Their induction into
their high Office took place in less
than twenty-four hours after their
election.
The Senator-elect and the Della
ware delegation marched up Penn
sylvania avenue soon after the ar
rival of the train bearing the party
which represented the Diamond
States executive and legislative
departments. SenatOr-elect Alice,
Governor John HUM and Lieuten-
ant Governor Philip L. Cannon
were in the party which came by
train. At the Pennsylvania rail
road station they were met by Sen
ator-elect Ball and ]. Edward Ad-
dicks, national committeeman for
Delaware.
The two Senators-elect led the
way to the capitol, where the Wis
itors were admitted to two OF the
/ Senate galleries to witness the
ceremony Of administering the oath.
Governor Hum took a seat IN
the rear of the Senate chamber, Mr..
Addicks was in the gallery. The
/ Senators-elect, who had been greet
ed BY Congressman Dick, who was
/ i'll Dover with relation to a settle
ment of the Senatorial deadlock,
were escorted into the Senate
chamber, where Senator Mark
Hanna, the nationol chairman met
them.
Senator Teller was addressing
the Senate at the time on the Aid
rich financial bill.
Senator Hanna, addressing the
chair, said
"Mr. President, I wish to an
nounce the fact that the two Sena-
tors-elect from the State of Della
ware are present prepared to take
oath of office.
Mr.. Teller-'T yield for the pur'
/ pose the Senator indicates"
The President Pro Tenn
the Senators-elect from the State
of Delaware will present themselve:
at the desk the chair will admins
ter the oath of office.
Mr.. Ball and Mr.. Alice were es
corted to the Vice Presidents desl
by Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Hanna
amid cordial applause from tn
galleries, especially from those con
tanning the Delaware party.
The Senators-elect took the fol
: lowing oath, with uplifted hand:
: 'I, -, do solemnly swear tina
: I will support the Constitution o
the United States.
II, ~, do solemnly swear tina
will support and defend the Con
; stitution of the United State
against all enemies, foreign O
domestic, that I will bear true fait
and allegiance to the same that
take this obligation freely, withou
any mental reservation or purpos
of evasion, and that I will we'll an
: faithfully discharge the duties {
Office on which am about to ente
so help me God.
After signing the oath, Senator
Alice and Ball were shown to the
:, seats. on the right side of tn
= chamber. Mr.. Alice has the fir:
seat on the first row, Mr. Ball, th
o first seat on the third or last row.
:, Senator Teller who was speakin
at the time, said:
+ Il do not find any fault with til
f little demonstration that has bee
made on the floor of the Senate,
e think it is a subject of congratul;
= ton. think Senators are excusabl
e for perhaps making a little MOI
r noise. A State which has had Il
# representation on this floor for yea
succeeds in sending them hei
= under conditions that 1 think al
much favorable than we had an
n reason to hope they would con
e from that State, and 1 feel like ii
+ gallery did, with the two new Sci
tors walking down the aisle, clal
/, ping my hands. So if they make
e little more noise I am not going
e complain about it. 1 simply wal
D to congratulate" (applause
n the galleries).
d Il simply want to congratnla
II the Senate that Delaware is at la
e represented in this body. Althoug
), the two.new Senators do not belor
d to the political party 1 do, yet I a