The San Francisco call., 1909-03-05
SHERMAN SEATED
AS VICE PRESIDENT
Fairbanks Bids Senators Fare
well and Defends Upper
House of Congress

WASHINGTON, March 4-With sim
plicity and dignity in keeping with
American traditions the initial proceed
ure attending the Inauguration of the
president of the United States. which
included the swearing in of the vice
president and of all the incoming sena-
tors, was conducted in the senate
chamber in the presence of distin-
guished company consisting of leading
officials of the three coordinate
branches of the government and the
diplomatic representatives of practl-
cally every nation of the world
In the front row of the senators gal
lery were the families of the president
and the president elect and of the vice
president and the vice president elect.
Mrs. Taft was there with her dauShter,
Miss Helen Taft. and her son, Robert,
both home from college to be present
on this occasion, together with
"Charlie," the youngest member of the
family. The presidents brothers,
| Charles p, Henry W. and Howard
were also present, as were Mrs. Roose-
Welt. Mrs. Sherman, with her sons and
daughters, Mrs Fairbanks and mem-
bers of the vice presidents family.
The entrance intoi the chamber of the
several bodies of officials was an
nounced by Assistant Door Keepers
Stewart and Keller in clear and distinct
tones. The supreme court OF the the
venerable chief justice. followed by the
eight associate Justices in their official
gowns of black and accompanied py tne
officers of the court, came In Slowly
and all were conducted to large leather
covered chairs which had been placed
along the front of the chamber facing
the vice president.
Then came the ambassadors and
ministers of foreign countries in their
gorgeous court dresses. The ambassa-
dor from Italy, the dean of the corps;
was the first to enter, being IolloWeu
! by the ambassadors from Austria Hun
| gary France, Germany, Brazil. Russia,
| Mexico, Great Britain, Japan and Tur-
! key, in the order named. They We're
! given seats near the central aisle.
The house of representatives formed
| in line in the corridor in the southern
end of the capitol. and. accompanied by
members elect, who were soon 10 take
marched slowly to the senate door
which they entered two by two
Speaker Cannon. at the head of the
| column, was at once escorted to {
raised chair on the left of the vict
| president.
The COMMITTEES on arrangements il
! charge of the ceremony of inaugural.
ing the president and vice -presiden
| consisted of Senators Philander Chase
Knox of Pennsylvania, Henry Cabo
| Lodge of Massachusetts and Augustu!
! Octavius Bacon. of Georgia, on the par
/ of the senate, and Representatives
James Francis Burke of Pennsylvania
| Horace Ol1n Young OF MicnlBdn dnt
John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee, OF
! the part OF the house. This committed
escorted the vice president elect to thu
chamber and later performed the sam,
service for the president and the presi
| dent elect
! At the instance of Senator Culberson
chairman of the democratic caucus, thu
i senate adopted the following resolu
tions expressive of its appreciation o
the able and impartial manner in whicl
the vice president had presided owe