The Washington times., 1905-03-04
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points of vantage In whichever gallery
admission would be granted them on
presentation of their special tickets
BY il o clock the galleries We're COM
fortab.y filled, and many who expected
front seats by coming an hour in adj
vance of the ceremony found themselves
outgeneraled by those VINO had given
themselves an even larger margin of
time to spare.
The Presidents Family.
The gallery section Of especial interest
to all spectators was the one at the east
ern end of the Senate. which is usually
termed the Senatorial reserved gallery
This had been set apart for the family
and guests Of the President. of the Vice
President-elect, and of the President pro
tenpore of the Senate, and the imfne-
date families of the Speaker of the
House. of the Supreme Court Justices
and of the members of the Cabinet
Special care was exercised in the is
suance OF tickets to this gallery, in or
der that the comfort of its occupants
might not be interfered with by over
crowding.
The committee on arrangements had
announced its determination not TO issue
tickets in excess of the seating capaclty
of the galleries. and this alone piS pre- S {
ed the extreme overcrowding which has
come to be expected at official functions.
in spite of the most extreme cau0lohafs
measures in advance
Families of Diplomatists.
AS the ambassadors and ministers
plenipotentiary had been accommodated
on the floor of the Senate, the diplomatic
gallery was occupied by the families OF
the members of the corps
Because of the unusual Importance at
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the representa- tiyes of foreign powers
accredited to the capital of another ma
ton, the tickets to this gallery were:
distributed through the department OF
State. and SO were issued to the d1plo-
matists in the order in which they could
expect TO be ranked, their fanliies 1oi-
lowing the same custom.
Like ali the other galleries, the sec
ton allotted to the diplomatists was
completely filled.
Members of the Press.
Directly opposite the dip1omatists there
sat, In their accustomed places, the rep
resentatives of the newspapers OF Amer
lea. as in fact. OF the whole wor q.
From their point Of vantage they con-
tinued to follow the proceedings on the
floor, as the galleries filled up with spec
tators. Trained eyes watched the con
Guiding scenes of legislative activity
and active minds, summarizing and in
terpreting the legislative doings of the
closing session, sent the news far anC
wide to those who were unable to come
to Washington and gain admission &c
the Senate
Galleries Ali Filled.
All the galleries held their full quota
long before the session of the Senate
expired by constitutional limitation. II
all of them was evident the interest
which the spectators felt III the ap-
preach Of the noon hour and the climaz
OF the proceedings
The limited capacity of the galIerie:
was sufficient only to aliot to each Sen
AIOr and Senator-elect four tickets, an(
to each member, delegate. and ELECTIVE
official of the House of Representative
but two tickets. Hence the spectator
in all the galleries not heretofore de
scrfbed were mostly members of tn
families OF the members of Congress.
Here and there, however, were notabl
residents OF Washington and visitor
from the great cities of the nation. Eas
and West The women outnumbered tn
themselves were all on the floor of tn
Senate, while the grand parade fhei
forming outside held in its ranks score
and scores of other distinguished mar
tial and civic leaders.
To accommodate the families Of tn
national legislators IL was necessary L
utilize the aisle steps the same as tn
regular seats. This resulted in soil
lines of humanity extending all aroun
the galleries. No foot OF space re
manned unoecupied-
Interest in Proceedings.
Visitors, for the most part, eyince
an unusual interest IN their favorites o.
the floor. Those who did not were in
hopeless minority.
As the time wore on and the hands O
the clock progressed toward XII O
the dial. interest quickened Late az
rivals were busy getting themselves int
whatever place they found remaining
some OF them, evidently, not with an
too much composure of mind or com
fort OF body But all who were Their
thanked their luck or their good pull
that they were among the select fe,
and forgot all temporary little inGEu
yEnience.