The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-03-11


Count Won Bernstorff. OF Germany:
Hussein Kaizem Bey. of Turkey. and.
Senor Barras. of Mexico. The eight
heads of departments - Secretaries
Bacon. Cortelyou, Wright, Attorney
General Bonaparte, Postmaster-Gen-
eral Meyer and Secretaries Newberry.
Garfield, Wilson and Straus sat I'm
the front row, next TO the Ambassa-
dors. ana in the order named.
Sperry Took Dewey's Place.
All of the members of the Su-
preme Court were present except
Justice McKenna. While Gen. j.
Franklin Bell was present as the
head of the army, Admiral Dewey.
navy, was absent and Rear-Admiral
Charles s. Sperry, who commanded
the returned battleship fleet, occupied
Admiral Dewey's seat under arrange
ments made at the last moment A
conspicuous figure on the 1oor of the
Senate throughout the ceremonies
was Major-General Oliver o. Howard.
who was present in uniform. looking
every inch a soldier. General How
ard is the ranking living retired OFF,
Ger of the Civil War. and is entitled
to the floor because he has received
the thanks of Congress"
Promptly at noon by Vice Pres
dent Fairbanks official watch, but
1 minutes after that hour accord
ing to everybody else's chronom-
eter, the Sixtieth Congress ceased
to exist and the inaugural ceremon-
les began. At noon Senators Gull
lom and Teller. constituting the
Senate committee to wait upon the
retiring President. entered the cham
Der and Mr.. Cullom announced that
Mr.. Roosevelt informed them che
was about to make his last communi-
cation to Congress" This proved to
be the proclamation which was read
Immediately after the special ses-
sion of the Senate met, calling it to
meet for the purpose of acting upon
the Cabinet nominations. Immedi-
ately after that Mr.. Fairbanks walk
ed into the chamber from the lobby
and took the gavel from Senator
Gallinger, who had been presiding
temporarily. He was loudly applaud
ed. When the House was announced
the whole assembly arose and the
members from the other wing Of the
Capitol entered under escort of
Speaker Cannon, who had the arm
OF Gen. Henry II. Bingham, of Penn
sylvania, the present Father OF the
House."
Speaker Cannon advanced at once
to the seat reserved for him to the
right OF the Vice Presidents chair
and was greeted with applause, while
the blind chaplain of the House
went to his desi gnated seat and shook
hands with DR.. Hale, the Senate's
chaplain. Meanwhile Mr.. Fairbanks
had again surrendered his seat to
Mr.. Gallinger and had hastened
around TO the front so as to be able
to enter with Mr.. James S. Sherman
when Mr.. Alonzo Stewart, the master
OF ceremonies, announced "The Vice
President-elect and the Vice Presi-
dent Senator Frye. the President
pro tempore of the body. walked be-
tween the incoming and outgoing
presiding officers of the Senate.
Roosevelt And Taft Enter.
Then came the announcement of
the Pres dent-elect and the President.
Col. Dan" Ransdell and Alonzo
Stewart led the way arm in arm. Be
hind them were Senators Knox and
Lodge, of the committee of arrange
ments, but Senator Bacon, of Geor-
gia, the third Senator on the arrange
ments committee. was unable to be
present on account of illness.
At 1916 O'Clock Mr. Fairbanks
administered tie oath Of office TO
Mr.. Sherman. Standing TO the left
of Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Fairbanks then
delivered his retiring address to the
Senate. After the applause was over
and Mr.. Fairbanks had stepped down
TO lower seat as a Vice President
returned to private life, Mr.. Sherman
raped attention and asked God to
bless the United Sta es Of America
introducing Chaplain Hale, who Of
fered a fervent prayer.
Mr.. Fairbanks address occupied
nine minutes, and at 1892 o'clock
the inaugural address of Mr.. Sher-
man, which lasted only a few min
utes, was over. When he reached
the peroration during VIII ch he ex-
pressed the bope that he might live
up to the ideals Of thai Office follow
ed by Mr.. Fairbanks. the new Vice
President turned toward Mr.. Fair
banks and the two men shook bands.
Immediately after he reading OF
the Presidents proclamat tion for the
extra session the newly e'ected SEN
ators were sworn i~to offioe.
Prcsident-EIeCt Taft Sworn In.
The oath of office was administer
ed to MIR. Taft by Chief Justice Full
Ter at 1880 o'clock The act was
al tue - dCf' iNlln SOlHtG'Y
behind the Vice Presidents desk,
where Mr.. Fairbanks sat while Dre,
siding over the Senate.
From his seat IN frort of the ros-
trum Mr.. Taft was escorted around
the west side OF the desk 10 the place
where the oath was 10 be administer
ed, while Chief Justice Fuller was
escorted around the opposite side.
The Chief Justice and Mr.. Tat shook
hands when they met behind the
Vice Presidential desk Standing be-
tween them wi h the B BILE was Mr..
James II. McKernCy. clerk of the
Tn ted States Supreme Court Mr.
McKenpey held with both hands
brand-new Bible. which was bought
by direction Of the Chief Justice ex-
pressly for this ceremony. 1t was
a Bible of considerable size. Oxford
edition, me assuring ABOUT Z by inch
es.
Clerk McKepney held the book
with bo'h hands and faced TIE an
dience W tn MIR Tat at his right